Chapter 35: Awkwardness
I woke up to not only my alarm clock, but also to a massive headache. It was almost as though I needed something that I wasn't getting. Although I hadn't eaten at all during the prior day, I knew that what I was feeling was not a symptom of hunger. I figured that if it prevented me from waking up, then I could just get another coffee… wait, that was it! The major headache was some sort of coffee withdrawal hangover… thing.
With that realization out of the was, I proceeded to get ready for the day while promising myself that I would never have anything to do with the accursed stuff at all. After all, it was the last thing that I needed if I was going to eventually travel to dimensions where there were none. Therefore, I decided to just tank through it… which was one of my most painful decisions ever! First of all, I had a double breakfast because I hadn't eaten anything in over 24 hours, which left me with very little time to get to school. I would have just been able to make it if I could have taken the car. Of course, though, I had to have left it at the school overnight.
Thank goodness that when I got to school, I discovered that no one had messed with my car. Then again, it was in a school parking lot, so I could expect at least some safety. The headache made the day go by at probably the most painfully slow pace that one could imagine. Lunch couldn't come too soon because that would mean that I could (hopefully) talk to Zelda.
Finally, luck was on my side! I managed to catch up to Zelda and I took her to the most remote part of the school library to talk. She told me that the other two Links had told her exactly what had happened and that she had handed a cheque that would cover all of the costs of travel to slave Link. We both then mused on at how trusting slave Link with any sort of job was like trusting a band to play music. You never had to worry because everyone knew that he'd do it right… if he understood. After that, she said
"By the way, I managed to get in touch with the other Zeldas last night and it seems that we're in full agreement that you should go after the thread of power next. The thread of power was located in knight Link's dimension, which is obviously where you have to go next. Now, you have two choices: first, you can finish the last few months of school and start during summer break, OR you can leave school at the end of this week and let me cover for you. Honestly, either one is a totally viable option seeing as leaving sooner will give you more time before school starts back up again, but leaving later will let you get this school year done. Then again, it's totally your call."
At that, I told Zelda that I would have to talk to the other Links about it first, to which she fully understood. As the conversation ended and we came back to the main part of library, I noticed that various random people were staring at us weirdly. It was almost as if… oh my gods! They thought that Zelda and I were making out back there! Zelda noticed this too and she told me that she would deal with it later, but right then, it was one awkward situation
The awkwardness only continued as the day went by. I was so grateful for when I could go home, that I refused to talk to anybody on my way out. Of course, that time, I took my car with me and I was back home in record time (without breaking any laws, of course). When I walked through the door, I was greeted with the sight of slave Link and knight Link raiding my cupboards. Then it dawned on me: those two hadn't eaten in almost 48 hours, as far as I knew.
Immediately, I started making food for them while teaching them how to make it for themselves. It was a good thing that the both of them were such fast learners like me! After I got a couple of meals ready for them, I started trying to explain to them the two choices that we had at that point and after weighing the pros and cons, we finally came to a decision. We were going to leave on Friday!