okay, turn \xa0 back into u\00a0
diff --git a/json5/parser.py b/json5/parser.py
index b4e582f..be48dd5 100644
--- a/json5/parser.py
+++ b/json5/parser.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
         self._ch('\f')
 
     def _ws__c6_(self):
-        self._ch('\xa0')
+        self._ch(u'\u00a0')
 
     def _ws__c7_(self):
         self._ch(u'\ufeff')