Night Chating of Seafarer
Taiwan
March 28, 2009
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I began to enjoy the dark side of my pleasing occupation . A vest extent of wilderness spread in front of me, and I got no idea which way was right to take.
Packing up my luggages,I had put it in my thought many times that it would be another long year to be in foreign countries again. I was always paintful to think of it. I unconsciously
picked up the papers on the floor,hoping to know more about the society that once was well-known to me.
It was quite by accident to see a news report about a dentist, who had warmly held meetings for the singles many years. A slightness of hope flashed through my almost frozen heart, was it not what I was looking for ? I trusted it for being a news,not an ad. for profit. With renewed spirits ,I made up my mind right away to hold on my last chance in Taiwan, in spite of only a few days left.
For being so short of time,I really couldn't expect any miracle happened this time, but just did the best I could . That's all.After making sure that I was a real single in serious attitude ,knowing that I had even no chance to take part in any activities ,this warmhearted dentist told me ,after a short time of thinking,that ,just a few days before,here came some ladies,and one of them seemed to fit me well.
I told the dentist that I came here just to know how things were going here,expecting for nothing else ,and I surely would be back ,oh! God! what I should say, one year later. Sounds a little ridiculous,but,that was my life.
But...he,unexpectedly, told me who ever knew what God's plan would be. ??? God's plan ? It was coming again ! To hear this really gave me the shivers.
For a little while,I couldn't help to wonder who he really was, a dentist for real or...?
One afternoon of warm weather, after making all the routine things going abroad, I left the company for a meeting with the dentist.
That was a narrow and long apartment. When getting there,I saw a lot of volunteers being there for some training classes.It was very noise.I seated myself ,checked the company's documents, and expecting the other party to come.
A while later,there,the entrance, came in a lady with a panic on her pretty face. I was suprised,glad,and thought she must be the one.
We introduced each other ,and going with those volunteers being in rehearsal beside us.We chatted,and they talked,sometimes,even sang,simultaneously.We got to enhance our voice to overcome the noise of their dance surrounding us. Otherwise,we couldn't get what we were talking about.
Boy! I could only say that it was my most funny date with girl in my whole life.That scene of date seemed to be a stage performance on TV.
In truth,she had a fair outside.But I still felt that she was likely too good to me, even though the shining of her eyes had already put many secrets out there into my mind.
Holding her slim and soft hand,I,again,revealed joyful smile ,having disappeared on my face for such a long time that I almost forgot what the feeling it should be . Between us, there were likely no end of talking,and the time was flashing faster than ever that we were always short of time to get together.
One day, the first time, I went to factory where she worked to pick her up as she wished.The impression at the entrance was so vividly that still made me uneasy till this moment.
With the reason coming here in my mouth,a studentlike boy working by the entrance, raised his head toward me ,from his work, watching me with a very weird and saucy smile on his
face. I really had no idea for what I had gone wrong.
My girl was really joyful,and intended to go out immediately,by holding my hand.That really shocked me a lot.
"Wait a minute, Aren't you supposed to report your boss for leaving ? And you are still on duty. Is it really all right with you? Won't you get fired for it ?" I said and was completely lost.
"Never mind,I have told him beforehand." said she seriously,ignoring all the suspicious on my face.
"No,wait a mimute,.... you mean you have told him to stop working, to go out with me for a... date, on duty ?" Did I hear right ? I could wait outside all right, Untill you were off duty.
"Don't mind that !" she said firmly and showed me the same saucy smile as ever.
I stopped to watch her smile ,it was so familiar and had gone away so long a time that I couldn't even believe to see it again, someday .
At suppertime in a restaurant,I talked of something, which I felt unusual,about the employees in the factory. She became nervous at hearing this .
"Have you had a quarrel with him ?" she asked ,in a hurry,showing a little uneasy on her beautiful face.
"No ! Nothing happened,I just feel something gone wrong . That's all." I answered.
She was relieved to hear that, and for a moment,said "He is my junior brother."
"What ?" I got the whole picture instantly.
"Your brother ? then,the man and woman up there must be your parents, right ? and you must be the daughter of the boss." I said with my mouth opened wildly.
"Yes,they....want to see you." she answered in a very low voice, seemed to had done something wrong.
Being afraid of the boy friend to associate with just for the wealth behind her ,she couldn't help but to hide something from me.
Knowing the reason,I just had a feeling to be hit on my head by someone. That night,the supper was beyond description .
Life is changeable and sarcastic, To tell the truth,I have worked many years for nothing but to maintain the humble dignity of my own.
From the very beginning,I thought to be good enough to marry,meanwhile,I was very proud of what I had on hand too.But destiny is always unexpected and beyound your imagination.I should have said that this was really amazing.
Something strange was so happened that she lied me to be a labour in the factory due to wealth,the heavy burden on her mind,but,on the contrary,I just halted to associate with her for that.The effort that I had made for years meant nothing to her. Actually,in front of her,I was still a nobody. This sort of ending was really a frustration to me.
She needed no wealth which we could see easily,but the ture heart was the matter.She had refused many chances to associate with better guys than me.But.... ,I was afraid to be looked down on because of her background,especially by her parents.
I felt myself marked out by fate,and the thought was fearful.