Chapter 14: Virtual Kiss

Five months later ...

"Yes yes. Here I am ate my breakfast, alright! Don't forget to eat too, okay!”

Zia was busy pouring the oat powder into a bowl, then brewing it with a glass of warm milk. She gently stirred the contents in the bowl, while she clutched her phone between her right shoulder and ear.

Today was five months since she and Eza started a long-distance relationship. The man is now busy taking care of his uncle's business, while Zia has entered his second semester.

"How about your study? No one bother you again, right? " Eza asked through a telephone service that was still connected to Zia's phone.

"Nothing, who wants to bother me anyway," said Zia. She walked quickly to the sofa and landed her butt there. After putting all, she  belongings on the table, her left hand pulled the phone that she had been holding on to, then pressed the video button on the screen.

"Honey, I called you on video call, right now!" said Zia without hesitation.

'Honey' is indeed a mainstay nickname for both of them even though they both call each other's name more often, but occasionally they slip in this nickname as well.

"Yes, I already picked it up."

Now Zia could see Eza's face filling Zia's phone screen.

"How could you became so thin, now?" Zia commented, staring at the man's face which looked thinner than before and she saw fine hairs starting to flourish around the man's face. "How could you become a beard, Honey? Didn't you shave it, huh?"

"Heheh ... I forgot to shave it this week," he grinned broadly when he answered Zia's question. "There are several things I have to take care of. I also have trips to the regions to take care of them."

"You are soooo ...

From the screen there is no more than 5.5 inches, Eza still continues to throw a wide grin, as if

"You already know there yourself, you also have to take care of your health. I'm sure, I'm here to take care of my health, but you there don't even pay attention to your health at all to be this thin? What if you are sick? Who will take care of you there?" Zia said, made Eza couldn't stop chuckling at Zia's outpouring.

"Sorry honey, sorry. After this I promise I will continue to stay healthy!” Eza shows his index finger and middle finger which form the 'peace's sign. "I promise I will not be negligent and will take good care of myself."

"Are you sure, huh? Idoesn't like being promised if she doesn't comply at all! " Zia emphasized, made Eza chuckle again because of the woman's behavior which always made him feel anxious and alive at the same time.

"Yes yes. Eza promised. How was the exam goin' on?" Eza asked, changing the topic when he remembered that now was Zia's UTS schedule.

Zia pursed her lips while chewing on the oat porridge she made. "Hmm ... it just happened like that," she said, looking not very happy.

"Is that ... how is it?" Eza asked, leading the woman to tell more about her UTS.

"Do you still remember, our calculus lecturer last semester? This year he's also continuing to teach differential calculus! Geez ... if he teaches it will feel like being chased by a train filled with zombies, it was like I'm in Train to Busan* you know! I can't follow the class well!” complained the woman.

"Hahahah ... it's means that you should to study extra to understand calculus?" Eza responded.

Zia nodded, but then shook her head as it looked down at her bowl of oat porridge. She turned the spoon in the bowl because he suddenly felt annoyed remembering calculus lessons.

"How can I learn it extra ... I'm busy with interviews," said Zia finally.

"Are you goin' to college for study or organization?" asked Eza.

"For studying, Sir!" Zia hurriedly replied in disgust, but that didn't irritate Eza and instead made the man widen his smile.

"If you already know that you are studying to study, then you will prioritize learning over extracurriculer activities. It's a shame you

Zia could not avoid the advice given by Eza and could not refute the man's logical statement. To ease her guilt, Zia began to feed the oats back into her mouth, trying to finish the bowl as quickly as possible.

"Be advised to listen to Honey, anyway," said Eza, who could only shake his head to see his girlfriend's behavior.

"Here," Zia replied softly, making Eza laugh listening to him.

Zia

Eza, who saw that, smiled slightly. This is not the first time for him to see Zia slept on his screen, but Zia's calm face when sleeping always manages to warm his heart.

"Have a good night, honey," whispered Eza as he pursed his lips to the screen of his phone, giving a virtual kiss to the woman who had sailed to the Dreamy Island."Sweet dreams ... if you can, just dream of me."

... -toxic- ...

Turning towards Gea, Zia gave a nod to the woman. "Hmm," she mumbled with a friendly smile at the class president who was still in charge. "Who are our groups, by the way?"

"I, you, and a senior

Zia glanced at her watch briefly, which now showed that it was nearly ten in the morning. Then, she nodded a second time to Gea. "Okay, let's go. I didn't not had my breakfast in this morning! Can you ask seniors to work ourtasks in a cafe with heavy meals, okay?"

"Aha! I have a suggestion! Let's go!" Gea invites Zia to go.

Zia then straightened her head, then smiled kindly at the camera. “Hey Gea's friends! I'm Zia!” she said.

Gea's camera then shone to the side, right where the senior who joined their team sat. "Yeep, here is our senior! Elang, say hi too!" Gea asked her senior that she had only known for a few months during the lecture process.

The man who was called Elang had been watching Zia who was taking notes, and now he turned his gaze towards Gea's camera. "Hey!" he said with a wave of his hand.

Blep!

Eza turned off the screen of his cellphone, suddenly furious with what he had just seen. "Zia!" he shouted irritably as soon as he saw the woman's face in Gea's story.