[散文]We Have to Say Goodbye

A new life for us

Different from those sorrowful lovers, Ye Qing is like a happy bird flying in and out of her dormitory. She and her boyfriend were in the same ClaSs in high school. Fortunately they both came to Beijing though not in the same university. They’re not far from each other, although they can’t be very much in love every day like other love birds. Ye Qing feels contented that they can spend weekends together. Sometimes, Ye Qing would call her boyfriend and asked him to see her in half an hour and bring some snacks passingly.

Her boyfriend majors in the pop Communication. He has been employed by a well-known communicating corporation in Shenzhen. Ye Qing hasn’t found a satisfying job, but they’ve planed that she also goes to Shenzhen to hunt a job. As a major in Economic and Trade English, Ye thinks it not difficult in finding a job such as secretary or assistant. As far as buying house and car, she told us secretly, “He promised that I needn’t consider that kind of things.”

To the moment they have enough time to wile away. Ye has decided it was time to make up for the past 4 years’ loss of romance. Now they’ve been shopping around, going to movies and playing badminton every day. Seeing her boyfriend being “tortured”, Ye felt as happy as a princess in fairy tales.

Point of view

Hu Juan, graduate of 2002

My love came to the end with the coming of graduation. Nobody could taste my sorrow at that time. I felt I lost the man I loved most in the world. Such is not the fact. I worked, fell in love with another guy and then got married. Looking back on my love in college, I found that we were just in the same camp on entertainment. While my husband and I are living our lives.

Liu Xiaoming, graduate of 2003

I’ve been married. Of course, my wife was my girlfriend in the university. We had been in love for 3 years. Compared with other husband and wife, we feel it a superiority to own each other’s past. We would talk about our university life and recall dribs and drabs. Whenever we recollect together, we could feel each other’s heartbeat. And the expression in our eyes would become very gentle. The beautiful memory will always nourish our marriage.

Li Rong, senior

It’s enough that each love starts with a beautiful beginning. As for whether it will come to an end, I feel it unnecessary to think too much. Love out of campus doesn’t always have a happy ending. Therefore, when love comes, we should enjoy the pleasure of loving. When love comes to an end, we could also taste its grief of parting. Tears taste sweet as long as you love your life.

Wang Qin, senior

I don’t have a boyfriend, but some boys are wooing me. I feel they’re not my cup of tea, so I refused. I have a wish that they could give me a hug before I leave by train when I graduate. I admire those who are in love on campus and at the same time I felicitate myself on not choosing at random. During the four years in university, as long as you live in earnest, you won’t regret, whether you own love or not, whether your love has future or not.

※本文作者:佚名※