Chapter 52 - 52: Video Call (1/2)

(Michelle POV)

It was Sunday, and I was feeling bored. After Anthony sent me to my car on Thursday, contrary to my expectations of blooming romance, nothing special happened. I waited and waited for his text message, but he never texted that night. Then, during our class in English, albeit he smiled at me and was acting friendly, that was it.

Did I read him wrong? I shook my head. Maybe it's just our schedule or maybe I'm just wanting to propel things to move forward so soon. I mean, I have been waiting for the moment we get our first kiss ever since, ugh… ok, so maybe I should not expect it to move that quickly because unlike me, who has been stalking him for years, Anthony has only known me for less than 2 weeks.

Anyhow, I should be studying for the evaluation exams scheduled on Thursday and Friday respectively, but I was not in the mood. Since I decided to invest my money and future on stocks, I just thought that these stuff about school were all secondary to my love life.

I shook my head. It's time to open my Personal Computer and check the stocks prices today.

I looked at the prices and saw that today, AMAZON was priced at 37 usd. Last week was at 36. Ugh. I should have bought last week and sold it today! 'Okay, stop that thinking. Michelle, you're in this for the long run, so don't think of the short-term income. Stock prices are always moving up and down. Besides, it's still no good to buy just yet because as you know, it would fall to 20+ usd sometime this year.' I told myself then nodded.

Curiously, I looked at the Yahoo Messenger App on my desktop. Ahah! I haven't used this one in ages. I mean, it's usually where we hold our group meetings in when I was in college. There was no facebook chatgroup then, but there was yahoo chat group.

Then, I looked at my webcam. Hmm… that got me wondering. I mean, I was also thinking what to do with my life after I make it big. Like I wanted to travel the world enjoy everything, but won't that be too boring? Also, what if suddenly my stock market price prediction doesn't come true? I can't possibly lay all my eggs in one basket.

I typed the word youtube in the search icon.

Oh! It already exists! I mean, this is awesome. Maybe I could become a vlogger? It's not that I assume I would surely become someone influential, but who knows? It's not like being an actor/ actress where one has to be on set and have a boss. Vloggers don't have a boss. Well, maybe it would depend, but I can do it and gain many followers because not a lot of people are doing it just yet!

But what would be my content? I thought of the possibilities. I like to travel, would that do? Ugh, never mind. It's too much work for me for now. I'll just think about it in the future, say after a year? I'm not really interested with that for now.

I closed the browser to see my desktop again. I looked at the Yahoo messenger icon again and grinned. Ah, this would be a perfect conversation started.

I opened the app and logged in using my yahoo email address which I still used 13 years after as my personal email.

Then I brought out my cellphone. No text messages.

Well, I guess Anthony's just shy? Don't know. Whatever, time to make some move.

'Hi Anthony, sorry to disturb you on a weekend, I hope you don't mind, but I need your help.' Ok, whatever. We're friends, right? Friends text and they chat in YM too!

I waited for about 10 minutes before I received a reply.

[Hi Michelle. Sure, what's up?]

I started squealing. Oh my, this is it!

'Do you use yahoo messenger?'

[Yes, why?]

I just wanted to reply, can I add you so we can chat, and you know turn on our webcam because I miss you already but of course that's not what I wrote. I mean, I have no desire to get rejected to soon, and I don't want him to think me as a weirdo.

'Ah… I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but, if possible, can we have a video call?' ok, think Michelle, think. What excuse should you give when he agrees? Ahhhhh!!!!

[Ok, what's your email username? Let me add you up, good thing, I'm online now.]

Shocks! He must really like me!!! 'Thank you so much! My username is Michelle358' I turned on my webcam to see how I look like with it. Ah, not bad! Good thing I already took a shower earlier. Still, I brushed my hair again and practiced smiling.

After a few seconds, a chat box initiated by Anthony1219 popped up on my desktop. It also had a friend request which I immediately accepted. Ah, this is bliss.

[Hi Michelle, this is me. Why do you need me for a video call?] he chatted.