My Friend

My friend, Mei, is my classmate in high school.When we just entered the high school, there was a gathering to make all students known to each other. She left me a great impression at that time. We sat in a circle on grass ground, and she was just next to me. She has round face, big eyes and smooth skin. And she dressed in a white T-shirt and jeans. She looked so beautiful that I was a little afraid to talk with her.And I also thought that she would not be willing to talk with me, since Icome from poor countryside wearing old-fashioned clothes. However, to my surprise, she greeted me first with big smile. She asked me where I come from, how I felt about the new school, and so on. She even invited me to her home on summer vacation. She said her mother was a great cook, and she wanted me to have a try someday if I had time. She was so funny, and she liked to make a face when she talked with me. It also made me feel that she had been my friend for many years.
When it was her turn to introduce herself to us, she stood up, and walkedgracefully towards the center of the circle. Firstly, she greeted all of the classmates with a bow. Then she began to introduce herself to us. “My name is Mei. I like singing and dancing…”, she said to us wearing a big smile. Hearing that she likes singing and dancing, some guys were excited and asked her to sing a song for us. After a few seconds, she smiled to us, “Ok, I want to sing the Take Me to Your Heart to all of you. Wish you will like it!” Her singing was so beautiful that I immersed myself in it. When she was singing, all classmates applauded for her performance. And some students even sang with her.
I was really afraid of speaking in public. At that time, when I introduced myself, I could feel that my legs were trembling. So, when I came back to where I sat before, I asked her why she could perform freely in front of so many people. She told me that she was also a little nervous at the beginning, but she had prepared for this