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Thursday, 10:23 AM

Curious.

I always hated being curious. The feeling overpowered me no matter how much I tried to repress it. It drove me into some shit that were often times complicated. Curiosity can be compared to those nosy cockroaches that crawled into the minds of unbeknownst people. I was one of the victims that fell into this kind of situation.

Curiosity had urged me to force Seb to divulge the name of the supposed old friend. All I got was tongue-out emojis or that he refused to tell, which further stimulated both my eagerness and plain irritation of him. Instead, he repeatedly instructed me to come to Gelato Cafe to fulfill my mental thirst.

I had lost count on how many times I rolled my eye this week. Regardless of everything, I still listened to Seb and decided to go along his play. Straightening up my brand new shirt that my father got me, I buttoned it up in front of the mirror. I also chose a pair of khaki shorts because for me, they fit in together. I proceeded to brush my hair with my hands.

With everything on set, I left my room and went downstairs. Myla greeted me with her cheerful barks, pawing on my knees as usual. I briefly tousled her furs, before seeing Kei, my sister's zebra finch. It was sitting casually on its opened cage, but it acknowledged my presence.

"Morning, Ed." My mother greeted and smiled as she appeared from the dining room. I noticed that she was holding a handkerchief on her hands, but I didn't pay much attention to that. She tidied up her forelocks that fell into her forehead.

"Morning, Mom." I replied back.

"Whoa, I'm kinda surprised that you've been going out for these past few days!" She remarked. Well, as she took in my appearance, she was pretty much surprised. "Thought you're going to stay at home the whole time like last year."

"Not really. I do wanna stay at home some time, but yeah..." I responded, my voice trailing off in the end. "Where's Lu, though?"

"Hmm, she's still sleeping." She beckoned her head upstairs and simultaneously sighed in frustration. Her gaze wandered over the clock hanging in the wall above the TV. "It's almost 11 in the noon, but she didn't wanna wake up."

"Just let her be, Mom." I advised. "It's holidays, anyway."

"Well, you're right, but still." She breathed.

On the other side, Myla implored me to give her head some pats. This explained why she was incessantly leaping up and down like a rabbit. She rarely got tired of doing such things, reflecting her energetic personality.

I have no choice but to squat and do what she asked for. Her tail wagged with might as she rolled out her tongue to lick my hands. She barked once to show out her pleasure.

Meanwhile, my mother decided to take an advance towards me.

"Where are you going this time?" She asked, lifting one of her eyebrows.

"Just chilling at Gelato Cafe with my friends." I didn't reveal the childhood friend that I am about to be met up with. Maybe, I will just do it right after I get home. "I don't think it would take that long."

Right after I finished with response, Myla suddenly hopped onto my chest. Upon colliding with my body, I almost lost my momentum, but thanks to my reflex, I managed to stop myself before I hit my ass with the floor. Of course, her heavy weight and her size were mainly responsible for my temporary unbalance.

There, I kept in mind that Myla is not a puppy anymore. I used to easily carry her anywhere because she used to be so light. I knew she loved it and wanted more.