I refer to the following two pictures. They are all photos I took at Diamond Peak during my trip to Oahu, Hawaii, in the summer of 2018. The road up the mountain is not easy to walk with potholes, and it isn't easy to climb to the top of the hill. However, the scenery in front of you can be described as paradise on earth.
The color of the sea and the waves on the sea, and the plants on the left refer to this photo. Only the building in the lower right corner was removed to create unexplored nature.
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The sky and clouds refer to this image.
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Ninety percent of the painting is blue, but it does not feel dull. The blue of the sky and the blue of the sea are different blues. Even if they are all part of the same sea, each piece has an additional depth. It is these constructions that make the painting layered and less monotonous. This is the magical beauty of nature, which is unmatched by human craftsmanship. Because of this painting, I spent a lot of time looking at the sea and the sky. I was stunned by its beauty, the kind of splendor that cannot be described in words, so I painted it with a brush. Under the clear sky, a few clouds floated leisurely; the shimmering sea was filled with white waves; the plants in the lower-left corner became the decoration of the whole painting. Every time I admire this painting, I always hear the unmistakable sound of the waves in my ears, as if there is a sea breeze blowing on my face. The vastness of the ocean makes me highly relaxed.
My trip to Hawaii has been summed up in the following four videos. (The video has English and Japanese subtitles)
A Trip to Hawaii (Episode 1): https://youtu.be/A2abXBk6APw
A Trip to Hawaii (Episode 2): https://youtu.be/m9sX5KMPg3E
A Trip to Hawaii (Episode 3): https://youtu.be/IvoAKX0y2Ww
A Trip to Hawaii (Episode 4): https://youtu.be/KPdatkjGaQ4
A Trip to Hawaii (Episode 1): https://youtu.be/A2abXBk6APw
A Trip to Hawaii (Episode 2): https://youtu.be/m9sX5KMPg3E
A Trip to Hawaii (Episode 3): https://youtu.be/IvoAKX0y2Ww
A Trip to Hawaii (Episode 4): https://youtu.be/KPdatkjGaQ4
I also wrote a semi-fictional story set in Hawaii.
遗失的记忆
“当、当、当…”白皙纤细的双腿踩着高跟鞋踏在石板上发出声响。
“各位，我们到了。这里就是可爱岛最有名的Poipu Beach了。现在是自由时间。一个半小时后在这里集合哦。”导游洪亮的声音划破了原本安静的海岸。
导游身后跟着一位亭亭玉立的淑女。她那白里透红吹弹可破的肌肤上有着精致小巧的五官，弯弯如柳叶的眉毛下藏着清澈如水的双眸明亮而生动，仿一佛是来自大海的精灵。她身穿淡蓝色小碎花连衣裙，脚踩着一双浅蓝色高跟鞋，朝着海边的石阶走去。步伐婀娜多姿，走过的地方散发出淡雅的花香。海风吹起她飘逸柔顺的乌黑长发，她伸手整理微乱的头发。她是Serena。多年后她选择跟着导游团故地重游。眼前的场景让她即陌生又熟悉。她坐在海边的石阶上眺望远方蔚蓝的大海和天空。她的动作优雅且从容。
Poipu Beach上的游客不多。青天白日，远方的大海和蓝天连成一片，云朵和浪花分不清，眼前是金黄的沙滩；风景美如画。在这个隔离了城市喧嚣的小镇上，Serena缓缓闭上眼睛，感到了前所未有的宁静和幸福。
突然。两颗玉石相碰所发出的清脆的声响吸引了Serena。二块熟悉的玉，一个熟悉的身影，映入Serena的眼帘。她就坐在不远处的石阶上。身穿粉色圆领T恤和黑白格子短裤；手中拿着一杯星巴克的柠檬柚子茶，时不时放到嘴里抿一口。手上挂着一条手链，手链上有两块碧绿色的玉，在她身上显得有些突兀。相比于Serena，她有一种自信的美。 Serena被闪电击重了一般愣住了，视线再也移不开。直到她将视线聚集到Serena身上，Serena才娇羞地把头扭向大海。迎面吹来的海风将Serena带回了那个充满海水苦涩味的时光和那段已经被遗忘了的经历。
在那个阳光灼热到可以把人烤熟的午后。海边的操场上，Erica一行人围住了Serena。
“一边儿呆着去。”Erica重重地将Serena推开，犀利的眼神仿佛将Serena看穿，不屑地嘲讽道，“就你？也配和我们一起玩？有点自知之明吧。”
Serena道歉。
一旁也有人附和道，“就是。站在你旁边都觉得丢脸呢！像你这么丑，又这么笨，会有朋友……”
另一人轻笑一声，“呵！当然不会有人愿意和她做朋友。她还不是看Erica好欺负，才敢站在这里碍眼呀。”
周围一阵哄笑。
只有一个女孩感觉到了罪恶感，默默地低下头，双手合拾在了胸前。
时间好似过了很久……
“想要和我做朋友的话，重新投胎吧！”Erica说完这句话，假装不小心踩了Serena一脚，转身走了。
“是啊是啊，你别跟她计较，反而坏了你的心情。”Erica的姐妹们一边哄着Erica一边快步跟上她的脚步。
Serena只是微微低下头，嘴里重复着，“对不起……”
她习惯了隐忍，心里默念着忍忍就过去了。这样的欺负是家常便饭，她亦早已习惯。
英语课上，面对老师的提问Serena不知所措，她没有答案。
一向调皮又喜欢欺负Serena的Ryan出声喊道，“Serena，你的智力跟金鱼一样弱吧。”
“Ryan，你不可以这么说同学。”老师低声制止，可惜并没有什么用。
Ryan继续说，“我建议你回幼儿园重读喔。”
全班哄堂大笑。Serena的双颊被染上红色，脑子嗡嗡地响。随后也不得安宁。Serena在记笔记，同桌时而踢着桌脚时而制造出声响。Serena仍然选择隐忍。下课后老师生气她的笔记乱七八糟，责怪她没有认真对待课程。
Serena明知道是同桌的原因也没有讲，只是说，“对不起。老师。”
“哇。这种笔记，我真不相信是人写出来的。”老师走后Serena的耳畔又响起Erica的声音。
Serena仍说，“对不起。都是我的错。”
她不喜欢争执。
第二天的某一个休息。朝阳透过窗户洒进教室里。Erica的课桌旁，一个女孩经过，她脖子上的四叶草项链格外耀眼。
“嘿！”Erica打招呼道，“这道题你教我一下好吗？”
那女孩没有附和，选择说，“呃……Erica，我们总是这么对Serena不太好吧？她又没有得罪我们。”
“呵，你看她总是低着头，也不怎么说话。不觉得她很奇怪吗？跟我们都不一样。这种人生来就是被人嘲笑的命……”Erica还在喋喋不休的说。
“Serena也有好的一面啊。也许应该试试对她友好些，和她做朋友呢？”女孩打断了Erica。
“别开玩笑了。她肯定很不好相处的，就是怪人一个。要做朋友你去做呗。”Erica还没开口Ryan的声音从后面传来。
“哎，你别听Ryan的，不然她会黏上你的。这种人还是少接触的好。如果你和这种怪人要好了，那就再也不要来找我们了。”Erica的语气逐渐变得强硬，不给丝毫反驳的机会。
“哦，我就说说嘛。”女孩婉转的回应着，走开了。
午餐时间Serena像往常一般独自爬到了学校的顶层。这里是她的秘密基地。天台的游泳池以年久无人使用，楼梯上都沾满了灰尘。她总是座在通往露天游泳池转角的楼梯上享用午餐。透过眼前硕大的落地窗，眺望不远处湛蓝的海和那不断拍打在海岸上的波浪，听着那似有似无的波涛声。Serena喜欢大海。喜欢蓝色。喜欢宁静。这一带鲜少有人，没有人会打扰她，她觉得很舒服。
可是这天不同，她感觉自己上楼时好似有人跟着自己，而且已经不是第一次了。她并没有多想，谁会注意她这么一个透明人呢。突然，一双尖细修长的手搭在了Serena身上。Serena猛地回头，只见一人身着暗红色斗篷，脸上披了一层丝巾，看不见面貌。
“你……你是谁呀？”Serena吓得弹了起来。
“我是谁不重要。你可以叫我天使。一起聊聊天吧？”那位神秘人压低声音，温和地说到，语气中带着真诚。
Serena诧异，眼神中充满恐惧。时间凝固……
“好啊，但是……我不会聊天。和我呆在一起只是浪费时间而已。”Serena的语气仍然卑微。
“不会啊，试试看嘛。”神秘人的语气很轻松，随后自然地坐在Serena旁。
“你为什么要打扮成这样？”Serena小心翼翼的问。
“抱歉，我暂时不想暴露我的身份。只能以这样的样貌和你聊天。”
“前几天也是你一直跟着我吗？”
“原来你发现了啊。我只是好奇，为什么午饭时你总是不在教室。”
“我喜欢自己一个人呆着。况且待在教室只会碍了旁人的眼。”
“其实不会啊。总会有人欣赏到你的好，就比如我。”神秘人鼓励着她。
这次的午餐Serena感到非常不自在。这位神秘人则温暖又大方。她们俩形成了鲜明的对比。
几天后的一个风和日丽的午后，蓝天下Poipu Beach上有一座亮丽的黑色钢琴。Nora身穿红色礼服，指尖在黑白琴键中奔驰，身后是风平浪静的大海。在海浪声的衬托下她演奏出一首首动听的曲目。微风拂过她的头发，精致的面容若隐若现。她是那样漂亮，她的脸庞上找不到丝毫瑕疵。她的每一个动作都是那么自信，仿佛无形中有光束照在她身上一般。她弹得无比投入，完全沉浸在自己的世界中，像是在用琴声述说着的故事。
Nora空灵且抑郁的眼神和琴声撩动了Serena的心弦，深深的吸引着她。Nora的琴声优雅自信，给Serena犹如死水般的生活带来了乐趣。Serena仰望着Nora，她想成为像Nora一样的人，也想和Nora聊天，但她深知这永远也不可能。下台后的Nora被同学们围住了，大家对她的表演都是赞不绝口。
“哇赛～甜心你真的太棒了！我敢打赌，这世界上没有人弹地比你更好。”Erica抱住了Nora并称赞着。
Nora谦虚地回应道，“哪有这么好啊？”
Erica说，“我说好就是好，这是我听过最好听的曲子了！”
Serena只是站在一旁默默地观看着这一切，她也想过去，可是她不敢。
Nora有许多朋友，是班级里的人气女孩，只是比较高冷，唯有弹琴时才会如此开放。当天放学后Serena靠在教室外的墙上发呆，Nora从外面回来。两人眼睛对视的瞬间Nora微笑着向Serena点头并挥手。Serena楞住了，一瞬间欣喜若狂，深深的鞠了躬。Nora在教室里边收书包边和Erica谈心。
Serena自言自语道，“别自作多情了。Nora这么优秀的人不可能对我有兴趣。她就应该和班里的王者在一起啊。”
这几天的每天午休，Serena都在通向天台的楼梯上和神秘人聊天。神秘人总是那么的亲切又有趣。慢慢的Serena开始不那么蹑手蹑脚，试着敞开心扉，谈话也变得自然的许多。她的脸上开始出现笑容和自信。她每天最期待的就是午饭的时候了。她们似乎有聊不完的话题。
