Seeing her friend getting agitated, Sylvie, as if she had done nothing wrong, said worriedly.
"Calm down, Anna. Calm down."
"Like, really. Why are you so worked up?"
'If not because of you, then who is the reason?'
Annabelle felt her nerves bulging and irritation rising with her friend, but knowing that getting more angry or saying what she was really thinking would only play into Sylvie's hands, she finally said pleadingly.
"Please, Sylvie, it's enough. Just stop."
"Hahaha, okay, okay. Sorry."
"But like, really, why? Jokes aside this time."
Finding her friend asking seriously this time, and knowing that despite how annoying she could be, Sylvie was still her closest friend, Annabelle took a moment to contemplate, and after carefully considering how much she could share, finally replied.
"You know how it's currently my younger brother's final year of high school, and his exams are just around the corner."
