"I feel it coming, but I can't stop it. PANIC. They left me. My parents actually left me! IN FRANCE!"
Meanwhile, Paris is eerily quiet, and even the opera singer has gone for the night. The narrator is overwhelmed, worried about breaking down because the thin walls might reveal her distress to her new classmates. She's nervous about losing her composure and missing out on typical Parisian activities, fearing embarrassment and loneliness in this unfamiliar setting.