Five guys

Hui-chia Kuo

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Contents

About the Author

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Prologue

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Chapter 1: Start

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Chapter 2: The First Meet

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Chapter 3: Relationships

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Chapter 4: Day and Night

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Chapter 5:Nothing Is Impossible

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Chapter 6: Love Happened

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Chapter 7: Friendship

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Chapter 8: Separation

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Chapter 9: Just Do It

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Chapter 10: The End

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Beautiful scenery in Delaware

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About the Author

Hi, I’m Judy

First of all, thank you to all the

readers who are willing to spend

their time with my book. I am

eternally grateful.

Moreover, I should give the readers

a brief introduction about me. I am

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now a fourth year student at

Wenzao Ursuline College of

Languages in Kaohsiung Taiwan. I

major in English, and I also learn

French. Since I am not into reading

books, I don’t have much vocabulary

and rich ideas to support me.

However, I still tried as hard as I

could to come up with a good story.

As you will see, this story is kind of

love story which happened to one of

my friends. And it combined both

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friendship and conflict, too. I

choose to write this because I think

this story is very special and

exciting. It is just like the plot of a

movie that happened in real life!

Frankly speaking, the story didn’t

develop as I had planned, and I

changed a lot of the content of the

original story. However, I like the

result and hope the readers will

enjoy reading it, and also feel

satisfied after reading it.

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Prologue

Things often develop in a

different way from which you

expect…

Lucy and Judy were two girls

who had never fell in love but

have learned a lesson and grew a

lot after they had a journey. They

met someone who influenced and

changed them deeply…

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Love is always there,

Around all of us,

So…

Do not be afraid and

Do not hesitate to pursue the

love which belongs to you !

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CHAPTER 1

START

It was October and the weather was

getting colder. Judy always dreamed about

going abroad. She was learning English in

school, and was very into it. She wanted

to be able to speak to foreigners in English

fluently. She was an eighteen-year-old girl

who was beautiful and had a good

personality. A lot of boys liked her, but she

always turned them down. She expected

an unforgettable first love, and she desired

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someone very special who really cared

about her. While Judy was daydreaming

again about traveling with her future

boyfriend abroad, her telephone began to

ring.

‘Hey, Judy, guess what? I found

something you will definitely be interested

in. It is about working abroad during the

summer,’ Lucy said in a very excited way.

Lucy was her best friend; they have

known each other for almost six years.

They swore they would be best friends no

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matter what happened.

‘What’s that?’ Judy asked.

‘You can go to America without paying a

lot of money because you earn the money

there. You can balance your expenses,

isn’t that good?’

‘Wow, sounds great! I always longed to

go there!’

‘Yeah, I know. That’s why I am calling,

and maybe we can go there together.’

After discussing the details and searching

for the information, these two girls

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decided to broaden their horizons. Luckily,

they had already been chosen by an

employer in Delaware who owned a

cleaning company. Delaware was the first

state of America, and it was near the coast.

The place was very rustic and had

marvelous scenery. People there were all

very friendly and hospitable. During the

next summer vacation, they would fly

across the sea and live in America for two

months. They were very excited, and they

couldn’t wait. Everyday, they would think

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about what would happen in these two

months. Time fled by and winter had

come and gone. Flowers bloomed and

leaves were green. Judy and Lucy just

finished their final exams, and were

happily packing their luggage. The

adventure was waiting for them…

Instead of improving their English skills,

they learned other things which were

important in their life.

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Chapter 2

The First Meet

The employer told Judy and Lucy

there were three boys who also came from

Taiwan and would work for them at the

same time. Lucy liked to daydream, too.

She thought maybe there would be

chances to become a couple or maybe two

couples. The two girls always discussed

this and then laughed a lot.

‘Maybe they are very handsome. Oh my

god! I hope we can get along well,’ Lucy

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said.

‘Maybe one of them will fall in love with

you, and you won’t be single anymore!’

‘Come on, don’t be silly, it’s not so easy

to find a lover in that way.’

But in Lucy’s mind, she had already

imagined a picture.

They were just like other young girls who

always expect romantic love.

They had contacted the boys via MSN,

and found out they were very easygoing

and friendly, but that was just their first

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impression. They hoped the boys were

exactly the same as they thought.

