Opposites Attract

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When I get home after picking up my little sister Annabelle, I go up to my room and log into my laptop. I see that I have a notification on twitter. Jason Smith followed you. Great. Now he followed me. I follow him back and I automatically get a DM.

JS: Hey.

SM: Can I help you?

JS: Yes, actually. Go on a date with me tomorrow night.

SM: And why exactly would I do that.

JS: Because everyone likes Jason Smith.

JS: That was a joke.

JS: Hello? I didn't mean it.

SM: Tell me the answer to this riddle by 10:00 tonight, and maybe I'll consider going on a date with you.

JS: Okay...

SM: I have keys but no locks. I have a space but no room. You can enter, but can't go outside. What am I?

JS: Well that's impossible.

SM: Then I guess the date just isn't going to happen after all.

JS: No wait. I'll figure it out by tonight.

SM: Have fun.

SM: logged off

He's never going to get it. If he can't get simple Geometry, then he isn't going to get this riddle. I just saved my self from having to go on a date with Jason Smith. I feel relaxed. I hear a knock on the door and then Annabelle comes running in. "Your friend's here to see you." she says as she's examining my room. "Okay Belle I'll be right out." I walk down stairs and my best friend Zoe is sitting on the couch in my living room. She jumps up with excitement as she says, "Babe, everyone's talking about you right now. Word is, Jason Smith likes you!". What. "That's not possible. We had our first and only conversation today." I take her phone that's blowing up with text messages and see that so many people talking about it.

"What did you guys talk about?" her eyes widen with excitement.

"He just asked me out for no apparent reason, and he didn't even notice that I have Geometry with him."

"Wait! What?! Did you say yes? Oh, please tell me you said yes!"

"I said no." I turn around and walk into the kitchen. "You said what?! You must be crazy! Girls would kill to date Jason Smith!" she says as she follows me into the kitchen. I turn to her and give her a look. "Zoe, you know how much I can't stand guys like him. He dates at least 50 plus girls each semester. Guys like him are guys that I do not want to date.". She huffs and grabs the orange juice from my hand that I just poured out. "I dare you to go out on the date with him and at least try and see if he's decent. You never know what could surprise you." I take my OJ from her before she can take a drink from it. "I already told him to solve this impossible riddle that he won't be able to figure out since he's too hard headed." I take a big gulp of my juice. "Oh no not another one of your stupid riddles. That's the worst thing you could ever-" she stops suddenly seeing the twitter notification on my phone. It's Jason.

JS: I solved it.

My hands hover against the screen.

SM: And?..

JS: A keyboard. I'll pick you up tomorrow at 6:30. I need your address by the way.

SM: But how.

JS: I guess I'm not as dumb as you think I am.

SM: Fine. Since I'm nice, I'm going to give you a chance. I will see you tomorrow. At 7.

JS: I said 6:30.

SM: And I said 7.

SM: logged off

After Zoe is finished obsessing over what just went down, she leaves. I head up stairs and change into some pjs. I can't believe I'm doing this.