Mari lay on the soft couch in the living room, hugging a fluffy blue pillow. The television was playing a comedy show, and she couldn't stop laughing. The characters on the screen were acting so silly, and every time one of them said something dumb or sarcastic, Mari howled with laughter not caring that she would be disturbing anyone.
She kicked her bare feet in the air and wiped tears from her eyes. "Oh my God," she giggled. "How stupid can you be, Bob? That's the third time she tricked you and you keep falling!"
She wished she was watching the show with someone. Movies were always more fun when watching with someone else, cause then they could laugh together and critic or applaud the actors together.
She sighed, missing Emily even more now. She wondered how Emily was coping with Callan. She also wondered how Jamal was holding up.
It was what she hated the most about this arrangement. Not being able to reach her friends or parents to know how they were doing.
