The blonde Young Adult, Maya Flowers, gains friendship and romance with when I use an “enchanting introduction” to say hello. While she knows my friend, we have never met. I mentally thank my friend for bringing the two of us together on his birthday. Of course, we have not gotten to know each other yet. I just see her long, wavy blonde hair; her crop top and leg- gings that frame her abs; the way that her monochrome eyes dominate her features. Her bangs never move. The part of her hair stays, framing her eyes the ideal amount. I am grateful to be able to say hello. I assume I say my name to her, or something similar. Roses appear above her head and rain down towards her face. It is my high

Grocery shopping at Queen Victoria Market. A middle-aged woman asks me 这个鸡蛋多少钱[1] without 你好[2], sorry or an excuse me. I am offended as if I am not Chinese. Frowning brow performing being lost in translation, I turn around to the next stall buying green chillies from 一个会说中文的[3] female vender we speak English. A windy night many and many a day ago in St. Kilda a White male passer-by mocked us 你好你好你好[4]. My friends are Vietnamese. Waiting for the traffic light to cross the road to buy a bottle of 料酒[5] from an Asian grocery, an inner voice recurs: are you Chinese? I am Chinese. I have a Chinese passport and I speak Chinese. I carry a bag of veggies heading home to stir fry 中国菜[6]. B

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