Why Are Girls So Confusing?

Winky Faces ;) // june 5

So I'm hoping I'm gonna finish this book? I dunno. I really wanna know why girls are confusing. Also italicized words are texts from Annie. Bold from Hunter (the one telling the story...duh.) Onto the book, I suppose?

Bzzt. Bzzt.

The sound of my phone vibrating on my nightstand had woken me up.

"Ugh," I groaned, raising my head just enough so I could see my phone's screen.

Annie.

I suddenly jolted up, scrambling to unplug my phone from the charger. With a bit of struggling, I finally got my phone unplugged. Frantically, I unlocked my phone, forgetting that I could have just looked at my lockscreen, and reply there.

'hiii hunter!' was what the text read. I responded back with a quickly typed out 'hey, Annie.' I set my phone down, and not even a minute later, I had gotten a response.

how long have you been up?

I pondered for a few seconds, until I remembered that I had only been up for, what, five minutes? Her text woke me up. So I responded with just that.

just for a few minutes. five, maybe?

oh, haha, did i wake you up? ;)

There it was. The dreaded winky face. Nothing against the winky face, seriously, just the way that people use them. I think that girls use it the most, as well, in the most inappropriate situations, y'know?

I never know how to respond to them, either. What do I do, wink back? It would feel weird, especially in this situation, because I like the girl. What was the deal with that? Was she trying to mess with me? Did she know I liked her? You know what, this is why I think girls are confusing. You never really do know what's up with them. Whatever they're doing, there's a reason, and there could be a million reasons. It sucks.

My first wall of defense is lying.

nono, not at all. you just happened to text me at the same time i woke up. I replied.

uh-huh, if you say so mr. h ;)

My second wall of defense is getting straight to it. I guess my walls are just really thin.

why the winky face, A? I asked, and I swear I was prying.

Then there wasn't a response for a few hours.

Sitting at my table, sipping some coffee, I sighed heavily when my phone vibrated.

Annie?

Annie.

sorry h, i had a last minute date with my bf. he just came over with some roses and stuff, told me to get changed, because he was taking me out. isn't he the best?

Wait a minute... boyfriend? You've got to be kidding me. This was the worst.

I stared at the phone, before I texted a short 'oh' and turned my phone off.

So she wasn't flirting with me.

She was just putting winky faces.

Come on, this is why I think girls are confusing!