Jaki

I sit around at home just mindlessly wandering about. I was planning to head to school today since I was feeling much better yesterday. Especially after having ate the Congee that Sandy made. It was heavenly.

However for the first time in forever I slept through my alarms. Normally my mind is always so tense and paranoid about being late that I wake up before my alarms.

So for me to sleep past them is quite something.

Since I woke up late there's not much for me to do. I decided to do some light studying and complete the worksheets Sandy gave me yesterday.

As usual they were a breeze to go through.

I feel myself getting a bit hungry after completing them.

Then I suddenly remembered that there is still a decent amount of congee left from yesterday, since Sandy made a huge portion.

I quickly heat up the remaining congee and get to eating.

Mmm. It was just as good as I remembered. Once again eating this Congee fills me with a warmth that I haven't felt in a long time. It makes me feel all warm and comfortable on the inside.

Eating this Congee also reminds me of Sandy at the same time.

She was a bit awkward but definitely a very nice person.

Before I could even notice it, I was smiling at the thought of her.

I wonder why she was so on edge at the start, acting as if I would bite her if she's not careful enough.

Though now that I think back on it, I feel a bit bad for how coldly I acted at the start.

This only makes me more thankful and appreciative that she stayed to make sure I was okay.

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I wash my dishes after finishing the remaining congee. As I am washing the dishes I notice myself checking the time more often than I usually do, as if I am eagerly anticipating something.

I place the dishes away neatly after I have cleaned them.

I wonder when Sandy will come.

What if she comes early? What will we do before dinner?

I know this is wishful thinking since there is no reason to expect her to just rush to mine right after school. She probably has other priorities.

But either way I search around the house to look for stuff we can kill time with just in case Sandy arrives early. At least I am keeping myself busy this way, instead of just sitting and waiting.

I rummage through some drawers in the living room until I found something that I haven't touched in ages. An old connect 4 box.

I take the box out of the drawer and think back on all the fond memories I had with it. It used to be the go to game I played with mum. Before she got too busy with work.

I place it on the kitchen table. Maybe and just maybe, I'll be able to make some new memories with it today.