My gaokao story

哈,还是忘不掉 (China)

I have been always the top in my school. Everyone had great expectations for me and even predicted I would become the first undergraduate in my areas. With this unique glory, I started to assume that everything I got had nothing to do with my diligence, and if I wanted,I could attain it without any more ado. Evidently, I failed in gaokao. Disappointment covered my family and I even wanted to commit suicide. Ironically, at that moment I realized that I was a cowardly man. I couldn't forgive myself until now. Because of my frivolity, I lost everything and depressed the whole family. My parents said nothing to me, which made me crazy and feel more guilty. That's the biggest regret in my life.

An elderly Chinese woman kneels down and bows to pray for her grandchild to have good luck in the upcoming national college entrance exam, also known as gaokao, at Maotanchang High School in Maotanchang town, Liuan city, east Chinas Anhui province, on May 29, 2014. [Photo/IC]