有一次Serena将自己渴望和Nora交朋友想法告诉了神秘人。
“即便你什么都没有，你也有我呀。”神秘人回答到，并鼓励她去找Nora。
“天使姐姐，你可不可以告诉我，你为什么愿意来找我聊天，你不觉得我长得很丑也很无聊吗？”Serena好奇地问道。
“不会呀！我觉得你很优秀，你一点也不比Nora差呀。你可以自信一点的。”神秘人坚定地说道，“对了，几天后不就是Nora的生日吗？你鼓起勇气说生日快乐吧？”
“我……试试看吧。”
“加油！我相信你一定可以！”
Nora的生日在五月份。前一天Serena在小镇上的商店逛了很久，一直逛到日落。最终她选了一条手链作为生日礼物。夜空中繁星闪烁，一颗流星划过，Serena许下一个愿望。
可当天看到同学们都围着Nora，还有人为她准备了生日蛋糕。Serena只觉得自己是多余的，不应该过去打扰。她手里拿着包装好的礼物盒，汗水已在不知不觉间浸湿包装纸。她始终也没有迈开那一步，站在角落不知所措。许是Nora留意到了，眼神望向Serena。两人眼神交汇的一瞬间，Serena拿着礼物娇羞地转身跑走了。她一口气跑到了秘密基地。
气喘吁吁的她，双頬通红，正滚烫的燃烧着。窗外灰青色的天空下起了瓢泼大雨。无数颗雨点倾泻而下，落在落地窗的玻璃上。不停地拍打着海水面，掀起阵阵波澜。大海风平浪静，Serena静静的观察着。那一刻，她希望神秘人能出现。
“你没事吧？”果然，那个神秘人还是来了，她总是一眼就能看Serena的心事，“你给Nora准备的礼物没有递给她吧？”
“嗯。我没有找到机会。她一直都很忙……”Serena选择了坦白，神秘人倾听着，没有给予过多的评价，随后她问，“天使姐姐，如果是你会希望收到什么礼物呢？”
“我想要一只MAC的口红。什么颜色都可以。”
“为什么是MAC呢？”
“因为它很火啊。很多人说它好用呢。等我攒够了钱，一定要买一支。”
Serena和神秘人的关系正在默默的转变。
几天后的周末，Serena站在Poipu Beach的石阶上看海。一眼望过去，海洋五彩斑斓，每一处都深浅不一，越看越让人着迷。波涛声似有旋律又似没有。Serena用心去观察，去倾听，去感受，她能感受到大自然的力量。
“今天的海好美呀。”神秘人的声音从Serena耳畔传来。
Serena好奇的问道，“天使姐姐，你究竟是谁呀？我可不可以摘下你的面罩？”
“现在还不行。”神秘人再次拒绝了。
“其实就像Erica说的，我不值得你对我好。况且如果你跟我一起时被他们发现了，我会连累你的。你不要再来找我了，那样你会有很多朋友的。”Serena还想继续说下去。
“我不许你这么说自己。”神秘人的表情严肃了起来。
“呃。”Serena住嘴了，她试着换个课题，“你最喜欢什么歌呀？”
“小星星。♪ 你～就是天上的小星星；挂～在那天上放光明……”说罢，她哼了起来。
Serena问，“为什么喜欢？”
“我认为每个人就像是天上的星星，也许不是最耀眼的那一颗，却也在用自己微弱的光照亮着身边的人。这样就够了。凡人平庸，你才是人间星光。”神秘人说着，转头注视着Serena继续说，“所以。Serena，你要相信你是独一无二的！没有人可以取代你！”
“谢谢你。谢谢你这么说。”Serena语气中充满了感激。
“其实同学们这么欺负你，你可以试试去寻求老师的帮助呀。”神秘人提议到。
“没有用的。老师也管不了他们。”Serena无奈的说，她早就试过，知道这样只会使同学们变本加厉。
又过了几天。某个放学后，Serena沿着海岸线散步。可爱岛全年闷热，犹如夏季。清澈凉爽的海水随着潮起潮落拍打在她双足。
“Serena，我想要给你一份礼物。”神秘人在Serena一脸惊讶的表情下，将原本两只藏在身后的手拿了出来，手中有一本笔记本；它的封面是粉色的卡通，很少女心，很可爱，“你可以试着把生活中快乐的点滴都记录在这本笔记本上。未来的某一天当你回味起来时，一切都会变得有跡可寻。也许你就不会觉得生活如此枯燥了。试试看吧！只记录快乐的事哦。”
“我试试看吧。谢谢你啦！”说着，Serena收下了笔记本，并从此视若珍宝。
日子一天天过去。每日午饭时Serena依然会和神秘人在秘密基地嬉戏玩耍。她也依然想和Nora做好朋友。Serena每天都会在笔记本上记录一些琐碎的小快乐，其中大部分都是她和神秘人的故事。笔记本成了两人友谊的见证，Serena最宝贝的东西，她每天都会贴身携带。
一转眼时间来到了一个月后，笔记本已经被用掉了一大半……
夏至那天的音乐课上，Nora坐在了Serena的右边。Serena头脑一片空白。她自己能听见自己的心跳声。握着乐谱的手都有些颤抖。她努力克制着喜悦，像往常一样唱歌。Serena留意到一旁的Nora似乎一直在眺望她的乐谱。尽管紧张，Serena知道这是一个机会。
“你没带乐谱吗？”Serena努力克制着紧张，语气平和地询问到。
“呃。放在音乐室等某个地方了。可以……”Nora不好意思开口借。
“那我们一起看吧！”这是第一次Serena主动向他人邀请。
“喔～谢谢。”Nora的语气有些难为情。
两人的距离仅隔了半张乐谱。她们很享受那段时光，却都没有注意到不远处的Erica已然变脸。下课后，Serena将自己对Nora弹钢琴时的向往和爱慕告诉了她。
“我从四岁就开始学钢琴了。”Nora回答道。
只是她的话还没讲完，Erica已经冲上来，重重地推开Serena。
“你这没朋友的家伙。怎么又来找我们了，烦不烦啊？”她说完这句话，挽着Nora的手走了。
留下Serena望着她们的背影暗自伤神。当天午饭时在秘密基地。
“我们是好朋友吗？”Serena迫切的需要肯定。
“是啊！”神秘人没有犹豫。
“那你到底是谁啊？”此刻Serena的好奇心已经达到了顶峰。
说罢，便要去扯下神秘人的面纱。神秘人后退了一步。
“为什么？既然我们是朋友为什么你不能让我知道你的真实面目呢？我只想知道你是谁呀！”神秘人让Serena感觉到温暖，可许多地方她又不解，一种矛盾的情绪正充斥着她的内心。
而这句话刺激到了一旁的神秘人，她拉高了声量将一句句抱怨向Serena砸过去，“你不知道我的身份才是我们最好的关系。你知道我有多想和你正常的做朋友吗？可我只要和你好，他们就会孤立我！你知道有一次放学后我站在校门口上等你，Ryan就叫我先离开，因为他不想你因为我黏上他们，给他们带来麻烦。你明白吗？”
“可是……”
“你知道我跟他们说了多少你的好话？……”神秘人并没有给Serena打岔的机会。
“哦。对不起。”直到神秘人发泄完Serena才敢开口，眼神里的光变得暗淡，多了几分忧郁的神采，试探着说，“天使姐姐，如果你因为旁人的眼光而跟我跟我保持距离。你可以再也不来找我。我没意见。”
“我不是那个意思……”这句话卡在神秘人的嘴里，没等她说出来，Serena便转身走下楼了。
窗外的天气阴沉，好似要下雨。果然放学后空中落起了小雨。Serena觉得胸口像是被一块很重的石头压着，堵得慌。感谢、恼怒、心塞、恐惧，无数种情绪编织在一起向她袭来。 Serena不知不觉走到了海边的山崖上。也不知是离农历十五近了，还是那日的风大，潮起潮落很明显。凉爽的冷风嗖嗖的吹过她的脸，侵蚀着她的心灵。她在寻求安慰。Serena拿出那本粉色笔记本，仔细地从头开始阅读，一个字也不愿放过。她在思考。思考她和神秘人的友情。
“嘿！看什么看得那么津津有味的？”Erica一边说着一边和她的姐妹们走了过来。
“没什么。”Serena下意识合上笔记本放在胸前。
“哦～？好东西要拿来一起分享嘛！给我看看！”这反而激起了Erica的兴趣，她的语气强势，不给人反驳的余地。
“不！这是我的东西。”Serena 第一次正面拒绝Erica。
“哇，这里面到底藏了什么秘密呀？我更好奇了。”说着，就去抢Serena手里的笔记本。
Serena用尽全力抓住笔记本不放，就像守护那段友情一样。
Erica的姐妹说，“你明知道这样也没用，还不如自己主动交出来，免得大家难堪。”
另一个姐妹说，“快帮忙抢啊！Serena你的胆子真是越来越大了。”
争夺间，笔记本落入了海里……
“这个跟我没关系哦，是你自己手滑才掉到海里去的。” Erica联盟推卸责任。
一旁的人也说，“就是。你要是早把东西给我们就不会这样了。你可不要污蔑我们喔。”
Serena看了她们一眼，转身从山崖上一跃而下，跳进了海里。那一刹那，她脑子里只有一个念头：她不能没有那本笔记本，那是她最宝贵的东西。她甚至忘了自己不会游泳。Erica一行人错愕于如此疯狂的Serena，大家没有想到那本笔记本于Serena而言如此重要。她们也只是站在原地看着Serena在海里挣扎，幸灾乐祸。
直到有一位姐妹提醒到，“我们还是别站在这里了。这件事情闹大了，我们就麻烦了。”
大家落荒而逃。
大海里。Serena紧紧地抓着那本笔记本。无数波涛卷着浪花在她周围翻滚，好似下一秒就要将她吞噬。咸涩的海水不断灌进她的口鼻，她的脸在空气与水之间不断切换。一个大浪袭来，她没有力气了，她的意识逐渐模糊……
那个大浪将Serena推到了Poipu beach上，她捡回一条命，手中仍抓着那本笔记本。她感觉自己口中泛着苦涩味。分不清是海水还是眼泪。虚弱地睁开眼睛，恍惚间看到神秘人就在眼前。神秘人是来海边找她和解的，不想看到这一幕，心中瞬间无比自责内疚。等到Serena缓过一些后，两人走到沙滩的石阶上并肩坐着。
“你都湿透了。你没事吧？有没有哪里不舒服？要不要去换件衣服？”神秘人关心到。
“没事的，我很好。我忘了我不会游泳。衣服一会儿就会干了吧。”Serena回答道。
“那些人真讨厌啊。”神秘人像是彻底看透了那些人一样感叹到，随后深吸了一口气说道，“午饭时我语气重了些，我向你道歉。你……真的想知道我是谁吗？”
“想啊，如果你愿意的话。”Serena认真的说到。
“好吧。”神秘人说着，摘下了头纱。
Serena不敢相信自己的眼睛。
“你。你是Nora？”她的声音都颤抖着。
对方点了点头，主动拉起了Serena的手。
“那我能问你一个问题吗？”
“说吧。”
“你为什么愿意和我做朋友？”
“呃。我该怎么回答呢…… 我在你身上看到了我小时候的影子。我刚来这所学校时，也被人欺负过，旁人都选择了袖手旁观。我默默隐忍着，痛苦着。虽然只是语言上的折磨，但从那刻起，我就下定决心不要让第二个人也经历那些事儿。我相信每个人都有其魅力所在，你也一样。”Nora坦白道，这曾经是她心里最大的伤痛，如今释怀了。
“原来你曾经这么辛苦啊！”Serena好像理解了。
“快看！是彩虹唉！”Nora指着不远处的那道七彩的光芒说。
刚刚的雨停了，太阳拨开云层重新露出了笑脸。此刻的天气就如她们俩的感情－风雨后的彩虹。
“哇！真的耶，好漂亮啊！”Serena感叹道，脸上有了一道笑容。
第二天，在秘密基地。
“一直没有敢递出去的生日礼物，现在补给你。”Serena将本该在半个月前就送给Nora的生日礼物递给了Nora。
Nora小心翼翼的拆开包装纸，里面是一个盒子。打开只见里面有一条穿着两颗碧绿色的玉石的手链。
“哇～！好精致啊！谢谢你，我太喜欢了！”Nora难以掩饰心中的喜悦，开心地在原地一直跳。
Serena笑了，原来Nora并没有表面上看得那么高冷，有时也挺幼稚的。
“你喜欢就好，我挑了很久呢。”Serena说。
Nora立即将手链戴在了右手上。Serena留意到Nora脖子上四叶草的项链。Nora说这是她母亲送给她的礼物，四叶草代表着幸运，她自出生便带着从未取下过。但现在，Nora取下那条项链，戴在了Serena的脖子上，希望也能为Serena带来好运。
之后她们一起逛街。一起打闹。一起去吃东西。一起去游乐园。再也无需隐瞒了。有一次Erica一行人又来找麻烦。
“Nora，你真的和Serena要好了？”Erica的语气十分惊讶。
“是啊。”Nora正大光明的说。
“你不觉得她很怪吗？”Erica说到。
“Serena没有你们想象的那么不好。我真的建议你可以试着对她友好些。”Nora平静却有力地说完便拉着Serena走了。
她还是那么地自信。她们一起去逛公园，渴了就去星巴克。那本粉色笔记本，两块玉碰撞的清脆声，一个明亮的四叶草，代表着她们的故事。黄昏间，云朵被染成霓虹色。夕阳的余光照耀在她们身上，头发上。空气中弥漫着椰香。
“我们。我们永远是好朋友！”说着，Nora扑上来拥抱了Serena，“这是你一直想要的吧？”
Serena的喜悦已无法用言语表达。她怎么也没想到自己一直想交朋友的人，原来也在默默的寻找着机会。
“下周一见。”Serena说到，语气如同普通朋友。
“对不起……”直到Serena走远，Nora才小声嘀咕道。
她目送着Serena离去，看着她渐行渐远的背影越来越小，最终消失在日落中。
Serena不会想到。下周一，Nora请假了。接下去的周二，周三，周四，之后的每一天，校园里哪儿都没有Nora的身影。起初Serena以为Nora是普通的请假。可Nora就如同人间蒸发了似的，就这么从Serena的生活中消失了。直到有一天，Serena在秘密基地的楼梯的边缘发现了一封信。是Nora留下来的。
信中写道：Serena，你好。
Dreams are as many stars, but also as far as stars.
