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>Be me, high school senior
>A set of Chinese twins enter my grade in the middle of the year
>It was a boy and girl: Ving and Ling
>Both are in my trig class
>Vig sits next to me, turns out to be pretty cool
>He tells me I can cheat off his tests if I do one thing for him
>I'm failing trig, I'd sell my soul for his test answers.
>"Sure, anything."
>He asks me how to legally change his name
>He's sick of having a stupid name like Ving
>Ask him what he wants his new name to be.
>"Lee. Like, Bruce Lee."
>Soundsgood.jpeg
>Ling overhears us from a few rows away
>Says that this name has been passed down for generations
>His parents would disown him if he changed it
>Ving doesn't give a shit
>I offer to drive him to town hall afterschool
>Ling insists on tagging along
>Shrug, drive them both
>Walk into town hall, VIng goes straight to the desk
>Demands a form, pulls out birth certificate
>shitgotreal.jpeg
>Starts scribbling down info on name-change sheet
>Suddenly looks conflicted
>Tears start welling
>Apparently that ancestral shit runs deep
>Tells receptionist he can't do it
>She says he'll have to pay a fee to cancel his request
>Stupid-ass small-town laws
>Ling is just glad he changed his mind, grabs some cash from her purse
>Is about to hand it to the receptionist when some dude bursts into the town hall
>Short, elderly Asian man, neon shorts, American flag t-shirt and ray-bans
>Someone's gone full 'murican
>Ving stares at the man, tears tripping down his yellow cheeks
>"Dad...?"
>Dad runs up and embraces son
>Huge smile on his face
>"Don't stop, be Lee, Ving.
>Hold on to that fee, Ling."

Oh wow
You got me.

lol

That was significantly better than expected

God dammit

worth

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I did't know what it was... but I kould feel something stupid komming.