Issa has rebellious tendencies, but it’s Summer who’s the gambler. The one who’s willing to risk it all, and I’ve always admired her for that.
“How is Alexis Yu handling all this?” I ask.
“You know you guys can just call her Alexis,” Issa says.
“Yeah, but she’s the girl you call by her first and last name. It just slides off your tongue like that,” I say, making Issa crack a small smile.
“Alexis feels betrayed that I didn’t fight for us.”
“Are you guys even legal?” Summer asks. “With your parents, I mean? She’s half-Chinese, right?”
“No one knows. Not my parents, not her parents.”
“Oh my God,” Summer keeps muttering as she sprays whipped cream on her sundae.
“How are you feeling?” I ask.
“Like hell,” Issa says. “It’s like I’m leading a double life.”
“I feel you,” I say. Because t
