Chapter 32: Adaptation

Finals were over and everyone was about to leave campus for winter break. After Tadashi’s near death experience, Mo wanted to cheer him up. Tadashi just seemed more anxious and distracted lately. She couldn’t imagine what it was like to get hit by lightning but she was trying her best to be understanding.

Almost losing someone tended to put things into perspective.

Mo caught up with him after their last exam and suggested they go out since it was their last night before they went home for the holidays.

“Hell yes.” Tadashi fist bumped her. “Karaoke it is.”

She smiled conspiringly. “Eli’s going to hate it.”

Tadashi returned her smile. “Get enough beer in him and he will forget how much he hates it.”

It had worked the last time they went to karaoke. Beer and Eli was a fun combination. He sang with them until they almost lost their voices. Drunk Eli was confident, funny, and could eat his weight in onion rings.