抱歉，我要去追我的梦想了。你忘了我吧，这样你会好受些。谢谢你。其实你真的很好。你值得拥有最好的！后会有期。
Serena的双手开始颤抖，Nora就是她的希望。她不曾想Nora竟不辞而别。Nora给了她最美好的时光，是这个世界上她唯一信任的人，却也是将这一切毫不留情地夺去的人。她的世界瞬间崩塌了。她觉得浑身酸痛，说不出话。她将那封信夹在笔记本中冲出了学校。她疯狂地在小镇的街道上奔跑，不想停下来。海风吹来海水的咸腥味。她们曾经留下的回忆随处可见。眼帘上挂着晶莹的泪珠滑过她的脸颊，落在地上的那一刹那天空瞬间乌云密布，仿佛是天空感知到了她的悲伤。雨水沙沙的落下，不大，但是却把她全身淋湿了。她的泪水像是断了线的珠子，大颗大颗的落下。
“ bi－bi－”身后传来的汽笛声Serena也没有留意到。
轰隆隆……哐当……
伴随着震耳欲聋的雷鸣声，一辆飞驰的汽车撞上了奔跑着的Serena。没错，是车祸。她终于倒了下去。停下来了。天空电闪雷鸣。她的哭声渐渐小了，取而代之的是哗哗的雨声和她微弱的呼吸声。随着雨飘动的绣球花汇成了一条花溪，不少花瓣打在她的身上，仿佛是安慰吧。她自始至终紧紧攥着那本粉色笔记本。
救护车的鸣笛……
医院里。Serena睁开眼睛。她的父母守在病床旁。但她好似不记得最近发生了的事。
医生说，“她可能患上了选择性失忆症。患者可能选择性忘记了一些事情。那段记忆也许是一段很痛苦的记忆，也可能是冲击力很大的一段记忆……”
“那她还有可能记起来吗？”母亲着急地询问着。
“也许，未来在受到某些刺激后会想起来，但你有可能永远也想不起来。”医生说完就走了。
父亲搂着母亲说，“既然女儿想要忘记，我们就尊重她吧。”
父母将Serena紧紧抱在怀里的笔记本收了起来，一切都好像什么都没有发生一样。
出院后，Serena忘记了关于神秘人和Nora的一切。不久后，她们一家搬离了这个伤心之地，去新的土地开启了新的生活。但Serena总觉得自己似乎失去了一段很重要的经历。她寻寻觅觅。一直在寻找着。
一转眼，十年过去。Serena长成了窈窕淑女。父母告诉了她笔记本的事，她决定去曾经的故乡一游。
如今。在这个熟悉的小镇。熟悉的面庞前。那些记忆一点点复苏。Serena全都记起来了。那段不平凡的经历。等Serena回过神来，Nora正注视着她。岁月在她们脸上留下了痕迹，却只是让她们更加成熟。缘分就是如此。她们在最好的年纪再次相遇了。这一次两人彼此微笑着点头。Nora起身走向了Serena……
“各位，我们到了。这里就是可爱岛最有名的Poipu Beach了。现在是自由时间。一个半小时后在这里集合哦。”导游洪亮的声音划破了原本安静的海岸。
导游身后跟着一位亭亭玉立的淑女。她那白里透红吹弹可破的肌肤上有着精致小巧的五官，弯弯如柳叶的眉毛下藏着清澈如水的双眸明亮而生动，仿一佛是来自大海的精灵。她身穿淡蓝色小碎花连衣裙，脚踩着一双浅蓝色高跟鞋，朝着海边的石阶走去。步伐婀娜多姿，走过的地方散发出淡雅的花香。海风吹起她飘逸柔顺的乌黑长发，她伸手整理微乱的头发。她是Serena。多年后她选择跟着导游团故地重游。眼前的场景让她即陌生又熟悉。她坐在海边的石阶上眺望远方蔚蓝的大海和天空。她的动作优雅且从容。
Poipu Beach上的游客不多。青天白日，远方的大海和蓝天连成一片，云朵和浪花分不清，眼前是金黄的沙滩；风景美如画。在这个隔离了城市喧嚣的小镇上，Serena缓缓闭上眼睛，感到了前所未有的宁静和幸福。
突然。两颗玉石相碰所发出的清脆的声响吸引了Serena。二块熟悉的玉，一个熟悉的身影，映入Serena的眼帘。她就坐在不远处的石阶上。身穿粉色圆领T恤和黑白格子短裤；手中拿着一杯星巴克的柠檬柚子茶，时不时放到嘴里抿一口。手上挂着一条手链，手链上有两块碧绿色的玉，在她身上显得有些突兀。相比于Serena，她有一种自信的美。 Serena被闪电击重了一般愣住了，视线再也移不开。直到她将视线聚集到Serena身上，Serena才娇羞地把头扭向大海。迎面吹来的海风将Serena带回了那个充满海水苦涩味的时光和那段已经被遗忘了的经历。
在那个阳光灼热到可以把人烤熟的午后。海边的操场上，Erica一行人围住了Serena。
“一边儿呆着去。”Erica重重地将Serena推开，犀利的眼神仿佛将Serena看穿，不屑地嘲讽道，“就你？也配和我们一起玩？有点自知之明吧。”
Serena道歉。
一旁也有人附和道，“就是。站在你旁边都觉得丢脸呢！像你这么丑，又这么笨，会有朋友……”
另一人轻笑一声，“呵！当然不会有人愿意和她做朋友。她还不是看Erica好欺负，才敢站在这里碍眼呀。”
周围一阵哄笑。
只有一个女孩感觉到了罪恶感，默默地低下头，双手合拾在了胸前。
时间好似过了很久……
“想要和我做朋友的话，重新投胎吧！”Erica说完这句话，假装不小心踩了Serena一脚，转身走了。
“是啊是啊，你别跟她计较，反而坏了你的心情。”Erica的姐妹们一边哄着Erica一边快步跟上她的脚步。
Serena只是微微低下头，嘴里重复着，“对不起……”
她习惯了隐忍，心里默念着忍忍就过去了。这样的欺负是家常便饭，她亦早已习惯。
英语课上，面对老师的提问Serena不知所措，她没有答案。
一向调皮又喜欢欺负Serena的Ryan出声喊道，“Serena，你的智力跟金鱼一样弱吧。”
“Ryan，你不可以这么说同学。”老师低声制止，可惜并没有什么用。
Ryan继续说，“我建议你回幼儿园重读喔。”
全班哄堂大笑。Serena的双颊被染上红色，脑子嗡嗡地响。随后也不得安宁。Serena在记笔记，同桌时而踢着桌脚时而制造出声响。Serena仍然选择隐忍。下课后老师生气她的笔记乱七八糟，责怪她没有认真对待课程。
Serena明知道是同桌的原因也没有讲，只是说，“对不起。老师。”
“哇。这种笔记，我真不相信是人写出来的。”老师走后Serena的耳畔又响起Erica的声音。
Serena仍说，“对不起。都是我的错。”
她不喜欢争执。
第二天的某一个休息。朝阳透过窗户洒进教室里。Erica的课桌旁，一个女孩经过，她脖子上的四叶草项链格外耀眼。
“嘿！”Erica打招呼道，“这道题你教我一下好吗？”
那女孩没有附和，选择说，“呃……Erica，我们总是这么对Serena不太好吧？她又没有得罪我们。”
“呵，你看她总是低着头，也不怎么说话。不觉得她很奇怪吗？跟我们都不一样。这种人生来就是被人嘲笑的命……”Erica还在喋喋不休的说。
“Serena也有好的一面啊。也许应该试试对她友好些，和她做朋友呢？”女孩打断了Erica。
“别开玩笑了。她肯定很不好相处的，就是怪人一个。要做朋友你去做呗。”Erica还没开口Ryan的声音从后面传来。
“哎，你别听Ryan的，不然她会黏上你的。这种人还是少接触的好。如果你和这种怪人要好了，那就再也不要来找我们了。”Erica的语气逐渐变得强硬，不给丝毫反驳的机会。
“哦，我就说说嘛。”女孩婉转的回应着，走开了。
午餐时间Serena像往常一般独自爬到了学校的顶层。这里是她的秘密基地。天台的游泳池以年久无人使用，楼梯上都沾满了灰尘。她总是座在通往露天游泳池转角的楼梯上享用午餐。透过眼前硕大的落地窗，眺望不远处湛蓝的海和那不断拍打在海岸上的波浪，听着那似有似无的波涛声。Serena喜欢大海。喜欢蓝色。喜欢宁静。这一带鲜少有人，没有人会打扰她，她觉得很舒服。
可是这天不同，她感觉自己上楼时好似有人跟着自己，而且已经不是第一次了。她并没有多想，谁会注意她这么一个透明人呢。突然，一双尖细修长的手搭在了Serena身上。Serena猛地回头，只见一人身着暗红色斗篷，脸上披了一层丝巾，看不见面貌。
“你……你是谁呀？”Serena吓得弹了起来。
“我是谁不重要。你可以叫我天使。一起聊聊天吧？”那位神秘人压低声音，温和地说到，语气中带着真诚。
Serena诧异，眼神中充满恐惧。时间凝固……
“好啊，但是……我不会聊天。和我呆在一起只是浪费时间而已。”Serena的语气仍然卑微。
“不会啊，试试看嘛。”神秘人的语气很轻松，随后自然地坐在Serena旁。
“你为什么要打扮成这样？”Serena小心翼翼的问。
“抱歉，我暂时不想暴露我的身份。只能以这样的样貌和你聊天。”
“前几天也是你一直跟着我吗？”
“原来你发现了啊。我只是好奇，为什么午饭时你总是不在教室。”
“我喜欢自己一个人呆着。况且待在教室只会碍了旁人的眼。”
“其实不会啊。总会有人欣赏到你的好，就比如我。”神秘人鼓励着她。
这次的午餐Serena感到非常不自在。这位神秘人则温暖又大方。她们俩形成了鲜明的对比。
几天后的一个风和日丽的午后，蓝天下Poipu Beach上有一座亮丽的黑色钢琴。Nora身穿红色礼服，指尖在黑白琴键中奔驰，身后是风平浪静的大海。在海浪声的衬托下她演奏出一首首动听的曲目。微风拂过她的头发，精致的面容若隐若现。她是那样漂亮，她的脸庞上找不到丝毫瑕疵。她的每一个动作都是那么自信，仿佛无形中有光束照在她身上一般。她弹得无比投入，完全沉浸在自己的世界中，像是在用琴声述说着的故事。
Nora空灵且抑郁的眼神和琴声撩动了Serena的心弦，深深的吸引着她。Nora的琴声优雅自信，给Serena犹如死水般的生活带来了乐趣。Serena仰望着Nora，她想成为像Nora一样的人，也想和Nora聊天，但她深知这永远也不可能。下台后的Nora被同学们围住了，大家对她的表演都是赞不绝口。
“哇赛～甜心你真的太棒了！我敢打赌，这世界上没有人弹地比你更好。”Erica抱住了Nora并称赞着。
Nora谦虚地回应道，“哪有这么好啊？”
Erica说，“我说好就是好，这是我听过最好听的曲子了！”
Serena只是站在一旁默默地观看着这一切，她也想过去，可是她不敢。
Nora有许多朋友，是班级里的人气女孩，只是比较高冷，唯有弹琴时才会如此开放。当天放学后Serena靠在教室外的墙上发呆，Nora从外面回来。两人眼睛对视的瞬间Nora微笑着向Serena点头并挥手。Serena楞住了，一瞬间欣喜若狂，深深的鞠了躬。Nora在教室里边收书包边和Erica谈心。
Serena自言自语道，“别自作多情了。Nora这么优秀的人不可能对我有兴趣。她就应该和班里的王者在一起啊。”
这几天的每天午休，Serena都在通向天台的楼梯上和神秘人聊天。神秘人总是那么的亲切又有趣。慢慢的Serena开始不那么蹑手蹑脚，试着敞开心扉，谈话也变得自然的许多。她的脸上开始出现笑容和自信。她每天最期待的就是午饭的时候了。她们似乎有聊不完的话题。
有一次Serena将自己渴望和Nora交朋友想法告诉了神秘人。
“即便你什么都没有，你也有我呀。”神秘人回答到，并鼓励她去找Nora。
“天使姐姐，你可不可以告诉我，你为什么愿意来找我聊天，你不觉得我长得很丑也很无聊吗？”Serena好奇地问道。
“不会呀！我觉得你很优秀，你一点也不比Nora差呀。你可以自信一点的。”神秘人坚定地说道，“对了，几天后不就是Nora的生日吗？你鼓起勇气说生日快乐吧？”
“我……试试看吧。”
“加油！我相信你一定可以！”
Nora的生日在五月份。前一天Serena在小镇上的商店逛了很久，一直逛到日落。最终她选了一条手链作为生日礼物。夜空中繁星闪烁，一颗流星划过，Serena许下一个愿望。
可当天看到同学们都围着Nora，还有人为她准备了生日蛋糕。Serena只觉得自己是多余的，不应该过去打扰。她手里拿着包装好的礼物盒，汗水已在不知不觉间浸湿包装纸。她始终也没有迈开那一步，站在角落不知所措。许是Nora留意到了，眼神望向Serena。两人眼神交汇的一瞬间，Serena拿着礼物娇羞地转身跑走了。她一口气跑到了秘密基地。
气喘吁吁的她，双頬通红，正滚烫的燃烧着。窗外灰青色的天空下起了瓢泼大雨。无数颗雨点倾泻而下，落在落地窗的玻璃上。不停地拍打着海水面，掀起阵阵波澜。大海风平浪静，Serena静静的观察着。那一刻，她希望神秘人能出现。
