‘ did you get any sleep last night? ’
fingers DANCE across the keyboard as she continues to work on coding for a new app. HACKING is futaba’s greatest symphony, her hands can dismantle a site or create something with ease. it’s dependent on what she’s looking for, her MISSION was of the stealthy kind. it reminds of her seeing her friends SNEAK into palaces & steal hearts. this has a finesse of its own, it is powerful to know that with a single KEY STROKE she will have caused someone’s ruination. but she only did it for the GREATER good. this one was different considering she was asked to keep this on the HUSH. they needed to play unsuspecting victims for this to work. futaba asked ann to sleep over the night, she wanted a LITTLE company even if she wouldn’t be talking much. she has her handy snacks & the glare of the COMPUTER monitor to keep her company.
but maybe…she didn’t want to be lonely. that’s why she asked. this place is no longer her tomb, so she wants to FILL it with better memories. memories worthy of rich artifacts left in PYRAMIDS, more worth than jewels or food. futaba wants to create the priceless value of cherished friendships. her mom would have wanted that for her, no ? she wants that too.
she’s never had a sleepover, but she thinks maybe it’s something similar to this. even if ann had fallen asleep halfway through the night. it’s just nice to know that everyone has been so ACCEPTING after everything. plastic wrappers, a finished calpico bottle, & an empty ramen bowl litter her desk. with a final keystroke there’s a BIG thud as she lays over her desk. “ VICTORY SCREECH ! ” futaba’s eyelids feel heavy as if someone had put tape over them & she couldn’t lift them any longer. she GRUMBLES a bit when she hears ann’s words. “ if i did, i wouldn’t be sitting here. i’m going to ACTIVATE sleep mode right now but… ” a YAWN stifles her remaining words before she could say anything else.
“ i hope we can do this again. maybe have a sleepover for real. t..thanks for keeping me company. ” with that she lets the SPELL of sleep take over & it feels nice. futaba’s sure ann will see herself out.
