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Chapter 2: Melly

ALEXANDER'S POV

"Hell yesssss..." I said. "Oh my god, 360 nO SCOPE!!" I yelled. I stared at the screen. The words 'FINAL KILL CAM' showed up at the bottom above my username, SwegL0rd23. I know what you're thinking. "Wtf Alex, your username is me."

I made my account when I was seven, so please cut me some slack. Oh, how do I know the slang you ask? It was Michelle. She's was one of my friends. She was hella rad but we drifted just like everyone else minus the online ones. The saying is probably so old and overused after 6 years but guess what. I couldn't care less.

I drifted from everyone because I'm "antisocial". So many people have knocked on my door disrespectfully and respectfully telling me I need to get the fuck out of the house and engulf my face in the coffee. Sometimes, I do think about going out just to shut their big mouths. One actually came earlier today. I curled up in a corner and waited for it to leave. They really pisses me off and make me feel disappointed in myself wish they would stop already.

There's one thing I know for sure. I'm not leaving my house. I'm never leaving this house. I live on my own but this house was originally my parents'. After a year in my room, they gave up on me and bought another house for themselves.

I feel bad for them. They had to deal with my bullshit. Right now, my mind is speaking for me smoothly but when I actually talk, with my mouth, I'm a nervous wreck. Stuttering and stuff. I know it's my fault but you know what, this is how I am and I can't fix it. It doesn't bother me anyway. That's one reason why online is better than real life. I don't have to worry about what people think of my voice and the way I talk.

Ok so, there's this girl.

I have a crush on this girl that I met in this game called Sky Jeje 3. Her user is MeldsLehr and her name is Melly. I met her a couple of months ago in a group chat in Sky Jeje. Yesterday I played with her and we planned to play again today. But I don't know where she is. I've been waiting. I'm kind of worried.

Two Hours Later

I sat in the same position I was sitting in two hours before. And the day before yesterday and before that and that and that. Good news is that Melly appeared! She doesn't want to play though, she wants to Skype.

Skype Chat:

SwegL0rd23: U don't know how lucky u r little fucker, never in 78 years would I do this with anyone else

MeldsLehr: Oh come on it's not like u haven't skyped with other people b4

SwegL0rd23: >_>

MeldsLehr: What? Don't tell me u haven't done this b4 :0

SwegL0rd23: I have but that was years ago

MeldsLehr: Then I'm not lucky ._.

SwegL0rd23: U are trust me

MeldsLehr: Can you explain

SwegL0rd23: I can't

MeldsLehr: How come

SwegL0rd23: It's a personal issue

MeldsLehr: Okayyy, I'm gonna video chat you get ready

SwegL0rd23: GIVE ME A SEC

MeldsLehr: ...

SwegL0rd23: I'm nervous stop

MeldsLehr: Its alright

Two minutes later

MeldsLehr: Ready?

SwegL0rd23: Sure

I looked at what I was wearing. I looked awful but I didn't bother to fix myself. I'm wearing an oversized, really comfortable, black sweater and there's no way I'm changing out of. The camera isn't gonna catch my legs because im sitting in a chair at my desk and the camera is on the top of my computer screen.

My hair is on a whole different level. It's brown and curly and up to my ears now. It's messy too, I don't even know if I own a comb.

A pop up popped up in the center of my screen and the music Skype makes when you receive a call sounded. It was Melly of course. I looked at my mouse, my hand hovering over it. "Okay Alex. Take it easy." I whispered to myself. I took it in my hand and clicked on the 'Accept' button and waited. Oh god.

I played with my nails while I waited for it to connected.

"Hi."  an unfamiliar voice said. I looked up from my nails to the screen. I smiled. "Hi."

Melly is really pretty. Her hair is long and wavy and her eyes are a pleasant black. She smiled at me. It was cute, I wondered if there were more people like her outside. She was wearing a white t-shirt and a necklace that was in the shape of a feather.

I could see that she was in a bedroom. It was a plain boring bedroom. White walls, brown bed sheets. Weird.

"How are you?" She asked. What was I suppose to say...Should I lie?

"Uhhum, ahha, I'm fine." I said nervously and smiled.

She put her thumbs up and said "Same here!"