Later That Night
Success!
Gumball has given a/an Chocolate Cookie Dough Ice Cream Bar to Mr. Malloy in a timely fashion!
Thank you, Mr. Side-Quest Frog!
This must be how a billionaire feels. I'm racking up those Paw Points. Gumball has been towing the load, making me rich off of side-quests all afternoon. I've made over 100,000 Points, which is a pretty big deal (well, to me).
"Chase!"
I jump. Does Mom have to burst in?
"Are you ready?"
"For what?"
"Dinner? I called you ten minutes ago!"
I click out of my bank account. "I..."
Fifteen times because it's slow.
"...I know!"
Stupid computer!
"You're going to break that," she says.
"Good," I grumble.
"Chase!"
Doesn't she see I'm busy investing in my future? Who needs dollars or crypto when the future of currency is totally Paw Points?
Before Dad gets involved, I head to the kitchen. My stomach gets to invest in his chicken and veggie stir fry with extra tiny trees.
"How was the ride home?" Dad asks.
Really?
"Okay."
"Okay?"
He knows.
"He had to ride with Kieran," Mom says, then she looks my way and sighs. "Poor Chase!"
I...
"I didn't say anything."
"Ha! This morning. I know you."
She doesn't know about the chat from hell.
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Castling: A Novel (NaNoWriMo21)
Novela JuvenilIt's a slice-of-life centered around "Chase the Ace," who finds himself changing schools against his will mid-year to help make the most of that brain of his. It'll be good for him, they say. He won't be so bored. He'll get to be with an old friend...
