As she sat on the couch, she heard the beeping of the oven that had finished pre-heating in the kitchen, and stood, taking the stuffed animal with her this time. Entering the kitchen, she ran her hand over the counter, checking to see if it was free of any moisture or debris before setting the bear on top of it. Unwrapping the plastic from the frozen pizza, she put it directly on the top rack, before returning it into the oven to cook, pulling her phone out as she set a timer for twenty minutes. Closing the oven back, her attention fell back on the teddy bear, and she gasped. [color=f49ac2][b]"Oh! I'm sorry, I forgot to take off your bow. I took off my uniform and didn't even get yours."[/b][/color] She laughed lightly, her fingers untying the ribbon with a few deft motions, leaving the bear bare of any articles of clothing. She pocketed the ribbon, and left the kitchen for a few minutes to head into the bathroom down the hall. While she remembered she would go ahead and take a few pills of cold medicine she had in her cabinet. After sifting through the various boxes, she found what she was looking for, grabbing a small cup nearby and filling it with enough water to take them with, swallowing them, making a face after.

[color=f49ac2][b]"Ick, those gel tablets always dissolve a bit even with just water...Maybe I should start taking them with milk? It might be thicker to coat them..."[/b][/color] As she left the bathroom, her phone began to ring, a simple tune playing from it, and she reached into her pocket, answering it. "Hey mom, what's up?"

[b]"Hey honey, just wanted to call to see how you think your presentation went."[/b] Her mom usually called to check in with her pretty frequently, especially after she had to give a speech, or had a project for school. Making her way back into the kitchen, she raised herself to sit on the counter across from where she had placed her teddy bear, legs swinging as she conversed. She told her mom that everything seemed to go well and that she had just taken some cold medicine and was currently waiting on her dinner to be ready. Once her mom seemed satisfied with their conversation, they parted ways, ending the call on her phone. Looking at the time, she raised her eyebrows. 

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"I always forget that talking to my mom always goes on for longer than I intend."[/b][/color] She laughed, turning her attention back to the bear on the counter, and gently poked at its tummy. [color=f49ac2][b]"You know how she is, yeah?"[/b][/color] She didn't expect a response, simply giggling as the bear rocked back slightly from being poked and returned to its former position. Her timer went off and she moved, turning the oven off as she grabbed oven mitts to help her remove the pizza from the oven and put it onto the pizza box that it had come in, cutting it into eight slices and carried it into the living room, after grabbing a container of parmesan cheese to put on it. Grabbing two cans of soda from the fridge, she dried her hands off on a nearby towel, picking up the bear from the counter and placing it on the couch beside her, but far enough away where she wouldn't get it dirty with what she was eating. Grabbing the remote, she turned to her company.

[color=f49ac2][b]"Hey, I heard there's this new show on Netflix called Black Mirror? Well...It's not really 'new' but they have a new season coming out, and I heard some people in the halls talking about it so I figured I might give it a look, yeah? It's about new technologies and hypothetical situations with them. It's meant to get people to think about 'what if' situations. You know I enjoy learning new things, especially about what impact people have on the world around them."[/b][/color] The clicked the show to begin, the episode playing as she ate her pizza and drank her soda. It was about people, and how if someone has information on a person that they don't want their loved ones to know about, how they can be manipulated to do things they wouldn't normally do otherwise. As it came to a close, and the ending revealed itself, Sara frowned. [color=f49ac2][b]"I didn't appreciate that ending...I mean, c'mon now!"[/b][/color] She groaned, running a hand through her auburn hair. Shaking her head, she gathered her trash, disposing of it in the kitchen before washing her hands. Coming back into the living room once she cleared it, she picked up the bear again, moving to lock the door, just in case. She did a lap around her dorm, closing the blinds and covering all the windows with thick curtains. She held the bear tighter as she approached the windows, black from the night as she couldn't see anything outside. Even if she was on the fifth floor, and her fear that someone would be looking in at her at night still didn't subside as she approached them, quickly covering them up. 

Heading into the bathroom again, she brushed her teeth and flossed, finishing up with mouthwash before finally stopping in her room. Turning the light on, she set the bear on the bed, removing the ribbon from her pocket, and hanging it on a small hook, next to a set of smaller ribbons of different colors. She color coordinated the teddy bear's ribbons to match her own for school that she had. [color=f49ac2][b]"I'll have you know that I am finishing up your own little blazer and sweater in my home economics class! You'll look so spiffy with that ribbon."[/b][/color] Sara beamed. Turning on a small lamp nearby so she wasn't submerged completely in the dark, she turned off the light, causing some glow-in-the-dark stars and moons to come to life on the ceiling, and her small night lights to brighten up. Slipping into the bed, she nuzzled the back of the teddy bear's head, giving it a gentle squeeze. [color=f49ac2][b]"Night, night~"[/b][/color] She whispered, her arms cuddling the bear as she snuggled under her blankets, going to sleep in a matter of minutes.