> speechless >> n.h. >

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>> Delilah

@surrounded_: good mornin !

@surrounded_: don't tell me you're still asleep.

@surrounded_: Dee its 12:07. This is unacceptable

I smiled at the phone screen, unplugging my charger and rolling over to the opposite side of the bed. I paused for a moment, thinking through what to reply.

Me: Hey, don't judge. It's been a very hard weekend of doing nothing...

I peeped out the star gate window above my bed, the bright summer sky illuminated by the shining sun. It brightened my empty room and made my lonely apartment feel a lot more like home.

Because of my late reply, he wasn't as active as he usually was. It seemed I had waited too long to respond, my mind craving sleep more rather than exchanging words with the stranger online.

We had been talking consistently since Friday evening. I tried to distance myself as much as possible, forcing myself not to reply instantly so it appeared as if I actually had a life. My worst weakness was having my heart upon my sleeve, something that definitely wasn't going to be found upon by a guy online.

Over the past 36 hours I had discovered HJN doesn't like revealing his name, telling me it was too embarrassing to say. Even though he was a 23 year old male with a one direction fan account, his birth name was apparently a step too far. The mystery he led only made me want to talk to him more.

I lent on the edge of the sink, my bare hip bones poking the cold porcelain in front of me. I brushed my teeth lazily, letting the bristles graze my gums as I stared out of the window in front of me at the city below. My phone sang from the window sill beside me.

I stopped hastily, holding the brush between my teeth. The paste dripped between my lips as I peered down at the lock screen below.

@surrounded_: I'll let you off [wink face]. What ya up to ?

The emoji made my heart lurch. I couldn't leave it any longer to reply.

Me: Enjoying my last day of the weekend by doing absolutely nothing. You back to work tomorrow?

@surrounded_: I'm never not working

@surrounded_: apart from days off obviously

@surrounded_: that was stupid sorry hah !

@surrounded_: please don't tweet about this

Me: Hahaha you're cute. What is it you do?

@surrounded_: you think I'm cute ?

Me: Answer the question

@surrounded_: you answer the question

Me: HJN

@surrounded_: Dee

Me: Please

@surrounded_: fine, but I can't tell ya that

Me: You're very mysterious you know, Mr HJN. You sure you're not 2012 Zayn?

@surrounded_: close, but no. sorry love, it's just a very long story

Me: How come?

@surrounded_: thats one for another day

Me: Well like you said to me 'love', I'll be here to listen (:

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