About this time last year, a girl student ran away from our school, which was totally unexpected and unbelievable. This incident became the talk of town overnight, giving rise to concerns over school safety and various discussions about who should take the responsibility for the disappearance of the girl. Many people were sent to nearby cities to search for the girl and quite a lot of money was spent on girl-missing notices in major newspapers. All means that could be thought of were tried, but none had any effect. Fortunately, over one month later she came back of herself, saying she had been working in a Shanghai hotel. What a relief! However, even today we are still left confused and can’t help wondering: what has become of the kids today. The following is what I wrote then in my QQ.

Yesterday the parents and some relatives of the running-away girl came to our school again. They asked the school administers to return their dear daughter, who ran away without asking for leave and left only a brief note, saying to seek a life she liked. Actually, they made a lot of trouble and this matter has become a big headache for the school authorities. We heartily sympathize with the parents. It must be hard for them to face such a sad and unfortunate fact that their daughter is nowhere to be found. At the same time we also have great sympathy for the school, especially the principal. How is it possible for a school to guarantee the safety of all the students, thousands of students? And they've been trying very hard to cooperate with the police in search of the girl student. It's a school not a prison, and students have their feet and the freedom to walk around!

Please come back, H-girl! Don't you know how much your parents are concerned about you? Your teachers and classmates, almost everyone in our school, are anxious and worried about you! Don't you know how dangerous the outside world could be for a little girl like you? Even if you don't like the school life, there must be a solution to that issue. What problem can be so difficult or so private that it has to be solved in this manner? Maybe you feel you don't get enough love from the people around you, but love can be in many different forms. Love is more than nice words, cheap praise or money or gifts! Sometimes criticism even punishment can also be a form of love. Furthermore, love is mutual; therefore we can't just wait for or expect others to care for us. Life can be fun but can also be unfair or even very hard. That's real life!

Please come back, H-girl! We just can't stop thinking of you. You're a member of our big family. Please give us a call or an email or whatever! It's never too late to let us know where you are or what kind of help you need. Maybe you think you have grown up and have the right to decide for yourself and do whatever you want to do. I'm sorry, please allow me to disagree. You can have your own privacy and generally you can make your own decisions. However, don't you realize we are actually closely interrelated? You were brought up by your parents and helped by many people including teachers and classmates. Don't you think it your duty to make them free of having to worry about you! Living in this world we all have certain responsibilities for certain people.

Please come back, H-girl! We just can't live a normal life without you!