"Jet Difference"
"My reason to wish you a happy holiday has been taken away by jet lag."
There is a special group in Lin Xiaoman's WeChat with only one person.
——Zhou Xubai, the boy in Class 7 who always sweats profusely on the basketball court.
They are unfamiliar.
The only conversation we had was when we scanned the WeChat QR code to add new members to the club last year.
He might not even be able to remember what she looked like;
I only know "the girl from Class 3 who is always looking at her grades in the corridor".
But she had a crush on him and the whole grade knew about it.
Just like knowing that Zhou Xubai has endless love letters in his drawer,
It's the most cliche gossip on campus.
So when the exact results come out,
When he saw that he and Zhou Xubai were tied for 233rd place in their grade,
Lin Xiaoman's first reaction was to blush——
Even this embarrassing ranking must be tied to him.
On the day when the examination room schedule is posted,
She tiptoed outside the crowd and saw their names next to each other:
"Zhou Xubai Class 7"
"Lin Xiaoman Class 3"
There is only a 0.5Cm printing gap in between.
The night before the exam, she stared at the chat history in a daze.
The last one still lingers on the Spring Festival's "Happy New Year",
He replied with an emoticon and said nothing more.
This time, she finally had a valid reason:
"See you at the exam hall tomorrow"
The message was not sent.
At two o'clock in the morning, she visited Zhou Xubai's circle of friends:
An airport photo with the text "Graduate early."
The next day, that seat was empty.
When the invigilator took away his absence certificate,
Only then did she realize that she didn't even feel sad——
They were not familiar with each other.
After school, my phone suddenly vibrated.
Zhou Xubai sent a photo:
Screenshot of the exam room schedule,
Their names are circled in red.
The message shows "The other party has withdrawn a message".
She stared at "The other party is typing..." For a long time.
In the end, I just waited for an emoticon:
Sorry. Jpg
It turns out that the furthest time difference is not a twelve-hour flight.
Is the undo key pressed when
We all clearly saw that unsent "goodbye".
Concept: The most painful regret in youth is not not being able to love, but that fate gives you a coincidence that is within reach, and then takes it back when you reach out.