Derrek's heart started racing again. His irritation vanished. He was smiling back at her.
"Please come in," he courteously invited her inside, closing the laptop. He was acting as if he had not been disappointed with her a while ago.
Clara walked in, looking around the room. The big-screened computer on the other side of the room was the first thing that caught her attention. The joystick, controller, headphones, gaming mouse, and gaming keyboard on the computer table made her realize that he liked to play video games.
"You are a gamer," she said as she approached the computer table, her gaze shifting to the wall poster of a gaming character.
The character was a woman dressed in red pants and a sports bra, with swords in her hands. Her one eye was bright red.
"Wow! This poster is beautiful."
"This is a character in my new game. Yasmin made her." Derrek smiled, a proud look on his face.
"Yasmin!" Clara turned to him, curious.
