myfirstdayatschool
ItwasonawarmautumndaythatmyelderbrotherandIwalkedintoTsinghuaSubordinateHighSchool.Thestrongdrywindwasquitedifferentfromthatinmyhometown,whichisusuallymild.Afterregisteringintheseniorsection,ateachertookmetomydormitory.Iputmyluggageontheappointedbedandlookedaround.Theroomwasnotbig,butcleanwithtwotablesandthreebunkbeds.Soon,twoofmyroommatesarrived,too.Theyweregladtomeetmeandtoldmealotabouttheschoollifetherebecausetheywerealreadyjuniorstudentsofthisschool.Wewerebusythewholemorning,talkingandarrangingthings.Igotacquaintedwithmynewclassmatesverysoon.MybrotherandIwentdowntownintheafternoonandwalkedaround.AlthoughIwasquiteunwillingtosay“Goodbye”tomybrother,hehadtoleaveformyhometownintheevening.Atdusk,wewenttoarestaurantforoursupper.Sittingfacetoface,IsuddenlyrealizedIhadgrownupandIhadtolookaftermyselfandliveindependently.WhenIwalkedaroundoncampusafterdinner,Inoticedmanystudentsweregoingtotheirclassroomstostudy.Fromthenon,Iknewmyseniorhighschoollifehadreallybegun.