My Virtual Boyfriend

CHAPTER 4

This is what vacation days always felt like. It is either you spend it outdoors or willingly imprison yourself indoors but I prefer the latter.

I was sitting on my bed with a bowl of fries on my lap while chatting with Drake.

Di: Sorry if I rudely ended the call earlier Drake. I didn't do it on purpose.

Drake: Oh dont be sorry. I understand Aedelle.

It was his first time to call me by my name and my face automatically heated up while I continue chewing a mouthful of fries.

Di: Thanks! Can I ask you a question?

Drake: Sure.

Di: How did you make the call? It was stated in the whereabouts of the app that the virtual characters can't produce a call.

Drake: ...

I waited and waited for a few minutes before his reply came.

Drake: I'll tell you later. Anyway, why aren't you adding a profile picture? It's so unfair that I dont even have a glance of my girlfriend's face.

I really can't say if he's being serious because his messages looks empty. I mean, like he was forced to answer that way. There's no feelings on it or I'm just making things up.

Di: You wanna see my face?

I giggled. Showing my face isn't that bad afterall. I am confident with my face.

Drake: Every single detail of it Di.

I replied him okay but I'll never send him my picture! HA-HA. I let a good twenty minutes pass before sending him a text.

Di: No way! :P

Drake: You silly girl. You wait for your punishment!

Before I could even touch the keypad of my laptop, the webcam flashed and there is a sudden click on the screen.

I gasped shocked and stared wide eyes as the picture of me with french fries stuffed on my mouth and eyes are stretched widely because of shock. Drake sent it to me with a caption : I am a food monster!

I immediately typed a hystrical message and pressed 'send' without even checking the typographical errors.

Di: Loi Drake Yu Heiress! How could you do thag? How did yoy manipulate mt pefsomal computer?! Its so imoisdsible put possoble as well but how?! Arghhh! Look at my face! Irs soo horrible!

If Drake was a real person, I can imagine him laughing so hard that he could die gasping for air. Arghhh! It was the worst picture of my life!

Drake: You're so cute Di *😊* hahaha you enjoyin your fries huh?

I suddenly blushed. I am used to people's high falutin compliments but because he used cute emoticons, every words were sent deeply through every cells and tissues of my body.

Di: Care to explain how? :|

This whole thing is already confusing me. First, he have a secret. Second, he can make voice calls and now he can manipulate my webcam and just took a photo of me on my worst! I really dont understand. It's like he's real.

Drake: I have my ways ;)

Di: Can you explain? I have a friend and she also have a virtual boyfriend. The app doesnt provide other ways of communication other than chat. I wonder how you do it. You are no different than the other virtual guys anyway.

Drake:You are really observant and curious. Listen carefully. I am different and I always find my ways. Think outside the box Di. You are intelligent I know. You'll find out eventually. :)

Di: What do you mean Drake? I cant understand a single idea. I cant absorb the logic.

Indeed very confusing.

Drake: What do you think of me Aedelle?

Di: A virtual character? My virtual boyfriend?

Drake: Right. Then what can you say about my abilities Aedelle?

Di: Surreal. It seemed as though you can do all of the impossibles. You are cool and unique than the other virtual characters, I guess. You are mysterious and you talk as if you have a life of your own.

Drake: What if I tell you my secret now Di? Are you ready to listen?

Di: I cant hear it anyway.

Drake: Goodness woman! Ok you ready to read it?

Di: Spill it Drake.

My heart began drumming like a psychotic bass drum. What's the secret of this virtual boyfriend of mine? Why do I feel so bad? I mean part of me dont want to know about it but the other part of me want to know everything. I waited for his reply.

As the clear letters and words appeared right into my eyes, my breathing literally stopped and my chest began drumming like crazy.

I focused my eyes on Drake's message and I read it repeatedly trying to see if I'm only hallucinating or my eyes is deceiving me. But I know so well that my eyes wouldn't lie.

What is written on the message box made me clench my teeth to hold back every mixed emotions I felt.

Drake: I have a life of my own. I used to live normally before I lose everything. Now I am in no strength to even move a muscle. You are my only hope. Never did I ask for someone's help before but now I need you ,
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because I can no longer move like the ASSASSIN REAPER that I used to do, before.