The following week was a busy and stressful week for everyone, as they have some mid-term test and quizzes. Adding with the lab reports, assessments and assignments that needed to be completed and submitted, majority students were mentally tired and stressed.
Bam! Plop!
"Ahhhh! Finally!"
LinLin dropped her dead tired body on her bed. She did some jumping jack while laying down to stretch her limbs' muscles.
"Oh! How I missed you, my babies," she cuddles all her plushies tightly.
She yawned several times before she realised Wang Hua not yet back. She glances at her watch and frowned.
'Where's the girl?'
She fetched her phone from her jeans and typed a text to ask her whereabout but she fall asleep without sending the message.
..
It's almost 5pm by the time Wang Hua came back from her faculty. When she entered her room, she could see a sleeping LinLin cuddling her plushies all over her body. Two of them even fell on the floor. Her bag was also thrown near the door.
She picks her bag and place it beside her bed. When she looked up, she can sees LinLin mouth was slightly opened, drooling and softly snoring. Her phone was clutched loosely on her right hand.
Wang Hua shakes her head and smiled softly at her best friend antics.
'She's such a kid.'
She sits at her study table and opens her laptop to watch an action movie as a way to relieve her stress. Halfway through the movie, her phone beeped.
Dan: Hi. U there?
She paused her movie and replied.
Hua'er: Yep. Wassup?
Dan: Wat r u doing?
Hua'er: 📽 U?
Dan: U.
Wang Hua blushed. 'This silly man.'
Dan: Still there?
Hua'er: Yeah. Is there anything u need?
Dan: Thought if I can ask you for dinner outside, tonite.
Hua'er: 2 of us only?
Dan: I wish to, but no. With everyone. Ask LinLin 2.
Hua'er: I can refused, right?
Dan: Y?
Hua'er: Just in case. I need to ask LinLin 1st. She's sleeping.
Dan: OK. Be ready by 6.30pm at usual. SUS.
Wang Hua glances at the clock and jumped up from her chair when she realised she only has half an hour to get ready.
"LinLin..LinLin..hey, wake up. LinLin..LinLin.."
Wang Hua tapped LinLin's face to wake her up. LinLin groggily opened her sleepy eyes and mumbled incoherently.
"Hey, wake up faster. It's already 6pm. You can sleep more later after dinner."
She plucked the plushie from LinLin's embrace and try to make her sit down.
"Hey, LinLin..wake up."
Wang Hua sighed when LinLin did not respond.
"Alright..1..2..3..LINLIN~~~"
LinLin was so shocked, she end up on the floor rubbing her eyes vigorously.
"What? What? What happened? An earthquake? Where? Where?"
Wang Hua cluthing her stomach and laughed at her.
"Hey, nothing happened. Quickly stand up. We need to get ready."
"Get ready? Why?" LinLin yawned and try to stand up steadily.
"The boys want to bring us to dinner outside. Oh my God! It's 6.18pm already. Come on, come on..let's change."
...
"Hey, you both are late," Micheal exclaimed.
"Uhh..I need more time to wake her up. Sorry."
"Bet she slept like a log," Jason quipped.
"None of your business, dumbass."
"Alright, get in," Calvin intercepted before the duo start to bicker.
"Wait..six people inside a car?" LinLin asked.
"It's not that far. Just squeeze a bit. Those two buffoons didn't want to ride in another car -"
"It's boring," Micheal grumbled.
"Yes..that's what they say. So we agreed to go together," Calvin explained.
"Alright then. But I don't want to sit beside him," LinLin points at Jason.
"Yukss..I don't want too."
..
"Radio please, thank you. So where're we going?"
"You'll see later."
Danial drove carefully while occasionally glances at Wang Hua. Several times their eyes sight clashed and Wang Hua would averts her eyes elsewhere. Half an hour later, he turns and parked his car.
"We're here."
Everyone alighted. In front of them is a beach and the waves sound can be hear clearly from their parking spot.
"Wow! The beach is beautiful. Where's this place?" LinLin squealed.
Wang Hua too admired the beach and the surrounding area.
"This area is a bay and quite seclude. So not many people knows this place exists. That's why you can see not many people coming here albeit this place is beautiful," Calvin explained.
"We prefer it to stay like this. As many people will only make the place crowded and noisy," he continued.
Wang Hua and LinLin nodded, understood.
They strode behind the boys as they walk towards a wooden diner. They curiously and excitedly watching their surroundings along the way.
"We can stroll around and capture some pictures after dinner, as this is the first time we dine outside together," Micheal exclaimed.
"Yes, yes, yes.."
The bell chimes when they pushed open the front door.
"Welcome, welcome," a middle-aged woman said.
"Oh! My favourite boys. Come in, come in.. Oh? You brought your girlfriends too?"
"Hello Aunt Cheng~" Micheal excitedly greets the lady.
"This is Wang Hua and LinLin. They're our girl-friends not girlfriends."
"They're both pretty. Come, come..girls..sit down, don't be shy."
The girls shyly smiled and take their seats together with the boys on a long table.
"These are the menus. So, what would you like to drink?"
They placed their orders individually before Aunt Cheng disappeared into the kitchen. Soon, an old lady came out and walks towards their table. The boys stood up and greets her.
"We're here, grandma. How're you doing?" Danial asked.
"Good, good..I heard you brought your girlfriends too. Oh..there they are."
The girls stood up too and shyly greets her.
"Very pretty. Which one yours?"
Danial cleared his throat while glancing at Wang Hua who stood in front of him.
"Umm..they're just my friends, grandma. Our friends."
"Uhuh..uhuh..right~"
The old lady smiled knowingly and winked at Danial.