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AFriendofMyLifeIcouldn'trememberclearlythathowearlythewintercamethatyear.thesnowwaslikeanendlessblanketwhichhadcoveredeverything.Coldbecametheonlyfeelingthatwecouldexpressatthatmoment.Idon’tthinkanyoneofuswerereadytowelcomethis“uninvitedguest.’’Thatwasthefirstyearofmyseniorhighschool,atthebeginning,wearenotsofamiliarwitheachother.Andweeightgirlsarefromdifferentpartsofourcounty,allofusareverygoodgirls,ofcourse.Wetookcareofeachotherandhelpedeachotheralways,becausewewerelivingtheboardingschoolwithoutcaringfromourparentsandmostofuswerefromthefarmountainvillege,whichtiedusverytightly.Sometimes,Ihadachilblaininwinterifthecotton-paddedshoesdidn’tcomeontime.Underthiscondition,thereisnodoubtthatIhadtomeetherbecauseoftheearlycomingsnow.Actually,themainreasonwasthatIdidn’tmakeagoodpreparationforitandtherewasnoheatnoranyotherwarmfacilties,Asaconsequence,allofmytoesweregettingredswellandunderendlesspainful.Thebellrang,Icarenothingaboutmylunchbutmyfeetonly,soIwalkedasquicklyasIcouldtomydormitory.ItwasthefirsttimethatmychilblainhadbeensuchseriousandIdidn’tknowwhatwaswrongwithitactually.IonlyknewwhenIputoffmysocks,myfeethadnofeeling,maybebecauseitwassocoldormaybeitwassopainful.TheonlywayIcouldmadeitfeelbetterwastoputitintothehotwaterimmediately.Atthattime,IfeelsoworriedaboutthatthatIcouldn’tthinkaboutit.Allmyroommatessawit,theyareworried,too,someonesaidthat‘’‘oh,soterrible,what’swrongwithyourfeet?’’Someonemaysaid’’takecareofyourself.’Theotheronemightsaid,’’whydidn’tyouwearapairofwarmershoes?’’Fullofkindness,Ithink.ButIdidn’tcareabouttheirwordsbecausetherewerefiiofworryinmymind.Shestoodbesideme,justsalient,feelingmyfeelingsIthink.Thenshecametoherlockertotakeoutapairofnewsocks.Sheinsistedongivingthemtomewithoutanyartificial,onthecountry,itwasnothingbutfullofsincereinhereyes.Shereallywantedtogiveitforme,Icouldfeel.Atthatyear,itwasn’teasyforustobuyapairofcotton-paddedsocksandwedidn’thaveanyextrapocketmoney.Shesaid,’’IhadneverwearitandIwouldneverwearitbecauseIdon’tlikeit.Astheywereboughtbuymyfather,anditwouldbeawasteforme,so,justputiton.Quickly.’’Confirmly.Asamatteroffact,itwasn’tsodifficultformetobuyapairofsocksbymyself,Ididn’tbuyitjustbecauemycarelessorsomeothermeaninglessreason.Herwordsmovedmedeeply,noonehadevergivenmesuchakindfavorandnoonecouldbesosincerelikeher,whichwasactuallyimpressedmemostwasherpureheart.Fromthatmomenton,Ifirmlybelievedthatshemustbethebestonefortherestofmylife.Accordingly,webecamemoreandmoreclosely,welearnedtogether,atetogether,playedtogether,talkedtogetherorevenslepttogether.Asaresult,weknoweachotherverywell,andthemostimportantthingwasthatwehadthesamefamilyconditions,almostthesamefeelings.Nomatterwhatwetalkedtoeachother,wecouldeachother’sfeelings.Sincethesecondyearofseniorhighschoolcame,wetwohadtobedevidedintodifferentclasses,butthatdidn’taffectanyofourgoodrelationship.Wheneverandwhereverwemet,westillhadendlesstosay,happinessandsorrow.‘‘‘Nopains,nogains.’’’‘’‘thegodalwaysendowswithequalimportanceofitskids,bothofuswentintothecollegesuccessfulevenweweren’tadmittedbytheidealuniversity,butwearedelightedforeachotherfromourdeepheart.AndtheresultwasthatshewasadmittedbyXianyangNormalUnivesityandIwasadmittedbyXi’anShiyouUniversity,fortunately,wearenotfarawayfromeachotherandwecouldmeteachotherveryfrequently.Everytime,wemeteachother,wetalked,everything,ourfamily,ourstudy,ourlife,orevensomeboyswhohavechasedherforalongtime…Onceatime,Istillrememberclearlythatwasadeepcoldwintermorning.Wehavemadeadeallastnightshewouldcallmewhensheleftherschool,shegotupat6:00,maybe,arrivedatHuxiancountywheremycampuslocatedonat8.Tomygreatsurprise,shedidn’tcallmeuntilshearrived.However,thebiggestadvantageofmycampusisthatsheqccupiedalargepieceofwildland.So,let’scount,twentyminutesformetomakeup,andthirtyminutesformetowalktoourschoolgatefrommydormitory,andIstillneedanotherthirtyminutestogotothebusstation.Thatistosay,shehavewaitedformeforatleastonehour.Shestoodonthebusstationandtherewasnoheatandnoshelteronlyhadthepiercinglywind,Ican’timaginehowshesufferedduringthislongperiod.Ididn’tknowhowlowthetempreturemustbeatthatmorning,IjustrememberedwhenIwasgettingofffromthebus,shewassquattingattheroadsidelikeabegger.Butshewasreallyhappytoseeme,apuresmileonherfaceandhadnoblame.Icouldrememberclearlyhowcoldherhandswasatthattime.Herbluelips,bluecheeks….Iknewthatwasallmyfaults.Ioughttocallherearliersowecouldavoidallthishappened.AndIjustaskedherveryangrily,’’whydidn’tyoufollowyourpromise?Whydidn’tyoucallmewhenyouleft?’’‘’‘BecauseitissocoldoutsideandIknoweveryonewantstohaveagoodsleepintiscoldmorning,soIjustwantyoutoenjoyyoursleep.’’Whatshesaidmademesoshameful,andIcouldn’tutterasinglewordatthattime.ItshowedclearlythathowselfishIwasandhowselflessshewas.AlthoughIwasashamedanduneasy,butallhappened.Ofcourse,sheismybestfriend,sheknowsmeverywell,shetakescareofme,sheismydearestsister,sheisalsothe‘‘‘agonyaunt’’whojustworkmainlyformeandwithoutpaying,andsheistherubbishbinofmypressure,sadness,andsorrow.Youknow,noteveryonethatyoucouldtalkeverythingtoher.Anytime,whenyouar