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.
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Withmid-Octoberarriving,Taipei’stemperaturefinallydroppedtoafortable25°C(77°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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