Maple Comments

Lisa, Leong and I were supposed to eat at a sushi place called 'Bow Wow'. Lisa and I were coming back from our last class. I covered my face with the back of my hand and yawned as we reached the quad. Lisa put her phone in her jacket pocket and said, 'She isn't answering, I'll go get her.' I nodded and gave her my backpack (we're all suitemates) .

I sat down, cross legged, under a (Japanese maple?) tree, arranging my skirt - the tree had shed most of its leaves, since I'd met it in September. A drift of papery bronze leaves spread out in all directions.
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