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Winter break was in full swing, and I was sitting in bed when I had a random account add me on Snapchat. I'd seen the username before in the section of Snapchat that suggested mutual friends to add. In that past I hadn't added him because the name wasn't familiar to me and I didn't want to seem weird or creepy. Maybe we'd met once and I didn't remember.
I sent him a message. Without the picture function because it seemed less weird to just text.
Me: Hey, why'd you add me?
Okay maybe that seemed kinda rude. He might just add everyone that shows up for quick add. Whoops, too late now.
I pushed off the edge of my bed to slide across the floor towards the refrigerator in my socks. My dad was hunched over his laptop, probably working on some kind of project for work. He didn't look up when I entered so I didn't bother disturbing him. I was just surprised he was even home from work already; 9:04 was early for my father.
My phone buzzed in the pocket of my sweatpants. I grabbed a bag of Doritos from the top cabinet, filled up a glass of water, and slid back toward my cave.
I freed my hands by throwing the bag onto the mass of unmade sheets that was once my bed and setting the water glass onto my bedside table before pulling the phone out of my pocket. A reply. That was fast.
Mark 🐶: It said we had a mutual friend
Guessed it.
Mark 🐶: Thought we could be friends too
Little ambitious, are we?
Me: Well it's off to a rocky start, what with that username
Mark 🐶: What's wrong with it? Actually scratch that What part of it?
I laughed at that, ripping open the bag of Doritos and grabbing a handful while thinking of a reply.
Me: Well I'm a huge cat person for starters Also 'bae' What were you thinking?
He didn't leave the chat and so neither did I. There was a pause as I waited for him to type.
Mark 🐶: 😂 It was kind of a joke between a couple friends from when they made me get a Snapchat account Also I'm a huge dog person
I'm surprised we were still talking. Usually after someone added me on Snapchat we never actually 'snap chatted', just silently watched each other's stories save for the occasional message of congratulations or comment about something they posted about. It usually ended pretty quickly too. Maybe he had no life as well?
Me: ok why? Cats are way better than dogs and I'll fight for their honor
