Game
Game
"I will miss you a lot also. And please, make sure you do not scare us like that anymore. Whenever we call, please answer. If you cannot answer, send a text." James scolded but it sounded more like a plea.
"I sent you a text yesterday." Mia reminded him.
"When Mira already left and after making us worried? Yea. That wasn't good. Besides, why did you have to go stay with Mary at the hospital? That's some crazy shit. She's never treated you like a sister." He hissed.
Mia had lied to him. She was uncomfortable with telling lies, but she felt it was better telling him something else than saying, "I didn't want to talk to any of you on the phone because I just realised my real mother is dead and they said I was born with a bad luck and so, I want to stay away from all of you."
"I just... had to." Mia said.
James sighed, "So aren't you going to see me before I leave? We didn't get to hang out a lot this time. I hate the fact that you have a boyfriend" He whined playfully. At last, Mia laughed. He was right though. They were always buddies and hanging out together until Leo showed up.
"Of course I will see you. After my next class, I'll drop by your place."
"Nah. Peter is driving me to the airport, so we'll stop by your school. We'll be there in an hour and thirty minutes tops. You'll be free then?"
"Yea. I'll be done for the day in an hour. I'll wait outside the school gate."
"I can't wait to see you dude."
"You are an idiot." Mia said.
Before she ended the call, she could hear how James was having fun laughing at her insult.
When she returned to the class, Jeremy wasn't still back. Where was he and why had he called her earlier? She had called him back but he didn't answer. She dialed his number again and just like before, he also didn't answer.
"Is he in trouble?" She wondered before looking at where Chloe was seated. Maybe it was best to ask her instead.
Chloe saw Mia approaching her and tensed up. Maybe this was her chance to finally ask Mia to go with her. She had wanted to ask earlier when Jeremy was still in the class but had been procrastinating until Jeremy suddenly left the class. When she finally made up her mind to go meet Mia, Mia received a call and left the class also. Now, Mia was back. Since Jeremy wasn't in yet, maybe she could just ask her now.
"Hi." Mia said before sitting down beside her.
"Have you heard from Jeremy? Do you by chance know where he went to?" Mia asked before Chloe could say hello. "He suddenly received a text and left the class. He called me earlier and the call ended immediately, when I called back later, he didn't answer the call." Mia explained.
Chloe looked at Mia with interest. She seemed to be really close with Jeremy and was obviously worried about him.
"He is fine." Chloe answered indifferently. "I called him a while ago. He didn't seem like—" Chloe paused and looked at Mia intensely.
"He called you and hung up? Like.. was it immediately?" Chloe asked.
Mia had a questioning look on her face. "I think it only rang for like two seconds. I was about to answer it when the call ended."
Chloe began to think deeply but she wasn't getting anything that made sense. "He also called me. It didn't ring for long and the call ended. Maybe... his phone is faulty?"
"Faulty? I... don't think so... or maybe it's the signal? It also happened when Leo... called me."
"Really? It happened with me too." Chloe said in surprise.
Both ladies remained quiet and began to do the calculations in their heads.
"When did the call come in?"
"What time did they call?"
Chloe and Mia asked at the same time respectively.
They both checked their phones and showed each other. The calls had happened at the same time.
"Are they by chance together?" Mia asked.
"I don't know. But why would they call us at the same time? When I called Jeremy back, he didn't say anything serious."
"Same here. Leo also didn't say anything... well..." Mia blushed. He had said he loved her and called her baby.
"Hey! I think they are together." Mia suddenly said.
"Really? Why?" Chloe asked in confusion.
"I played a game like this with James before when we called Mira." Mia went on to explain how the game worked.
"That little..." Chloe bit her lower lip as she thought about Jeremy. "Shit! I shouldn't have called him." She muttered to herself.
"That's why he's probably refusing to answer my calls. What a drama queen. Tsk!" Mia said but remembered and asked, "But he still answered your call even after you called Leo first, right? He's so partial."
Chloe's lips formed a thin line as she looked at Mia. Mia looked at her in confusion for a moment before her eyes widened slightly.
"You called Jeremy first!" Mia said with a smile.
"It was a mistake." Chloe answered defensively even though it hadn't been a question.
Mia couldn't stop her smile. This was a good news, especially to Jeremy. She couldn't wait to see the smile on his face when he returned.
"But what are they doing together?" Chloe asked, feeling tensed. What if Leo said something to make Jeremy angry? Or what if Leo was going to bully him for calling him a serial killer the previous day?
"Why does he keep bothering me?" She asked herself in frustration before taking out her phone. She was about to call Leo but then, she remembered she was to ask Mia something since the next class would start soon.
"Are you going to be free after classes today?" She asked and waited with bated breath for her answer.
"Me? Why?" Mia asked. Their whole conversation just now surprised Mia. One would think they have been friends for long.
"I'd like to know if you are going to be free." Chloe answered.
She wanted to know first before she mentioned anything about it.
"Uhm... not really. I'm seeing James off to the airport."
"Oh..." Chloe said in disappointment before nodding. "Okay."
"I am always free."
They both suddenly heard an excited male voice behind them amd turned to see Jeremy standing there with the expected smile on his face.