The departure day finally came, and the

two girls said goodbye to their family, and

then boarded the plane. After a thirteen

hour travel-worn flight, they finally

arrived in America. The three boys did not

know each other even though they were

all studying in Taipei and were all bigger

than the two girls. Two of them, Peter and

Larry, met Judy and Lucy in the airport

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while another boy, Rice, had come to New

York with his girlfriend to play ahead of

time. Rice joined them in Delaware, their

destination, and his girlfriend went back to

Taiwan alone. Even though these five

people had just met each other for the first

time, they didn’t feel embarrassed. On the

contrary, they were like old friends getting

together again. Rice was the oldest among

them, and he was very sensitive and

considerate. He had six ex-girlfriends and

kept dating with a new one which

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surprised Judy a lot. Larry liked to

perform. He studied drama at school. He

was a little stubborn, or in better words, he

always had his own ideas. Actually, his

heart was very fragile, and he used words

to cover up his true feeling. As a whole, he

was still a nice big brother.

As for Peter, he had a gift in amusing

other people; he got others to smile from

ear to ear all the time. Though he seemed

immature, he was actually the most

thoughtful and would give the best advice

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at the right time.

Judy and Lucy discussed this in private,

and they thought they were all very nice,

but they found it hard to become lovers

for many reasons, for example, someone’s

personality was not a good match or

someone had already had a girlfriend.

They would never anticipate the

unexpected result.

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Chapter 3

Relationships

These five people were all teenagers,

so they were at the age of expecting love

to come. Rice had a lot of experience in

the love circle.

‘I just can’t control my feelings. I fall in

love with girls easily, and you have to

know, I am not the guy who has an affair.

I’m the one who is always abandoned,’

Rice always said in a poor way.

Now he was seeing a girl who he had

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known for a long time, and by chance,

they became a couple. He would have a

smile on his face when he talked about her.

Judy and Lucy envied this girl a lot, and

they hoped there would be a guy who

could love them like Rice did.

Larry was single, and he broke up with his

girlfriend when he insisted that he was

going to America during the summer. He

was very hurt with this relationship, but he,

again, hid the sadness and pretended he

was strong.

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‘I can have a new one if I want. It just

depends on me. I don’t give a shit!’ said

Larry dishonestly.

Lucy couldn’t believe it when Peter said

he had had a girlfriend for three years, and

after they broke up, he hasn’t had one

since then. That was three years ago.

‘I am the kind of person, who had a hard

time to discover the advantages of a girl,

and I don’t force myself to love, I mean, I

don’t care if I am single. Chances will

arrive at the right time,’ Peter once told

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Lucy seriously.

However, Lucy and Judy never had a

boyfriend before, and their eighteenth

birthday wish was to have a boyfriend and

be loved just like a princess.

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Chapter 4

Day and Night

Two months were not a short period of

time, and it was long enough to make

changes. Everyday, these five people spent

their time together, day and night. They

would help each other to get out of bed in

the early morning, eat breakfast together,

and depart for working. Their job was

cleaning other people’s property, or

commercial banks. The employer never

put them in the same team because she

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thought if they were together, they would

always chat instead of concentrating on

work. Each day would have at least three

teams on duty, and they had five to six

places to go. There would be a leader and

she would drive the van and take

employees and their buckets which

contained all of cleaning materials from

one place to another. They generally

worked for about seven hours, but

sometimes over nine hours was also

possible. Consequently, everyday was a

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tiring day. They would share every trifle

which happened during work, and laugh

loudly or dress down secretly. They all

enjoyed the time spending together.

When it was time to eat, they would go to

supermarkets to buy food and cooked by

themselves. It was really fun. Boys would

take charge of rice and meat, and girls

would prepare salad and vegetables. Each

meal was very plentiful and enjoyable. At

night, these five people would lie on the

bed and chat until one of them fell asleep.

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They once said they were just like siblings

who had been separated for many years

and finally had a reunion.

Because they had different work schedule,

the day off was also varied. Therefore,

some of them had time alone, and they

would hand out. They were getting closer

and things were starting to get more

complicated.

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Chapter 5

Nothing is impossible

One month had passed, and they would

just stay there for one more month. After

that, they would come back to their

country, Taiwan, and back to their normal

routine. Though they all came from

Taiwan, they lived in different places, had

different friends, and talked about

different topics. They were afraid they

may gradually lose contact due to the busy

life. After all, they were all students; they

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could not have so much leisure time to get

together. Judy and Lucy would be able to

see each other after they came back, and

so did the boys. However, it was hard for

all of them to get together at the same time.

They all understood this, so they cherished

each moment.

