Heartbreaking high school love story: Letting Go
There was an ordinary high school, and one day a boy transferred there. He was tall, handsome, and had a rebellious, non-mainstream style. He exuded an aura of nobility and defiance. Naturally, in such a typical high school, this exceptional boy caused a sensation. Overnight, he became famous—receiving love letters and gifts daily, and girls “accidentally” bumping into him was a common occurrence. However, the boy didn’t accept any of the girls’ advances.
It wasn’t that they weren’t good enough; he simply didn’t feel anything for them. Until one day, he saw a cute girl, and he vividly remembered how fast his heart raced at that moment. He realized he had fallen for her, even though she wasn’t particularly outstanding. But she was the only one who stirred his feelings. Soon after, the boy had a friend tell the girl that he wanted to pursue her. The girl was initially startled but quickly responded, “I won’t agree!” and walked away.
Later, the girl’s friend told the boy’s friend that she had been hurt before. She once treated a boy wholeheartedly, but he only saw her as a toy. So, she was now afraid of getting hurt again, especially by someone as extraordinary as the new boy, whom she believed couldn’t possibly be sincere. When the boy heard this, he felt a sharp pain in his heart. He realized the girl had been wounded. He swore to himself that he would love her well and never let her get hurt again.
The next day, the boy publicly declared that he liked her, causing another uproar at school. He would find her every day, accompany her while she did homework, get her meals, and walk her to the dorm. On rainy days, he held an umbrella for her while getting soaked himself. He never called her by her name, always referring to her as “silly girl” because, as he said, it felt more endearing. Gradually, the girl started to believe that the boy was genuinely in love with her.
One evening, while walking her back to the dorm through the small wooded path, the boy confessed again, “Silly girl, I like you, I really like you so much. Will you be my girlfriend? Haven’t you seen by now how much I love you? I promise I’ll never let you get hurt. I’ll protect you forever. Silly girl, trust me, okay?” The girl shyly lowered her head and whispered, “Okay.” The boy leaned in and kissed her. The hazy moonlight shone on his face, making him look incredibly handsome, and the girl closed her eyes tightly. For a long time, they were the envy of everyone at school. The girl felt like Cinderella who had finally found her prince, living happily and contentedly every day.
But the happiness didn’t last long. The girl noticed that the boy had been growing distant, seeing her less frequently, and even phone calls and texts became rare. She panicked, feeling as though her happiness was slipping away.
Finally, she couldn’t hold back anymore and went to his classroom to find him. When she arrived, he was sleeping on the desk. She was furious—he’d rather sleep than talk to her. His desk mate nudged him, and the boy lazily got up and walked out to meet the girl. She looked up and asked, “Why aren’t you talking to me anymore? Are you going to leave me?” His cold eyes flickered with sadness for a moment, but it was quickly replaced by indifference. He looked down at her and said, “Yes, so don’t come looking for me anymore. We’re done.”
These words hit her like a thunderbolt, leaving her stunned. Tears streamed down her face as she grabbed his hand, “You’re lying, right? You promised to take care of me forever, not to let me get hurt! You said I was your silly girl, and you would always cherish me! How could you forget all of that? You’re lying, aren’t you?” The boy turned his face away, refusing to look at her. He closed his eyes and forcefully shook off her hand, making her fall to the ground. He said coldly, “Didn’t I make myself clear? I don’t want you anymore. I don’t like you anymore. Don’t come to me again.”
A crowd had gathered, watching the scene unfold in shock at the boy’s reaction. The girl, devastated, looked up and asked, “Why?” The boy put his arm around a beautiful girl standing nearby and said, “This is why.” The beautiful girl, initially surprised, leaned closer to the boy as if to show their connection. The sight broke the girl’s heart, leaving her unable to breathe. Clutching her chest, she realized it had all been a lie—he had just been playing with her. But what could she do? Her heart hurt so much.
She wiped her tears and calmly said, “I understand. I won’t bother you anymore.” With that, she turned and walked away, but the boy never saw how deeply she cried when she turned her back.
