"Meiyan, who do you like? Say leh say leh..."
"Nobody," Meiyan shook her head, "really."
Meiyan's friends always found it weird that she did not have a crush on anybody. They always thought she was lying, but Meiyan was proud of herself for not taking likings of any boy. The thought of girls going all red and giggly whenever their guys walk by made her shudder. Furthermore, she thought most of the boys childish.
Having a rather traumatic childhood, Meiyan grew to be introverted and could understand people very well. She was observant, and could sit alone thinking for hours on end. It was hard for her to trust people, but if that trust was betrayed, it could very well be the end of that relationship.
In school, Meiyan looked up to people with charismatic and outgoing personalities, and admired people who could make friends easily. That year, she made the aquaintence of two boys whom she particularly admired. Weiquan was quiet and easygoing and did not loose his temper easily, while Chuanjie was very friendly, though a little hyperactive, and could make the fiercest teacher laugh. Her friends would tease her about them, but she always brushed them aside, saying that she admired them, that's all.
Slowly, she grew to like Weiquan. Meiyan kept telling herself that it was not possible, and she should keep her slate clean, and sometimes she managed to stop thinking about him. One day, still celebrating the thought of her getting over Weiquan, there was the rumour of him liking an upper secondary girl. And when Weiquan admitted it, there was a sinking feeling in her heart, and she couldn't help feeling left out and sad. For days afterward, she would still give herself mental slaps for forgetting herself and liking someone.
Mental slaps could not quell nor supress teens' raging hormones, for Meiyan found herself falling for Chuanjie some months later. She kept scolding herself, but when Chuanjie had a crush on his junior, it hurt. And when he announced that he had given up, Meiyan found some excuse to celebrate. In the meantime, she had become Chuanjie's friend. He chatted with her online, and shared his worries and all with her. Then, he confided to her that he had got a girlfriend. She was shocked, for she did not think he would have gotten a girlfriend at all. She was even more stunned when he revealed that the girl was a very junior junior, and that Meiyan was the first few people to know about it. Hurt twice by Chuanjie, although unknowingly, Meiyan was aghast. She went on to scold and beat herself, mentally of course, and swore to go on a fruit diet, for the sake of having something to do.
Three months later, she was spotted by a talent scout for her great figure like a peanut, as well as her singing talent, and went on to become a superstar by the age of 20. Sadly, she was crushed by a giant watermelon which fell from giantland while she was performing during a charity concert, where Chuanjie and Weiquan, both corprate partners, were the hosts.