For the rest of days, Rice and Judy always

went out alone, and enjoyed the moment.

They had something in common, their

thinking and personality were very similar,

and they had similar opinions on many

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things.

Larry had a conversation with Lucy when

they were alone,

‘Your best friend is a little weird these

days, don’t you feel it?’

‘No, what do you mean she is a little

“weird”?’ asked Lucy.

‘I mean maybe she had started to fall in

love with Rice,’

‘Really, I am not aware of that, how can

you tell?’

‘It’s very obvious, can’t you feel that?

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The way they are talking, and the feeling

when they are looking at each other. It’s

all different. Come on, you are her best

friend, you should care more about her.’

Lucy started to worry about Judy because

Lucy observed their interaction after a talk

with Larry, and then realized it was true.

She was very stunned by this, and she

thought she should try her best to

discourage Judy from falling in love with

Rice since he had already had a girlfriend.

It couldn’t happen. It was forbidden. And

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Lucy was a little unhappy because Judy

didn’t only tell her the truth but also just

pretended nothing has happened. Judy,

however, had noticed Lucy’s anger.

One day, when these two intimates had

their day off, they went out shopping

together. When they were on the way to

the outlet, Lucy couldn’t help herself and

blurted out.

‘Hey, are you concealing anything from

me?’

‘I don’t understand what you mean,’

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Judy answered uncomfortable with this

question.

‘Don’t try to dodge the question! You

know why I’m asking. You need to let me

know sooner or later. So why don’t you

tell me now?’

‘Eh… it’s hard to say,’

‘Try me, we are best friends. We should

stick together through thick and thin.’

‘Thank you. I know you always place

yourself in my shoes. I think you probably

knew that I have feelings for Rice, I mean,

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I like him.’

‘Ok, so it’s true?’

‘Yeah, I don’t know what to do. I know I

shouldn’t fall in love with hi because he

has already had a girlfriend! If you were

me, what would you do?’

‘If I were you, I would keep him at a

distance. If you choose to keep this feeling,

I think you will suffer from this a lot! I

don’t want you to get hurt. So I think it is

time to stop,’ a worried Lucy said.

‘Yeah, you’re right. I’ll try.’

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‘You should be loved by a better man!’

It is the first time for these two girls to

talk about this, and Judy finally confessed

her feeling honestly.

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Chapter 6

Love is happening

Peter found Lucy was absent minded

recently. He knew the reasons, but he

didn’t know how to help her. Since Lucy

discovered her best friend was struggling

in a complicated relationship, she had

talked to and persuaded her many times,

but it was all in vain. Judy just couldn’t

stop. On the contrary, she started to enjoy

this dangerous love. Moreover, Rice

seemed to have forgotten his girlfriend.

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He treated Judy very well, and had the

same feelings for Judy. He was cheating

on his girlfriend who loved him so much

and sent a lot of love packages from

Taiwan during these two months. Rice

admitted that he loved Judy, and he would

confess this to his girlfriend after he came

back, and everything would be the same.

Larry was very angry with Rice. He

thought Rice just used Judy because his

girlfriend was not beside him, and he

thought Judy was too immature to handle

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this. After all, she didn’t have any

experience! Larry had men’s talk with

Rice many times, and again, it was all

useless.

Peter, however, didn’t give his own

opinions about this. He had suggested to

Rice that he shouldn’t do that because it

was not right. After that, he was just an

outsider who kept away from this

complicated problem because he thought

he couldn’t change anything. However,

Judy and Rice, the persons involved,

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could solve this on their own. There was

another thing which bothered Peter more.

He found himself was unconsciously in

love with Lucy. He couldn’t believe this at

first because it wasn’t easy for him to like

a girl. Every time when Lucy was

unhappy, he also felt sad. His mood was

easily changed by her. They had worked

together twice due to the lack of the

employees. They chatted a lot when there

was a traffic jam, and they talked about

their points of view about love and their

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previous life. They had similar opinions

about thinking and they would solve

problems in the same way. They would all

choose their family rather than their lovers

when their parents oppose the relationship.

They all considered family was the most

important part in their life; family would

influence one person’s personality deeply.

The more things he discovered about her,

the more feelings he had in his heart.

However, he didn’t want to tell Lucy his

feelings for her. He would hide this

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because he thought it would be hard for

both of them if they had a long-distance

relationship. Moreover, he did not know

what Lucy thought about him. Maybe she

just treated him like a brother. As for Lucy,

she didn’t discover the changes from Peter.