“你没事吧？”果然，那个神秘人还是来了，她总是一眼就能看Serena的心事，“你给Nora准备的礼物没有递给她吧？”
“嗯。我没有找到机会。她一直都很忙……”Serena选择了坦白，神秘人倾听着，没有给予过多的评价，随后她问，“天使姐姐，如果是你会希望收到什么礼物呢？”
“我想要一只MAC的口红。什么颜色都可以。”
“为什么是MAC呢？”
“因为它很火啊。很多人说它好用呢。等我攒够了钱，一定要买一支。”
Serena和神秘人的关系正在默默的转变。
几天后的周末，Serena站在Poipu Beach的石阶上看海。一眼望过去，海洋五彩斑斓，每一处都深浅不一，越看越让人着迷。波涛声似有旋律又似没有。Serena用心去观察，去倾听，去感受，她能感受到大自然的力量。
“今天的海好美呀。”神秘人的声音从Serena耳畔传来。
Serena好奇的问道，“天使姐姐，你究竟是谁呀？我可不可以摘下你的面罩？”
“现在还不行。”神秘人再次拒绝了。
“其实就像Erica说的，我不值得你对我好。况且如果你跟我一起时被他们发现了，我会连累你的。你不要再来找我了，那样你会有很多朋友的。”Serena还想继续说下去。
“我不许你这么说自己。”神秘人的表情严肃了起来。
“呃。”Serena住嘴了，她试着换个课题，“你最喜欢什么歌呀？”
“小星星。♪ 你～就是天上的小星星；挂～在那天上放光明……”说罢，她哼了起来。
Serena问，“为什么喜欢？”
“我认为每个人就像是天上的星星，也许不是最耀眼的那一颗，却也在用自己微弱的光照亮着身边的人。这样就够了。凡人平庸，你才是人间星光。”神秘人说着，转头注视着Serena继续说，“所以。Serena，你要相信你是独一无二的！没有人可以取代你！”
“谢谢你。谢谢你这么说。”Serena语气中充满了感激。
“其实同学们这么欺负你，你可以试试去寻求老师的帮助呀。”神秘人提议到。
“没有用的。老师也管不了他们。”Serena无奈的说，她早就试过，知道这样只会使同学们变本加厉。
又过了几天。某个放学后，Serena沿着海岸线散步。可爱岛全年闷热，犹如夏季。清澈凉爽的海水随着潮起潮落拍打在她双足。
“Serena，我想要给你一份礼物。”神秘人在Serena一脸惊讶的表情下，将原本两只藏在身后的手拿了出来，手中有一本笔记本；它的封面是粉色的卡通，很少女心，很可爱，“你可以试着把生活中快乐的点滴都记录在这本笔记本上。未来的某一天当你回味起来时，一切都会变得有跡可寻。也许你就不会觉得生活如此枯燥了。试试看吧！只记录快乐的事哦。”
“我试试看吧。谢谢你啦！”说着，Serena收下了笔记本，并从此视若珍宝。
日子一天天过去。每日午饭时Serena依然会和神秘人在秘密基地嬉戏玩耍。她也依然想和Nora做好朋友。Serena每天都会在笔记本上记录一些琐碎的小快乐，其中大部分都是她和神秘人的故事。笔记本成了两人友谊的见证，Serena最宝贝的东西，她每天都会贴身携带。
一转眼时间来到了一个月后，笔记本已经被用掉了一大半……
夏至那天的音乐课上，Nora坐在了Serena的右边。Serena头脑一片空白。她自己能听见自己的心跳声。握着乐谱的手都有些颤抖。她努力克制着喜悦，像往常一样唱歌。Serena留意到一旁的Nora似乎一直在眺望她的乐谱。尽管紧张，Serena知道这是一个机会。
“你没带乐谱吗？”Serena努力克制着紧张，语气平和地询问到。
“呃。放在音乐室等某个地方了。可以……”Nora不好意思开口借。
“那我们一起看吧！”这是第一次Serena主动向他人邀请。
“喔～谢谢。”Nora的语气有些难为情。
两人的距离仅隔了半张乐谱。她们很享受那段时光，却都没有注意到不远处的Erica已然变脸。下课后，Serena将自己对Nora弹钢琴时的向往和爱慕告诉了她。
“我从四岁就开始学钢琴了。”Nora回答道。
只是她的话还没讲完，Erica已经冲上来，重重地推开Serena。
“你这没朋友的家伙。怎么又来找我们了，烦不烦啊？”她说完这句话，挽着Nora的手走了。
留下Serena望着她们的背影暗自伤神。当天午饭时在秘密基地。
“我们是好朋友吗？”Serena迫切的需要肯定。
“是啊！”神秘人没有犹豫。
“那你到底是谁啊？”此刻Serena的好奇心已经达到了顶峰。
说罢，便要去扯下神秘人的面纱。神秘人后退了一步。
“为什么？既然我们是朋友为什么你不能让我知道你的真实面目呢？我只想知道你是谁呀！”神秘人让Serena感觉到温暖，可许多地方她又不解，一种矛盾的情绪正充斥着她的内心。
而这句话刺激到了一旁的神秘人，她拉高了声量将一句句抱怨向Serena砸过去，“你不知道我的身份才是我们最好的关系。你知道我有多想和你正常的做朋友吗？可我只要和你好，他们就会孤立我！你知道有一次放学后我站在校门口上等你，Ryan就叫我先离开，因为他不想你因为我黏上他们，给他们带来麻烦。你明白吗？”
“可是……”
“你知道我跟他们说了多少你的好话？……”神秘人并没有给Serena打岔的机会。
“哦。对不起。”直到神秘人发泄完Serena才敢开口，眼神里的光变得暗淡，多了几分忧郁的神采，试探着说，“天使姐姐，如果你因为旁人的眼光而跟我跟我保持距离。你可以再也不来找我。我没意见。”
“我不是那个意思……”这句话卡在神秘人的嘴里，没等她说出来，Serena便转身走下楼了。
窗外的天气阴沉，好似要下雨。果然放学后空中落起了小雨。Serena觉得胸口像是被一块很重的石头压着，堵得慌。感谢、恼怒、心塞、恐惧，无数种情绪编织在一起向她袭来。 Serena不知不觉走到了海边的山崖上。也不知是离农历十五近了，还是那日的风大，潮起潮落很明显。凉爽的冷风嗖嗖的吹过她的脸，侵蚀着她的心灵。她在寻求安慰。Serena拿出那本粉色笔记本，仔细地从头开始阅读，一个字也不愿放过。她在思考。思考她和神秘人的友情。
“嘿！看什么看得那么津津有味的？”Erica一边说着一边和她的姐妹们走了过来。
“没什么。”Serena下意识合上笔记本放在胸前。
“哦～？好东西要拿来一起分享嘛！给我看看！”这反而激起了Erica的兴趣，她的语气强势，不给人反驳的余地。
“不！这是我的东西。”Serena 第一次正面拒绝Erica。
“哇，这里面到底藏了什么秘密呀？我更好奇了。”说着，就去抢Serena手里的笔记本。
Serena用尽全力抓住笔记本不放，就像守护那段友情一样。
Erica的姐妹说，“你明知道这样也没用，还不如自己主动交出来，免得大家难堪。”
另一个姐妹说，“快帮忙抢啊！Serena你的胆子真是越来越大了。”
争夺间，笔记本落入了海里……
“这个跟我没关系哦，是你自己手滑才掉到海里去的。” Erica联盟推卸责任。
一旁的人也说，“就是。你要是早把东西给我们就不会这样了。你可不要污蔑我们喔。”
Serena看了她们一眼，转身从山崖上一跃而下，跳进了海里。那一刹那，她脑子里只有一个念头：她不能没有那本笔记本，那是她最宝贵的东西。她甚至忘了自己不会游泳。Erica一行人错愕于如此疯狂的Serena，大家没有想到那本笔记本于Serena而言如此重要。她们也只是站在原地看着Serena在海里挣扎，幸灾乐祸。
直到有一位姐妹提醒到，“我们还是别站在这里了。这件事情闹大了，我们就麻烦了。”
大家落荒而逃。
大海里。Serena紧紧地抓着那本笔记本。无数波涛卷着浪花在她周围翻滚，好似下一秒就要将她吞噬。咸涩的海水不断灌进她的口鼻，她的脸在空气与水之间不断切换。一个大浪袭来，她没有力气了，她的意识逐渐模糊……
那个大浪将Serena推到了Poipu beach上，她捡回一条命，手中仍抓着那本笔记本。她感觉自己口中泛着苦涩味。分不清是海水还是眼泪。虚弱地睁开眼睛，恍惚间看到神秘人就在眼前。神秘人是来海边找她和解的，不想看到这一幕，心中瞬间无比自责内疚。等到Serena缓过一些后，两人走到沙滩的石阶上并肩坐着。
“你都湿透了。你没事吧？有没有哪里不舒服？要不要去换件衣服？”神秘人关心到。
“没事的，我很好。我忘了我不会游泳。衣服一会儿就会干了吧。”Serena回答道。
“那些人真讨厌啊。”神秘人像是彻底看透了那些人一样感叹到，随后深吸了一口气说道，“午饭时我语气重了些，我向你道歉。你……真的想知道我是谁吗？”
“想啊，如果你愿意的话。”Serena认真的说到。
“好吧。”神秘人说着，摘下了头纱。
Serena不敢相信自己的眼睛。
“你。你是Nora？”她的声音都颤抖着。
对方点了点头，主动拉起了Serena的手。
“那我能问你一个问题吗？”
“说吧。”
“你为什么愿意和我做朋友？”
“呃。我该怎么回答呢…… 我在你身上看到了我小时候的影子。我刚来这所学校时，也被人欺负过，旁人都选择了袖手旁观。我默默隐忍着，痛苦着。虽然只是语言上的折磨，但从那刻起，我就下定决心不要让第二个人也经历那些事儿。我相信每个人都有其魅力所在，你也一样。”Nora坦白道，这曾经是她心里最大的伤痛，如今释怀了。
“原来你曾经这么辛苦啊！”Serena好像理解了。
“快看！是彩虹唉！”Nora指着不远处的那道七彩的光芒说。
刚刚的雨停了，太阳拨开云层重新露出了笑脸。此刻的天气就如她们俩的感情－风雨后的彩虹。
“哇！真的耶，好漂亮啊！”Serena感叹道，脸上有了一道笑容。
第二天，在秘密基地。
“一直没有敢递出去的生日礼物，现在补给你。”Serena将本该在半个月前就送给Nora的生日礼物递给了Nora。
Nora小心翼翼的拆开包装纸，里面是一个盒子。打开只见里面有一条穿着两颗碧绿色的玉石的手链。
“哇～！好精致啊！谢谢你，我太喜欢了！”Nora难以掩饰心中的喜悦，开心地在原地一直跳。
Serena笑了，原来Nora并没有表面上看得那么高冷，有时也挺幼稚的。
“你喜欢就好，我挑了很久呢。”Serena说。
Nora立即将手链戴在了右手上。Serena留意到Nora脖子上四叶草的项链。Nora说这是她母亲送给她的礼物，四叶草代表着幸运，她自出生便带着从未取下过。但现在，Nora取下那条项链，戴在了Serena的脖子上，希望也能为Serena带来好运。
之后她们一起逛街。一起打闹。一起去吃东西。一起去游乐园。再也无需隐瞒了。有一次Erica一行人又来找麻烦。
“Nora，你真的和Serena要好了？”Erica的语气十分惊讶。
“是啊。”Nora正大光明的说。
“你不觉得她很怪吗？”Erica说到。
“Serena没有你们想象的那么不好。我真的建议你可以试着对她友好些。”Nora平静却有力地说完便拉着Serena走了。
她还是那么地自信。她们一起去逛公园，渴了就去星巴克。那本粉色笔记本，两块玉碰撞的清脆声，一个明亮的四叶草，代表着她们的故事。黄昏间，云朵被染成霓虹色。夕阳的余光照耀在她们身上，头发上。空气中弥漫着椰香。
“我们。我们永远是好朋友！”说着，Nora扑上来拥抱了Serena，“这是你一直想要的吧？”
Serena的喜悦已无法用言语表达。她怎么也没想到自己一直想交朋友的人，原来也在默默的寻找着机会。
“下周一见。”Serena说到，语气如同普通朋友。
“对不起……”直到Serena走远，Nora才小声嘀咕道。
她目送着Serena离去，看着她渐行渐远的背影越来越小，最终消失在日落中。
Serena不会想到。下周一，Nora请假了。接下去的周二，周三，周四，之后的每一天，校园里哪儿都没有Nora的身影。起初Serena以为Nora是普通的请假。可Nora就如同人间蒸发了似的，就这么从Serena的生活中消失了。直到有一天，Serena在秘密基地的楼梯的边缘发现了一封信。是Nora留下来的。
信中写道：Serena，你好。
Dreams are as many stars, but also as far as stars.
