Chapter 18
My phone chimes. It’s nearly two in the morning, but I’m off work tomorrow so I’m still awake, playing online. I’m not exactly the most popular person in the world, so when my phone goes off, I assume it’s spam email or something equally uninteresting.
Heat rushes to my face as I stare at the glowing phone lighting up my otherwise dark bedroom.
TheFlyingJosh just followed me on Instagram. My finger hovers over the screen, aching to click on the follow button by his name. His account is private, so I can’t see anything he’s posted. It’s probably for the best. No doubt tons of thin and beautiful girls litter his page. I close out of the app without requesting to follow him.
I guess there’s a slight possibility that Josh is the kind of guy who doesn’t meet all of the stereotypes of the typical popular guy. Colby Jenson is like that, after all. He’s sweet and kind and loves Maddie like crazy. But there’s a big difference when it comes to Maddie and me; she’s hot and I’m just blah.
While I’m wallowing in self-pity, my phone chimes again, but this time it’s an email. My heart races as I stare at his name in my inbox. It could say anything, but I won’t know until I open it. With a deep breath, and pulse pounding in my ears, I open it.
To: BessNavarre
From: TheFlyingJosh
Subject: Hi
Hey there. Is this the Bess Navarre who works at Aiden Jane?
I stare at the phone for five full minutes before I reply.
To: TheFlyingJosh
From: BessNavarre
Subject: Re: Hi
Yes . . . is this the Josh who works at the Flying Mermaid?
To: BessNavarre
From: TheFlyingJosh
Subject: Re: Re: Hi
That’s me. What’s up? If you’re wondering how I got your email address, it was simple. I just took a gamble that your email would be the same as your Instagram name, since mine is too.
To: TheFlyingJosh
From: BessNavarre
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Hi
Ha. Good guess. I guess I’m not very original, except of course, for my fake online personality as a Pokémon erotic fan fiction writer. Or maybe I’m joking. You’ll never know.
To: BessNavarre
From: TheFlyingJosh
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Hi
Something tells me you’d use a fake name to write something other than Pokémon stories. Maybe . . . something about a uber smart mad scientist? Or . . . a cat who solves mysteries?
I’m just spit-balling here, after stalking your IG account for a while. Cute cat, btw.
To: TheFlyingJosh
From: BessNavarre