She just admired his humor and she felt

very comfortable when they were together,

but after they hung out many times and

had more time alone, she started to have

different feelings too. She, just like Peter,

chose to hide her love for the same reason.

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They were very much alike and shared

many things in common. Things started to

get out of control…

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Chapter 7

Friendship

Judy couldn’t control herself. She wanted

to have this relationship no matter what it

took. Even though she understood after

they separated, this relationship might end,

she just cared about the time she once had.

Lucy was tired stopping her. She had no

idea anymore. She even felt that Judy had

changed a lot. She used to be very

considerate and rational. But now, she

didn’t care about anything, even being a

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third party! Lucy was very helpless. She

wanted Judy to be happy, but on the other

hand, she was helping Judy to hurt another

girl. Lucy started to feel an antipathy

toward Judy and treated her coldly. She

didn’t want to intervene anymore. Finally,

these two girls’ friendship which they

promised would stand the test of time was

broken. They used to do everything

together, but now Rice replaced it. When

Lucy cried, Peter would stay beside her

and comfort her.

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Judy had her dream come true in that there

was a boy who loved her, but this

relationship was not blessed. As for Lucy,

she got to know Peter gradually, but she

was afraid to get hurt. Therefore, she

wasn’t frank with him.

These two girls regretted their decision to

join this trip, and now they wanted their

life back. They hoped they could still be

best friends…

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Chapter 8

Separation

In these two months, and a lot of things

happened. These five people, who were

strangers before, have become very close.

They wouldn’t forget this journey for the

rest of their life. However, it was time to

say goodbye.

These five people said goodbye to

Delaware where they stayed for two

months and had a lot of beautiful

memories. They departed for New York

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for a seven-day trip. After that, they would

fly back to Taiwan and finish their journey.

Rice would come back to Taiwan before

others because he had to deal with his

student loans. Judy was very pensive

because her first love was going to end,

and her best friend would no longer stay

with her. When Rice picked up his

luggage and said goodbye to them, Judy

wept bitter tears. Lucy was very upset too.

She liked Rice except for the thing he did

to hurt the two girls. These five people

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were all very sad, and they all hugged

each other tightly and cried very hard.

After all, they got along very well, and

they were just like siblings. After this

separation, Judy felt very alone, and she

hoped Lucy could understand that she still

wanted to be her best friend. Because she

didn’t want Lucy to worry about her, she

chose to keep away from her. Actually,

Lucy knew everything, and she wanted to

restore their friendship too. In fact, they

cared about each other very much, and

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they all put themselves in others shoes.

When they had a walk in Central Park,

Lucy was the first breaking the silence…

‘Judy, you have to know, I just don’t

want you to get hurt. I will support you

and give you the best advice. But I don’t

like to hurt others, either. That’s why I

chose to let you do whatever you wanted

and stayed silent,’ said Lucy sadly.

‘I know. But I really like him. I couldn’t

control myself! I wanted to know what

love tasted like. Anyway, it’s over! I won’t

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have any further relationship with him, so

don’t worry about me!’ Judy explained

and was trying to look happy.

‘Come on, your face tells it all. You’re

very hurt now! Don’t try to lie to me. I

know you! If he leaves his girlfriend and

asks you to be his new girlfriend, I am

sure you will definitely say yes, won’t

you? ’

‘It’s hard to know, but I guess you’re

right,’ Judy replied without any hesitation.

‘Ok. We can never tell what exactly will

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happen. If he really does that, I won’t say

a word, and I will let you to decide on

your own. I hope it turns out all right. And

remember, you need to tell me about your

trouble. Don’t forget, I am your best

friend.’

‘I don’t know what to say! So you aren’t

angry with me anymore?’

‘I wasn’t angry, I just felt hopeless.

That’s all.’

‘Lucy, thank you for everything you have

done for me. I’m really glad that I know

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you.’

Judy and Lucy’s friendship, therefore,

have renewed and even became better

than ever.

