𝐌𝐘 𝐈𝐍-𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐘𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐃 [Kozume Kenma]

6. PHONECALL

~ SHIRO ~

I lay in bed, closing my eyes, trying to de-stress after the needlessly stressful day. I reached lazily for my phone, checking how much it had charged. My heart dropped. Only 15%?! Please don't die on me. Hang in there buddy.

I sighed. There wasn't much I could do about it. I sat up, deciding perhaps for once, I should get started on homework. Sure, doing homework stressed me out, but not doing it and leaving it until the last minute wasn't exactly great for my mental health either. Since when did I start caring about mental health.

I reluctantly got up, and repositioned myself at my desk. I should work on the chemistry assignment. It was the only task that really worried me, as it was a group project. Let's just say that teamwork isn't my strength. Far from it actually. I'd much rather do the task alone. Then, I'd be able to whip up a sketchy, last-minute report, and no one could say anything about it. But now, having a partner, that increased the expectations. I didn't want to be a complete let down.

Thinking back on what happened in class, Kozume was an interesting partner. I had always thought of him as the shy, quiet type, but he seemed outright and insistent when it came to choosing partners. He even had the guts to talk back to the teacher. Well, he was paired up with Eito, so I couldn't really blame him for that. I would've been pretty mad too, if I were him.

I got on my PC, hoping to do some background research. I had better get it going, or Kozume would regret switching partners. Actually, he probably already did. I take that back, he definitely did. For someone who was usually so chill, he was really uptight when it came to this assignment. Was he bad at chemistry? I mean, he did seem unsure, even with the simplest task of choosing a topic to research.

In any case, it wasn't my concern. I shook the thoughts from my head. I'll just do my part, and he can do his. I decided I would do what I usually did: the least amount of work, in the least amount of time, with the least amount of effort possible. With that in mind, I began researching. It took all the willpower in me to resist the temptation of CSF. I knew that once I gave in, there would be no stopping, until perhaps the next morning.

For a solid two hours, I steered well away from my games, focusing entirely on getting that shit ton of work done. To my own surprise, I had somewhat successfully completed the background research section and the introduction of the report. It wasn't top quality work, but I was pretty satisfied. This should be enough for now.

I stood up and stretched, heading back over to my bed. I picked up my phone, checking the battery again. 98%. Good enough. I unplugged it and went into my contacts. The name applep1e stood out at the top of my rather pathetically short list. It was only 7:30, but I hoped he was free.