NovelApp"Good luck, Elliot! The next one is going to be a big one!" "Yeah, I feel like I'm getting the hang of it now." "You are doing great, Elliot! Let's eat fish and chips tonight!" Avery giggled as she watched him throw the hook back into the water. Another half hour passed by swiftly.
Mike tried to get Avery's attention from the chatroom. [Avery, how many fish did Elliot end up with? Send us a photo!] Tammy responded with an emoji of her rubbing her hands together excitedly.
[Tammy, can you stop acting so obvious that you are waiting for ?] Jun typed.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJun was worried that Elliot had not caught any fish, as Avery had not shown off after the first photo. If Elliot had caught a big fish, Avery would have definitely shown them a photo.
[What makes you think I am waiting for ? I am just excited! Avery, are you still fishing? If it's still going on, I will drive there now to watch! Can you lethave half the fish?] Tammy typed.
Avery read through their messages and glanced at the fishes inside the bucket.
Elliot had caught a few fishes, but they were all small in size, and Avery was too embarrassed to take a photo of the bucket.
She would have shown off to her friends if Elliot had ended up with a bigger fish. She was not certain if it was an issue with Elliot's technique or the rod, but the bigger ones refused to take the bait.
Avery was frustrated, but she could not let it show because she knew Elliot was frustrated as well.
Elliot was determined to show off his skills and had failed to do so despite fishing in an artificial pond filled with fishes instead of a natural pond out in the wild.
Just like Avery had mentioned efore, she would be able to grab a >ig fish by hand fishing if she went nto the pond. If Avery had not been vatching him, Elliot probably would lave tossed the rod aside and gone to the water with ainstead.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Take it slow, Elliot. Don't hurry. I will run to the washroom for a bit." Avery stood from the chair and went inside.
As soon as she was inside the house, she messaged Tammy in private. [Tammy, don't cover. He hasn't been able to get a big one and is now really frustrated! would be embarrassed if you chere.] UMS [Huh? What's going on? There are so many fishes in that pond, so why isn't he getting any?] Avery wasn't sure how to respond to Tammy's question.
After Avery went back into the house, Mrs. Cooper went toward Elliot and glanced inside the bucket. When she saw that they were all smaller fishes, she said consolingly to Elliot, "Maybe it's because all the fishes here are well-fed that you can't get any of the bigger fish. Why don't we starve the fishes, for a few days before you try again? I guarantee that you will get a big one then." Elliot didn't see the need for that. He had taken up fishing as a hobby, and it was never truly about getting the fish.
However, it was still rather depressing to not be able to catch a bigger fish.
An hour later, Tammy drove to Elliot's mansion after telling Avery that Elliot would be doomed if he could not even stand being mocked over such a small matter.
Unable to argue, Avery figured that Elliot might not be affected by their mockery at all.
Tammy approached the bucket with a big grin as soon as she arrived, and Avery moved the bucket closer to show her.
"Wow! That's a lot of fish!" Tammy gaped and looked at Avery. "I thought you said he didn't get any of the big ones? Did he fish these or did he just go inside and grab these?"
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