Their Parallel Universe ✓

Chapter 14

Gaele: Good morning. I hope you've slept well and forgotten that you were supposed to be mad at me.

Ten2: then why are you reminding me again?

Gaele: Oh, so you were really mad at me. I don't even get a good morning, huh?

Ten2: good morning. i wasn't really mad at you. but i am blaming you.

Gaele: What did I do?

Ten2: you said i want that person to care about me and now i have been wondering if it's true. i know there's no way it's true though, it's your fault for planting that idea in my head.

Gaele: Now you're just looking for an excuse. I'll tell you something, Ten-Ten, do you know that the intensity of in-denial is equivalent to the amount of truth behind the thing you're trying to deny? But it's good to know that you're not mad at me. I thought you were suddenly going to send me a photo of a sunset with the caption "The sunset is beautiful, isn't it?"

Ten2: is that one of Gaele's logic again? -__- and i am not being in denial! I was just stating the truth!!! and why the sunset?

Gaele: That's what in-denial people always say, Ten-Ten. The sunset, that's a romantic way of breaking up with someone.

Ten2: ah enough, I dont wanna talk about that person first thing in the morning. a romantic way of breaking up? since when has break up become romantic? and why are we gonna break up, we're not even in a relationship. :I but seriously i never heard about sunset being equivalent to break up, i only know the japanese sentence, the moon is beautiful tonight. do you know what it means when someone told you that?

Gaele: Aren't you the one who brought him up? Haha, break up could apply to friendship too, no? Yep, it's a Japanese romantic way of saying "I like you", right?

Ten2: i didnt bring him up. you did. oh i wont break up with you, gaele even if you're overbearing sometimes. how come you also know about it? it's not like you're into japanese stuff so why do you know it. it's because you're pretty romantic right? so you know a lot about romantic stuff.

Gaele: I didn't though. I just asked if you're still mad at me and if you won't greet me good morning. You were the one who slipped him into the conversation. I told you, didn't I? My parents are pretty romantic people so I learned a lot of stuff from them. Our prof's coming so let's continue this later. Ah, but one quick question, what's one thing that can usually make your mood better?

Ten2: k study well genius. painting, anime, games, and talking to you but if i have to choose only one then that's no brainer. of course it's food. especially sweet foods.

Gaele: So food comes before me, huh? That's fine. Later then, li'l Ten-Ten.

Ten2: yeah food is more important than you. :P unless you give me food so it would be you and food on top but i dont think that is gonna happen anytime soon. later

Last read at 8:07 a.m.

It is ten minutes before noon now. Lunch break.

Poll wonders what Gaele is up to at this time. He rereads their conversation earlier and can't help but think his online friend has been acting kind of different these past few days. It's not like the change is a bad thing and it's not that significant. For the most part, Gaele is still the same good-natured friend who likes to tease Ten-Ten and make his cheeky remarks, but Poll feels like he has become more open and—for lack of a better word—sentimental. Although it's subtle, given Gaele has been trying to talk more even before for Ten-Ten's sake, and not concerning, Poll is curious to know what made the little change.