Chapter 28：Hora and Me (1/2)
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Ring! Ring! Ring!
A sudden phone call woke me up from my slumber.
”Ugh… What time is it?” I asked myself as I turned to the bedside table, looking for the clock. ”Four in the afternoon? I already slept that long?”
I got up afterwards and picked up the ringing phone beside my computer table.
”Hello, Sena speaking,” I answered the call with my eyes still closed. I wanted to get more sleep. Who in the world would call me at this time?
”Sena! You finished it!” Hora exclaimed. Right. I did shoot her a text message this morning when I finished writing. I totally forgot about that. ”Can I come over? I want to read it! And please have it printed on paper. My eyes get hurt staring at the computer too much.”
”Yes, as I promised. Come over then. Bring me some ice cream, too, please. My brother finished everything in the fridge. Mom didn't want to replenish until next week saying we shouldn't eat too much sweets. Ha-ha! And me who didn't get to eat anything, is the one suffering.”
”Sure, I'll bring some. Cheese? Or Chocolate?”
”Hmm… both.” Ha-ha. Whenever I'm asked to choose between two options, I have always opted for both. Better to have more flavors, right?
”You got it! I'll be on my way now.”
”Yup. Take care!”
The phone call finished and I went back to bed to get some more sleep. This body really needs 8 hours of sleep or else I'd feel lethargic like this. I wonder if I should invite Ken over as well? There would be a Guild War later and Kai said I'm free to join if I want. I'm much stronger than half of his guild was already even if I hadn't reached the maximum level. Hmm… but Hora would feel bored. It's okay. We could do it next time.
A few moments later and Hora arrived. We went to my bedroom to read my story while we ate. I got scolded for forgetting to print the story beforehand—and she just told me that during our phone call. How could I forget it so easily? Well, she couldn't blame me, my mind was half awake. Anyway, after printing it out, she laid on my bed and read the story. I gave her a pen so she could edit and point out any mistakes or comments she had while reading. Seeing her read, I got really nervous and shy. Hora's like me, we loved reading. The only difference was that she's good at reviewing books and pointing out misses or loopholes. She could be a book critic herself. And that's what I'm so nervous about. At least, I'm lucky enough to have a friend like her rather than not having anyone to get feedback on what I wrote.
While she busied herself reading my fanfic, I did my assignments and projects that were given to us to do for the weekends. At times like this, I really wished our teachers would slack off a bit and not give us any homework.
”Hi Senara,