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VIOLA ANONYMOUS
"hey."
"hey."
"hey."
"you already said that."
"i—i—hey."
"i really hope that 'hey' isn't the only word in your vocabulary."
"would that be a problem?"
"oh absolutely. i'm only interested in intellectually inclined guys, sorry."
"way to knock a guy down."
"you should be used to that by now."
"i mean, i'm one step closer to the whole 'totally not a forty-year-old man' thing."
"i wouldn't be so sure."
"oh, come on vi!"
"yeah! come on vi!"
"geneveive, please shut up!"
"should i go?"
"no! i mean—no."
"i'd rather stay."
"you should stay."
"i should?"
"you should?"
"why's that?"
"just you know, gotta make sure you're not like, a creepy dad or anything. safety precautions."
"understandable. how am i doing?"
"not bad, not bad at all."
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Hi, Beautiful ✓
Short Story𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥. You either start as strangers, stay as strangers or leave as strangers. [i first wrote this when i was 15 and edited it at 18 to be mildly less cringey. cut me some slack. enjoy the ride] © 2018 by jules.