ntemplated which one of je je’s friends would know her location for the whole day while my teachers lectured us. The talk of the school today was the students of Ren Da and Bei Da and their protest at Tiananmen Square. It was all over the news "Today, at Tiananmen Square, thousands of students peacefully protest China’s education system and call for the reformation of China’s government as they chant ‘the internationale.’ " Other stations, such as the one run by the CCP reported "Today at Tiananmen square, reckless students protest Chinese officials and demand for change." Two different views, who knew what was going on, all I wanted to know was Jing Yee’s status, was she was alive or dead? On my way home, as I walked I passed by Mr. Lee’s fish market and it dawned on me, Jing Yee’s bai friend worked for Mr. Lee! I quickly ran inside and saw him cutting away at the fish. My nose was not use to the smell of raw fish and Jeff could tell, "Smell like roses don’t they Mei Ling?"I smiled before I came out and said, "Where is Jing Yee? She ran away from home yesterday."Jeff looked up and then looked back down, saying, "Well, you know where she is don’t you?"I definitely knew, but wanted confirmation "Is she at … is she at Tiananmen?""Yes, she is, and she is being so stubborn." He stopped cutting, then motioned me to the side of the counter "I’m so worried about her, she is hunger striking and, I have heard rumors that the government will not tolerate this protest."My heart broke, why was she doing this, I still could not understand. I touched Jeff on the shoulder "Don’t worry, she will be fine I am sure, can you just tell her that I love her and just keep me updated on her.""I will Mei Ling, I’ll tell her."After that day, I visited Jeff often at the fish market and talked about je je and how she was doing. "She’s doing fine." I’d always hear. Just ...
