Memories are really tormenting things. When I saw Jesse standing in front of Yunni's grave and recalling their good times, I couldn't help crying. Yunni deliberately built the tomb in front of the big tree with the fountain of youth in order to fulfill the promise with Jessie, "Go back to the big tree where we first met and drink the spring water. When we are settled, I will Come back to find you." Yunni didn't drink the spring water, but she fulfilled her promise. She has been waiting in front of the big tree, waiting for Jesse's arrival.
Yunni is an unusual noble lady. She is lively and disgusting with rules. She doesn't like ladylike sitting in front of the piano and playing elegant music, but she likes to play with ordinary children on the dusty dirt road. She was so different, so she attracted Jesse's eyes. Yunni fled into the woods to escape her mother's strict discipline. There, she met Jesse who was drinking water under the tree. I will never forget the moment when they looked at each other. There was surprise and fear in the two eyes at that moment, but there was no love alone. But I know that this is the beginning of the story. In the near future, there will only be love and infatuation in these two eyes.
Things were developing in accordance with its established trajectory. Jesse's brother Miles forcibly brought Yunni back home because of fear of the leak of the secret, and Jesse and Yunni had a chance to get along because of this. On the first day of Yunni's arrival, Jesse took her to see the "Eiffel Tower" she found, and they stood on a rocky cliff and admired the forest. In the days that followed, they ran on the grass together, enjoying freedom. Here, Yunni forgot the passage of time. For the first time, she felt free to explore, ask questions, and play games. Yunni and Jesse ran all over the forest, and their reflections were reflected in the trickling stream. They were playing in the water, Yunni was floating on the water, and Jesse hugged her with the water. In the evening they lit a bonfire, Jesse beat the twigs with branches, and Yunni danced. Seeing Yunni's graceful posture, Jesse could no longer suppress his feelings. He put down the branches, rushed forward and hugged Yunni's waist and danced with her. On this night, they kissed, they whispered to each other, confided in each other's love for each other, this is their sweetest memory.
I wish time could stop here, but this is always just a wish. Miles discovered them and their love, so he told Yunni his story. Tucker also discovered their love, so he explained the meaning of time to Yunni. I believe that these words finally affected Yun Ni, so that she did not drink the spring water, gave up the chance of immortality, and gave up the chance to stay together with Jesse.
As smart as Yunni, she finally understood the meaning of Tucker’s words, "Death is not terrible, it is terrible that you have never lived. You don’t need to be immortal, as long as you live." She did, Yunni Living a full 100 years, 1899-1999, she enjoyed the life she wanted and lived out the meaning of her life.
Maybe, Yun Ni spent her whole life missing Jesse, but I know she never regretted it. She chose the place of spring as her longest place to sleep, and she expressed her deepest love for Jesse.
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