I got home after class and was so happy to be able to relax because I didn't have to work. I sent Anthony a text message.
Bree: Wyd silly?
Anthony: Why am I silly? Nothing just chilling with my dogs.
Bree: Oh what are you and your friends doing?
Anthony: No... My dogs
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Bree: Oh! Lmbo. You really meant dogs. He's so cute. What's his name?
Anthony: Thank you, he gets it from his daddy. His name is Ace.
Bree: I want a dog. You gon get me one?
Anthony: We'll see. Ima call you if that's okay
Bree: Yes
Anthony and I talked for hours about any and everything. I learned that he had three dogs, but one of them was his favorite. I learned that he worked at a warehouse, which is why we had to get off the phone so that he could get ready for work. I loved his voice. He was from New York but he had moved to the South in his young adulthood. That gave him a strong New York accent at times but with a dirty South remix that made me fall in love with hearing him talk. He was steady cracking jokes, keeping me laughing which is something I love to do.
Anthony: Work is boring
Bree: Well is it supposed to be fun?
Anthony: Haha. Wyd? Choppin it up with your hoes?
Bree: Whatever. I'm in bed just texting you love.
Anthony: Don't make me feel special
Anthony: You done fell asleep on me?
I woke up the next morning and went over in my head me and Anthony's conversations so far. I don't know why I keep thinking so deep into this. I keep trying to remind myself that he's just a classmate and that it's not that serious. I keep trying not to smile when he texts me or melt when I hear his voice. It's so weird because we just met and he's giving me these vibes that I can't explain.
Bree: Yeah I fell asleep. I'm sorry hun. You getting ready for class?
Anthony: Yeah I'm running late though.
I got to class early again. I found myself clocking the door extra hard today. I got so tight when this new girl came and sat right in my bae's seat. "Bree, did you just call him your bae? He's not your bae! Don't do this to yourself."I scolded myself internally. I wanted to ask the girl to move, but I didn't want to be rude. I just started making conversation with her since she was there. While the girl was telling me where she was from, I saw Anthony walk in and we made eye contact. He looked at his seat and kept walking until he was seated in a chair in the row behind me.
I felt... mad or like I was missing something because he wasn't next to me. I felt my phone buzz.
