Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth

by Xiaolu Guo

And I took a “Crazy English” course, where they believed that you could master English by shouting very loudly.

“Don’t worry, she deserved it anyway. She’s no good, that girl. Much too individualistic.” From inside the building

Tomorrow, tomorrow, it would all happen tomorrow. And what about today?

That Nirvana song came into my head: “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?”

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I don’t want to lose the beauty of my youth. I don’t want to see my body ageing. The cherry blossom chooses to die in one night. I want to do the same.