Ulrick's POV:
"Hey, Yumi. Where's your study buddy?" Od asked at lunch the other day.
"He's taking a makeup test." Yumi said as she sat down. "Where are Jeremy & Alita?"
"Where do you think?" Od asked. "Alita made Jeremy take a break last night, so now they're skipping lunch to get back to work…"
"Right. I should have known."
I tried hard not to smile. Since the lab had been empty last night, Willem & I used the voce program to call Yumi. I had been able to talk to her using Willem's voce. She & I managed to talk for hours…
"Speaking of, what should we do about Willem?" Yumi asked, bringing me back to the present.
"Huh? You actually trust him?" Od asked.
"I don't know. It's weird." Yumi said. "In person, he seems like the same guy who would drive me crazy with his attitude. He's so full of himself. But…last night, he called & we ended up just talking…about everything…"
"So?" I asked. Did I really change her mind about him with just a single phone call?
"I don't know. I just want to be able to talk to him again like I did last night. He seemed back to his normal self this morning…"
Uh oh. Please don't let Willem have blown it…
"Maybe he was just tired." I said. "I mean…you did say he was up all night talking to you…"
"Maybe." Yumi said. "I guess I'll find out tonight. He's taking me to that new café…"
"Sounds like the start of a beautiful romance!" Od said. "Uh, I mean…" Od kept glancing at me.
"It's all right." I said as I stood & picked up my tray. "I'm happy for you, Yumi. See you in class, Od." I dumped my trash & went to find Willem.
We had to work something out about the date tonight.
"Look, the phone call was one thing, but I can't go on a date with you guys." I told Willem after finding him by the vending machines.
"You have to!" Willem said. "I don't think she liked talking to me this morning as much as she liked talking to you last night."
"How exactly am I supposed to do that?"
"Easy. My parents sent me a hands free phone accessory for my birthday. It's just like what you have. You can call me & tell me what to say over the phone. Yumi will never know the difference!"
I thought about it for a moment.
"That…might just work…"
Sorry for the late update, guys. Don't you just hate it when all your teachers pile on the work at the same time? It's almost as if they think we're only taking their class…
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