-At Tucker residence-
Ian: "Dad, mom is here."
father: "Okay, you can go now."
It's already 1:30, that took longer than I expected.
-At Naomi's house-
[knocks on the front door]
Ian: "Hello?"
Jack: "I'll get it."
Is that Naomi's brother?
Ian: "Hello?"
[Jack and Ian stare at each other]
Jack: "So you're Ian."
Ian: "I guess so."
Naomi: "Hey, Jack what's taking you so long? Oh. Ian come in."
Ian: "Thank you for having me."
Naomi's brother seem childish at home.
Naomi: "We'll go to my room to play."
Ian: "Umm, Naomi I bought something, I hope you don't mind."
Naomi: "Oh, thank you, we really appreciate it. Mom. You can ask Jack to show you my room."
Ian: "Okay."
-Naomi's room-
Woah, so this is Naomi's room? It looks simple and unique. My room is filled with anime posters and figurines, so.
Jack: "So you are Ian?"
Ian: "Huh?"
Jack: "Beat me on a 1v1 and I let you have my sister."
Let me have your sister? Wait.
Ian: "Is that too far?"
Jack: "I don't mind, she talks about you all the time anyways."
She talks about me all the time? Is that bad or good?
Ian: "I'll just play with no bets."
Jack: "Are you sure?"
Ian: "Yeah, I'm sure."
[Ian and Jack played]
-The game ended with a score of 13-2 in Ian's favor-
Jack: "Why are you so good?"
Ian: "I don't know. Maybe I'm just naturally good."
Jack: "One more match."
Ian: "Okay"
-The game ended with a score of 13-0 in Ian's favor-
Jack: "Wow, I can't even kill you."
Ian: "It is what it is."
[Naomi opens the door]
Naomi: "What happened?"
Jack: "Big brother Ian defeated me twice."
Big brother? He became more polite after I defeated him.
Naomi: "Is that so? So, are you two ready to eat?"
Ian: "No, I can go home to eat."
Naomi: "Don't be shy. We're still gonna play later right?"
Oh yeah, I came here to play Norant with both of them.
Naomi: "You can come downstairs."
Ian: "Alright, thank you."
-30 minutes earlier on Naomi's perspective-
Naomi: "You can ask Jack to show you my room."
Ian: "Okay"
[Naomi looks at Ian as he walks up the stairs]
Naomi's Mom [NM]: "So, that's the Ian you're talking about."
Naomi: "Mom!"
NM: "Ahaha, help me out here."
Naomi: "What am I gonna do with the cake, Ian bought?"
Mom: "You can leave it at the table."
[Naomi stand beside her Mom]
NM: "So what do you think about Ian?"
Naomi: "Mom!"
NM: "What? I'm just curious."
What I think about Ian? He's popular, smart, good at gaming and has the looks. What should I tell Mom?
Naomi: "Umm, he seems normal to me."
NM: "Are you sure about that? Why do you seem to talk about him often to us?"
Naomi: "I mean he was one of the first few male classmates I have talked to. He doesn't seem like the one I talked to when I was elementary."
NM: "Naomi!"
[Naomi was shocked to her Mom's word]
NM: "Forget about the past. We don't know if you will have another breakdown."
She's right. The past is the past.
[Flashback]
???: "[Voice getting louder]Naomi! Naomi! Naomi!"
Naomi: "Huh?"
???: "Naomi wake up."
Naomi: "Mom?"
NM: "Naomi? Thank God you're okay."
[End of Flashback]
NM: "Naomi? Are you okay?"
Naomi: "Yeah, I'm Good."
NM: "Could you get the milk in the refrigerator?"
Naomi: "Sure"
I daydreamed again. At least it's not that severe anymore. [Voice in head] "Naomi"
[Naomi was relieved when she heard the voice."
Naomi: "Here you go Mom."
NM: "Okay, call Ian and your brother for dinner."
-Present Time on Ian's perspective-
Ian: "I'll ask my mom if I can eat here."
[Ian on the phone]
Ian: 'Mom, can I eat here?'
Mom: 'Sure, but go home before 7pm.'
Ian: 'Okay'
[Ian out of the phone]
Ian: "Okay, I'll spend my Christmas here until 6pm"
Naomi: "Great"
[Naomi and Ian smiled at each other]