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"Before you start telling me what a jerk he is, Ror, I'm telling you I totally understand his point of view. I mean it was the same way with Henry." Lane said to her best friend on the phone.
"Oh Lane," Rory sympathized.
"Yes, I know. Trust me Rory, I'm more sorry than anyone. Dave was great for even holding out these past six months. I have to say though this whole week has been a little weird, especially at band practice. I feel so bad for avoiding having to communicate with him when he's trying so hard to maintain a friendship between us."
"I just don't understand why your Mom insists on you, if not dating, then being interested only in Korean guys. Even after that whole elaborate scheme you cooked up to make Dave look like a prospective boyfriend. Plus he's already a pretty decent guy to begin with."
"She's afraid that the heritage will dilute if we mix I guess...Wait that wasn't meant to sound like it did. "
"I didn't think so."
"I don't know, she's not a bigot, but it's just one of the little quirks of being a Korean I guess. The whole culture thing is too deeply embedded."
"You're telling me."
"Well, I better go. I'm off to my 'choir practice' with Dave's 'Christian band' accompanying us."
"Okay. Well feel better, buddy. You know he still really cares about you despite everything. Remember, call me to update!"
"Will do. Thanks for the vote of confidence Ror, and for letting me bend your ear about my dilemmas yet again."
"Not a problem. See ya."
"Bye."
Lane sat in her closet, the disco lights darting past her face in a fury of bright colors. It was so hard to face Dave again, knowing that they were no longer an 'us' and that Dave might possibly find someone else who had more accomodating parents than she. At the back of her mind she remembered how he had said that the band came first for now. It was a cold comfort, because he might find another 'exception' along the way and the feelings he still had might dissolve altogether. It was just a little too scary thinking about it. But it was even more frightening to think that he wouldn't be part of her life anymore.
"Lane," she said firmly to herself, feeling a little hysterical, "you are going to stop acting like a child and start being more mature about the situation before you lose him. Permanently."
She switched off David Bowie and the myriad of coloured lights, steeling herself for yet another awkward session with the object of her affections.
CHAPTER 3 COMING UP...
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"Before you start telling me what a jerk he is, Ror, I'm telling you I totally understand his point of view. I mean it was the same way with Henry." Lane said to her best friend on the phone.
"Oh Lane," Rory sympathized.
"Yes, I know. Trust me Rory, I'm more sorry than anyone. Dave was great for even holding out these past six months. I have to say though this whole week has been a little weird, especially at band practice. I feel so bad for avoiding having to communicate with him when he's trying so hard to maintain a friendship between us."
"I just don't understand why your Mom insists on you, if not dating, then being interested only in Korean guys. Even after that whole elaborate scheme you cooked up to make Dave look like a prospective boyfriend. Plus he's already a pretty decent guy to begin with."
"She's afraid that the heritage will dilute if we mix I guess...Wait that wasn't meant to sound like it did. "
"I didn't think so."
"I don't know, she's not a bigot, but it's just one of the little quirks of being a Korean I guess. The whole culture thing is too deeply embedded."
"You're telling me."
"Well, I better go. I'm off to my 'choir practice' with Dave's 'Christian band' accompanying us."
"Okay. Well feel better, buddy. You know he still really cares about you despite everything. Remember, call me to update!"
"Will do. Thanks for the vote of confidence Ror, and for letting me bend your ear about my dilemmas yet again."
"Not a problem. See ya."
"Bye."
Lane sat in her closet, the disco lights darting past her face in a fury of bright colors. It was so hard to face Dave again, knowing that they were no longer an 'us' and that Dave might possibly find someone else who had more accomodating parents than she. At the back of her mind she remembered how he had said that the band came first for now. It was a cold comfort, because he might find another 'exception' along the way and the feelings he still had might dissolve altogether. It was just a little too scary thinking about it. But it was even more frightening to think that he wouldn't be part of her life anymore.
"Lane," she said firmly to herself, feeling a little hysterical, "you are going to stop acting like a child and start being more mature about the situation before you lose him. Permanently."
She switched off David Bowie and the myriad of coloured lights, steeling herself for yet another awkward session with the object of her affections.
CHAPTER 3 COMING UP...