Page 12 of The Incredible Kindness of Paper

Chloe

On the subway ride to Little Tokyo, Chloe folded origami roses with the few sheets of yellow paper she still had.

When she reached her stop, she gathered them and tucked them into the pockets of her skirt.

She’d sewn the skirt herself out of strips of different-colored chiffon, and it made her feel like she was made of air as the fabric swished and floated around her while she ascended the station stairs.