TheBuriedMemories

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Memoriesareaverystrangething.Sometimestheyareburieddeepinourheartsandwecannotforgetthem.Evenifwetryourbesttoforgetthem,theywillstillemergeinourheartsfromtimetotime.Inthefollowingstory,theprotagonisthassuchmemoriesthataredestinedtobeburiedinherheart.

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TheprotagonistofthisstoryisagirlnamedXiaoqing.Shehasalwaysbeenaquietandgentlegirlwholikestoreadbooksandlistentomusic.Shehasagoodrelationshipwithherparentsandclassmates.

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Whenshewastenyearsold,somethinghappenedthatchangedherlife.Herparentsdivorced,andXiaoqinghadtolivewithhermother.Herfathermovedtoanothercityandrarelycontactedher.

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Xiaoqing'smotherwasastrongandindependentwomanwhoworkedhardtosupportthefamily.Xiaoqingspentmostofhertimeathome,readingbooksorplayingthepiano.Sherarelywentouttoplaywithotherchildren.

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Oneday,Xiaoqing'smothersuddenlyreceivedacallfromherfather.HesaidhewassickandaskedXiaoqing'smothertotakecareofhim.Xiaoqing'smotherhesitated,buteventuallyagreed.

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Xiaoqingwentwithhermothertoseeherfatherinthehospital.Whenshesawhimlyingonthebed,shefeltapangofsadnessinherheart.Althoughshehadn'tseenhimforalongtime,shestilllovedhim.

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Xiaoqing'sfatherhadterminalcancerandhadonlyafewmonthslefttolive.Xiaoqing'smotherdecidedtotakehimhometotakecareofhim.

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Atfirst,everythingwentsmoothly.Xiaoqing'sfatherseemedtoberecovering,andXiaoqingwashappytotakecareofhim.Butthen,somethinghappenedthatchangedeverything.

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Oneday,whenXiaoqing'smotherwasoutshopping,Xiaoqingwasalonewithherfather.Hesuddenlygrabbedherhandandsaid,"Xiaoqing,I'msorry.Ishouldn'thaveleftyouandyourmother."

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Xiaoqingwasconfusedandscared.Shedidn'tknowwhathewastalkingabout.Herfathercontinued,"I'msorryforwhathappenedinthepast.Ihopeyoucanforgiveme."

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Afterthatday,Xiaoqing'sfather'sconditiondeterioratedrapidly.Hepassedawaysoonafter.Xiaoqingwasleftwithmanyquestionsinherheart.Whatdidherfathermean?Whathappenedinthepast?

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Yearspassed,butXiaoqingstillcouldn'tforgetwhatherfatherhadsaid.Shetriedtoaskhermother,buthermotheravoidedthetopic.

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Xiaoqinggrewupandwenttocollege.Shemajoredinmusicandbecameapianist.However,shestillhadalotofquestionsinherheart.

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Oneday,Xiaoqingreceivedaletterfromherfather'slawyer.Intheletter,itstatedthatherfatherhadleftherahouseinhishometown.

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Xiaoqingdecidedtovisitherfather'shometowntoseethehouse.Whenshearrived,shefeltasenseoffamiliarity.Shewalkedaroundthetown,tryingtoremembersomethingfromthepast.

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Asshewaswalking,shesawanoldmansittinginfrontofastore.Helookedatherandsmiled.Xiaoqingfeltastrangefeelinginherheart.Shewentuptohimandsaid,"Excuseme,doyouknowmyfather?"

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Theoldmansmiledandsaid,"Yes,Iknewhim.Hewasagoodman."

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Xiaoqingfeltasurgeofemotionsinherheart.Sheaskedtheoldmanaboutherfather'spast,buttheoldmanrefusedtosayanything.

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Xiaoqingreturnedtothehouseherfatherhadlefther.Shefeltasenseofpeaceandcomfortthere.Shedecidedtostayforawhileandexplorethetown.

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Oneday,asshewaswalkingalongtheriver,shesawabridge.Thebridgelookedfamiliartoher.Shewalkedcloserandsawsomethingengravedontherailing.

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Itwasherfather'snameandthenameofawoman.Xiaoqingrealizedthatthiswasthewomanherfatherhadloved.Shefeltasenseofunderstandinginherheart.

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Xiaoqingreturnedhomewithasenseofclosure.Sherealizedthatsomememoriesaredestinedtobeburiedintheheart,buttheycanstillbeunderstoodandaccepted.

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Fromthatdayon,Xiaoqingcontinuedtoplaythepianoandcherishhermemoriesofherfather.Sheknewthateventhoughhewasgone,hewouldalwaysbewithherinherheart.