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Finally, I come to the conclusion that he’s not messaging back anytime soon. Ghosted on my first attempt. I sigh, toss the phone on the bed, grab my book, turn off the TV, and start reading.
Within five minutes, I’ve dozed off.
I wake about an hour later. It’s warm in the room, and I have a slight headache, but I feel a whole lot better when I look at my phone and discover I have another match, and he’s already sent me a message.
His name’s Tim, and he’s the first guy I swiped right on. He’s twenty-six, a dentist, he plays Minecraft, and he likesAlien.
Oh well. Here goes.
Tim:Hey! Looks like we matched :-)
He used punctuation and a smiley emoji. Things are looking up!
Me:Yeah. You are my lucky star!
Tim:LOL wot?
Shit.
Me:Sorry, it’s a quote from Alien. Ripley sings the song at the end?
Tim:Oh yeah, sorry, I haven’t watched it for ages. LOL cool. You into sci-fi?
Me:Yes, and fantasy. Books and movies. You?
Tim:Yeah, some, I like horror movies mainly.
I’m not a big fan of horror, but at least he’s talking to me.
Me:What are your favorites, apart from Alien?
Tim:Oh, The Exorcist, The Shining, Saw, that kind of thing. You?
Eesh.
Me:I enjoyed The Thing.
Tim:Yeah that was okay.
Me:You gotta be fuckin’ kidding me!
Tim:LOL why?
Argh…
Me:No, it’s a quote from the movie.
Tim:Oh right, LOL.
Me:Sorry. I feel like an idiot now.
Tim:No, it’s cool. You sound fun.
Well, that’s something.
Me:I’ve only just started using Tinder. Do you normally chat for a while?
Tim:Sometimes. What are you looking for?
