Dear Lily:
It’s a little awkward to talk to you in this way. I have been following you for sixteen years. Sometimes you notice me, sometimes you don't. Someone told me that tomorrow will be the “wish you be happy” day, that’s why I decided to write to you.
Look at you, you are already sixteen now. Time has passed so quickly. I can still remember those days when you were still a little girl. Your grandfather walked you to school everyday, and you never cry like the other kids when your grandfather left. It's just a new day for you and you rushed to your seat, took out your cute pencils mum bought you and waited for the teacher quietly. You kept talking and talking to your grandfather about what had happened in kindergarten on your way home, and your grandfather showed great interest every time. You were so happy, truly happy those days. You were so well protected and have nothing to worry about .Did not like the other kids, who were ambitious and would like to become doctors or scientists. Your dream is to become a bus driver simply because you think buses are cool and drivers are cool as well.
Time passed so quickly that nobody can stop you from growing up. You changed a little bit everyday. Your grandfather changed a little bit everyday, too. He became older and older and can't take you to school anymore. So you started taking subway to school. You live in such a big and crowed city and you looked so tiny in the crowd. You were cute and did well in school, you knew how to get along with people. Everyone liked you. You took part in a lot of contests and got rewards, nobody was surprised when you got in to one of the best schools in your city. You looked happy, but actually you were not. Sometimes you had to deal problems alone, had to fight a thousand little wars everyday. You were worried about the future and you kind of started missing those days when you were still a little girl. Girl, growing up is nothing bad. That means you are a fighter now.
I am so proud of you . You fight, you lost. Then you stood up and fight again, and you won. You started your new life in another country, you had done all the application by yourself. You created your own website and it looks good, you went to a poor village and volunteered to teach the kids English. You had worked for a famous TV station in your country for three weeks, not long, but enough for you. You have done so many things that most people had dreamed of but never completed. Some people sometimes can be mean to you but you have already known the best way to deal with this is to ignore them. You might not be able to change the world, but please, don't let the world changes you.
I wish you happy everyday. You deserve the happiness.
Regards
Your shadow
