Astheschool’sfamouslyelitesed-traorsstudent—andtheformerpresidentoftheRockMusicClub—Elianuscelebrity.Morethanonce,whenCrapassedtheseniorhallway,she’dseenundercssgirlsgatheredoutsidethewindowsofCss3-8,pretendingtowalkbywhentheywerereallyjustsneakinglooksathim.Beieroftheirgossipoverafewphysicsquestionswas,toCra,aremelybadtrade.

        Sothescestudentdidwhatshewasbestat:anizing.

        Thatweek,sheboughtapalm-sizedbnknotebookandcopieddowneveryproblemtypethathadtrippedherupinphysideseliterature,everyceptshedidn’tuand—sortedlyintocategories.ShepousethebreakduringSunday’sbandpracticelikeaseminar,aeverythingansweredinonegobythosetwoseniors.

        Sundaym.

        Withmid-Octoberarriving,Taipei’stemperaturefinallydroppedtoafortable25°C77°F.Cralelight-bluestripedshirtwithfittedjeans,ahat,athinjacketshe’dbroughttosurvivethecramschool’sbrutair-ditioning.

        Buthergeartodaywasunusuallyheavy.Besidesthethickbackpackstuffedwithreferencebooks,ahugebckbassgigbaghungfrhtshoulder.

        WheeppedintotheeseliteraturecramschoollobbyonNanyangStreetlikeafullyloadedinfantrysoldier,shenaturallydrewmorethanafewfusedlooks.Inthisbattlefieldofacademixietyandink,astudentshowingupwithaninstrumentcaseracticallyanalien.

        Cradidn’tcareaboutthestares.Shemovedwithpracticedeasetothebackofthergeandfoundaerseatpressedtightagainstacretepilr.Carefully,sheunloadedtheheavybassandproppeditlyintothedeadangleformedbythepilrandthewall.Theookouthereseliteraturehandouts,asifnothinghadhappeall,andwaitedquietlyforcsstobegin.

        Aslongassheheldoutuntilnoon—untildedattwelve—shecouldleavewiththebassonherback,straightfromthere.

        Minutebymiimepassed.Whenthenoondismissalbellfinallysoundedovertheinter,Crawasalmostthefirstoofthe.

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