[Billy notices how the person on the other line is no longer referred to as "anonymous," and a little notification pops up on his phone indicating the conversation is now private. So now he knew no one else would be able to see whatever words came next.]
Probably. You don't have to tell me about your circumstances, but at this point I can talk about mine. My parents sent me away in hopes I would have a better chance at survival since our life in Korea was going downhill, and America was said to have more food.
[There's more, but Billy never gave away all the details of his life at once. Although the Quarantine made it harder for Billy to keep to himself most of the time, that wasn't an entirely bad thing. It was a positive change to know he was welcome here, unlike America where he knew too many people wished he would go back to where he came from.]
I've quickly learned from my interactions here that prejudice knows no borders, so it's not restricted to just one world. But I also know the same can be said for kindness. My friend was one of the few who wasn't a fool, at least, by the time I met him.
[Because he knew of Goody's past demons, the same ones that would often return at night to haunt him in his sleep.]
I'm afraid it's not that simple to see him again. If I return home, I don't know what will happen to me since I died. We both did, but according to the doctors at the hospital, I was the only one who came through the portal.
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Probably. You don't have to tell me about your circumstances, but at this point I can talk about mine. My parents sent me away in hopes I would have a better chance at survival since our life in Korea was going downhill, and America was said to have more food.
[There's more, but Billy never gave away all the details of his life at once. Although the Quarantine made it harder for Billy to keep to himself most of the time, that wasn't an entirely bad thing. It was a positive change to know he was welcome here, unlike America where he knew too many people wished he would go back to where he came from.]
I've quickly learned from my interactions here that prejudice knows no borders, so it's not restricted to just one world. But I also know the same can be said for kindness. My friend was one of the few who wasn't a fool, at least, by the time I met him.
[Because he knew of Goody's past demons, the same ones that would often return at night to haunt him in his sleep.]
I'm afraid it's not that simple to see him again. If I return home, I don't know what will happen to me since I died. We both did, but according to the doctors at the hospital, I was the only one who came through the portal.