The next Thursday rolled in...
[Sowhere in the world...]
Renren rested his body on the reclining hospital bed. His other hand rested on his stomach, revealing the IV injected into the back of his hand. His eyes remained on the book he was reading — this ti, it was a book of study about rodents.
"Renren, how are you in there?" Ray’s voice was heard in the room, but when Renren turned, his eyes landed on the laptop on the bedside table. "Did you miss already?"
"No."
Ray frowned. "Why is that?"
"Because I didn’t."
Ray’s frown deepened, looking at his cousin with indignation. Even though Renren was thousands of miles away, he was still able to hurt Ray’s feelings.
"Heartless!" Ray expressed in dismay. "Why call now if you don’t miss ?"
"Thursdays. It’s Thursday in there."
"Thursdays?" Ray scrunched up his nose. "Renren, didn’t you say you already bid farewell to Thursday Geezer?"
Renren raised a brow. "I want to make it a tradition. I might not be physically there, but my heart still wants to go."
"You an since you can’t physically co on Thursday, you want to at least tornt just like what you do every Thursday?"
Renren nodded.
"Huhuhu!" Ray wept and buried his face in his palms. "Why? What did I do to you?!"
Renren smiled and watched Ray dramatically lant from the screen. Since Ray would be lanting for a good five minutes, Renren looked away. He shifted his eyes to the window with a bit of a smile.
’I called him because I feel sad,’ he thought. ’And I want to change my mind.’
This was the first Thursday Renren and Penny wouldn’t et. Thinking how many more Thursdays they would miss, Renren felt a little depressed about it. It was probably for that reason he had been more sick the mont he left the country.
"Ray," he called, putting a stop to Ray’s continuous drama. "Hung up now."
Ray’s twisted face squeezed even more. "Cousin, you better get better and get strong! Once you do, I’ll introduce you to my coach so he can train you how to fight! When you’re healthy and can fight, I’ll beat you!"
Renren looked back at the laptop and chuckled helplessly, watching Ray end the call with a heavy heart.
"I wanted to tell him to check if she even ca to our eting place, but never mind," he told himself, setting his eyes back on the window. "He might pursue her, considering he’s bordering on being a pervert pursuing a young girl."
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[Bennet Mansion]
"I’ll be back, Butler Jen~"
Butler Jen’s mouth parted, but he could only watch Penny rush outside the mansion, just like every Thursday. He pressed his lips into a thin.
"Didn’t she say she didn’t need to go every Thursday last week?"
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Penny hastened her pace, knowing that sickly Renren would be waiting with that gloomy look on his face. However, just when she crossed the gates, her steps halted.
"Oh..." her lips were left partially open. "Right."
With all the school activities and strict study sessions all day, Penny’s mind was so preoccupied that Renren’s departure slipped from her mind. Her lips curved down, sighing. However, instead of going back, she dragged her feet to their usual eting place.
Looking at the empty street, another deep sigh escaped her.
"I didn’t realize it, but that kid grew on ," she muttered.
Penny sat down on the pavent — the sa spot where she first t Renren, Chunchun, and Tiana.
"To be fair, he’s my first friend... in this life and probably the only friend of the old Penny," ca out a whisper, feeling a little bitter and at the sa ti satisfied. "I’m glad he chose to be treated."
Her lips curled up into a subtle smile. She didn’t think much of it when Renren told her he would be staying abroad for treatnt. But now that Thursday rolled in and, like a fool, Penny rushed to et him, she finally processed that her first friend left the country.
"Chunchun." Penny took out Chunchun from the pet carrier and placed it on her lap. "You should live a long life too, you know? That guy would be sad if he ca back and you’re no longer with ."
Her smile cracked a little before she shook her head. "No bad thoughts, no bad thoughts!"
All people had the sa beginning and the sa end. However, Penny didn’t want to think of her pets ending at this mont. She didn’t want to find herself crying her eyes out just because the thought of her pets dying scared her.
Thus, before her mind could go wild, Penny took the pet carrier and carried Chunchun in her arms. Good thing she only brought Chunchun today.
Just as Penny rose to her feet and dusted off her clothes, she caught a figure walking from the corner of her eyes. He looked young — around Atlas or Hugo’s age. Penny didn’t think much of it and walked back ho.
Penny walked on the other side of the street while the other guy walked on the other side, opposite her direction. She didn’t think more of him as he was nothing but a stranger until he stopped and looked in her direction.
"Hey."
Her steps halted and turned to the stranger. ’Is he calling ?’
"Yes, you."
Her brows rose, eyes squinting, trying to rember where she saw him. "Do I know him?" she mumbled to herself.
"Nice to see you, Penny."
"Huh?" All the alarm bells in her mind rang, watching the teenage boy smirk. He then resud his steps, waving at her without looking back.
"What was... who is that?" Penny scrunched up her nose in dismay. Before she could even feel scared that she might get kidnapped, she rembered one thing.
"Right." Her face turned sour. "I’m actually a popular person."
She shook her head and felt slight relief, thinking that the boy was probably from school. Considering Penny’s popularity in school still raged on, she simply assud that strange encounters were sothing she might experience if only she went out more frequently.
With that, Penny headed ho and poured all her energy into Slater and Atlas because the next week was the most awaited and nerve-wracking final exam.
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After what felt like forever, it was finally exam week.
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