cloudless day..

---Chapter 2
Swinging on a swing in her childhood, swinging her memories all the way until now…

Inside the box, there laid a note addressed to Lei:
Lei Jie,
Ni wei se me wang le wo? Why didn’t you contact me? I’ve been waiting to give back your shoe, you know, the one you lost when we were running four years ago. Back then, we were young. Chasing you around just like little kids, well let’s be friends again. Four years since we’ve last talked… what coincidence that we met just now. Hey! I have an idea, heh… let’s go meet by the swings tomorrow at 3:00, after school. We can catch up!
Sorry about my bad phrasing and such, I feel kinda awkward since you know… it’s been so long? And we’re only twelve. This isn’t a note of love… hehehe.. ehh…
Well, here’s your shoe back! It’s underneath the pack of tissue paper.
-Zhou Jie Lun

“Well, I guess I’ll meet him since there’s nothing else I need to do.” Lei thought.

The following day, Lei and Jie met by the swings. Although uncomfortable at first, they gradually overcame the silence when Jie swung so high that he fell off the swing! Lei laughed so hard that she almost fell off too. Two hours went by and the sun began to set. After some laughs, they brought up old memories of childhood.

“Lei Lei, do you still remember how we met? Well, that’s a dumb question,” Jie chuckled, “I mean, after all, I’ve already brought back some of the past by giving you back the shoe.”

“Jie, yes I still remember. And how you wouldn’t stop kicking me in Sunday school! That really made me so mad!” Lei said.

All of a sudden, Jie’s expression turned cold. Lei turned around and screamed.
“Zhou Jie Lun. Ah ha! Is this your girlfriend?” Guo Fu Cheng questioned, turning to Lei, “My my, what young face. How old are you sweetie?”
“She’s twelve! Leave her alone!” Jie cried.
“Oh? Only one year younger than you, and well, three years younger than me. She would make a beautiful bride for my handyman.” Guo Zi smirked and called, “A-Du! Come out and show this girl who you are.”

From the other side, this rough-skinned man walked out, and stroked Lei’s hair, “Oh heh… a young girl for me, a sixteen year old hag.” He sniggered.

“Back off!” Jie screamed. As a thirteen year old, younger and weaker than the rest, he couldn’t do much expect run head straight into A-Du. Knocking the hag down abruptly, but with no where to run, he and Lei swung higher and higher on the swings, kicking down anyone who came near them. The gang finally left with Guo Zi threatening a warning, “Zhou Jie Lun, you better watch out, better not cry, or else… Fair warning, next time, you’ll get it good!”

Nine years later, as I walk by the swings, as I sit on them, I recall back upon the days when Jie saved me. Together, we were strong.