IwastiredwithpreparingfortheJointCollegeEntranceExaminationtheotherevening.Andhavingbeenaloneforseveralhours,Iwaseagertohavesomeonetochatwithmeaboutanythingbutexaminations.SoItelephonedmybestfriendMary,whowasalsobusypreparingforthejointentranceexamination.

Onthetelephone,ItoldherthatImissedherverymuch.AndIinvitedhertohaveacupofcoffeewithmeinacoffeehousenearherhome.Buttomysurprise,shedeclinedandsaidthatshehadtodevoteallhertimetoherstudies.Hearingthis,Icoulddonothingbuthangupaftersaying“Sorry”toher.Disappointedanddiscouraged,Iturnedbacktomydeskandreluctantlyburiedmyselfagaininmybooks.