Chapter 7: Home

Charmel closed the door behind her and sighed in relief. She was finally home and was glad to have escaped the awkward conversation with Kai.

She walked into her empty room and sat down on her bed, feeling a mix of emotions. She was still upset about the loss of her hobbies, and the encounter with Kai had only made her feel more lonely and isolated.

Charmel sighed and flopped back onto the bed, wondering how she was going to survive the next few months without any of her hobbies to keep her entertained.

Charmel got up and grabbed her phone, feeling a bit better.

"At least I can watch my anime and read my mangas on my phone," she said to herself, trying to be positive.

She opened her phone and started streaming her favorite anime show,

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Charmel finished watching her anime show, and her eyelids grew heavy with sleep. She had been up all night the previous night playing video games, and now she couldn't help but feel exhausted.

She tried to force herself to stay awake, but eventually, she succumbed to her exhaustion and fell asleep, her phone still in her hand and the anime show still playing in the background.

Hours later, Charmel slowly opened her heavy eyelids, feeling a bit disoriented. She tried to remember what she was doing, and then it hit her - she was still holding onto her phone, which was now overheating from playing the anime show for so long.

She quickly turned it off and looked at the time. It was already past midnight, and she had missed dinner.

"Shoot," she said out loud, wondering what she was going to have for dinner and how she was going to deal with her hunger.

Charmel reluctantly got out of bed and walked to the kitchen, her stomach grumbling with hunger. She opened the fridge and rummaged through it, hoping to find something to eat.

To her surprise, she found a plate of food that had been left behind by her mom before she left. It was a simple meal, just some rice and vegetables, but it was better than nothing.

"Thank goodness for my mom," Charmel said to herself, grateful for her mother's thoughtfulness.

She sat down and started eating the food, feeling grateful to have something to satisfy her hunger.

Charmel finished her dinner and thought about how she was going to feed herself for the next few months. She knew she would have to buy groceries and cook for herself since none of her family members were around.

"Ugh, I guess I'll have to go grocery shopping tomorrow," she said to herself. "I'm definitely going to miss my mom's cooking."