"I-I know! It's probably a lot to take it." She stated: understandably.

I was still thinking of the word...

"—Um.. infirmary!" I said, way too loudly. "Some sort of.. thingy?" I asked.

"Ah- yeah! This is my infirmary. Uh, you're currently at CAMP OASIS, welcome. I-"

I nodded almost immediately. "—Of course, camp oasis. Yes!"

Her eyebrow perked up. "Oh, so you've heard of it?"



Oh yes I did.. a lot.


"Yes! Actually."

"Great!" The girl smiled widely. A wave a relief went over her.

"Um..." I mumbled.

"Makes- things a little easier," she stated.

"Um, I found you washed up on the shore..." she told me, she sounded puzzled.

"Uh, what- what's your name?"

"Ah! Um... uh." I fumbled with my words.   "Well, uh:  河  Áo Jiāng Hé..."


Oh, I bet she has no idea what I just said...


Her eyebrows were raised. "Uhh..."

"Yup." I looked away.

She looked nervous. "Do you have anything shorter that you go by?" The girl laughed softly.

I chuckled too. "That— that's uh.. my Chinese name. I just-"

"Oh, okay." She nodded.

I started to ramble... "you can just call me: Jakey! Y'know, Call me Jakey."

"Oh! Uh Jakey... hah." She looked nervous again.

"Yes!" I nodded.

"I actually have uh. History with someone with that name.."

My smiled faded. "You do?"

"Uh.. what does your Chinese name mean?" She stuttered out.

"Oh.. um. Áo Jiāng Hé Áo is like, the family name. And Jiāng Hé actually, y'know: means.. like. River in Chinese! So."    I explained.

She smiled. "River, hm."

"Yes," I nodded, again.

"Well, I found you next to a river, your name means River. So uh, I guess I'm calling you River River."

She let out a laugh after that.


I hated that name.


"Well, um."

It made me a bit uncomfortable.

And mad.

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