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PartOneDifferentWaysofDating

Episode1:

K:

Hey,girl,comeon.Goodtoseeyou.

H:

Howareyou?

K:

Whathappenedtoday?

…

K:

That'sfine.Sowhatdoyouwanttoorder?

Youlikethepepperoni,yeah?

...（tothewaitress）OK.SotwoGreekislands,oneeggtorteandonechilledjuiceandmilk.Thankyou.

H:

Doyourealizethatwe'vebeentogetherfortwomonthsnow?

WhowouldhavethoughtthatwhenwehappenedtositnexttoeachotherinAsianhistoryclassitwouldleadtothis!

K:

Yeah,andthisisarealchangeforme.

H:

Oh?

Youdidn’tdateanyonesteadilyinhighschool?

K:

No,Ididn’t.Iwastoobusywithsports.Myhighschoolwassosmallthatanyofuswholikedtoplayandwantedtocouldbeonalmostalloftheteams.Iplayedfootballinthefall,basketballinthewinter,andbaseballinthespring.

H:

Butyou’renotplayingfootballthisfall.

K:

No,I’mtryingoutforbaseballinthespring.That’swhatIlikethebest.So,whenaveryinterestingandintelligentgirlhappenedtositnexttomeinAsianHistory,Idecideditwastimetodatesomeifshewasinterestedtoo.（Hesmilesbroadly.）

H:

I’mgladyoudid.（Shereturnsasmile.）

K:

Didyoudatemuchinhighschool?

H:

Yes,Idid.Infact,Ihadasteadyboyfriendforalmosttwoyears.

K:

Whathappenedtohim?

H:

Duringoursenioryearwebothdecidedthatsinceweweregoingtoattendcollegeindifferentpartsofthecountryweshouldstopdating.Iguesswerealizedthatwewerereallyquitedifferentfromeachother.Hewantedtogetawayfromhome,sohe’sinalargeuniversityoutEast.Iwantedasmallcollegenearhome,sohereIam.

K:

Luckyme!

Sowereyourparentshappywithyoursteadyboyfriend?

H:

TheylikedhimOK,butIknowtheythoughtwespenttoomuchtimetogether.Ithinktheywerehappywhenwebrokeup.Theyreallydidn’tsaymuchthough.Theyusuallytrustmyjudgment.

K:

Hadyoudatedmuchbeforethat?

H:

Alittle,forschoolparties,moviesetc.,nothingserious.Iusuallyspentmoretimewiththegirlfriends.Myparentsdidn’tthinkIshoulddateuntilIwassixteen.

K:

Yes,Ithinksomekidsdostartdatingtooyoungthesedays.Mysister,sheisfourteenandthinksshehasaboyfriend.Myparentstellhershe’sreallytooyoungtodate,buttheythinkit’sOKifshegoesoutinagroupwherehe’sincluded.

H:

Iguessyouwerearoundguysmostofthetimewithallofyoursportsactivities,butyouseemcomfortablebeingwithme.

K:

Well,Ididdateoccasionally,butIdidn’tfindanyonereallyinterestinguntilnow.（Hesmilesmeaningfully.）Besides,Iusuallyhavetospendmostofmymoneykeepingmyoldcarrunning.

H:

WouldithelpifwegoDutchtonight?

K:

No,afterallIinvitedyou.Besides,Ihadareallygoodjobatthegasolinestationnearmyhomelastsummerandwasabletosaveupquiteabitfornightslikethis.So,it'smytreat!

H:

OK.That'sniceofyou.

K:

Afterweeat,areyouwillingtodrivearoundthelakewithmeandjusttalksomemore?

Orwouldyourathergotoamovie?

H:

It'sabeautifulnightsolet'sgoforadrive.Idon'tthinkwe'dlikethemoviesthatareonanyway.They'realljusttoosilly.

K:

Finewithme.Oh,herecomesthepizza,solet'seat.（tothewaitress）Thankyou.Thankyou.

Episode2

Mei:

Youarelate.You'veneverbeenlatebefore.Whathappenedtoyoutoday?

Ming:

Oh,XiaoMei.It'ssonicetoseeyou.IcantellyouthatIwouldnotbehereatallifIhadn'tjumpeddownfromthesecond-floorwindow.

Mei:

Youjumpedfromthewindow?

Tellmeexactlywhathappened?

Didyouhurtyourself?

Ming:

No,Iamfine,Iamfine.Mumshutmeupintheroom.Shewants

metomeetherfriend'sdaughter,thegirlImentionedtoyoubefore.SheiscomingandI'msupposedtoseeher.MumprobablythinksIamstillinmyroom.

Mei:

Yourmumwantsyoutomakefriendswithher,thenmarryher,doesn'tshe?

Ming:

Yes,I'mafraidso,butI'minterestedonlyinyou.Ithinkaboutyouallthetime.Iwillneveragreetomeetanyothergirl.Iwouldratherdiethanleaveyou.

Mei:

Iloveyoutoo,DaMing.Ican'timaginewhatmylifewillbelikewithoutyou.

Ming:

ButIdon'thaveacent.MyfamilyispoorandI'mpenniless.IhavenothingwithmeexceptforapoemIwroteforyou.

Mei:

Youwroteapoemforme?

Howsweet!

Ming:

Wouldyoulikemetoreadittoyou?

Mei:

Ofcourse.Please.

Ming:

It'scalled"LoveIs..."

Listen:

Loveisthegreatestfeeling;

Loveislikeaplay;

Loveiswhat1feelforyou

Eachandeveryday;

Loveislikeasmile;

Loveislikeasong;

Loveisagreatemotion

Thatkeepsusgoingstrong.

Iloveyouwithmyheart,

Mybodyandmysoul.

Ilovetheway1keeploving,

LikealoveIcan'tcontrol.

Sorememberwhenyoureyesmeetmine,

Iloveyouwithallmyheart,

And1havepouredmyentiresoulintoyou,

Rightfromtheverystart.

Doyoulikeit,XiaoMei?

Mei:

Ye