Later that day, Toby was back home in his room, sitting on his bed together with Memis. He had set up the microphone – it came with a stand and a noise filter.
“This is so cool…” Toby pulled out his phone and took a picture of the mic in its full glory. He sent the picture to Roy:
T. Williams 07:14 PM: 😃 I’ve set up the mic!!
T. Williams 07:14 PM: It’s so cool 🥺
T. Williams 07:14 PM: Thank you so much Roy!!
T. Williams 07:14 PM: I’ll test it today!! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Toby took the cable that came with the mic and connected it to his phone. He didn’t have a laptop, so he’d have to do the recording and editing with smartphone apps. But he was sure it was gonna work just fine, after all, smartphones nowadays were almost as powerful as computers.
After just a few minutes, Toby got a reply from Roy.
R. Fitzgerald 07:18 PM: Looks good. Have fun recording!
Toby lay down, replying:
T. Williams 07:19 PM: I’ll definitely send you a sample once I figured this all out 😅
R. Fitzgerald 07:20 PM: Can’t wait. 👍🏻
Roy wasn’t a man of many words, even when texting. He got to the point and said nothing more. It was different for Toby, who could sometimes ramble on for hours on end.
Toby smiled at his response. Roy was really thoughtful and nice. It made Toby feel warm and fuzzy inside.
Wait.
Toby sat up, his expression frozen in fear. “Wahh…” He cupped his cheeks with his hands. They were hot. This was not normal. “Oh no … Oh nooooooo…”
“Toby?” Memis lifted his head. “What’s wrong? Are you sick?”
Toby shook his head. “No… I’m- I’m fine…” He looked at Memis. “Memis… I… I think I like Roy…”
Memis tilted his head. “Mh? Of course, he’s your friend!”
“Y-You don’t understand! I think I... like like him…”
“... Oh!” Memis stood up. “But that’s a good thing! Don’t you recall? You wanted a relationship for so long!”
“....” Toby fell back into his sheets. “Myeehhh…” He covered his face with his hands. “You’re just a dog… you don’t understand… I- I should talk to someone who knows how human relationships work.”
Toby reached for his phone and scrolled through his contacts.
This was bad… Toby got one close friend and suddenly he developed romantic feelings for him. What if he just ruined everything? He had to talk to someone about his feelings… and how to approach the situation.
He had one person in mind who he might be able to talk to…
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