Epals

Chapter 5

Marco's POV

I am just leaving my bedroom when my computer goes off, a female voice telling me I have mail. Quickly walking towards the laptop settled on the office desk, I open the reply. Checking the time, I see that there's still ten minutes before Law arrives, I read it over.

Marco,

It's nice to meet you. My name is Ace. I also do not really know what to say. I can tell you that I work as a firefighter and I am 25 years old. Also, I have no plans to request for a new epal. I went to school here in Japan, and have never visited any other countries. I joined epals because my friends think I need to meet someone; it was better to give in to their demands. Hope to hear from you again soon.

Ace

Smiling, I wrote a reply and hit the send button just as Law entered the room.

"Talking to an epal?" Law questioned, his voice calm.

"Yeah, he seems okay so far." I swiveled around my chair to face the man. Law is a surgeon at the nearby hospital, along with the writing he does on the side. It's no wonder there are signs of dark circles forming around his eyes.

"What is this epal thing exactly? I asked Perona but she was too distracted by her own epal." Law leaned against the doorway, loosely crossing his arms and letting one ankle rest on the other.

I chuckled before replying, "basically, once you join you hit the 'request new epal' button. A random person is chosen for you to email; though the person is always someone who doesn't already have an epal. You can't see the other person's profile until you send a certain number of emails to each other, and after that it's up to you to look or not. That's pretty much it."

"Sounds like a waste of time." Was all Law said before leaving the room. I gave a small snort of amusement before standing up and following him out.