Mai is a 19-year-old girl from San Jose, California. She met many people from her workplace, her school, and her friends.
It is a time of coming of age, a time of reflection, a time of teenage romance, and dates.
Meet Edward, a white American boy who hails from the South but has been in the Bay Area since highschool. He only dates Asian girls.
Meet John, a Chinese American tech expert who works from Circuit City who has a thing for skinny and chubby chicks. His habit of giving 24 roses on the first date is a must-see.
Meet Roy, a Filipino American who lives in Texas. He is looking for the one, and he thought he found it through Mai.
Meet Jay, Mai's favorite.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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