NINETEEN

×Jamie×

"Don't step on that!" Higan yelled and hit his fist on the arm of the chair in frustration after my character stepped on a landmine and exploded into pieces. 

"I tried my best," I said, looking down at him from the couch. 

"Yeah, you did." He reached out and stroked my hair before standing up from the carpet. "Are you having fun?"

"Yeah, but it would be even better if I was actually winning."

"Well, you won the racing game that we were playing earlier."

"And?"

He chuckled. "Maybe shooting games aren't for you."

I put the controller aside and leaned on the sofa. "Probably, but they look so cool and you play them effortlessly."

"I play quite often. I wasn't so good at first."

"My mom would be on my neck if I played video games for more than two hours."

"Well, I use video games as a stress reliever so, I sort of need it." He looked at the clock on the wall behind me.