Thread Roulette: Synagogue (Mama!B, Levi)

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What do you mean, he doesn’t look Jewish?

[Levi Xu]

It was the first time Levi was off of Hammel grounds since Jake had abandoned him there, three months ago. Yes, he was counting.

Technically, he was still on restriction, and wasn't supposed to be leaving the grounds, but he'd applied for and received permission to attend religious services, since they were supposed to let him do that anyway. (They also weren't supposed to not believe him when he said he was Jewish, but Levi was used to that.)

The service had been nice. It was just refreshing to be back in a synagogue, part of a group where he fit in, even if the only person he knew was the housing department staffer who had volunteered to chaperone him. She was still inside, talking to someone or helping someone or something; Levi hadn't really paid attention to that. He just knew he was supposed to wait here, sitting on the low concrete fence that edged the sidewalk by the parking lot. After three months at Hammel, he was used to strange looks, so he was easily able to ignore the few people who noticed how much he didn't look like he belonged. It was almost Purim; if he had been back home, this year would have been his first year in the same age group as Nomi in their youth group, and he would have been allowed to go to the high school group's party.

He kicked his heels against the fence and looked up at the sky, hoping it would get warmer soon. It wasn't bad now, but he was tired of the cold. Maybe in the summer, Hammel would be better.

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