1 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: Hello friends, and welcome to sleep Tight Stories. I'd like 2 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: to say hello to Cain and Sage from Cloverdale, California. 3 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: And hello to Evan Quinn from Chicago who is three 4 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: years old. I'd like to say a happy belated birthday 5 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: to Amilie Sandoval who lives in Dublin, Ohio and had 6 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: a birthday on September fifth. A Happy belated birthday to 7 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 1: Ira from Bangalore, India, who had a birthday on September seventh. 8 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: A Happy belated birthday to Siang Yee from Singapore who 9 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: turned eight on September tenth. Happy birthday to Oscar who 10 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: turns five on September nineteen. Happy birthday to Jerry from 11 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: Minnesota who is turning five on September twentieth. Happy birthday 12 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: to Riker from Tokyo, Japan who turns four on September twentieth. 13 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: Happy birthday to Connor who loves dinosaurs and collecting unique rocks. 14 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: He is turning six on September twentieth. Happy birthday to 15 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: Martha who is turning nine on September twenty first. Happy 16 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 1: birthday to Indira from Montana who is turning four on 17 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: September twenty First Happy birthday to Netti who is an 18 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: amazing gymnast. She is turning eight on September twenty fourth, 19 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: And Happy birthday to Lana from Singapore who has a 20 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: birthday coming up. Happy birthday to you all. I hope 21 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: you have a wonderful day. Thank you to Aviana and 22 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: Kai for suggesting the theme of this story. This is 23 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: a story about a girl named Mia who was setting 24 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: out on an adventure with her family. Mia is not 25 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: very happy about this adventure and wishes she was back 26 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: home with all her friends. Mia is quiet and shy 27 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: and has not made any friends yet on her journey. 28 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: She is busy studying for her upcoming exams. Miru, her companion, 29 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: wants to help Mia and decides to try a few 30 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: things Mia and Miru. Mia sat alone looking out the 31 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: porthole side window in the observation deck, looking at the 32 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: bleakness of the exterior. It was quite a contrast to 33 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: when they first boarded and were undergoing the necessary preparation 34 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: for the trip. Then she would spend all of her 35 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: free time fighting her way through the crowds of people 36 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: to be able to look at what was quite possibly 37 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:30,679 Speaker 1: the most beautiful thing she had ever seen anyone had 38 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: ever seen, she thought, now that they were underway, it 39 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: was simply a view to nothingness, and she was in 40 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 1: the room alone. Everyone else had something to do, something important, 41 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: but all she had to do was either sit in 42 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: a classroom where she didn't talk to others, or spend 43 00:03:55,520 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: time in her cabin studying, where she was just as alone. 44 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: On board the Orion, they took a hybrid approach to school, 45 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: some in class learning taught by the one qualified teacher 46 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: on board, and remote, which was simply moving pictures and 47 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: exams on her pad. Many families had a droid companion 48 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: for their kids, but she hadn't been given one yet. 49 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: I thought you were supposed to be in your cabin 50 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: studying for your upcoming exams, MIA's father asked, as he 51 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 1: walked into the observation deck. I'm just taking a break 52 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: and enjoying the view. The exams are boring anyway, Mia replied, 53 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: somewhat more harshly than she intended. I noticed some of 54 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: your classmates in the cafe studying together. They seemed to 55 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: be having a good time. Why don't you go and 56 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: join them, he asked, Because Dad, it's not that easy 57 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 1: to make friends or to break into a circle of 58 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: friends that already exists. They all knew each other before 59 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: we left. I'm the outsider, she said, exasperated. She had 60 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: explained this before. Why did it seem that her father 61 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: didn't really listen to what she was saying. You are 62 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: being silly. You are not an outsider. We are all 63 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: on this journey together. You just have to come out 64 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: of your shell and introduce yourself. They are all good kids. 65 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: You don't understand, Dad. Would you like me to introduce 66 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: you to the group that way? You don't have to, 67 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: her father asked, trying to be helpful. No, please, Dad, 68 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: don't That would make it even worse, Nea pleaded. Her 69 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: father sighed, oh, okay, but you need to study. The 70 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: exams may not seem important, but these skills you are 71 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: being tested on are going to be very important where 72 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: we are going. Okay, I'll go back to our cabin shortly. 