Every Day

Today A is Amy Tran, and for the first time ever, A decides to hijack his person’s life. A does not follow the routine that she knows Amy would follow. Instead, A acts on A’s own desire, going to find Rhiannon at her school, an hour away.

On the drive there, A hears the same song on the radio that A heard when she was with Rhiannon, heading to the ocean: “I feel the universe is telling me something. […] The enormity rises within me. The universe nods along to the songs” (52). A knows that s/he is doing something s/he has never done before, insisting on holding on to someone for more than 24 hours, and s/he feels as if the song symbolizes fate, giving A its blessing.

When A arrives at Rhiannon’s school, s/he pretends to be a new student. A finds Rhiannon almost immediately. As s/he gazes on Rhiannon from afar, s/he can see that Rhiannon’s “sadness has returned” (54). Clearly, her relationship with Justin has not improved over the past few days. A, as Amy, asks Rhiannon for help showing her around the school. A hopes for some recognition, but of course there is none.