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“ How are you so good at this?! “ She laughs in disbelief while struggling to hit him back.
“ I guess you just suck at it. “ With the way he said it, you can hear he’s smiling.
“ That’s not fair! “ She can only exclaim while pouting at her screen with the message that reads, ‘ Defeated by d_GamingNerd ’ .
He laughs, “ Another round? “
Before she could agree, her phone rang with her alarm.
“ Oh.. “ Disappointment a little too noticeable in her voice. “ Sorry, I gotta go... Call me again soon? “ She realizes how that sounds and tries to fight against the butterflies in her stomach.
“ Yeah. Bye, Xay. “
She disconnects from the call, taking off her headphones. But she doesn't leave the game yet. He hasn't either.
‘sorry’ , she types in their private in-game messages. She lingers for another 2 seconds, but seeing as he hasn't replied, she logs out.
“ I wish we could've played longer. That only felt like 10 minutes... “
She turns to stare at the pile of textbooks next to her and sighs, muttering, “ Why do I have to do extra studying.. It’s the weekends ... “
Whining’s not gonna make it any better though, so she complies with the task given to her. After all, she has to study well to be successful in life.
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But she can’t study.
She can’t comprehend the words written in the textbooks, even as she tries to reread them again and again; the words flying right over her head.
All she could think about was how soft his voice sounded when he was speaking to her. How he seemed so happy when he laughed. How easy it was for him to keep beating her in every round-- ’ I mean, truthfully, I don’t know how to play games in the first place, so I just rush and kill. ‘
She briefly contemplates whether or not she’d open YouTube to search for guides and tips on how to get better, but decides not to. It’d be way better if he just taught her next time.
Next time. She wonders when that will be. She’s kinda flooded this week until the next... About 5 quizzes, 2 of which are long quizzes, and exams are due next week.
She sighs, bringing her hands together to pray.
‘ Lord, I hope I survive these next 2 weeks in order to be able to play with him again. ‘