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It had been a good Christmas break, filled with home and family and warmth. Look, she still wasn't a huge fan of winters back East, okay? As much fun as Fandom was, being back in L.A. for the holidays reminded her of how much she missed here. The sound of multiple languages rising up to her apartment. The way the scent of spices and Korean cooking lingered in the air. Looking out onto the streets and seeing people who, well, looked a lot like her.
Fandom was a fun school, but it was more than a little white. And that was before the snow fell.
Which was why Kathy had run to a bakery not that far from her family's apartment to stock up on treats she wouldn't be able to get back on the island. Her plane was leaving in a few hours, but she was all packed and ready to go--and it gave her a reason to duck out and avoid her mother fussing about her flying by herself, as if she hadn't done it twice now, already.
( 'Be careful!' her mother had warned. )
Later that night, on the plane ride back to the island, Kathy couldn't help but think of that time in the common room when she'd nearly jumped to the ceiling.
What's happening to me?
[NFI, NFB]
Fandom was a fun school, but it was more than a little white. And that was before the snow fell.
Which was why Kathy had run to a bakery not that far from her family's apartment to stock up on treats she wouldn't be able to get back on the island. Her plane was leaving in a few hours, but she was all packed and ready to go--and it gave her a reason to duck out and avoid her mother fussing about her flying by herself, as if she hadn't done it twice now, already.
( 'Be careful!' her mother had warned. )
Later that night, on the plane ride back to the island, Kathy couldn't help but think of that time in the common room when she'd nearly jumped to the ceiling.
What's happening to me?
[NFI, NFB]
