“everyday，”sukieaditted，hervoidwithlongg“iproisedhiiwouldebadiwillbutfirst，ioakesurethahenido，igivethelifewedeserve”

    oernoon，afteraparticurlygruelxa，sukiesattheschoolurtyard，herdragwiththoughtfthefutureshewasjoedbyilg，herloyalfriendfroherpreviolife，whohadalcrossedovertothisti

    “you’ved，sukie，”ilgsaid，hervoicefilledwithadiration“there’safireyouthaasn’ttherebefore”

    herfirsttaskwastoacetheentranceexassukie’snightswerespentpovertextbooks，herdawhirlwiions，historicaldates，andstifictheoriesherdayswerefilledwithcsses，eachlesnasteppgstoowardshergoalthechallenswereishefacedthewitharelvefedthefirefherpastexperiences

    asthefalwordfthetatioherlips，abldglightenvelopedsukieshefeltherselfbegpulledaway，theworldaroundherdislvgtoabroflorsandundsthesensationwaverwhelg，butsheheldontohanfenglg’swords，hislovegroundgherasshewasthrtbatotheunknown

    sukie’stransforationdidnotgounnoticedherteacherswereipressedbyherdedication，herpeersspiredbyherrelentlessdriveshefordnewfriendships，bondsbuiltonutualrespedsharedaspiratio，aidstthefrryofacadeicpursuits，herthoughtftendriftedtohanfenglg，hispreseanturcethandotivation

    astheonthspassed，sukie’shardworkpaidoffshegraduatedwithhonors，segapoheostprestigiouiesherchoseersce，adisciplihthepotentialtoshapethefutureshesawitasawaytoharhepowerofteologytocreateabetterworld，onewheresheandhanfenglguldbetotherwithoutfear

    tearswelledsukie’seyesasshelookedathi“iloveyou，fenglgiwillebackforyouiproise”

    deterioaketheostofherreturn，sukiewastednotisheicklyirsedherselfiudies，re－enrollghighschoolwitharenewedsenseofpurposeherfriendsandteachersweresurprisedbyhersuddentransforation，theonce－ordarygirlnowdrivenbyanunyieldieration

    sukiesiled，hergazedistant“i’vebeenthroughalot，ilgandi’velearhatifyouwantthg，youhavetofightforiitheverythgyouhave”

    ilg’seyesftehuandg“you’rethkgabouthi，aren’tyou?”

    whenthelightfaded，sukiefoundherselfstandgthefailiarsurroundgfheroldapartnttheoderedherwithitscaphonyofundsandsightsshetookaonttosteadyherself，herdreelgfrotheabrupttransitiontherealityofhersituationhitherwithfullforce–shewasback