抱歉，我要去追我的梦想了。你忘了我吧，这样你会好受些。谢谢你。其实你真的很好。你值得拥有最好的！后会有期。
Serena的双手开始颤抖，Nora就是她的希望。她不曾想Nora竟不辞而别。Nora给了她最美好的时光，是这个世界上她唯一信任的人，却也是将这一切毫不留情地夺去的人。她的世界瞬间崩塌了。她觉得浑身酸痛，说不出话。她将那封信夹在笔记本中冲出了学校。她疯狂地在小镇的街道上奔跑，不想停下来。海风吹来海水的咸腥味。她们曾经留下的回忆随处可见。眼帘上挂着晶莹的泪珠滑过她的脸颊，落在地上的那一刹那天空瞬间乌云密布，仿佛是天空感知到了她的悲伤。雨水沙沙的落下，不大，但是却把她全身淋湿了。她的泪水像是断了线的珠子，大颗大颗的落下。
“ bi－bi－”身后传来的汽笛声Serena也没有留意到。
轰隆隆……哐当……
伴随着震耳欲聋的雷鸣声，一辆飞驰的汽车撞上了奔跑着的Serena。没错，是车祸。她终于倒了下去。停下来了。天空电闪雷鸣。她的哭声渐渐小了，取而代之的是哗哗的雨声和她微弱的呼吸声。随着雨飘动的绣球花汇成了一条花溪，不少花瓣打在她的身上，仿佛是安慰吧。她自始至终紧紧攥着那本粉色笔记本。
救护车的鸣笛……
医院里。Serena睁开眼睛。她的父母守在病床旁。但她好似不记得最近发生了的事。
医生说，“她可能患上了选择性失忆症。患者可能选择性忘记了一些事情。那段记忆也许是一段很痛苦的记忆，也可能是冲击力很大的一段记忆……”
“那她还有可能记起来吗？”母亲着急地询问着。
“也许，未来在受到某些刺激后会想起来，但你有可能永远也想不起来。”医生说完就走了。
父亲搂着母亲说，“既然女儿想要忘记，我们就尊重她吧。”
父母将Serena紧紧抱在怀里的笔记本收了起来，一切都好像什么都没有发生一样。
出院后，Serena忘记了关于神秘人和Nora的一切。不久后，她们一家搬离了这个伤心之地，去新的土地开启了新的生活。但Serena总觉得自己似乎失去了一段很重要的经历。她寻寻觅觅。一直在寻找着。
一转眼，十年过去。Serena长成了窈窕淑女。父母告诉了她笔记本的事，她决定去曾经的故乡一游。
如今。在这个熟悉的小镇。熟悉的面庞前。那些记忆一点点复苏。Serena全都记起来了。那段不平凡的经历。等Serena回过神来，Nora正注视着她。岁月在她们脸上留下了痕迹，却只是让她们更加成熟。缘分就是如此。她们在最好的年纪再次相遇了。这一次两人彼此微笑着点头。Nora起身走向了Serena……
Lost Of Beauty
"Tap, tap, tap..." The slender white legs stepped on the slate with high heels and made a sound.
"Everyone, here we are. This is the most famous Poipu Beach on Kauai. Now is free time. Meet here in an hour and a half." The tour guide's loud voice cut through the otherwise quiet coast.
A slim lady followed behind the tour guide. Her blushing white skin has delicate and small facial features, and under her eyebrows curved like willow leaves, her eyes are bright and vivid, like elves from the sea. She was wearing a light blue floral dress and a pair of light blue high heels, walking towards the stone steps by the sea. The steps are graceful and graceful, and the place where they walk exudes an elegant floral fragrance. The sea breeze blew her long flowing black hair, and she reached out to straighten the slightly messy hair. She is Serena. Years later, she chose to revisit the old place with a tour guide. The scene before her was both unfamiliar and familiar to her. She sat on the stone steps by the sea and looked at the blue sea and sky in the distance. Her movements are graceful and calm.
There are not many tourists on Poipu Beach. Blue sky and daytime, the sea and blue sky in the distance are connected, the clouds and waves are indistinguishable, and there is a golden sandy beach in front of you; the scenery is picturesque. In this small town isolated from the hustle and bustle of the city, Serena slowly closed her eyes and felt unprecedented peace and happiness.
Suddenly. Serena was attracted by the crisp sound of the two jade stones colliding. Two familiar pieces of jade, a familiar figure, caught Serena's eyes. She was sitting on the stone steps not far away and wearing a pink crew-neck T-shirt and black and white plaid shorts; holding a cup of Starbucks lemongrass tea in her hand, sipping from time to time. There was a bracelet hanging on her hand, and there were two pieces of jade green on the bracelet, which looked a bit abrupt on her body. Compared to Serena, she has a confident beauty. Serena was stunned as if struck by lightning, unable to look away. It wasn't until she focused her eyes on Serena that Serena shyly turned her head to the sea. The oncoming sea breeze brought Serena back to the bitterness of the sea and the forgotten experience.
On that afternoon, when the sun was scorching hot enough to cook people. On the playground by the sea, Erica and her group surrounded Serena.
"Stay aside." Erica pushed Serena away heavily, her sharp eyes seemed to see through Serena and mocked with disdain, "Just you? Are you worthy of playing with us? A little self-awareness."
Serena apologizes.
Someone on the side echoed, "That's right. I feel ashamed to stand next to you! But, as ugly and stupid as you are, there will be friends..."
The other chuckled, "Oh! But, of course, no one wants to be her friend. She didn't dare stand here because she saw Erica being bullied."
There was laughter all around.
Only one girl felt guilty, bowed her head silently, and folded her hands on her chest.
It seems like a long time has passed...
"If you want to be friends with me, reincarnate!" After Erica said this, she pretended to step on Serena and turned away accidentally.
"Yeah, yeah, don't bother with her; it will ruin your mood." Erica's sisters quickly followed in her footsteps while coaxing Erica.
Serena just lowered her head slightly and repeated, "I'm sorry..."
She was accustomed to forbearance, and she passed by thinking of patience in her heart. Unfortunately, such bullying is commonplace, and she has long been used to it.
Serena was overwhelmed by the teacher's question in English class, and she had no answer.
Ryan, who has always been naughty and likes to bully Serena, shouted, "Serena, your intelligence is as weak as a goldfish."
"Ryan, you can't say that to classmates." The teacher stopped in a low voice, but unfortunately, it was no use.
Ryan continued, "I suggest you return to kindergarten and reread it."
The whole class burst into laughter. Serena's cheeks were dyed red, and her brain was buzzing. But, then there is no peace. Serena was taking notes, and her deskmate was kicking and making noises. Yet, Serena still chooses to hold back. After class, the teacher was angry with her notes for the mess and blamed her for not taking the class seriously.
Serena didn't say why she knew she was at the same table; she just said, "I'm sorry. Teacher."
"Wow. I don't believe people wrote this kind of note." Erica's voice sounded in Serena's ear after the teacher left.
Serena still said, "Sorry. It's all my fault."
She doesn't like arguing.
A break the next day. The morning sun poured into the classroom through the window. At Erica's desk, a girl passed by, the four-leaf clover necklace around her neck was particularly dazzling.
"Hey!" Erica greeted, "Can you teach me this question?"
The girl disagreed, choosing to say, "Uh...Erica, we're always doing this to Serena badly? She didn't offend us."
"Heh, you see, she always keeps her head down and doesn't talk much. Don't you think she's weird? She's different from us. This kind of person is born to be laughed at..." Erica was still chattering.
"Serena has a good side too. Maybe try to be nice to her and be friends with her?" the girl interrupted Erica.
"Stop joking. She must be challenging to get along with, just a weird one. If you want to be a friend, you can do it." Erica hadn't spoken yet. Ryan's voice came from behind.
"Hey, don't listen to Ryan, or she'll stick to you. It's better to have less contact with this kind of person. If you're okay with this kind of weirdo, then don't come to us again." Erica's tone gradually becomes tough and doesn't give the slightest chance to refute.
"Oh, I'll just talk about it." The girl responded tactfully and walked away.
Serena climbed to the top of the school alone as usual at lunchtime. This is her secret base. The swimming pool on the roof has not been used for many years, and the stairs are covered with dust. She always had her lunch on the stairs leading to the corner of the open-air swimming pool. Through the vast floor-to-ceiling windows in front of you, you can look at the blue sea not far away and the waves that are constantly beating on the coast, listening to the sound of the waves that seem to be absent. Serena loves the sea. Like blue. I like tranquility. There were very few people in this area, no one would disturb her, and she felt very comfortable.
But this day was different. She felt as if someone was following her when she went upstairs, and it was not the first time. She didn't think much about it; who would pay attention to such a transparent person. Then, suddenly, a pair of slender hands rested on Serena's body. Serena turned her head sharply, only to see a person wearing a dark red cloak and a silk scarf on his face so that he couldn't see his face.
"You... who are you?" Serena jumped in fright.
"It doesn't matter who I am. You can call me an angel. Let's chat?" The mysterious man lowered his voice and said gently, sincere in his tone.
Serena was surprised, her eyes filled with fear. Time freezes...
"Okay, but...I can't chat. It's just a waste of time to stay with me." Serena's tone was still humble.
"No, try it." The mysterious man's tone was very relaxed, and he naturally sat next to Serena.
"Why are you dressed like this?" Serena asked cautiously.
"Sorry, I don't want to reveal my identity for the time being. I can only chat with you like this."
"Did you follow me the other day?"
"So you found it. I'm just curious why you're always not in the classroom during lunch."
"I like being alone. Besides, being in the classroom will only get in the way of others."
"Actually not. There will always be someone who appreciates your goodness, like me." The mysterious man encouraged her.
Serena felt very uncomfortable with this lunch. The mysterious man is warm and generous. They are a stark contrast.
On a sunny afternoon a few days later, there was a bright black piano on Poipu Beach under the blue sky. Nora is wearing a red dress, her fingertips are running in the black and white keys, and behind her is the calm sea. Against the backdrop of the sound of the waves, she played beautiful songs one after another. The breeze blew through her hair, her delicate face looming. Yet, she was so beautiful that there was no flaw in her face. Every movement of hers is so confident as if a beam of light is shining on her. She played with great devotion and was completely immersed in her world as if she was telling a story with the sound of the piano.
Nora's ethereal and depressed eyes and the sound of the piano tugged Serena's heartstrings and attracted her deeply. Nora's voice is elegant and confident, bringing Serena's stagnant life joy. Serena looked up to Nora, she wanted to be like Nora and chat with Nora, but she knew it would never be possible. After stepping down, Nora was surrounded by her classmates, and everyone was full of praise for her performance.
"Wow, sweetie, you're amazing! I bet there's no one playing better than you." Erica hugged Nora and complimented her.
Nora responded modestly, "How can it be so good?"
Erica said, "I said well is good, this is the best song I've ever heard!"
Serena just stood by and watched all this silently. She wanted to go there too, but she didn't dare.
Nora has many friends and is a popular girl in the class, but she is relatively cold and open only when she plays the piano. Serena leaned against the wall outside the classroom in a daze after school that day, and Nora came back from outside. The moment they met eyes, Nora smiled and nodded to Serena and waved. Serena was stunned, ecstatic for a moment, and bowed deeply. Nora chatted with Erica while collecting her schoolbag in the classroom.
Serena muttered to herself, "Stop being selfish. There's no way someone as good as Nora would be interested in me. She should be with the king of the class."
Serena is chatting with the mysterious man on the stairs leading to the rooftop every lunch break these days. Mysterious people are always so kind and funny. Slowly, Serena started to tiptoe less, tried to open up, and the conversation became more natural. Finally, a smile and confidence began to appear on her face. What she looks forward to most every day is lunchtime. They seem to have endless topics to talk about.
Once Serena told Mysterio about her desire to befriend Nora.
"Even if you don't have anything, you still have me," replied the mysterious man, encouraging her to find Nora.
"Sister Angel, can you tell me why you want to chat with me? Don't you think I'm ugly and boring?" Serena asked curiously.
"No! I think you are perfect, and you are not worse than Nora at all. You can be more confident." The mysterious man said firmly, "Isn't it Nora's birthday in a few days? You muster up your courage. Say happy birthday?"
"I... let's try it."
"Come on! I believe you can do it!"
Nora's birthday is in May. Serena had wandered around the shops in the town the day before until sunset. In the end, she chose a bracelet for her birthday. The stars twinkled in the night sky; a shooting star flashed by, Serena made a wish.
But that day, I saw classmates around Nora, and someone prepared a birthday cake for her. Serena felt that she was superfluous and should not be bothered by the past. She held the wrapped gift box in her hand, and sweat had unknowingly soaked the wrapping paper. She never took that step, standing in the corner at a loss. Perhaps Nora noticed it and looked at Serena. The moment their eyes met, Serena shyly turned and ran away with the gift. She ran to the secret base in one breath.
She was out of breath, her double claws were red, burning hot. It was pouring rain in the gray-blue sky outside the window. Countless raindrops poured down and fell on the glass of the floor-to-ceiling windows. It kept slapping the water surface, setting off waves. The sea was calm; Serena watched quietly. At that moment, she hoped that the mysterious man would appear.