73 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: I'll see you at the cafeteria for dinner. Then, love you, 74 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: her father said, as he was leaving the observation deck. 75 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: Love you two, Dad, she said quietly. Her father just 76 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: didn't understand. He was someone who was comfortable in front 77 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: of people. It was part of his job. As the 78 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: lead engineer and as one of those responsible for many 79 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: of the decisions that had to be made. He was 80 00:06:54,440 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: popular and loved meeting people. The opposite, she was quiet 81 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 1: and had a difficult time with people she didn't already know. 82 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: It took her her whole life to make a circle 83 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: of friends, but now that her family had left, she 84 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: had to start the process all over again. She missed 85 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 1: her friends terribly. Mia and her family were colonists en 86 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: route to a new planet outside the Solar System. The 87 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: WSS Orion, their home until they arrived in three years, 88 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: was one of the largest ships of its kind, but 89 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: it still felt small to her. There were few places 90 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: to hide from all the people on board, and Mia 91 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: felt being around so many strangers all the time tiring. 92 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: Most colonists these days chose the relative safety of Mars, 93 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: where there were already a number of settlements to choose from, 94 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: But her dad, along with a number of others, proposed 95 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: a different planet, far from Earth and far from her friends, 96 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: and without the frequent shuttles to home. Once Dad sold 97 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: Mom on the adventure and the idea of a fresh start, 98 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: there was little chance that MIA's objections would be heard. 99 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 1: Her little brother, Mika, was on board when he heard that 100 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: they would still be able to make ice candy. After 101 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: leaving the observation deck, it was a short walk to 102 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: her cabin, where her studies were waiting for her. The 103 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: door recognized her and she opened the sliding door. Their 104 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: cabin was one of the largest, with one large central room, 105 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 1: a greenery private washing room, and three capsules to sleep in. 106 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: The large table she used to study was just off 107 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: to the side of the seating area. Waiting for her 108 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: was something unexpected. Hello, my name is Miru. I'm pleased 109 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: to meet you, Mia, the floating droid said in its 110 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: characteristically friendly voice. Miru was one of the companions that 111 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:41,320 Speaker 1: many children were paired with on ship. Some adults had 112 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: one as well, but they lacked the personality of the 113 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 1: companions that the children had. Miru was shaped like a 114 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:55,559 Speaker 1: pumpkin with a smaller head on top. Hi, there, are 115 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: you sure you are in the right cabin, Mia asked. I. 116 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: I am most certainly sure. I came online twenty four hours, 117 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: thirty four minutes and twenty three seconds ago, and my 118 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: first task after a complete diagnostic was to come here 119 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: and meet you. So you and I are paired, then 120 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: Mia asked, somewhat surprised. We most certainly are Mia. I 121 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: have forty nine years, three hundred and sixty three days, 122 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 1: and twenty three minutes of charge left. I have your 123 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:35,920 Speaker 1: complete schedule downloaded into memory. You are preparing for upcoming exams. 124 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 1: Shall we get started, Miru asked, skipping the usual small 125 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: talk and getting down to business. It figures, Mia mumbled. 126 00:10:48,080 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: Other kids get a playmate, and I get a study mate. 127 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: Mia let out a big sigh and sat at the 128 00:10:56,480 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: table and started studying with Miru. Though she wouldn't admit it, 129 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 1: she also wanted to lead all the other students in 130 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:10,839 Speaker 1: test scores. It was one way she could stand out 131 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: and be noticed without having to introduce herself. After fifty 132 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: minutes of study with Miru periodically asking her questions to 133 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: ensure she understood what she was reading, Miru sounded a 134 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: satisfying beat. Time to take a break, it said. Research 135 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: shows that it's important to take breaks, and it's not 136 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: healthy to sit all the time. I know, but I 137 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: don't like to break my concentration, which you just did. 138 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: Mia said, I'm sorry, Mia, but I have only your 139 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: best interests at heart. How about you stand up for 140 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: five minutes and do some simple exercises. How about I 141 00:11:56,440 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: go and make myself a green tea flavored drink. Mia countered, 142 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: I can do that for you if you'd like, Miro said, 143 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: with enthusiasm. I aim to please. I'm capable of pushing 144 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: the button on the beverage dispenser. Mia grabbed her drink 145 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 1: and sat back down to start studying again, reading no 146 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: matter the topic, even this boring survival science was when 147 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:33,719 Speaker 1: Mia felt most at ease. World literature was her favorite subject, 148 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: and she could lose herself for hours reading stories, sometimes 149 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: pretending she was one of the characters. But during this 150 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: school period, literature was given only a cursory look. Subjects 151 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: related to their continued survival on planet were given far 152 00:12:54,920 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: more weight. Mia understood, but she missed the times she 153 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 1: got lost in a story. After another fifty minutes of study, 154 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 1: Miru sounded another satisfying beep. It's time for another break, 155 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: Miro said, must we look. I need to do well 156 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 1: on these exams, and constantly taking breaks ruins my flow. 157 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 1: Based on my questions, you are scoring at a ninety 158 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: eight percentile on the material you are studying. You can 159 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:38,640 Speaker 1: benefit from a break ninety eight is not going to 160 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: get me the top seat in the exam finals, Mia said, 161 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: wanting to keep studying, to keep getting lost in the material. 