Shedding Skin
"Nervous?" Antje asked as they lined up at the check-in counter. "Nervous? Why would I be?" Kai asked. "Maybe because I am taking an expensive flight to a faraway country? Paid for by a friend I haven't seen in years. Leaving everything behind of my old life. No, why would I be nervous?" "You know, we talked about sarcasm," Antje remarked as they shuffled a few steps forward as the line moved. "It is an-" "An unhealthy coping mechanism," Kai interrupted. "I know. I know." "As is...