When I was done buying stocks, I read the financial news and, after that, completed the daily mission from the system.
It had been a week since I last did any morning exercise, and this time, after getting the usual 10xp reward, I went running.
Before the newspaper could even be delivered, I was already on my way back, my body matted with sweat from the miles I had run.
I had just turned around a block when a car sped up to my side and kept pace with me.
Peeem!!
Peeem!!
The car was a blue Toyota, and looking at the driver, I saw it was a female with short blonde hair, someone I had interacted with the past week and still remembered.
Having already met the requirement for today's run, which was four miles, I slowly stopped, letting out shallow breaths. The Toyota similarly halted, and its driver stepped out.
"Mr. Lawson," Annie said, walking toward me with a smile on her face.
