Diana-Huang

It was a warm Saturday night in August. I had the window to my room open and the fan on, but I was still sweating in a tank top and shorts trying to sleep. My very first day of high school would be starting on Monday and being anxious about school wasn't helping. I have been having dreams about not being prepared at school where I forget my backpack, I forget to wear clothes. I forget there is an exam, and I did not study. Will my grades be ok? Will I make friends in the new school? I had headphones on to listen to music and play games on my phone to help me relax when a gentle shaking of the bed began. Thinking it was mom trying to get my attention to tell me something, I took off the headphones and looked at the door. I saw no one and the shaking got stronger. Earthquake! I felt a twinge of anxiety, but did not bother getting out of bed. This is California, I'm used to this! It is usually just a little one. The gentle rattle of the glass in the windows got louder as the

Hyun-ki put a hand on Tachyon's back to not lose him to the moving mass of people coming and going in all directions inside the arena lobby. People were leaving their seats in between the sets of multiple Kpop acts so there were lines everywhere for the concession(food) stands, and the restrooms. The six of them went through open double doors and saw steps leading down with rows of seats on the left and right. In front of them was a covered up soccer field. There were no chairs on the floor but it was packed with young people. Going down the steps they looked for seats not too far from the stage. Hyun-Ki spotted three empty seats next to the aisle and sat down at the far end and invited Tachyon to sit with her. Kwan sandwiched him on the other side while Min, Chul and Sun-Hi sat in the open seats behind them. A girl group of five were already on stage getting ready to perform. The audience cheered and waved their differently shaped light-sticks for them. She could hear fan chants

Hyun-ki put a hand on Tachyon's back to not lose him to the moving mass of people coming and going in all directions inside the arena lobby. People were leaving their seats in between the sets of multiple Kpop acts so there were lines everywhere for the concession(food) stands, and the restrooms. The six of them went through open double doors and saw steps leading down with rows of seats on the left and right. In front of them was a covered up soccer field. There were no chairs on the floor but it was packed with young people. Going down the steps they looked for seats not too far from the stage. Hyun-Ki spotted three empty seats next to the aisle and sat down at the far end and invited Tachyon to sit with her. Kwan sandwiched him on the other side while Min, Chul and Sun-Hi sat in the open seats behind them. A girl group of five were already on stage getting ready to perform. The audience cheered and waved their differently shaped light-sticks for them. She could hear fan chants