My Unicorn Girl

7

The day of graduation appeared like a blink of an eye. Both the ice hockey teams and figure skating team was graduating. Both the ice hockey teams had the highest scores thanks to Wen Bing and Sang Tian. Coach Ma was the happiest of all, congratulating the teams repeatedly. People, including juniors, flocked around Wen Bing and Sang Tian, wanting to take selfies and occasionally asking them questions of varied topics. It took quite sometime for them to break free of the crowd.

"Phew!" exclaimed Sang Tian. "Who knew we will be this much famous in this university."

"It sucks." Wen Bing's remark earned him a confused look from Sang Tian.

"I thought you liked being famous."

"I liked it before I met you. Now, it takes every ounce of my willpower to stop myself from kissing you in public."

Sang Tian smacked his left arm. "You are being too cheesy again." She faked annoyance but her blushing cheeks told otherwise.

"Don't tell me the famous couple of Liuye is bickering in public again." Xiao Xiao said as he with the other boys approached them.

"Congratulations Sang Tian for being first in the finals!" Wei Lian brightly said.

"Thank you guys."

"So.." Li He patted Wen Bing's shoulder. "What are you guys telling in the graduation speech?"

"You will see soon enough." Sang Tian replied.

"I just can't imagine we are all graduating already. It seems like yesterday we met each other." Wei Lian sighed.

"But no matter what happens, our friendship will remain the same, always. Isn't it?" Huang Hao Ran said and held out his hand.

"Always." All the others held out their hands and took their oath.

The hall was bursting with people. Juniors, teachers, parents, seniors...all were present. All the whisperings and shuffling stopped as Principal Hong went up to the stage to give his speech.

"My dear students and teachers of Liuye, good evening to all of you. Today, we will be celebrating the successful graduation of all the talented students of the famous Liuye University. Till now, we saw talents from the figure skating department and male ice hockey department. But this year, things changed a little bit. And all thanks to the most talented ice hockey player Qianbei has ever seen, Sang Tian, we formed the first ever female ice hockey team in this university and I can't believe they are graduating already. I would also like to thank Coach Ma for constantly reminding and inspiring me for opening the much needed female ice hockey team. So, dear students, I hope you learned a lot from Liuye in these years. I wish good luck and a bright future to all of you. Remain blessed."

After the Principal, Wen Bing was called as representative of the male ice hockey team to give a speech. As he made his way up to the stage, Min Li and Min Jun's faces brightened and they listened to him with rapt attention. Once on stage, Wen Bing shot a glance at Sang Tian from the corner of his eye. Sang Tian mouthed an inaudible 'Jiayou' from the backstage. Wen Bing cleared his throat and began.

"Good evening to my respected teachers and my fellow schoolmates. I am Wen Bing, the monitor of the male ice hockey team. Today, on behalf of our team, I would like to tell a few things before we leave this university. In these few years, I have heard a lot about myself from everyone. Everyone thought that I am a genius, both in ice hockey and studies. Let me tell you the truth today. The truth is, nobody can be born genius. Excellence is not an accident, it is forged through countless sacrifices, heartbreaks and determined practice. Excellence requires the help of numerous people. I, Wen Bing, am the lucky one to receive such help. I was a loner since childhood. All I did was study and practice ice hockey. Even my mother would be away for work. My uncle remained by my side and helped me a lot, almost becoming my guardian and assistant at the same time. There was another person who kept me from going insane due to loneliness. My grandmother. Though she is not present in this world now, I still miss her and thank her a lot..." Wen Bing took a deep breath before continuing. "Then, I joined Liuye. A new and bright phase of my life began. Here, I met five best friends who shaped me into a better man. In Liuye, we stayed together, played hockey together and helped each other. Among the five of them, there was someone who helped me the most..." he paused and glanced at Sang Tian. She felt her face flush.