-2001- - Meteor Garden

“Wild vegetables grow anywhere,” she said. “Even in meteor craters.”

She learned that his rage wasn't power—it was a performance. At home, he was invisible. His sister was the genius, his mother the dragon, his father a silent portrait in the hallway. The only time anyone looked at him was when he broke something. He learned that Shancai’s stubbornness wasn't courage—it was desperation. She had no safety net. If she fell, there was no one to catch her. meteor garden -2001-

The music was deep and raw, not a polished recital piece but something angry, something searching. It came from the rotunda. She crept closer, licking the last of her popsicle, and peered through a shattered window. “Wild vegetables grow anywhere,” she said