CHARACTERS Shalu      —  lives in Paris Meera    —   lives in Hyderabad Emmy   —   lives in Santa Barbara

[Shalu and Meera chat on Gmail]

Shalu : Hi, Meera! This is Shalu from Paris.

Meera: Hey, Shalu, it’s you!

Shalu : Hey, why didn’t you text message after reaching Hyderabad?

Meera: Sorry, Shalu. I was little busy.

Shalu : Okay, that’s fine. Did you give my number to Emmy in U.S? Don’t give it.

Meera: Why? What is the problem?

Shalu : Don’t. It’s just a small problem.

Meera: Are you fine there? You seem tensed.

Shalu : It’s nothing; I haven’t been selected for level 2 NSO. So my dad isn’t letting me to chat.

Meera: Even I wasn’t selected!

Shalu : You are the only friend with whom I am chatting this frequently.

Meera: Ha! Ha!

Shalu : It isn’t a joke to laugh at.

Meera: I’m sorry.

Shalu : Okay that’s fine. I will message you later ‘cause my dad is coming.

Meera: Okay, bye.

Shalu : Bye.

[Shalu and Meera stop log out]

[At night, after dinner, Emmy texts Shalu.]

Emmy (from Santa Barbara) : Hi, Shalu! How are you?

Shalu : Emmy, hi! We are talking to each other after many months. How are you?

Emmy: Yeah. I am fine. What are you doing?

Shalu : I am doing my assignment. By the way Happy New Year!

Emmy: Thank you, by the way, what’s the time there?

Shalu : It’s 11:30 at night.

Emmy: Oops! Sorry it’s your sleeping time. Sorry for the disturbance.

Shalu: It’s okay. I am feeling very sleepy. I will message you later. Bye.

Emmy: Okay, bye. Good night.

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Written by

Heena

Class 8

January 2020