"What time does the competition start tomorrow?" her mother's voice came through the phone.
Ye Xiangting leaned against the headboard, smiling.
That girl finally remembered to call me...
"Nine twenty tomorrow morning, but we have to meet at school at seven thirty," Qiao Sang answered.
After the pet beasts' physicals had come back clear today, the coach had announced the time and place of the competition.
The Personal Combat Team and Team Combat Team, from the Grade One through Grade Three Sections, would compete at the same venue.
The Coordination Team would face the same schools, but at a different venue.
"Meet at seven thirty?" Ye Xiangting checked the time on her phone, then put it back to her ear. "Then why aren't you asleep yet? It's almost eleven."
Qiao Sang chuckled. "I stayed up to call you."
Ye Xiangting wanted to smile, but held it back. Putting on her stern-mother voice, she said, "Go to sleep. You don't want to oversleep and be late tomorrow."
"Got it." Qiao Sang was about to hang up.
"Wait!" Ye Xiangting suddenly called out.
"What is it?" Hearing her mother through the speaker, Qiao Sang put the phone back to her ear.
"Where's the competition? Are parents allowed in to watch?" Ye Xiangting asked.
"At the Pet Beast Training Base in Xihuai District." Qiao Sang thought for a moment. "I'm not sure about parents. If you want to come, I can ask the teacher."
"I was just asking. The shop only just opened. How would I have time to watch?" Ye Xiangting paused, then added, "But try to stay in the competition a while. Don't get eliminated too early. Maybe I'll find a day when I can make it over."
"Sure." Qiao Sang smiled. "I'll try to hold on until you can come