After the Rain, Clear Skies

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This morning, still bleary-eyed in bed, I checked my CET-6 score. When I saw that I had passed, I punched the bed hard. Maybe in that moment, I completed my redemption in this chapter of life, and began to look forward to the next one.

The night I checked my CET-4 score, I could not sleep at all. Every hour, I opened Xiaohongshu and scrolled through it. Even though I knew failing would not be the end of the world, I seemed deeply afraid of having to “start over.” Perhaps it was PTSD from not doing well on the college entrance examination.

Before this score was released, I was still afraid I would spend another sleepless night. Fortunately, I slept well in the end.

When I saw the result, I punched my bed hard, like Shawshank crawling out of the sewer pipe on a stormy night and shouting to the sky. In that moment, it felt as though redemption had finally come.

I put down the burden I had been carrying, and I found the courage to try again.

Perhaps I can now face my past calmly. And perhaps I am even more eager for the future!