[ She catches herself right before the words 'your brother' leave her lips; it's been something of a deliberate point on her part to avoid mentioning Billy because she's well aware of how things at the Kaplan house have been stressing Tommy out.
She doesn't manage to stop the apologetic look that crosses her features briefly, but she attempts a save just the same. ] It's Japanese for "Young Master". [ She feels terrible for it, but she justifies bringing up the subject with a white lie and a wave of the hand. ] One of my classmates is nuts over that kind of thing.
[ It wasn't a total lie. She did have a classmate who was a huge fan of the stuff. But they didn't talk outside of comparing Calculus notes. ]
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[ She catches herself right before the words 'your brother' leave her lips; it's been something of a deliberate point on her part to avoid mentioning Billy because she's well aware of how things at the Kaplan house have been stressing Tommy out.
She doesn't manage to stop the apologetic look that crosses her features briefly, but she attempts a save just the same. ] It's Japanese for "Young Master". [ She feels terrible for it, but she justifies bringing up the subject with a white lie and a wave of the hand. ] One of my classmates is nuts over that kind of thing.
[ It wasn't a total lie. She did have a classmate who was a huge fan of the stuff. But they didn't talk outside of comparing Calculus notes. ]