This night Nancy was having insomnia again. She was bored and sat on her bed. She searched the bag of goodies given by Zack. The yogurt was the original flavor, which she liked. The bag of potato chips was cucumber flavored, which she liked. The randomly picked snacks happened to be those that she liked.
As she recalled the moment she kissed him, she felt a wave of warmth trickled all over her. Her appetite was triggered and she cast aside what Zack told her about eating before sleeping.
Who cares, my brain is already racing a thousand miles.
She turned on her computer and logged into the game. She swore that she just wanted to collect her credits and definitely not to see if Zack was online.
As soon as she logged on and not two minutes later, the grey avatar A pile of cow dung came online. The chat window popped up.
A pile of cow dung, "Babe, aren't you asleep yet?"
Nancy was both surprised and happy, A fresh flower, "Yeah, trouble sleeping, why aren't you asleep?"
A pile of cow dung, "Just like you, insomnia."
Nancy took a long draw of the yogurt and continue to type on the keyboard.
A fresh flower, "What a coincidence. Cow dung buddy, are you playing a game now?"
Zack smiled, he's not a game addict. He just finished his work and was about to sleep when his phone rang out a notification that she was online.
A pile of cow dung, "No, are you preparing to start a game?"
A fresh flower, "No, I'm here to see if you are online."
Zack smiled again. She hasn't played since the last time they won, why made her log on tonight?
A pile of cow dung, "You should sleep now, it's getting late, you'll still have to work tomorrow."
Nancy finished the yogurt and continued.
A fresh flower, "I'm having trouble sleeping. Go ahead and sleep."
Insomnia? Zack raised his eyebrow and thought about seeing her tired eyes earlier that day. It was obvious that she hasn't been sleeping well of late.
A pile of cow dung, "Turn on the mic."
Nancy was startled. It's already so late. Don't tell me he is trying to lullaby me to sleep?
A fresh flower, "You want to play a game?"
No reply. Zack stood up and took out his collection of records. Took out a collection, it was the best of Chopin.
Nancy noticed that he didn't reply, decided to turn on the mic. Once she turned it on, the romantic melody came over her headset.
Zack's voice followed, "Lay down, close your eyes and listen calmly. You'll fall asleep soon."
Nancy felt her heart warm up and thought about Zack. He doesn't speak much but he is a man of actions.
Nancy whose heart was still racing didn't know when she fell asleep.
At half-past seven, she was awakened by the alarm. Nancy opened her eyes and felt that was the best sleep she had for a while. She was in an extraordinary mood.
She didn't know what time Zack slept. But this morning, as she stretched herself, she is filled with enthusiasm to start the day.
She remembered that she has to buy breakfast for Zack and she has another hour before eight-thirty. She can buy some sandwiches at the bakery downstairs. So, Nancy hummed along and washed herself, put on her make-up, applied her red lipstick, and immediately turned into a beautiful professional.
It was eight o'clock as she left the house. Everything went smoothly this morning. There wasn't a queue at the bakery and being an early riser has its advantages.
At ten past eight, Nancy with the sandwich, two hard-boiled eggs and coffee in her hands, eagerly waiting for Zack to pick her up. Nancy continued to check the time, the minutes passed and it was already eight forty and Zack was nowhere to be seen.
A bad feeling came over her, don't tell me that Zack has forgotten about her!