runnning in the snowy mountain-u and i. i am chasing and u are running. after a while, u became tired and u stopped running. i held your hand and bring you to a safer place where both of us can rest while waiting to be rescued. u lean on me and fell asleep within seconds. i hug you to keep you warm. at this moment, i want time to stop-to allow me to remember this perfect moment that i know will never happen again. no one understand my passion for chinese opera where characters play their part behind a mask. looking at you, i know why i have such a passion, i am living in a world where i am not who i am but i am playing a part which is expected of me. i want to break free of the mask but yet i can't do it. ironically, i can only be myself behind the mask-without the mask, i am lost.

eventually we are rescued. i know you are not ready for me, not ready to accept me. i can only look at you and hug you tightly as tears flow. you are surprised but you hug me back. i felt your strength in this hug. i walked back to the car and drove off. seconds later, i happen to glance at the rear view mirror and saw you chasing me. the scene where i chase you on the mountain came flooding back. i saw the look in your eyes-thanking me for what i have given you. that is enough for me, more than enough. i wave goodbye to you knowing that we will never meet again.

yes, sometimes you have to travel far to find the way home.