"Are you all right?" Sure enough, the mysterious man was still here, and she could always see Serena's thoughts at a glance, "You didn't give her the gift you prepared for Nora, did you?"
"Well. I didn't find a chance. She's been swamped..." Serena chose to confess, and the Mysterious Man listened without giving too much evaluation, and then she asked, "Sister Angel, if it were you, what gift would you like to receive? Woolen cloth?"
"I want lipstick from MAC. Any color will do."
"Why MAC?"
"Because it's trendy. Many people say it's easy to use. So when I save enough money, I must buy one."
Serena's relationship with You-Know-Who is quietly changing.
A few weekends later, Serena stood on the stone steps of Poipu Beach, looking out at sea. At a glance, the ocean is colorful, and every part has different shades. The more you look, the more fascinating you are. The sound of the waves seems to have a melody, but it does not. Serena observes, listens, and feels with her heart. She can feel the power of nature.
"The sea is so beautiful today." The mysterious voice came from Serena's ear.
Serena asked curiously, "Sister Angel, who are you? Can I take off your mask?"
"Not yet." The mysterious man refused again.
"Like Erica said, I don't deserve your kindness to me. Besides, if they find out while you're with me, I'll implicate you. So don't come to me again, and you'll have many friends." Serena wanted to continue talking.
"I don't allow you to say that about yourself." The mysterious man's expression became serious.
"Uh." Serena stopped, trying to change the subject. "What's your favorite song?"
"Little star. You~ are the little star in the sky; hang~ make it bright in the sky..." After that, she hummed.
Serena asked, "Why like it?"
"I think everyone is like a star in the sky, maybe not the most dazzling one, but it also illuminates the people around him with its weak light. That's enough. Ordinary people are mediocre; you are the star in the world. The mysterious man said, turning his head to look at Serena and continued, "So. Serena, you have to believe that you are unique! No one can replace you!"
"Thank you. Thank you for saying that." Serena's tone was full of gratitude.
"Your classmates bully you so much, you can try to seek help from the teacher." The mysterious man suggested.
"It's useless. The teacher can't control them." But, Serena said helplessly, she had already tried it and knew that it would only make the students worse.
A few more days passed. After school one day, Serena took a walk along the coastline. Kauai is hot all year round, like summer. The clear, cool water slapped her feet with the ebb and flow of the tide.
"Serena, I want to give you a gift." Under Serena's surprised expression, the mysterious man took out the two hidden hands behind him. There was a notebook in his hand; its cover was a pink cartoon, Very girly, adorable, "You can try to record all the happy moments in your life in this notebook. When you look back, everything will become traceable one day in the future. Maybe you won't feel that life is so dull. Give it a try! Only record happy things. "
"I'll give it a try. Thank you!" Serena took the notebook, and it's been a treasure since then.
Days go by. Serena will still play with the mysterious man at the secret base at lunch every day. She also still wanted to be friends with Nora. Serena records small, trivial joys in her notebook every day, mostly stories about her and the mysterious person. The notebook became the testimony of the friendship between the two, Serena's most precious thing; she carried it every day.
In a blink of an eye, the notebook has been used up more than half...
Nora sat on Serena's right in music class on the summer solstice. Serena's mind went blank. She could hear her heartbeat. The hands holding the sheet music were trembling. She struggled to hold back her joy and sang as usual. Serena noticed that Nora seemed to be looking at her sheet music. Despite her nervousness, Serena knew this was an opportunity.
"You didn't bring the sheet music?" Serena asked calmly, trying to restrain her nervousness.
"Uh. It's in the music room somewhere. Okay..." Nora asked embarrassedly.
"Then let's watch it together!" This is the first time Serena has actively invited others.
"Oh~ thank you." Nora's tone was a little embarrassed.
The distance between the two is only half a sheet of music. They enjoyed that time, but they didn't notice that Erica, not far away, had changed her face. After class, Serena told her about her yearning and admiration for Nora when she played the piano.
"I've been learning the piano since I was four," Nora replied.
Before her words were finished, Erica had already rushed up and pushed Serena away heavily.
"You don't have friends. So why did you come to see us again, are you bothered?" After she said this, she took Nora's hand and left.
Leaving Serena to stare at their backs and hurt herself. At the secret base at lunch that day.
"Are we good friends?" Serena desperately needed confirmation.
"Yes!" The mysterious man did not hesitate.
"Then who are you?" Serena's curiosity had reached its peak at this moment.
After all, it is time to tear off the veil of the mysterious man. The mysterious man took a step back.
"Why? Since we are friends, why can't you let me know your true face? I just want to know who you are!" The mysterious person made Serena feel warm, but she was puzzled in many places; a kind of contradictory emotion was filling her heart.
And this sentence irritated the mysterious person on the side; she raised her voice and smashed her complaints to Serena, "You don't know my identity is our best relationship. You know how much I want to be normal with you. Be friends? But as long as I'm with you, they'll isolate me! One time I was waiting for you at the school gate after school, and Ryan told me to leave first because he didn't want you to stick with them because of me, give They cause trouble. Do you understand?"
"But……"
"Do you know how many nice things I told them about you?..." The mysterious man didn't give Serena a chance to interrupt.
"Oh. I'm sorry." Serena didn't dare to speak until after the mysterious man vented. Then, the light in his eyes dimmed, a little more melancholy, and he tentatively said, "Sister Angel, if you follow me because of the eyes of others. I keep my distance. You can never come to me again. I'm fine."
"I didn't mean that..." The sentence got stuck in the mysterious man's mouth. Before she could say it, Serena turned and walked downstairs.
The weather outside the window was gloomy, as if it would rain. Sure enough, light rain fell in the sky after school. Serena felt that her chest was being pressed against a heavy rock, blocking it. Gratitude, anger, heartbreak, fear, countless emotions were woven together to hit her. Serena unknowingly walked to the cliff by the sea. I don't know if it was the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar or if the wind was strong that day; the tide's ebb and flow were apparent. The extraordinary cold wind whizzed across her face, eroding her soul. She is seeking comfort. Serena took out the pink notebook and read it carefully from the beginning, not wanting to miss a word. She is thinking. Consider her friendship with the Mysterious Man.
"Hey! What are you looking at with such enthusiasm?" Erica said as she walked over with her sisters.
"Nothing." Serena subconsciously closed the notebook and placed it on her chest.
"Oh~? Good things should be shared! Show me!" This aroused Erica's interest; instead, her tone was strong, and there was no room for refutation.
"No! It's my thing." Serena rejected Erica head-on for the first time.
"Wow, what secrets are hidden here? I'm more curious." After saying that, he grabbed the notebook in Serena's hand.
Serena grabbed the notebook with all her might, like guarding that friendship.
Erica's sister said, "You know it's useless; you might as well hand it over yourself so that everyone won't be embarrassed."
Another sister said, "Hurry up and grab it! Serena, you're getting more courageous."
During the battle, the notebook fell into the sea...
"This has nothing to do with me; it was you who slipped your hand and fell into the sea." Erica’s friend shed any responsibility.
The person on the side also said, "That's right. If you had given us things earlier, this would not have happened. So don't slander us."
Serena glanced at them, turned, and jumped off the cliff into the sea. There was only one thought in her mind: she couldn't live without that notebook; it was her most precious thing. She even forgot that she couldn't swim. Erica and the others were stunned by such a crazy Serena. They didn't expect that notebook to be so crucial to Serena. So they just stood there watching Serena struggling in the sea, gloating.
Until one of Erica’s fiends reminded them, "Let's not stand here. If this thing gets bigger, we will be in trouble."
Everyone fled.
In the sea. Serena clutched the notebook tightly. Countless waves rolled around her as if they were about to devour her in the next second. The salty sea water kept pouring into her nose and mouth, and her face kept switching between air and water. Then, a big wave hit, she lost her strength, and her consciousness gradually blurred...
The big wave pushed Serena to Poipu beach, and she saved her life, still clutching the notebook. She felt a bitter taste in her mouth. I couldn't tell if it was seawater or tears. Weakly opened his eyes and saw the mysterious person in front of him in a trance. The mysterious man came to the beach to find her to reconcile. He didn't want to see this scene, and he felt incredibly guilty and guilty. After Serena had slowed down a bit, the two walked to the stone steps of the beach and sat side by side.
"You're soaking wet. Are you alright? Is there any discomfort? Do you want to change clothes?" The mysterious man was concerned.
"It's okay, I'm fine. I forgot I couldn't swim. The clothes will dry in a while," Serena replied.
"Those people are annoying." The mysterious man sighed as if he had seen through those people thoroughly, then took a deep breath and said, "I was a little heavier during lunch; I apologize to you. You... want to know me. Who is it?"
"Think, if you want," Serena said seriously.
"Okay." The mysterious man said, taking off his veil.
Serena couldn't believe her eyes.
"You. Are you Nora?" Her voice was shaking.
The other party nodded and took the initiative to take Serena's hand.
"Then can I ask you a question?"
"Go ahead."
"Why do you want to be my friend?"
"Uh. How should I answer... I see the shadow of my childhood in you. When I first came to this school, I was bullied, and everyone else chose to stand by and watch. I endured it in silence and suffered. Although It was just verbal torture, I was determined not to let a second person go through those things from that moment on. I believe everyone has their charms, and so do you." Nora confessed that it was once her The most significant pain in my heart is now relieved.
"So you used to work so hard!" Serena seemed to understand.
"Look! It's a rainbow!" Nora said, pointing to the colorful light not far away.
The rain stopped just now, and the sun pulled away from the clouds and smiled again. So the weather at the moment is like their relationship - the rainbow after the wind and rain.
"Wow! Really, so beautiful!" Serena exclaimed, a smile on her face.
The next day, at the secret base.
"I haven't dared to give out a birthday present, so I'll give it to you now." Serena handed Nora the birthday present that should have been given to Nora half a month ago.
Nora carefully opened the wrapping paper and found a box inside. I saw a bracelet with two jade green stones inside when I opened it.
"Wow~! It's so delicate! Thank you, I like it so much!" Nora couldn't hide the joy in her heart and jumped happily in place.
Serena laughed. It turns out that Nora is not as cold as she seems, and she is also quite childish at times.
"If you like it, I've been picking it for a long time," Serena said.
Nora immediately put the bracelet on his right hand. Next, Serena noticed the four-leaf clover necklace around Nora's neck. Nora said it was a gift from her mother, and the four-leaf clover symbolizes luck, and she has been carrying it since she was born and has never taken it off. But now, Nora took off that necklace and put it on Serena's neck, hoping to bring good luck to Serena.
Then they went shopping together. Fight together. Go eat together. Go to the amusement park together—no more hiding. Once Erica and her party came to ask for trouble again.
"Nora, are you really on good terms with Serena?" Erica's tone was shocked.
"Yeah," Nora said honestly.
"Don't you think she's weird?" Erica said.
"Serena is not as bad as you think. I suggest you try to be nice to her." Nora said calmly but forcefully and pulled Serena away.
She was still so confident. They go to the park together and go to Starbucks when they are thirsty. The pink notebook, the crisp sound of two pieces of jade colliding, and a bright four-leaf clover represent their stories. At dusk, the clouds are dyed in neon colors. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on them, on their hair. The smell of coconut was in the air.
"We. We'll be good friends forever!" Nora jumped up and hugged Serena, "Is this what you've always wanted?"
Serena's joy cannot be expressed in words. She never thought of the person she always wanted to make friends with, and she was looking for opportunities silently.
"See you next week," Serena said, speaking like a regular friend.
"I'm sorry..." Nora whispered until Serena walked away.
She watched Serena leave, her receding back getting smaller and smaller and eventually disappearing into the sunset.
Serena would not have thought. The following Monday, Nora is on leave. Then, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and every day, Nora was nowhere on campus. At first, Serena thought Nora was an ordinary leave. But Nora disappeared from Serena's life as if it had evaporated from the world. Until one day, Serena found a letter on the edge of the stairs in the secret base. It was Nora who stayed.
The letter reads Serena, hello.
Dreams are as many stars, but also as far as stars.
Sorry, I'm off to chase my dream. Forget me, and you'll feel better. Thank you. You are perfect. You deserve the best! There will be a period later.
Serena's hands began to tremble, and Nora was her hope. She never thought that Nora would leave without saying goodbye. Nora gave her the best time and was the only person she trusted in the world, but she was the one who took it all without mercy. Her world collapsed in an instant. She felt sore all over and couldn't speak. She rushed out of school with the letter in her notebook. She ran frantically on the town's streets and didn't want to stop. The sea breeze brings the salty smell of seawater. The memories they left behind can be seen everywhere. Glittering tears were hanging from her eyelids, sliding down her cheeks, and the moment it fell to the ground, the sky was instantly covered with dark clouds, as if the sky sensed her sadness. The rain fell rustling, not much, but it made her wet. Her tears fell like beads with broken strings.
"bi-bi-" Serena didn't notice the whistle coming from behind.
Bang rumbling... bang bang...
With a sound like thunder, a speeding car hit Serena, who was running. Yes, it was a car accident. She finally fell. Stopped. Lightning flashes in the sky. Her cries gradually diminished, replaced by the sound of rushing rain and her faint breathing. The hydrangea flowers converged into a stream of flowers with the rain, and many petals hit her, as if it was comfort. She clutched the pink notebook tightly throughout.