162 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 1: Would you like to go for a walk, give your 163 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: brain some time to process all the material you have 164 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: been learning? According to the data I have you enjoy 165 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: walking to the observation deck. Why don't we go there? Fine, 166 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 1: Mia said. Walking towards the observation deck, Miro asked, I 167 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: see from the ship logs that many of your classmates 168 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: spend time together studying. Why don't you ever join them? 169 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: Were you programmed by my father? Mia asked sarcastically, No, 170 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: actually I was. Oh I see, it will take me 171 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: time to understand your particular way of speaking. Miro said apologetically, Well, 172 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: you have over forty nine years left before you recharge. 173 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: You spend too much time alone. You should try to 174 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: make some friends, research says, I know what the research says, 175 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: interrupted Mia, but I find it difficult to make friends. 176 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: I'm quiet to have a few friends until mom and 177 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: dad decided to be colonists. I would love to have 178 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: just one friend. I'll be your friend. Miro said, thank you, 179 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 1: Mia said. Mia had forgotten just how sincere companions were 180 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: you certainly don't waste time? Do you? Only forty nine years, 181 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 1: three hundred and sixty two point nine three zero five 182 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: five six days left before recharge? No time to waste. 183 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 1: When they arrived at the observation deck, Mia walked straight 184 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: to the window. It's not much of a view, Miro said, 185 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: You are right, it's like looking into black soup. But 186 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: you aren't actually seeing that, are you, Miro suggested. Mia 187 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: looked at Miru for a moment, studying it, wondering just 188 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: how it knews so much? You are correct, Mia said, 189 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: I see images of our departure, I see memories of 190 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: our life before and of my friends. I think you 191 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: have a bright future ahead of you, full of endless opportunities. 192 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: You are smart and thoughtful, but you need to have 193 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: a little bit of fun and not worry so much 194 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: about the upcoming exams. The exams are pretty important, yes 195 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: they are, but you will be ready and you might 196 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 1: enjoy the process even more if you had a little fun. 197 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: Are you always this positive? Mia asked, I am your friend, 198 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 1: and friends help friends. I have an idea. Why don't 199 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: you have a milkshake before you continue your studies? Sure, 200 00:16:56,720 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: I would love one. But wait, I know what you 201 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: are doing. The only beverage dispenser with milkshakes is in 202 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: this area's common room, where my classmates are studying. Are 203 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,360 Speaker 1: you sure my father had nothing to do with your programming. 204 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: I think my green tea flavored drink is enough. Let's 205 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: go together. You don't have to do anything special, you 206 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: don't have to change. There are all kinds of people 207 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:34,920 Speaker 1: in the world. Just be yourself, but you should try 208 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: to be present and see what happens. And besides, milkshakes 209 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:45,720 Speaker 1: are your favorite. How did you know, Mia started to say, 210 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: but she knew the answer. What made companions so effective 211 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: was their ability to know their friends so completely. Unlike 212 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: the companions that were paired with adults, who acted more 213 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 1: like a second and more superior brain child, companions acted 214 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 1: more like a loving friend. With Miru leading the way, 215 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:17,119 Speaker 1: they walked toward the common room that was situated in 216 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: this living quarters unit. It was full of greenery, entertainment areas, 217 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: and treat dispensers. It was meant as a place for 218 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: people to congregate and socialize independent of study and work. 219 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: After they arrived, Mia walked straight towards the dispenser that 220 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: had milkshakes and selected Rainbow flavor. Rainbow Flavor was a 221 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: mixture of different flavors, including chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, and a 222 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:56,199 Speaker 1: couple others that Mia couldn't identify. As she turned with 223 00:18:56,280 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 1: her milkshake to leave, she heard the impossible, her name 224 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: being called, Hey, Mia, why don't you join us. Mia 225 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: looked to see Tito calling her name. He was in 226 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:15,400 Speaker 1: her class and was very talented in art and physical fitness, 227 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: which Mia found to be an interesting combination. Okay, Mia 228 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: said very quietly as she walked towards their table, feeling 229 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: very nervous. We were just about to discuss the books 230 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,440 Speaker 1: that we have read, and I heard you used to 231 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: study literature before we all got stuck preparing for these exams. 232 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: Tito said, literature and writing are what I love most. 233 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: She said, well, have a seat, we would love to 234 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: hear your thoughts. As Mia sat down, she could hear 235 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:59,919 Speaker 1: the positive beats and tones coming from Miru, which she 236 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:08,119 Speaker 1: I knew meant that it was happy and that's the 237 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: end of our story. Good night, sleep tight.