Mia: Hi, have you submitted the paper already?
Arlene: No, I'll miss the deadline I'm afraid
Mia: Me too, this is too challenging 
Arlene: God, I'm relieved it's not only me who finds it difficult
Mia: Sure not! Peter wrote me last night that he's thinking about quitting the programme!
Mia: He felt so intimidated by the essay 😛🙊
Arlene: Gosh, poor him! 
Mia: Imagine, it's not even his mother tongue.
Arlene: True, he's struggling on so many levels
Mia: Oh yes, he is! So cheer up - we all share this shit!
Arlene: Ahahaha, not the greatest relief imaginable, but still something
Mia: come back to work, girl!
Arlene: you too! How many pages do you have already?
Mia: about 8, but remember it's not about quantity
Arlene: But, quality can't be good when you have 4, like me 😓
Mia: True! But you'll manage!
Mia and Arlene are afraid they'll miss the deadline for a paper they find too challenging. Peter is considering quitting the program because of this. Mia has 8 pages so far and Arlene has 4. 