8. Three’s a Crowd
********* first Sam was worried to return to the f*******n Records Room. He was afraid that Little Chen was watching from the overhead cameras on the sixth floor. But as time passed, as Sam kept passing the f*******n Records Room to go to the toilets, it became clear that Little Chen was either not always there or not revealing himself.
Ms. Yi required that her pupils ask to use the bathroom. For Sam, this was degrading and nonsensical. For the first time in his life, Sam felt himself to be an adult, living independently. But for four hours every weekday, he was required to submit to Ms. Yi in order to leave class to use the bathroom. When Ms. Yi agreed, it was with exaggerated and infantilising disapproval. It was preferable that the students use their lunch hour to r
