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CHEN MEI XING
i open the door to my house after a long day of school. i take a look in the kitchen. nobody. living room? nobody. bedroom? nobody.
of course, nobody is in the house. i hear paws scratching against the wooden floor and immediately thought of pandora. i look around, looking for her.
she was curled up in her mini bed with a chew toy stuck in her mouth. "hi there, pandora." i rub behind her ears. "mom and dad come by the house yet?" i ask her.
and of course, no response but just a woof. "i knew i should've just questioned justin." i walk over to my bed and sit on the edge.
i heard a hard knock come from the front door. i sigh and walk all the way to the front door. i look through the tiny window and noticed nobody there.
i open the door, looking side to side. a package? i pick it up and walk back inside, shutting the door behind me. i look at the tag.
'for chen mei xing'. me? i don't remember ordering anything.
i sit on the couch, puzzled. i rip off the wrapping paper. inside was a picture in a really cute frame.
two kids, one girl and one boy. they were smiling happily in my backyard? why would someone give me this? i look at the framed picture carefully, it looked like me? it looked a lot like the girl from my 'flashback'.
i think it's safe to assume that that's me. who's the boy? i throw the framed photo onto the couch, leaving it alone. i'm done with this bullshit for now.
i turn the tv on, forgetting all about the photo and the person who gave me it. my eyes start to shut but i jump awake as i hear the doorbell ring.
pandora starts to run over to the door, barking at it constantly. i open the door, not caring who it was. i step aside and let them walk in.
"you're teacher called. he said that you got detention for falling asleep in class." my dad's voice rings. he places his hands on his hips.
"yeah, i did. and he took my phone!" i grip at my hair frustratedly.
"that's you're problem, mei xing. you should've thought of you're actions before doing it." he walks out of the house and grabs the groceries from his car.
he walks back in, arms full of fresh vegetables and fruits. he sets them onto the counter and starts to place them into the refrigerator. i remember that i had to ask him about the photo.
