Page 44 - AAEPC Kaleidoscope Magazine Vol.4

The Encounter of Summer Day
- Liu Yuting
AA in English for Professional Communication (CCCU)- year 1
Su Qing played with the necklace in her hands as usual. At this time, the sun shines on the necklace pendant, refracting a beautiful light, Su Qing’s mind follows this light back to the summer half a year ago.
July is the hottest month of the year. Su Qing, wearing blue jeans and a white shirt, and dragging a large suitcase, is setting foot on the bustling land of Hong Kong. Relying on the address sent by her aunt, she transferred from the bus to the subway, and finally arrived at Kowloon Tong. By this time weariness had overwhelmed the freshness of her arrival. Facing the upward slope and dense path, she predictably gets lost. Then the sky suddenly began to rain. “Everything is fine in Hong Kong, but why are the roads so difficult to walk, like mountain trails?” After that, she heard a burst of laughter from behind. Su Qing turns around and finds a man sitting in a car beside her, smiling at her. Look- ing at Su Qing lost in the rain, the man came out of the car with an umbrella. “I’m sorry, I overheard you. Where are you going? Maybe I can help you?” Although the man is not fluent in Mandarin, his tone is very gentle. Su Qing told him her address, and they went there under the big umbrella he was holding.
Finally arriving at aunt’s home, Su Qing knocked on the red iron gate. An elegant and beautiful middle-aged woman came to the door. “It’s all my fault. I was too busy preparing for the wedding to go to the airport to meet you. Your clothes are wet. Come in! Take a shower and change your clothes.” When speaking, Su Qing’s hand was tightly held by this woman. She realized that this pretty lady is the aunt whose eyebrows and eyes are very similar to hers in the old photo.
At night, Su Qing lays on the soft bed in the guest room, and watched the rain beating on the glass window. She suddenly thought of the gentle man she met earlier today, who smiled a lot. She regrets that she only got to thank him, but forgot to ask for his name, or contact information.
The wedding day comes. Aunt took a white embroidered cheongsam and gave it to Su Qing. “Wear this to my wedding, I have such a beautiful little niece, I can’t wait to introduce you to my friends.” Su Qing changed into the cheongsam and looked at herself in the mirror. White skin, slim figure, small face and sparkling eyes. She met the standards of oriental beauty.
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