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7

Charlie's Point of View
My heart has literally stopped beating. I'm no longer alive. I'm dead. Why? Because I have been followed by Calum Hood on Twitter. Not only did he do that, but he replied again.

@Calum5SOS: @charlieschocofactory that's a risk i'm willing to take ;)

Before I can fully process his reply, my phone rings while it's in my hands. I literally stare at Amelia's name for about two minutes before I answer her call. She starts speaking immediately at a very fast pace.

"Ohmygod Charlieohmygod hefollowedyou and herepliedagain ohmygodohmygod Charlie!"

Her screams nearly make my ears bleed. For her sake I hope Andrew isn't home. If he is, he'll definitely judge her for the rest of her life.

"I know! I never thought he'd actually follow me. Maybe he did it on accident. Oh my god, Ames, do you think he accidentally followed me? You know, maybe he was trying to follow someone else and accidentally clicked my profile. Like maybe he was trying to follow a Caroline or a Clarissa or a Charlotte!" My rambling is suddenly cut off by Amelia's voice bringing out her sense of reason.

"Charlie, you are a Charlotte," she groans.

"Oh, right. Whoops." I'm way too excited to even remember my own name. Oh, what has become of me?

Just as I'm about to say something else, I notice another notification on my screen. It appears to be like the others, except this one is hovering above the little envelope. My eyes widen at the sight.

"Charlie? Are you still there?" The only response I have for her is the sound of my breathing. "Charlie? What the hell is going on?"

"I-I, he-he," I mutter, incapable of forming actual words. "He-uh, uhm."

"Charlotte Elizabeth Frost, so help me god if you don't answer me right this minute!"

"He messaged me!" I blurt out immediately.

"He what?" She says in utter disbelief.

I couldn't even handle when he publicly tweeted me let alone messaging me privately. There is no way that this is actually my life. There is no way that my awkward little self has been noticed by this imperfectly, perfect human being. Nope, no way.

I shut my eyes and quickly open them again. The notification is still there. I pinch my arm, count to three, and let go. The notification is still there. Well, would you look at that. I've gone crazy and I'm seeing things. Yup, that must be it.

"Well, read it! Read it to me!" Amelia exclaims. I love her and everything, but I think I should read it to myself before reading aloud for all to hear.

Okay, here we go. One, two, three.

I breathe deeply and tap on the envelope icon. There, at the top of the list is Calum Hood.

Calum: i'm big on taking risks and i'm hoping you are as well xx

I read it over in my mind several times before reading it aloud to Amelia.

"What? Oh my god. You have to talk to him!"

I would want nothing more than to talk to him, and maybe even have him fall hopelessly in love with me as I have for him. But, I just don't know if that's the right thing to do. Then again, I am a risk taker just like him. I love standing out on the edge and not knowing what's waiting for me at the bottom. So, I do it. I leap off the ledge, far out of my comfort zone, and I respond. Who knows, maybe I'll get something everlasting in return.

Charlie: i am indeed. it's nice to meet you fellow risk taker xx

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So this is short, I know, and I apologize, but there'll be another update later today so hang tight xx

Yay for them communicating haha
xoxo,
jules