The rest of them spent one week in New

York visiting a lot of attractions, for

example, The Statue of Liberty, The

Empire State Building, and Madison

Square Garden. They also tasted a lot of

delicious food. Each day was very

fulfilled and adventurous. They had a

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guide book with them and they took the

subway to see New York City. A week was

a very short period, and the journey really

came to an end quickly. The two boys’ and

two girls’ flights were different because of

their destination. Larry and Peter would

leave before them. On that day, Lucy and

Judy helped them to pack their luggage

and watched them go. They promised each

other that they would keep in touch after

coming back to Taiwan. At this time,

Peter’s departure collapsed Lucy on the

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spot when the taxi had left. She suddenly

realized how much she relied on him only

after he was gone. During last week, Peter

went to any lengths to take care of Lucy

and was obedient to her without a word.

When she was cold, he would take off his

jacket and give it to her immediately.

When she felt uncomfortable, he would

remind her to take the medicine even

though she always blamed him for being a

busybody. When she was afraid of taking

a bath in the dark-tiny bathroom, he would

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stay outside and chat with her until she

had finished bathing. Under his

meticulous care, she became very

dependant, and was like a little girl who

was just born yesterday, but she enjoyed

being a princess. However, it was all too

late to discover the deep affection for him,

and she regretted that she didn’t confess

her feelings sooner…

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Chapter 9

JUST DO IT

Time continues to fly by, and now they

have all come back and had a new

semester. Looking back on these two

months, these five people went through a

lot of things together. It is no doubt that

they all became more mature.

For Larry, he learned something from Rice

and Judy who had courage to express their

love. He wouldn’t hide his emotions

anymore. He decided to pursue his love

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for his ex-girlfriend and ask her to come

back.

Rice, surprisingly, had broken up with his

girlfriend heartlessly because he couldn’t

forget Judy. Therefore, he was determined

to go after Judy. He sent mail to her and

told her his mind, and Judy accepted it

without any hesitation. Maybe it was

doomed for them to meet in this situation,

and they were meant to be a couple.

Though they couldn’t see each other

everyday, they were still obsessed with

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each other. Lucy was happy for them, but

she also hoped that Rice wouldn’t make

the same mistake in the future.

As for Lucy, she got a letter in her hand

which Peter had sent secretly when they

were still in America. He admitted all his

feelings for her but he didn’t force Lucy to

accept him. He understood it would be

hard to make a decision, so he would

prefer to be friends rather than a couple.

More importantly, he wanted her happy,

and he thanked her for appearing in his

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life. He had no idea what Lucy thought

about him until she mustered the courage

and gave him a call.

‘Hi, this is Lucy,’ she said nervously.

‘Hi, this is unexpected that you are

calling. How’s it going? Is everything all

right?’ Peter was very surprised.

‘Yeah! Everything is fine. I just want to

tell you that I have received your letter,

and to be honest, I already know your

feelings. But… I don’t have absolute

confidence in myself, so I pretended that I

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didn’t know anything on the surface. I’m

sorry!’

‘I understand! Anyway, thank you for

telling me the truth. Don’t feel sorry. You

didn’t do anything wrong. I don’t want

you to feel stressed.’

‘I am not stressed at all because I also

have fallen head over heals in love with

you! I just don’t know how to let you

understand, and I am afraid that you are

not that into me!’ Lucy had practiced this

sentence over ten times, and she finally

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said it from her mouth.

‘I can’t believe this! Lucy, listen, I

wouldn’t tell you my feelings if I don’t

love you so much. That’s my principle. I

intend to give you up originally, but now, I

know if I don’t seize this chance, I will

never forgive myself. Lucy, please take

this seriously. Are you willing to be my

girlfriend?’ Peter asked sincerely.

‘I would like to say yes, but I am worried

that the distance will become the obstacle

between us.’

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‘I can’t promise you it will worth, but I

swear I will try my best to maintain the

relationship. We should look on the bright

side of things, right?’

‘I agree with you, so let us try together.’

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CHAPTER 10

THE END

Just like Lucy’s prediction, there were two

couples, and they were very serious about

each other. They, unlike other couples, had

lived together for a period of time before

they fell in love, so they clearly knew each

other’s advantages and disadvantages.

This might be very dramatically and

unforeseen, but it was a true story, and

people should believe that there still can

be romantic love in the real life.

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♦ Written by Judy Kuo of E4A

♦ Composition 1

♦ Instructor Mr. Kenneth M. Smith

♦ Wenzao Ursuline College of Language

♦ Kaohsiung, Taiwan

♦ June 2010

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This story started last summer vacation in the

U.S, and there are five people involved, three

boys and two girls. These five people didn’t

know each other except for the two girls who

have been best friends for many years. After

being together day and night, they became very

close and got along well, just like a family.

However, after a period of time, something

changed…