I liked her classes very much and have kept her notes for 10 years now . However , after I returned to Japan from California , I began to notice that Japanese people seemed to feel weird when they heard the fact I had a Vietnamese teacher . So , I stopped talking about her .

A: Why may the narrator feel distant from her old friends ?

And as he wondered , all the doubts about the wisdom of getting her something new and different resurfaced . Maybe he 'd been foolish to listen to Ron - after all , when it came to understanding Hermione , Ron did not have the best record . And was n't it possible that giving her a cloak , nice as it was , could be seen as a rather impersonal sort of gift ? He flinched inwardly - God , he hoped she had n't thought that !

A: Why would he be wondering about getting Hermione a new gift ?

Shady side of the city , 1 AM , humming Mariah Carey 's Touch My Body when I felt something hit my back . A metal pipe . One guy tried to snatch my phone from my hand . Another guy grabbed my shirt from the back and pulled it over my face .

A: What exactly is happening during this event ?

Then , he lifts a hand to his knot , sliding it carefully off his shoulder . Gently , respectfully , the shimmering bronze thread worked through Igen 's colors is removed . " But , whatever else you think of me by the end of the night , I will not have you thinking I do n't keep my word . Give me your hand . "

A:
What promise has the narrator made to the subject ?