𝐌𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐍

HOW DO you know when you are too excited?

Is it when you take a bath and wear your best clothing just because you’re getting your first video call from a girl? Or when you count the number of minutes left to get that call?

I don’t know what is considered excitement, but I am sure I was suffering from it because I did all that.

I agreed to get a video call from Aretta at 5 PM and I prepared myself for it. I even went as far as reading conversation starters to avoid making the conversation awkward.

Maybe I overdid things more when I started counting the number of seconds left to 5 PM. I was too excited, and it makes no sense because I would simply talk to Aretta.

When her name popped up on my screen, only God knows how much my heart recognized it. I couldn’t believe it, but I was nervous and the increase in my heart rate was enough to tell me so.

I deliberately delayed answering her video call so that she wouldn’t think I was so excited about it. After 30 seconds of counting, I finally answered it.

“Hey, Luca. How are you?” Aretta said. She positioned her phone in a way that I could only see her face and not what she was wearing. What a bummer.

I remembered reading in the conversation starters that simply answering fine is boring. So I needed to be a little extra.

“I am just chilling with the breeze-breeze, yoh. Oh no, what does that even mean?” I smacked my head.“ I mean, I am fine, and how are you?”

Wow Luca, now she can tell you’re nervous.

She giggled slightly. “I am fine too, just caught up in thought.”

That’s such a good way to keep the conversation going! Not the rubbish you just said.“ What are you thinking about?”

“Well, you know this project. It’s harder than I thought. It is like we have to morph our life stories.”

“What makes you say so?”

“Well, we are telling both our stories in one art piece so we gotta mix them. Which means we have to look for something in our life stories that we have in common.”

“Hmmm.” I rubbed my chin.“ So how will we do that?”

“We have to become friends to execute this project well. To be honest with you, Luca, even without this project in mind; I would totally be friends with you. You seem fun.”

A wide grin formed on my face.“ Thanks. You seem fun too.”

“Aww thank you. I am even shocked you talk this much. I used to notice you in class. At some point, I thought you can not talk at all.”

I laughed.“I guess introverts only talk more when they are comfortable.”

“Aww, so you’re comfortable with me?”

“Coming to think about it, I am. I wouldn’t say a lot if I wasn’t.”

“I am comfortable too.” She smirked.