It was during a weekend. Mum gave me two tickets for a film and told me she was too busy with the endless housework to go with me . She told me to keep the money if I could sell the extra ticket. I was very happy, of course . At that time , a ticket only cost 20 fen . But to me, a little girl of 12,20 fen seemed quite a lot.
I reached the cinema in a great hurry. Holding the ticket in my hand, I began to look for a buyer. A handsome young man noticed me and the ticket in my hand. He came towards me with a big *** ile, “You've got an extra ticket?”
“Yes,”I nodded .
“That's great . Say , how much?”
“Twenty fen.”
“ Oh ,”he thought for a while and then took out a ten-yuan note from his wallet.
“I'm very sorry, but I've only got this note.” Seeing I was confused① , he added, “Then, how about waiting for a while and I'll give you the money after I have changed it in the cinema's store?”
Without much thinking, I agreed. Then we went to the cinema together. He walked fast. I could hardly keep up with him. By and by, he left me further and further behind. Soon he disappeared in the Gents②. I stood there without knowing what to do. Suddenly I seemed to realize the handsome young fellow had cheated me. He had saved twenty fen, but lost his honour.,9,Mourning my happy hours during the vacation, Ive been looking forward to winter holidays. People around me seemed to have enjoyed the vacation, too. Then, is it fair that people haAt first sight, it m...,0,