IwastiredwithpreparingfortheJointCollegeEntranceExaminationtheotherevening.Andhavingbeenaloneforseveralhours，Iwaseagertohavesomeonetochatwithmeaboutanythingbutexaminations.SoItelephonedmybestfriendMary，whowasalsobusypreparingforthejointentranceexamination.

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