The ambulance whistle...
in the hospital. Serena opened her eyes. Her parents stayed by the hospital bed. But she doesn't seem to remember what happened recently.
The doctor said, "She may have selective amnesia. The patient may have selectively forgotten something. The memory may be very painful, or it may be a high-impact memory..."
"Then is it possible for her to remember?" the mother asked anxiously.
"Maybe, you will remember it after some stimulation in the future, but you may never remember it." The doctor left after saying that.
The father put his arms around his mother and said, "Since the daughter wants to forget, let's respect her."
The parents put away the notebook that Serena held tightly in their arms as if nothing had happened.
After being discharged from the hospital, Serena forgot everything about You-Know-Who and Nora. Soon after, their family moved away from this sad place and went to a new land to start a new life. But Serena always felt like she was missing a meaningful experience. She searched. Been looking for.
In a blink of an eye, ten years have passed. Serena has grown into a fair lady. Her parents told her about the notebook, and she decided to visit her former hometown.
Now. in this familiar town. In front of a familiar face. Those memories come back little by little. Serena remembered it all. An extraordinary experience. When Serena came to her senses, Nora was watching her. Time has left marks on their faces, but it only makes them more mature. Fate is like that. They meet again at the best age. This time the two smiled and nodded to each other. Nora got up and walked towards Serena...
＊Written on October 21, 2021 and translated from Chinese.
"Everyone, here we are. This is the most famous Poipu Beach on Kauai. Now is free time. Meet here in an hour and a half." The tour guide's loud voice cut through the otherwise quiet coast.
A slim lady followed behind the tour guide. Her blushing white skin has delicate and small facial features, and under her eyebrows curved like willow leaves, her eyes are bright and vivid, like elves from the sea. She was wearing a light blue floral dress and a pair of light blue high heels, walking towards the stone steps by the sea. The steps are graceful and graceful, and the place where they walk exudes an elegant floral fragrance. The sea breeze blew her long flowing black hair, and she reached out to straighten the slightly messy hair. She is Serena. Years later, she chose to revisit the old place with a tour guide. The scene before her was both unfamiliar and familiar to her. She sat on the stone steps by the sea and looked at the blue sea and sky in the distance. Her movements are graceful and calm.
There are not many tourists on Poipu Beach. Blue sky and daytime, the sea and blue sky in the distance are connected, the clouds and waves are indistinguishable, and there is a golden sandy beach in front of you; the scenery is picturesque. In this small town isolated from the hustle and bustle of the city, Serena slowly closed her eyes and felt unprecedented peace and happiness.
Suddenly. Serena was attracted by the crisp sound of the two jade stones colliding. Two familiar pieces of jade, a familiar figure, caught Serena's eyes. She was sitting on the stone steps not far away and wearing a pink crew-neck T-shirt and black and white plaid shorts; holding a cup of Starbucks lemongrass tea in her hand, sipping from time to time. There was a bracelet hanging on her hand, and there were two pieces of jade green on the bracelet, which looked a bit abrupt on her body. Compared to Serena, she has a confident beauty. Serena was stunned as if struck by lightning, unable to look away. It wasn't until she focused her eyes on Serena that Serena shyly turned her head to the sea. The oncoming sea breeze brought Serena back to the bitterness of the sea and the forgotten experience.
On that afternoon, when the sun was scorching hot enough to cook people. On the playground by the sea, Erica and her group surrounded Serena.
"Stay aside." Erica pushed Serena away heavily, her sharp eyes seemed to see through Serena and mocked with disdain, "Just you? Are you worthy of playing with us? A little self-awareness."
Serena apologizes.
Someone on the side echoed, "That's right. I feel ashamed to stand next to you! But, as ugly and stupid as you are, there will be friends..."
The other chuckled, "Oh! But, of course, no one wants to be her friend. She didn't dare stand here because she saw Erica being bullied."
There was laughter all around.
Only one girl felt guilty, bowed her head silently, and folded her hands on her chest.
It seems like a long time has passed...
"If you want to be friends with me, reincarnate!" After Erica said this, she pretended to step on Serena and turned away accidentally.
"Yeah, yeah, don't bother with her; it will ruin your mood." Erica's sisters quickly followed in her footsteps while coaxing Erica.
Serena just lowered her head slightly and repeated, "I'm sorry..."
She was accustomed to forbearance, and she passed by thinking of patience in her heart. Unfortunately, such bullying is commonplace, and she has long been used to it.
Serena was overwhelmed by the teacher's question in English class, and she had no answer.
Ryan, who has always been naughty and likes to bully Serena, shouted, "Serena, your intelligence is as weak as a goldfish."
"Ryan, you can't say that to classmates." The teacher stopped in a low voice, but unfortunately, it was no use.
Ryan continued, "I suggest you return to kindergarten and reread it."
The whole class burst into laughter. Serena's cheeks were dyed red, and her brain was buzzing. But, then there is no peace. Serena was taking notes, and her deskmate was kicking and making noises. Yet, Serena still chooses to hold back. After class, the teacher was angry with her notes for the mess and blamed her for not taking the class seriously.
Serena didn't say why she knew she was at the same table; she just said, "I'm sorry. Teacher."
"Wow. I don't believe people wrote this kind of note." Erica's voice sounded in Serena's ear after the teacher left.
Serena still said, "Sorry. It's all my fault."
She doesn't like arguing.
A break the next day. The morning sun poured into the classroom through the window. At Erica's desk, a girl passed by, the four-leaf clover necklace around her neck was particularly dazzling.
"Hey!" Erica greeted, "Can you teach me this question?"
The girl disagreed, choosing to say, "Uh...Erica, we're always doing this to Serena badly? She didn't offend us."
"Heh, you see, she always keeps her head down and doesn't talk much. Don't you think she's weird? She's different from us. This kind of person is born to be laughed at..." Erica was still chattering.
"Serena has a good side too. Maybe try to be nice to her and be friends with her?" the girl interrupted Erica.
"Stop joking. She must be challenging to get along with, just a weird one. If you want to be a friend, you can do it." Erica hadn't spoken yet. Ryan's voice came from behind.
"Hey, don't listen to Ryan, or she'll stick to you. It's better to have less contact with this kind of person. If you're okay with this kind of weirdo, then don't come to us again." Erica's tone gradually becomes tough and doesn't give the slightest chance to refute.
"Oh, I'll just talk about it." The girl responded tactfully and walked away.
Serena climbed to the top of the school alone as usual at lunchtime. This is her secret base. The swimming pool on the roof has not been used for many years, and the stairs are covered with dust. She always had her lunch on the stairs leading to the corner of the open-air swimming pool. Through the vast floor-to-ceiling windows in front of you, you can look at the blue sea not far away and the waves that are constantly beating on the coast, listening to the sound of the waves that seem to be absent. Serena loves the sea. Like blue. I like tranquility. There were very few people in this area, no one would disturb her, and she felt very comfortable.
But this day was different. She felt as if someone was following her when she went upstairs, and it was not the first time. She didn't think much about it; who would pay attention to such a transparent person. Then, suddenly, a pair of slender hands rested on Serena's body. Serena turned her head sharply, only to see a person wearing a dark red cloak and a silk scarf on his face so that he couldn't see his face.
"You... who are you?" Serena jumped in fright.
"It doesn't matter who I am. You can call me an angel. Let's chat?" The mysterious man lowered his voice and said gently, sincere in his tone.
Serena was surprised, her eyes filled with fear. Time freezes...
"Okay, but...I can't chat. It's just a waste of time to stay with me." Serena's tone was still humble.
"No, try it." The mysterious man's tone was very relaxed, and he naturally sat next to Serena.
"Why are you dressed like this?" Serena asked cautiously.
"Sorry, I don't want to reveal my identity for the time being. I can only chat with you like this."
"Did you follow me the other day?"
"So you found it. I'm just curious why you're always not in the classroom during lunch."
"I like being alone. Besides, being in the classroom will only get in the way of others."
"Actually not. There will always be someone who appreciates your goodness, like me." The mysterious man encouraged her.
Serena felt very uncomfortable with this lunch. The mysterious man is warm and generous. They are a stark contrast.
On a sunny afternoon a few days later, there was a bright black piano on Poipu Beach under the blue sky. Nora is wearing a red dress, her fingertips are running in the black and white keys, and behind her is the calm sea. Against the backdrop of the sound of the waves, she played beautiful songs one after another. The breeze blew through her hair, her delicate face looming. Yet, she was so beautiful that there was no flaw in her face. Every movement of hers is so confident as if a beam of light is shining on her. She played with great devotion and was completely immersed in her world as if she was telling a story with the sound of the piano.
Nora's ethereal and depressed eyes and the sound of the piano tugged Serena's heartstrings and attracted her deeply. Nora's voice is elegant and confident, bringing Serena's stagnant life joy. Serena looked up to Nora, she wanted to be like Nora and chat with Nora, but she knew it would never be possible. After stepping down, Nora was surrounded by her classmates, and everyone was full of praise for her performance.
"Wow, sweetie, you're amazing! I bet there's no one playing better than you." Erica hugged Nora and complimented her.
Nora responded modestly, "How can it be so good?"
Erica said, "I said well is good, this is the best song I've ever heard!"
Serena just stood by and watched all this silently. She wanted to go there too, but she didn't dare.
Nora has many friends and is a popular girl in the class, but she is relatively cold and open only when she plays the piano. Serena leaned against the wall outside the classroom in a daze after school that day, and Nora came back from outside. The moment they met eyes, Nora smiled and nodded to Serena and waved. Serena was stunned, ecstatic for a moment, and bowed deeply. Nora chatted with Erica while collecting her schoolbag in the classroom.
Serena muttered to herself, "Stop being selfish. There's no way someone as good as Nora would be interested in me. She should be with the king of the class."
Serena is chatting with the mysterious man on the stairs leading to the rooftop every lunch break these days. Mysterious people are always so kind and funny. Slowly, Serena started to tiptoe less, tried to open up, and the conversation became more natural. Finally, a smile and confidence began to appear on her face. What she looks forward to most every day is lunchtime. They seem to have endless topics to talk about.
Once Serena told Mysterio about her desire to befriend Nora.
"Even if you don't have anything, you still have me," replied the mysterious man, encouraging her to find Nora.
"Sister Angel, can you tell me why you want to chat with me? Don't you think I'm ugly and boring?" Serena asked curiously.
"No! I think you are perfect, and you are not worse than Nora at all. You can be more confident." The mysterious man said firmly, "Isn't it Nora's birthday in a few days? You muster up your courage. Say happy birthday?"
"I... let's try it."
"Come on! I believe you can do it!"
Nora's birthday is in May. Serena had wandered around the shops in the town the day before until sunset. In the end, she chose a bracelet for her birthday. The stars twinkled in the night sky; a shooting star flashed by, Serena made a wish.
But that day, I saw classmates around Nora, and someone prepared a birthday cake for her. Serena felt that she was superfluous and should not be bothered by the past. She held the wrapped gift box in her hand, and sweat had unknowingly soaked the wrapping paper. She never took that step, standing in the corner at a loss. Perhaps Nora noticed it and looked at Serena. The moment their eyes met, Serena shyly turned and ran away with the gift. She ran to the secret base in one breath.
She was out of breath, her double claws were red, burning hot. It was pouring rain in the gray-blue sky outside the window. Countless raindrops poured down and fell on the glass of the floor-to-ceiling windows. It kept slapping the water surface, setting off waves. The sea was calm; Serena watched quietly. At that moment, she hoped that the mysterious man would appear.
"Are you all right?" Sure enough, the mysterious man was still here, and she could always see Serena's thoughts at a glance, "You didn't give her the gift you prepared for Nora, did you?"
"Well. I didn't find a chance. She's been swamped..." Serena chose to confess, and the Mysterious Man listened without giving too much evaluation, and then she asked, "Sister Angel, if it were you, what gift would you like to receive? Woolen cloth?"
"I want lipstick from MAC. Any color will do."
"Why MAC?"
"Because it's trendy. Many people say it's easy to use. So when I save enough money, I must buy one."
Serena's relationship with You-Know-Who is quietly changing.
A few weekends later, Serena stood on the stone steps of Poipu Beach, looking out at sea. At a glance, the ocean is colorful, and every part has different shades. The more you look, the more fascinating you are. The sound of the waves seems to have a melody, but it does not. Serena observes, listens, and feels with her heart. She can feel the power of nature.
"The sea is so beautiful today." The mysterious voice came from Serena's ear.
Serena asked curiously, "Sister Angel, who are you? Can I take off your mask?"
"Not yet." The mysterious man refused again.
"Like Erica said, I don't deserve your kindness to me. Besides, if they find out while you're with me, I'll implicate you. So don't come to me again, and you'll have many friends." Serena wanted to continue talking.
"I don't allow you to say that about yourself." The mysterious man's expression became serious.
"Uh." Serena stopped, trying to change the subject. "What's your favorite song?"
"Little star. You~ are the little star in the sky; hang~ make it bright in the sky..." After that, she hummed.
