Somebody Out There

Prologue

She's the hopeless romantic gal.
He's the genuinely nice guy.

She's far from being a damsel in distress.
He's close to saving her fallen heart.

She's into beauty of life.
He's into her.

She's quite a catch.
He's good at catching.

HIM. "Her lovely voice echoes in my head more than music does."

HER. "I don't like it when some stranger flirts with me on the phone. But with him, I don't . . . dislike it."

Everyone deserves someone that'll treat them the way they should be treated. Love them the way they should be loved. Takes care of them the way they should be taken care of.

There's always somebody out there, ready to be that someone.

****

*email notification sound*

"Dude I lost my phone today so I have to change my phone number again."

"No shit Gaby, that's the second time you lost a phone this month. What is it again now?" Sent.

"I might have accidentally left it on a cab from my way here. And please don't try to lecture me on this, I've had enough from my mom. I'll send you my number, wait for it..."

"....." Sent.

"Here. *******4541 just send me a text. A simple dot will do. And I gotta go, mom's yelling at me downstairs"

Gaby lost his phone. Again. Dude, this boy never gets a thing stay at him for a week. Even his pet goldfish when we were ten, Fen, died after three days in his company. Poor fish.

I looked at my phone sitting at the edge of my bed. Yeah, I should probably update his number in my contacts. Again.

I let out a huge sigh.

But, since I rarely get a chance to prank him, might as well have fun tonight. I immediately grab my phone and begin typing.

"Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?" Sent.

I typed shakingly as I let out a laugh. Ohh this is gonna be good!

*beep*

"Sponge freakin bob. Who's this?"

"Daddy McHottie at your service. Are you the one who ordered me tonight?" Sent.

"I ordered pizza, genius. Again, who's this?"

Since when did he suddenly eats pizza? He never liked pizza, who is he kidding. But might as well play along.

"Oh so you like pizza now huh? Can I be one of the toppings?" Sent.

Man, that didn't sound so manly at all! But that's what we're aiming for. I let out a loud laugh again.

"Is this supposed to be a joke? My life is already a joke so don't bother adding. Tell me who you are, right this instant!"

Geez, he's throwing tantrums at me.

"Woah dude, relax. It's me. Dot." Sent.

"Who names their child, Dot? And I don't know any 'Dot'. You might wanna check the phone number before texting the wrong person."

What? I am so lost right now.

"Wait, so this is not Gaby? As in Gaby Sy??" Sent.

"Uh, no Daddy McHottie"

I grabbed my laptop and dmed Gaby. Just as I was about to type, he sent me a dm.

"Dude sorry I had a typo. It's actually *******4542. Just a simple dot will do. Gotta go again, my mom's yelling"

Great. Just great.