When he got home, Dice threw his books in a corner and sat down at his
computer to start working on his game. It was Friday afternoon, so he had
all weekend to do his homework. It could wait; this couldn't. It was so
close to completion! His Masterpiece, his Creation, his Ultimate Game, was
almost finished. Almost finished! Very soon, his invention would be done,
and the world would know of his genius!
His eyes widened and glowed with adrenaline and anticipation of his dream. Hour upon hour he sat, mind racing and fingers flying over the keys. Sweat beaded his brow, his teeth clenched. He was an obsessed maniac, working madly, never wasting a precious nana-second.
"Desmond!" A female voice hollered. "Desmond!"
Dice jumped, snapped out of his trance. His body ached; his back was stiff, legs numb and fingers sore. his mind, however, was still lost part way in working on his dream.
"Desmond! For goodness' sake, I'm sick of seeing you at that damned computer. That's all you every do! I've hat it with your obsession with that piece of junk. It's not healthy. We've lived in our house for nearly a month, and you've yet to venture outside!"
This time, the voice was much closer, bringing him fully back to reality. Startled, he jumped and yelped, his ears ringing. He held up a hand to forestall his mother's rant. "Kaasan, ok, ok. I'll go out. I'll go to the- "
Kassan's lips pursed. "Oh no you most certainly will not. That's the only place you ever go, and that's only to waste your allowance on junk for your computer or on games. You need to do something constructive and have some interaction with other human beings."
Dice's face turned red. "But, mom-"
"No buts. Now, you listen here. A neighbor of ours, old Mr. Hawkins, is going out tomorrow. He needed a baby sitter for his 8 year old granddaughter, Rebecca. I told him you'd be happy to oblige."
"You did what?!!!"
Kaasan glared sharply. "I'll not have you waste another weekend loafing around. You will get out and interact with others, even if I have to force you. Mr. Hawkins wants you to take Rebecca to Chuck E. Cheese's. Who knows, maybe you'll run into some classmates from school there. Hopefully, you'll even make some new friends."
Dice started to protest, but wilted under Kaasan's stern stare and ended up mumbling a few choice words under his breath. Kaasan went to shut his door and leave when she suddenly whirled around. "Oh, dinner will be ready in 10 minutes." Dice nodded absentmindedly.
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wow! that was short! but with the attention span of a gnat, this was the best i could do. other chappies will be a lil longer. hopefully.
His eyes widened and glowed with adrenaline and anticipation of his dream. Hour upon hour he sat, mind racing and fingers flying over the keys. Sweat beaded his brow, his teeth clenched. He was an obsessed maniac, working madly, never wasting a precious nana-second.
"Desmond!" A female voice hollered. "Desmond!"
Dice jumped, snapped out of his trance. His body ached; his back was stiff, legs numb and fingers sore. his mind, however, was still lost part way in working on his dream.
"Desmond! For goodness' sake, I'm sick of seeing you at that damned computer. That's all you every do! I've hat it with your obsession with that piece of junk. It's not healthy. We've lived in our house for nearly a month, and you've yet to venture outside!"
This time, the voice was much closer, bringing him fully back to reality. Startled, he jumped and yelped, his ears ringing. He held up a hand to forestall his mother's rant. "Kaasan, ok, ok. I'll go out. I'll go to the- "
Kassan's lips pursed. "Oh no you most certainly will not. That's the only place you ever go, and that's only to waste your allowance on junk for your computer or on games. You need to do something constructive and have some interaction with other human beings."
Dice's face turned red. "But, mom-"
"No buts. Now, you listen here. A neighbor of ours, old Mr. Hawkins, is going out tomorrow. He needed a baby sitter for his 8 year old granddaughter, Rebecca. I told him you'd be happy to oblige."
"You did what?!!!"
Kaasan glared sharply. "I'll not have you waste another weekend loafing around. You will get out and interact with others, even if I have to force you. Mr. Hawkins wants you to take Rebecca to Chuck E. Cheese's. Who knows, maybe you'll run into some classmates from school there. Hopefully, you'll even make some new friends."
Dice started to protest, but wilted under Kaasan's stern stare and ended up mumbling a few choice words under his breath. Kaasan went to shut his door and leave when she suddenly whirled around. "Oh, dinner will be ready in 10 minutes." Dice nodded absentmindedly.
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wow! that was short! but with the attention span of a gnat, this was the best i could do. other chappies will be a lil longer. hopefully.