Ex Marks the Spot

by Gloria Chao

I’ve had this difficulty in social situations where I seem to be on a separate wavelength from everyone else. I somehow hear things a little differently, interpret words in another way, or need an extra second to process.

She’s so me core

For the millionth time, I wish that my world were a little bigger. Because if I had a sibling or grandparent or another parent, maybe someone would understand how I feel.

Maybe I can be Cinderella. Just a different kind. One who isn’t after love because there’s more to life than that and I’m just eighteen. I’m after education and a better life for me and my mom.

“A person should know what tea is their favorite. Otherwise, how do you know who you are?”

It’s giving uncle Iroh

Whether it was because I was leaving or because I always had to be the one to let things go first, it doesn’t matter. I’ve been feeling alone because there’s a knot in the thread that connects me to her, and we haven’t even tried to untangle it.