Shradha had installed her game in the new laptop and started playing. It was very exciting to finally stop using her phone and she could already feel the difference.
@bella_Trix: Come on guys. Focus. We need to keep moving…
@wHaT!?: ok. M going to take the left side
@bella_Trix: let me take the right side then.
@SoRrY_BrO : I am sweeping this area clean ! wohooo
@bella_Trix: go go go !
Shradha was enjoying the game so much that she did not hear when her mother shouted from kitchen. Kavitha then walked till her room and shouted angrily.
"I have been calling you from that time. Stop playing games and help me with dinner preparations."
Shradha looked up from her laptop and stared at her mother for 2 seconds before answering "ok".
@bella_Trix: Guys, taking a break. I'll be back in sometime.
@SoRrY_BrO : hey don't go now! We are almost towards the end of our mission.!!!
@wHaT!?: too late. She is offline.
@SoRrY_BrO : I am really worried about this girl sometimes. She does not want to talk about her personal issues, but I am pretty sure that she is going through some rough stuff!
@wHaT!?: Yah bro! Remember what she told one time , 'If I am offline for more than a month, that means I might never come online again.' That was really scary. She was gone for 20+ days after that..
@SoRrY_BrO : yea I know. Even after she came back, she was there for few mins and she went offline soon. That was like 1-1.5 years back right? But she seems to be doing better now. I feel she is a little more cheerful than before.
@wHaT!?: hmmm.. It could be because of that guy she was talking about.
@SoRrY_BrO : could be. Do you think he is a good guy? I know he has helped her with part time jobs for laptop and all. But what if he has some ulterior motives?
@wHaT!?: yea. We should talk to that guy once.
@SoRrY_BrO : how will you talk to him when we have not even met bella_Trix. We don't even know her real name.
@wHaT!?: we can ask him to join the game once and we can speak to him. Also, why are we chatting here when we can speak directly? Have u forgotten that we are roommates ?
@SoRrY_BrO : ugh ! I can't forget even if I want to. Ur dirty undies are lying on the floor right next to my bed… If u leave them again here, m gonna light a fire and through them into that.
@wHaT!?: leave my undies alone !!!
So it's settled then ? will ask bella_Trix to get him online one day.
@SoRrY_BrO : coolio. ! how long is she gonna take ? we can't pause the game forever!
@wHaT!?: we can't win without her. Let's just wait for her.
Meanwhile, did u work on our idea yet? we need to see if there are any existing games before thinking of creating our own game.
@SoRrY_BrO : yea yea.. I know. I'll check later today.
By the time Shradha finished dinner and came online, these two had been bored to death. The group chat had hundreds of conversation and she simply skipped all of that. She thought 'Who would want to read their stupid roomate jokes.' They resumed the game and completed the mission.
The guys brought up Nishant's topic and suggested to add him to the group so that they all can play together. Shradha thought for a moment and responded saying she will check with Nishant.
They ended the conversation after deciding the time for next game.
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