Likewise, the girl never saw that after she left, the boy pushed the pretty girl away in disgust and returned to his seat, putting his head down to sleep. No one saw that as soon as he laid down, his eyes reddened. The boy could no longer hold back his tears. His heart ached as if he were dying, even making it hard to breathe. He never wanted to hurt her. He had meant every promise he made to her, and he desperately wanted to keep them. He truly loved his “silly girl” and wanted to take care of her for the rest of his life. But after receiving that terminal cancer diagnosis, it was impossible.
“My dear silly girl, my lovely wife, please live happily without me. I’ll love you from heaven. I’m sorry for being selfish. I’d rather hurt you than let you see me die. Even if you hate me forever, I couldn’t let you endure that kind of pain. I’m sorry, my love. I love you.”
The next day, the boy transferred schools, and no one knew where he went.
The girl returned to her dorm, turned the music up as loud as possible, and cried under her blanket for two days. She ate nothing, drank nothing, and no one could console her. She just lay there. On the third day, she finally got up, brushed her teeth, washed her face, ate, and went to school as if nothing had happened. When her friends asked if she was okay, she smiled and said, “Do I look like something’s wrong?” Her friends told her the boy had transferred schools, but she just shrugged, “Oh.” Her indifferent attitude made everyone think she had moved on. But deep down, she knew she could never forget him, no matter how much he had hurt her.
After the boy left, she never dated again, pouring all her energy into her studies. Half a year later, she got into Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Even in college, she didn’t date. Her heart still held someone else, and she couldn’t forget him. She didn’t want to either. Those memories were beautiful, and she didn’t want time to erase them, even though they were tainted with lies.
Six years later, she returned to her high school. The school hadn’t changed much—the trees, the grass, everything was the same. As she walked through the gate, memories flooded her mind like a tidal wave. Every step brought a new wave of pain as memories of her time with the boy played in her mind like a movie. She remembered walking hand-in-hand through the small wooded path behind the school. He had told her, “Silly girl, I will love you forever.” Back then, she had blushed, her heart filled with happiness. These scenes were so vivid, as if they had just happened yesterday.
Suddenly, her eyes fell on a tombstone in the small woods. She found it odd—how could there be a grave here? She walked closer and froze in shock. The name on the tombstone made her knees buckle, and she collapsed to the ground. The boy’s picture, though faded, couldn’t hide his handsome features. She was dumbfounded—hadn’t he transferred? How could he have died? But the photo on the tombstone was unmistakably his. What was going on?
An old groundskeeper passed by and saw her sitting on the ground in shock. He helped her up and said, “Don’t be scared, miss. This boy died of lung cancer. I heard he was in love with a girl from this school. They loved each other deeply. But after he found out about his illness, he hurt the girl on purpose and left. Not long after, the girl got into college, and the boy passed away. Before he died, he bought this small piece of the woods and asked to be buried here. He said he had promised to love her forever, and he wanted to keep that promise. Poor kid…”
The girl’s mind went blank as she collapsed again. She sat there for a long time, sobbing uncontrollably. She screamed out in agony, “You bastard! How could you lie to me for so long? How could you make me hate you for so long? You horrible person! How could you do this to me?! Why did you hide this from me and make me hate you even though you were dying? I won’t accept it!!!” Her sorrowful cries echoed through the woods until her voice went hoarse. She crawled to his tombstone, gently touching his photo, whispering, “Husband, you must have been so lonely here all by yourself for so long. You always called me silly, but you’re the silly one. Why did
you lie to me? You made me hate you for so long. Husband, it’s cold and lonely here. Let me stay with you, okay?”
The next day, the groundskeeper found a girl’s body. She had peacefully taken her life with a fruit knife, lying beside the boy’s grave. On the ground, she had written a message in blood: “Please bury me with him. Thank you.”
Wishing that all lovers in the world may finally unite in happiness.
Thank you for reading! ” Sitestorys “
