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Kayhal: Any requests on chapter ideas?... Heh…
Chapter 3 – Hello Again
"Hey, mom!" I called down the stairs. "Can I use your-"
"No," came her simple, but sarcastic reply.
"Mom… I'm serious."
"So am I."
'Damn… That's a rare thing to have her say…' I thought, heading down the stairs. When I reached the kitchen where she was cooking, I sat down at the table, waiting for her to look.
"So- mom- how would you know what I was about to ask when I never even said it?"
"Well, let's see… You've been asking for years upon years for usage of it, and I still say no, you can't, seeing as how I still use it."
"But mom… You only ever use it when I'm not home, and that's just when I'm at school."
"Well, then. We might just have to change that." She gave me a cheeky grin, then placed a plate in front of me, leaving me there to eat my lunch.
It was different when I logged on. Because of my laziness, I always kept my password and username saved. Whenever mom was on, though, I had to re-put it in. I hate passwords…
When I finally got my system booted up, I was in the middle of the town center. It was quiet, for once, but that meant less fun. No newbies on right now. Maybe I'll let mom play and come on later.
"Hey, mom!"
"What is it?"
"You want to play for a bit?"
"I don't know…"
"Then you'll-"
"Alright, for a bit I guess."
It's been days since I've played this game. Seeing as how it's just about summer, my son seems to take great joy in staying indoors at all times, causing him to play all the time. Plus the computers in his room, so I can't play later on when he's asleep. But Wave Masters have all the fun here.
Ah, the Wave Master. Many have become Rare Item Hunters, but not me. I guess you could say that I'm a bit old fashioned and like to stick to the good ol' things.
The World hasn't changed much in the years since I started playing. Everyone is still busy with players roaming around, hoping for a quest or something to preoccupy themselves. It's quiet today, compared to the afternoon when everyone is on. I should make note of that, just in case I want a peaceful time to think and play.
I headed over to the square to buy a few items, then head over to save my game before I go out to the field. The shop keeper here is sill surprised I can afford so many items, seeing as how I can afford most of the expensive healing potions and such. Strange emotions for an NPC. Guess technology still has it's good sides.
The save station was calm, the every few players checking in, then signing out.
"Going out to the field, are we?" said the NPC standing there. I nodded, then saved.
But something wasn't right about the saving this time. The light was a strange red. That wasn't normal… Wait… Where am I? I'm not at the square anymore, and there isn't anything familiar about this field. Maybe it's just another glitch in the game. I'll just log out and… I can't log out.
Before long, my head was starting to spin, nausea swept over me. I knew this wasn't right, but I couldn't move. The screen went blank, and I knew I should have done something before I was lost.
"Mom. Laundry finished." I called down the hall from the laundry room to mine. No reply.
"Mom, did you want me to take the load out?" Still nothing. This wasn't good.
"Mom? Are you alright?" I began walking to my room, every once-in-a-while calling out her name. When I came to the door, I opened it, not expecting to see what I did.
There she was, head on the keyboard, her entire body limp. I panicked, wondering if maybe she had died in the game and the glitch took her soul. (I have and imagination like that, hence the fact that I don't have many friends.) Then I noticed the screen. There was a note from her; three words. "Help… Me… Now…"