She is the sweetest creature I have ever known in the world. When she was an intern in my ward, I noticed that she was very cute and childlike. As a neophyte, she often had to incur the displeasure of the senior doctors which was more or less a norm in medical profession. I tried my best to help her. Before long we seemed to become good friends and I was on top of the world.

   Those happy days fleeting by quickly, her passion flickered out when she learnt that there was no future for us. Anyway we remained good friends. When I left for Macau, she was so careless that she forgot to see me off at the airport, which sowed the seed of discord between us. We kept contact with each other with diminishing enthusiasm ever since. I seldom received a message from her which was not mixed with a tone of unhappiness, complaint, sulkiness or loss of temper. Sometimes I would answer her with comforting words, sometimes a few irrelevant remarks. She was so observant that a slight change of attitude would not be lost on her. She got married when I was only away for one year, and when I came back, she notified me she was a divorcee now. I can’t believe my ears! Though I didn’t ask anything about her marriage life, I began to doubt her wisdom in making such a choice. She said her parents heaped much pressure on her, under which she had to give in, but when she found that she had chosen the wrong guy, she made up her mind to stepping out. She showed no sadness, regrets, or pangs over the event. I sized her up again. My sweet little girl now has grown up into a pragmatic woman!

   She is not that kind of woman who puts precedence on wealth, so after divorce, she still has to pay for her rents and other necessities, and as the house price has soared higher and higher, there is little chance that she can afford a house on her own. Junior doctors must work overtime with a small salary. She felt her future was very gloomy. I tried to cheer her up with little effect. My comforting words jarred on her ears, she answered that for years I have only sweet-talked with her without genuine concern for her well-being. Her misinterpretation of my kindness infuriated me and for the first time since our acquaintance I lost my temper. Totally unprepared for my sudden change of attitude, she burst into tears. It was too much. I went out of the door，leaving her sobbing alone. We didn’t speak to each other for two days. The estrangement with her was intolerable, so I broke the silence and sent her some dark chocolates to show my concern. She also relented and apologized for her impropriety and promised to mend matters.

   The examination was approaching and her anxiety increased.  I volunteered to take over her job; thereby she could concentrate on her preparations. She was happy for the timely relief and absented herself from duty for a few days preparing for the examination. The day when she came to work after the examination, judging from her face, I felt that she had changed a lot, knowing that I still cared for her. Her face still flushing after days of tension, she fixed her eyes at me as if searching for assurance. Her gaze dispelled all my complaints against her. 

    After the holidays, we’ll work in different department and the chances of meeting each other is remote in a bustling hospital. My sincere hope is that she shall be happy if she pass the examination and my heart shall be at ease, thinking that she is independent and is earning a good life of her own.