Baby Doll

The Chinese Food

I grabbed my laptop over and started typing back. I can't believe my favorite youtuber was messaging me back! They were a small channel named BluFinn Animates, and I enjoyed their small animations. They were always cute and well made. The stories that they told were interesting and made me laugh. I explained that I was a huge fan and that I had a small channel too. It was a music channel where I posted some instrumentals that I'd created with various programs. I'd add vocals if I had a good microphone.

BluFinn: That's cool! You have some great music. I'm surprised you don't sell it.

Baliee: I wouldn't be able to do that. I don't have any fund accounts. Plus I don't want to. I don't even put ads on my videos =)

BluFinn: Have you ever done vocals?

Baliee: No. I don't have a mic

BlueFinn: Oh... You know, we should do a collab. I got a pretty smooth mic and you have some amazing music skills. I bet we could make a killer song.

Woah! Did BlueFinn Animates just ask to do a collab with me? Secretly I started fangirling on the inside.

Baliee: Sounds cool!

"Baliee, we're going out to eat!" Belle called from the living room.

Baliee: We'll talk more about it later.

I shut my laptop, set my homework aside, and walked out to the living room. "Where are we going?"

"That new Chinese place that opened up in the city," Belle explained.

"Oh! I love some Chinese food!" I happily replied.

When we were all ready, Belle, Dad, and me all went into the car. Belle got the front seat of course. She always does! Dad had already scraped the windshield and pre-started the car so it was warm. Belle plugged her ear buds into her phone and popped them in her ears. I can only imagine it filled with more emo music. Dad never did like the music Belle played, and I can understand that. He preferred rock music.

The ride was filled with blurry trees whizzing by because my eyes couldn't capture them in time to get a clear image. The car was a smooth drive unlike my sister's used one. The seats a nice leather. It made my envy my sister who was able to use the heat function on her seat.

We pulled up to the Chinese place and I adjusted my mind back to reality. Belle grumbled a bit when she wasn't able to finish her song and turned her phone off. That was Dad's rule after all. No electronics while we eat. We all walked in together and ordered. I got a beef and broccoli, Belle got a chicken and cashew, and I didn't pay attention to what Dad ordered. I think it had something to do with an egg roll for a side dish. I don't know.

I eyed the chopsticks, perplexed at how anyone can eat with them. I think that I'll stick to my American ways. After ordering, we took a seat at a table. I pointed out the Chinese zodiac and found mine and Belle's zodiac sign. We had a brief quarrel about which of our animals were better.

The food was then served up and we filled ourselves up. There's nothing like going out for some good Chinese. But it's time for my personal favorite part-- the fortune cookie. I broke it open with ease and read the fortune it contained. "Someone close will unexpectedly change your life," it read.

"What does it say?" Belle asked.

"Nothing that makes any sense," I said as I tucked it in my jeans pocket.

"They never really do. Hey, are you going to finish that?"