Page 23 of The Cheerleader is Off Limits

I guess blue?

Me:

Favorite food?

River:

Steak or anything my brother’s fiancée makes.

Me:

Favorite sport to watch or play

River:

Football.

Me:

lol. Color me shocked on that last one.

River:

I’m a simple man. What about you? Movie, color, food, sport

Me:

Shawshank Redemption, pink, pizza- but only from Italy unfortunately lol, soccer. I do like American football, but it’s not popular in other countries, so I haven’t watched it much.

River:

Was not expecting Shawshank as your favorite movie

Me:

My dad is a movie buff, and I’ve seen all the “classics” *eye roll emoji*. Most were amazing and absolutely worthy of being considered among the greats, while some definitely bored me to tears. But nothing has ever beat it for me. It’s so good.

River:

I have to agree.

He doesn’t say anything else, so I get up to brush my teeth and use the bathroom, and when I come back, I have another message from him.

River:

I have another question. Maybe a little bit of a deeper truth

Me:

Go for it.

River:

Why’d you come back here for school? After all the places you’ve been, I would think you might want to study somewhere more exciting?

Deflect and get him off the topic of school.

Me: