He and I are so far apart
Separated by gauze, separated by curtains
Separated by years, separated by time
(No one ever knew about my relationship with Zhou Liunian.
When my friends asked, “Do you like anyone?”
I instinctively answered, “No.”
But his face appeared in my mind, and I heard him say, “Let’s not celebrate Singles’ Day together.”
One day, I saw him laughing with another girl on campus. As his girlfriend, I could have walked up and called his name, even just said one sentence so we’d look like we knew each other. But we didn’t. He looked down on me, and I ran away.
Later, we broke up. We became the most familiar strangers, secretly watching each other.
Later, I asked him, “How come I haven’t seen you lately?”
He said, “I transferred schools.” I asked, “Why?”
He said, “I don’t want to see you.” I said, “Oh.”
After that, he disappeared from my world.
Theme: In the most beautiful days of my life, the thing I most wanted to do was love you.
