The Stranger

With a quick hug and goodbye, I found myself sitting in a cushioned, yet, crowded airplane seat. Around me, the cheerful chatters filled the cabin with anticipation and excitement. I fidgeted, tapped, and wriggled, trying to find the most comfortable position for me to endure the twelve-hour plane ride to Taiwan. For the first time in thirteen years, my parents were sending me back to an alienated place they called home. I was dropped off …

…years, to try to explain to me the contents and the significances of each of the courses we were eating. I opened my mouth and attempted to say something, still, no sound came out. I realized tears were streaming down my cheeks; I was trembling, sobbing, and laughing. I had been mistaken all along; this was my family! I was not an outsider or a stranger to them, simply, a long-lost, family member, now, found.