Chapter 29: Chapter 29

“Yeah, I guess not. But I don’t have access to the internet right now. Might have to leave that for another time.” Makai shuffled his feet a little, looking embarrassed.

“Understandable. Once you get a laptop, though, they’ll set it up in the shop if needed, or I can take a look. I’m not much of a computer geek, but I know my way around the basics,” Emil offered, and his heart did that thing again when Makai smiled at him shyly.

“I might just take you up on that.”

“Can we go back outside?” Joey asked and held his can of soda for Emil to take.

It was halfway done, but Emil doubted Makai would mind. He went to put the can on the kitchen counter and listened to Makai and Joey talk as they went out of the door.

Emil followed them and dug out a folded piece of paper from his pocket. It was today’s main assignment for him and Joey.