i awoke listening to somebody’s voice. the cruel mild harm my eyes as i attempted to get adjusted to the brightness.

“I’m so glad you might be okay” max mentioned as he handed he a glass of water.

my head was going loopy. i wasn’t certain if it was due to the horrible headache or the truth that I had been silly sufficient to let prof stine escape.

“thanks” i replied as I handed the now empty glass again to max.

i did not discover loki for nearly a minute as he had blended within the shadows of the room due to his black fur however the glimmering inexperienced eyes gave it away.

as our eyes met he rushed over and jumped over me and licked my face. i stroked his head and pulled him shut.

the lovable motion was interrupted once I smelled burnt plastic within the air.

i ran in the direction of the odor. however not earlier than dropping loki on the mattress and telling him to not transfer.

as I rushed out of the room and in the direction of the kitchen, it was solely now i had lastly gotten out of my thoughts lengthy sufficient to acknowledge my environment.

i used to be at max’s house.

when i reached the kitchen doorframe i noticed that the room was full of smoke and max was opening the home windows.

i sighed internally and externally

then helped max air out the room.

“what had been you doing?” i requested max as we sat within the aired-out kitchen which nonetheless smelled like burnt plastic.

“i used to be making an attempt to prepare dinner one thing” he answered shyly

“utilizing the microwave?”

“it appeared the most secure”

“i suppose you had been flawed,” i mentioned as i gestured the room.

“i suppose so,” he mentioned as he chuckled awkwardly.

“how about we order pizza?” i requested as i took my telephone from my pocket

“that feels like a good suggestion” he mused when the pizza lastly arrived we organized a makeshift on the mattress.

we ate pizza and talked and loki ate his meals and barked often becoming a member of our dialog.

was there a chance that prof stine and luna plan to kill me tomorrow?

ought to i be planning a technique to defeat them proper now?

sure

however proper now i simply needed to eat pizza and discuss a particularly cringy present we watched.