The new girl, Zhang Bao, translated 218.10.4

I enjoy observing spiders and butterflies, as well as studying caterpillars and moths. I sometimes wonder if I'm the only one paying attention to these little insects. But if it weren't for the crowded cafeteria, I probably wouldn't have noticed Valery. After all, I'm not looking for new friends.

Valery is a new girl, and when she walks into the classroom, she always puts her books on her chest and keeps her head down silently. She will only speak when the teacher asks her questions. She's been at school for a month, but she hasn't made any friends yet. When she is resting, she always sits on a bench and reads. If you were to ask her who she was, you would get something like, "She was just in gym class with me, I can't remember her name." ”

One day, at lunchtime, I had no place to sit. Almost all the tables were full. My friends were scattered all over the place. At this time, I saw Valery sitting alone, reading a book in her hand. I walked over to her.

I asked, "Can I sit here?"

"Absolutely. She said.

It was noisy in the cafeteria, but neither of us spoke. Valery didn't seem to care, but it made me feel uncomfortable. I was thinking about what to say.

So, I said, "Is this book interesting?"

Valery nodded at me and resumed reading.

"What is this book about?" I asked her again after a few unbearable silences.

She turned her gaze towards me, her eyes sparkling. She said, "Well, it's called 'Iragon', and it's a story about dragons. One day, a boy named Iragon was out hunting when he picked up a dragon egg. He thought it was just a rock. Later, the dragon egg hatched into a small dragon, and in order to hide it from his uncle and cousin, he hid the dragon and kept the dragon very big all the time, so he had to let them know. ”

I said, "This story sounds interesting." "I was about to ask her another question when the bell rang.

I rushed out of the cafeteria, then called Valery and said, "We'll see you later." ”

She said, "Okay, we'll see you later." Her tone of voice sounded uncertain.

A few days later, I saw Valery looking for a seat in the restaurant.

"Valery, come and sit here. I pointed to an empty chair and shouted to her.

She came and sat down, took out her book and looked at it. At this time, everyone is talking about next week's talent show.

"So, what are you going to do for the show?" asked my friend Eri, my friend Kelly.

"Oh, I don't know, probably not performing anything," Kelly sighed, and then, pointing to Valery, asked, "What are you going to perform?"

Valery put down the book and said, "Oh, I don't know, maybe there's nothing to perform." ”

A week passed quickly. On this day, I sat in the auditorium and listened to a group of girls singing the latest pop songs during a talent show. I thought their singing was boring, so I wanted the show to end sooner so I could go to the library and borrow the Iragon book. At this time, I was very surprised by a shy girl who walked on stage, and this girl was Valery. She holds a violin in one hand and a bow in the other.

She played the piano intently. The notes flutter slowly, the tune is soft and melodious, and it is euphemistic. Then, the pitch picks up, then faster, until the end. When Valery finished with a fast, fast and loud note, there was silence in the auditorium. Afterwards, the auditorium burst into applause. Valery hurriedly bowed to everyone. That's when we realized that her performance was over.

I was secretly glad that Valery was not just a "quiet girl", she had read wonderful books and could play music on the violin that I had never heard before, like a caterpillar or a butterfly, and when you looked closely, you would see how beautiful and magical she was.