Serena asked, "Why like it?"
"I think everyone is like a star in the sky, maybe not the most dazzling one, but it also illuminates the people around him with its weak light. That's enough. Ordinary people are mediocre; you are the star in the world. The mysterious man said, turning his head to look at Serena and continued, "So. Serena, you have to believe that you are unique! No one can replace you!"
"Thank you. Thank you for saying that." Serena's tone was full of gratitude.
"Your classmates bully you so much, you can try to seek help from the teacher." The mysterious man suggested.
"It's useless. The teacher can't control them." But, Serena said helplessly, she had already tried it and knew that it would only make the students worse.
A few more days passed. After school one day, Serena took a walk along the coastline. Kauai is hot all year round, like summer. The clear, cool water slapped her feet with the ebb and flow of the tide.
"Serena, I want to give you a gift." Under Serena's surprised expression, the mysterious man took out the two hidden hands behind him. There was a notebook in his hand; its cover was a pink cartoon, Very girly, adorable, "You can try to record all the happy moments in your life in this notebook. When you look back, everything will become traceable one day in the future. Maybe you won't feel that life is so dull. Give it a try! Only record happy things. "
"I'll give it a try. Thank you!" Serena took the notebook, and it's been a treasure since then.
Days go by. Serena will still play with the mysterious man at the secret base at lunch every day. She also still wanted to be friends with Nora. Serena records small, trivial joys in her notebook every day, mostly stories about her and the mysterious person. The notebook became the testimony of the friendship between the two, Serena's most precious thing; she carried it every day.
In a blink of an eye, the notebook has been used up more than half...
Nora sat on Serena's right in music class on the summer solstice. Serena's mind went blank. She could hear her heartbeat. The hands holding the sheet music were trembling. She struggled to hold back her joy and sang as usual. Serena noticed that Nora seemed to be looking at her sheet music. Despite her nervousness, Serena knew this was an opportunity.
"You didn't bring the sheet music?" Serena asked calmly, trying to restrain her nervousness.
"Uh. It's in the music room somewhere. Okay..." Nora asked embarrassedly.
"Then let's watch it together!" This is the first time Serena has actively invited others.
"Oh~ thank you." Nora's tone was a little embarrassed.
The distance between the two is only half a sheet of music. They enjoyed that time, but they didn't notice that Erica, not far away, had changed her face. After class, Serena told her about her yearning and admiration for Nora when she played the piano.
"I've been learning the piano since I was four," Nora replied.
Before her words were finished, Erica had already rushed up and pushed Serena away heavily.
"You don't have friends. So why did you come to see us again, are you bothered?" After she said this, she took Nora's hand and left.
Leaving Serena to stare at their backs and hurt herself. At the secret base at lunch that day.
"Are we good friends?" Serena desperately needed confirmation.
"Yes!" The mysterious man did not hesitate.
"Then who are you?" Serena's curiosity had reached its peak at this moment.
After all, it is time to tear off the veil of the mysterious man. The mysterious man took a step back.
"Why? Since we are friends, why can't you let me know your true face? I just want to know who you are!" The mysterious person made Serena feel warm, but she was puzzled in many places; a kind of contradictory emotion was filling her heart.
And this sentence irritated the mysterious person on the side; she raised her voice and smashed her complaints to Serena, "You don't know my identity is our best relationship. You know how much I want to be normal with you. Be friends? But as long as I'm with you, they'll isolate me! One time I was waiting for you at the school gate after school, and Ryan told me to leave first because he didn't want you to stick with them because of me, give They cause trouble. Do you understand?"
"But……"
"Do you know how many nice things I told them about you?..." The mysterious man didn't give Serena a chance to interrupt.
"Oh. I'm sorry." Serena didn't dare to speak until after the mysterious man vented. Then, the light in his eyes dimmed, a little more melancholy, and he tentatively said, "Sister Angel, if you follow me because of the eyes of others. I keep my distance. You can never come to me again. I'm fine."
"I didn't mean that..." The sentence got stuck in the mysterious man's mouth. Before she could say it, Serena turned and walked downstairs.
The weather outside the window was gloomy, as if it would rain. Sure enough, light rain fell in the sky after school. Serena felt that her chest was being pressed against a heavy rock, blocking it. Gratitude, anger, heartbreak, fear, countless emotions were woven together to hit her. Serena unknowingly walked to the cliff by the sea. I don't know if it was the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar or if the wind was strong that day; the tide's ebb and flow were apparent. The extraordinary cold wind whizzed across her face, eroding her soul. She is seeking comfort. Serena took out the pink notebook and read it carefully from the beginning, not wanting to miss a word. She is thinking. Consider her friendship with the Mysterious Man.
"Hey! What are you looking at with such enthusiasm?" Erica said as she walked over with her sisters.
"Nothing." Serena subconsciously closed the notebook and placed it on her chest.
"Oh~? Good things should be shared! Show me!" This aroused Erica's interest; instead, her tone was strong, and there was no room for refutation.
"No! It's my thing." Serena rejected Erica head-on for the first time.
"Wow, what secrets are hidden here? I'm more curious." After saying that, he grabbed the notebook in Serena's hand.
Serena grabbed the notebook with all her might, like guarding that friendship.
Erica's sister said, "You know it's useless; you might as well hand it over yourself so that everyone won't be embarrassed."
Another sister said, "Hurry up and grab it! Serena, you're getting more courageous."
During the battle, the notebook fell into the sea...
"This has nothing to do with me; it was you who slipped your hand and fell into the sea." Erica’s friend shed any responsibility.
The person on the side also said, "That's right. If you had given us things earlier, this would not have happened. So don't slander us."
Serena glanced at them, turned, and jumped off the cliff into the sea. There was only one thought in her mind: she couldn't live without that notebook; it was her most precious thing. She even forgot that she couldn't swim. Erica and the others were stunned by such a crazy Serena. They didn't expect that notebook to be so crucial to Serena. So they just stood there watching Serena struggling in the sea, gloating.
Until one of Erica’s fiends reminded them, "Let's not stand here. If this thing gets bigger, we will be in trouble."
Everyone fled.
In the sea. Serena clutched the notebook tightly. Countless waves rolled around her as if they were about to devour her in the next second. The salty sea water kept pouring into her nose and mouth, and her face kept switching between air and water. Then, a big wave hit, she lost her strength, and her consciousness gradually blurred...
The big wave pushed Serena to Poipu beach, and she saved her life, still clutching the notebook. She felt a bitter taste in her mouth. I couldn't tell if it was seawater or tears. Weakly opened his eyes and saw the mysterious person in front of him in a trance. The mysterious man came to the beach to find her to reconcile. He didn't want to see this scene, and he felt incredibly guilty and guilty. After Serena had slowed down a bit, the two walked to the stone steps of the beach and sat side by side.
"You're soaking wet. Are you alright? Is there any discomfort? Do you want to change clothes?" The mysterious man was concerned.
"It's okay, I'm fine. I forgot I couldn't swim. The clothes will dry in a while," Serena replied.
"Those people are annoying." The mysterious man sighed as if he had seen through those people thoroughly, then took a deep breath and said, "I was a little heavier during lunch; I apologize to you. You... want to know me. Who is it?"
"Think, if you want," Serena said seriously.
"Okay." The mysterious man said, taking off his veil.
Serena couldn't believe her eyes.
"You. Are you Nora?" Her voice was shaking.
The other party nodded and took the initiative to take Serena's hand.
"Then can I ask you a question?"
"Go ahead."
"Why do you want to be my friend?"
"Uh. How should I answer... I see the shadow of my childhood in you. When I first came to this school, I was bullied, and everyone else chose to stand by and watch. I endured it in silence and suffered. Although It was just verbal torture, I was determined not to let a second person go through those things from that moment on. I believe everyone has their charms, and so do you." Nora confessed that it was once her The most significant pain in my heart is now relieved.
"So you used to work so hard!" Serena seemed to understand.
"Look! It's a rainbow!" Nora said, pointing to the colorful light not far away.
The rain stopped just now, and the sun pulled away from the clouds and smiled again. So the weather at the moment is like their relationship - the rainbow after the wind and rain.
"Wow! Really, so beautiful!" Serena exclaimed, a smile on her face.
The next day, at the secret base.
"I haven't dared to give out a birthday present, so I'll give it to you now." Serena handed Nora the birthday present that should have been given to Nora half a month ago.
Nora carefully opened the wrapping paper and found a box inside. I saw a bracelet with two jade green stones inside when I opened it.
"Wow~! It's so delicate! Thank you, I like it so much!" Nora couldn't hide the joy in her heart and jumped happily in place.
Serena laughed. It turns out that Nora is not as cold as she seems, and she is also quite childish at times.
"If you like it, I've been picking it for a long time," Serena said.
Nora immediately put the bracelet on his right hand. Next, Serena noticed the four-leaf clover necklace around Nora's neck. Nora said it was a gift from her mother, and the four-leaf clover symbolizes luck, and she has been carrying it since she was born and has never taken it off. But now, Nora took off that necklace and put it on Serena's neck, hoping to bring good luck to Serena.
Then they went shopping together. Fight together. Go eat together. Go to the amusement park together—no more hiding. Once Erica and her party came to ask for trouble again.
"Nora, are you really on good terms with Serena?" Erica's tone was shocked.
"Yeah," Nora said honestly.
"Don't you think she's weird?" Erica said.
"Serena is not as bad as you think. I suggest you try to be nice to her." Nora said calmly but forcefully and pulled Serena away.
She was still so confident. They go to the park together and go to Starbucks when they are thirsty. The pink notebook, the crisp sound of two pieces of jade colliding, and a bright four-leaf clover represent their stories. At dusk, the clouds are dyed in neon colors. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on them, on their hair. The smell of coconut was in the air.
"We. We'll be good friends forever!" Nora jumped up and hugged Serena, "Is this what you've always wanted?"
Serena's joy cannot be expressed in words. She never thought of the person she always wanted to make friends with, and she was looking for opportunities silently.
"See you next week," Serena said, speaking like a regular friend.
"I'm sorry..." Nora whispered until Serena walked away.
She watched Serena leave, her receding back getting smaller and smaller and eventually disappearing into the sunset.
Serena would not have thought. The following Monday, Nora is on leave. Then, on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and every day, Nora was nowhere on campus. At first, Serena thought Nora was an ordinary leave. But Nora disappeared from Serena's life as if it had evaporated from the world. Until one day, Serena found a letter on the edge of the stairs in the secret base. It was Nora who stayed.
The letter reads Serena, hello.
Dreams are as many stars, but also as far as stars.
Sorry, I'm off to chase my dream. Forget me, and you'll feel better. Thank you. You are perfect. You deserve the best! There will be a period later.
Serena's hands began to tremble, and Nora was her hope. She never thought that Nora would leave without saying goodbye. Nora gave her the best time and was the only person she trusted in the world, but she was the one who took it all without mercy. Her world collapsed in an instant. She felt sore all over and couldn't speak. She rushed out of school with the letter in her notebook. She ran frantically on the town's streets and didn't want to stop. The sea breeze brings the salty smell of seawater. The memories they left behind can be seen everywhere. Glittering tears were hanging from her eyelids, sliding down her cheeks, and the moment it fell to the ground, the sky was instantly covered with dark clouds, as if the sky sensed her sadness. The rain fell rustling, not much, but it made her wet. Her tears fell like beads with broken strings.
"bi-bi-" Serena didn't notice the whistle coming from behind.
Bang rumbling... bang bang...
With a sound like thunder, a speeding car hit Serena, who was running. Yes, it was a car accident. She finally fell. Stopped. Lightning flashes in the sky. Her cries gradually diminished, replaced by the sound of rushing rain and her faint breathing. The hydrangea flowers converged into a stream of flowers with the rain, and many petals hit her, as if it was comfort. She clutched the pink notebook tightly throughout.
The ambulance whistle...
in the hospital. Serena opened her eyes. Her parents stayed by the hospital bed. But she doesn't seem to remember what happened recently.
The doctor said, "She may have selective amnesia. The patient may have selectively forgotten something. The memory may be very painful, or it may be a high-impact memory..."
"Then is it possible for her to remember?" the mother asked anxiously.
"Maybe, you will remember it after some stimulation in the future, but you may never remember it." The doctor left after saying that.
The father put his arms around his mother and said, "Since the daughter wants to forget, let's respect her."
The parents put away the notebook that Serena held tightly in their arms as if nothing had happened.
After being discharged from the hospital, Serena forgot everything about You-Know-Who and Nora. Soon after, their family moved away from this sad place and went to a new land to start a new life. But Serena always felt like she was missing a meaningful experience. She searched. Been looking for.
In a blink of an eye, ten years have passed. Serena has grown into a fair lady. Her parents told her about the notebook, and she decided to visit her former hometown.
Now. in this familiar town. In front of a familiar face. Those memories come back little by little. Serena remembered it all. An extraordinary experience. When Serena came to her senses, Nora was watching her. Time has left marks on their faces, but it only makes them more mature. Fate is like that. They meet again at the best age. This time the two smiled and nodded to each other. Nora got up and walked towards Serena...
＊Written on October 21, 2021 and translated from Chinese.