From the Start: My Bewildered Self Has to Write a Confession for the Whole School

I opened my eyes in a daze and found myself on the flag-raising platform, facing the gazes of over a thousand people. Was I caught confessing my love? Am I up here to make a self-criticism? Use the final month to ace the college entrance exam... Achieve financial freedom in college... The stirrings of love in this world are no more than plum blossom soup with white porcelain in the height of summer, the clink of crushed ice against the bowl.