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“Don’t conceal your distress, grief, and anguish; for their existence attest the vitality of life. They are the bearer of the good news that you are still here with me — they are the testimony of our love.” Positioning himself in front of Xiao Lu’s wheelchair, Ah Yue whispers softly but surely. “Then why doesn’t [...]

Upon returning home, Xiao Lu overhears Yi Xin’s discussion with her dad concerning the precautionary steps they should take, in case Xiao Lu’s condition worsens. She approaches the two worried men and comments, “Oh, you’ve already figured out a way to deal with my exacerbating sickness…” Her terse attitude results in Yi Xin’s hasty departure, [...]

Sometimes the actual failure isn’t what’s most daunting. The self-destructive anticipation of failure and bystanders’ pitiful looks are what makes the word carry the weight it does. Without drawing attention to the “failed” aspect of an attempt, an attempt is just an attempt — a step, no different from another, of a continuous process.

Normally, when you think about the “Happy Birthday” song, you think about celebration, happiness, (delicious) cakes, friends and family (unless you’re a hardcore pessimistic who is reminded of the inevitability of death and aging at the mention of a birthday — but then, I digress.) When Rui Shan plays the “Happy Birthday” song at this [...]

If Rui Shan’s life is like a still, green pond, protected by the trees and mountains surrounding her, then Ah Yue’s one and only post card is the little pebble that unintentionally falls into that pond and stirs up a multitude of small ripples. Even after the surface of the pond restores its formal peacefulness, [...]

Ah Yue loses his stone necklace and returns to the performing arts center to look for it the following day. He has no luck finding it, on top of that, he gets fired for “ruining” the annual concert that’s to be the basis of which the school hoaxes the rich parents into loosening their grip [...]

Maybe, Rui Shan is the one who always watches over me… Because she’s the one who stayed by my side… And her eyes always only sees, me… Thoughtfully turning the pendant between his fingers, his thought ventures into the past…