"No ... you're already on the squad," Jessica said, looking oddly at Yukio again. "Sarah just wants us there to put on a show for the potential recruits." She paused. "Yukio, are you okay?"
"Actually, I'm not sure," she answered. It was surprising. How could someone who had picked on her in what seemed to be another life be nice to her now? She realized she had no idea why Jessica picked on her. She had no idea why anyone picked on her, other than she was different and made an easy target. She was new in town, a bit naive about local customs.
But 'new' Yukio seemed to be part of the group, even though she was Japanese, if assimilated. What did it mean?
"I feel like..." she tried to describe it in a way that didn't make her sound crazy. "Never mind."
"You can tell me anything," she said, seeming sincere.
"Well," Yukio said, "Umm...never mind."
