(Mid-October)

Kitten

I looked at the two pieces of luggage I had, and then the mountain of crap I had to fit into those two pieces of luggage and made a sound that was partway between a sigh and a snarl.

On this particular Monday evening, the spectators for this display in frustration and masochism all had different reactions. Gillian ignored me as she was focused on her computer and trying to get some classwork done. Soo-Ah was agitated because she wanted to help, but I told her I was fine an hour ago.

Things had managed to get less packed during that hour.

The third person sighed, looked up...