Chapter 35
Back at her rental, she took a quick shower and hurried out.
There was no time to practice singing. Starting today, she would practice singing at night and martial arts in the morning. Or maybe an hour of each in the morning and another hour of each at night.
There was no way she could squeeze in two hours for each discipline, both morning and evening.
At her age, she couldn’t skimp on sleep, but she also couldn’t stop making money.
After all, this period of intense Bitcoin volatility would only last for about ten days, and she was counting on it to earn her startup capital.
Mira’s martial arts class was at eight. It was now 7:30. The walk to The Plaza would take about ten minutes, leaving her twenty minutes to eat breakfast.
At a breakfast stand, Mira ordered two egg wraps and a cup of soy milk. She had just sat down when her phone rang.
She took a bite of her wrap and glanced at the screen. It was Liora. She answered the call.
“Mira, when are you coming to my house for lessons? I already told the teacher about you p>
“Liora, I really don’t have time. I have martial arts classes and art classes every day, and I have to practice for both, plus I need to make money p>
“If you need money, I can give you some. I’ll just spend a little less from now on p>
“Thanks, Liora. I know you’re a good friend, but I want to be self-reliant and achieve my dreams on my own p>
As a precaution, she couldn’t tell anyone about being reborn. She didn’t want people to think she was a monster, which could lead to endless trouble.
As for the Bitcoin trading, how could a high school student know about that stuff and understand how to do it?
She couldn’t talk about that either. Coming up with convincing lies was exhausting.
Fortunately, her friends weren’t short on money and had no interest in starting a business for now.
“Mira, the tutors my family hired are famous p>
“I might have some time in a week p>
“Sigh, alright then. Just remember to come over when you’re free. I’m so bored by myself p>
“Definitely p>
After finishing her breakfast, she checked the time. Ten minutes left. Good, she wasn’t running late. She got up and headed toward the martial arts studio.
But then her phone rang again. Mira glanced at it-Celine.
“You two were just on the phone and didn’t even include me p>
“Did Liora tell you that p>
“Yeah, I just tried calling you both, and neither of you picked up,” Celine’s voice was full of mock despair.
“Sorry about that, Celine. Is something urgent p>
“I was about to ask you two to save
me! It’s all my fault for mentioning that you guys were taking art lessons. Now my mom is forcing me to learn something too. She keeps saying you both are learning things
saying only one with no class
and be the il
You know I don’t have arartistic bone in my body. Save me, please p>
“Hahaha, if she wants you to learn, then just learn. It’s not like you’re doing anything
else. It’ll be perfect, the three of us together p>
“Instead of helping me, you’re laughing? Are we even best friends anymore p>
“How about this: you can find
something you’re good at and learn that, then can try to persuade your
mom. If you’re just going to do nothing all day I can’t really say
anything. Or, you could earno Taekwondo with me p>
She had to guide her friends to do something productive, even if their families were well-off.
“No way! I could never handle that kind of hard work p>
“Well, you figure it out then. I have to go to class p>
Today’s martial arts class began with a test of the corrected moves from the previous session.
Master Ellis stood by watching. “Spar with your senior, Owen. Begin p>
“What? You want me to spar with Owen? Master, you know there’s a world of difference between us. Can’t you pick someone else p>
Yesterday, Mira hadn’t been able to land a single hit on Owen.
Mira looked around, but her other
seniors were busy with their own et
practice. They gave her helpless. looks, and some even turned away, pretending not to see her.
“Don’t bother looking. They can’t help you. Sparring with Owen is the only way to
truly test all aspects of your ability,” the master said definitively.