carla
jordan
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"hey? whats up?"
"i HATE this weather. i wish it would stop snowing for two seconds!"
"hey just be thankful the power hasnt gone out yet"
"ours did like last night but came back on at around an hour ago"
"oh mine hasnt gone out yet"
"like. this is bullshit! it should not be snowing in MARCH!"
"someones angry"
"i just, i just get bored i guess."
"yea i get it"
"at least school starts back up again in two days, weather permitting"
"wait, you dont go to my school right?"
"um no. i go to st. charles prep"
"oh, the private and catholic and all-boys institution."
"precisely."
"wait didnt grace go to your school?"
"she goes to our 'sister' school. its the other private and catholic and all-girls institution. and it just so happens that their schedule mirrors ours."
"oh. well how does it feel talking to a lowly public-schooler like me?"
"theres nothing wrong with that. and i dont judge you for it."
"oh."
"yea"
"so anyway, im bored again."
"im not gonna entertain you. juggling is not my forté"
"haha"
"that was good"
"thank you."
"so."
"so."
"..."
"hows life carla?"
"boring."
"other than today"
"um. im actually feeling pretty great"
"there you go!"
"actually im feeling kind of conflicted"
"oh. care to share?"
"um. sure. so um remember that phone call where i was in the bathroom and whispering to you?"
"yea, that was like two or three weeks ago"
"well i was actually on a date. and uh. at first i thought i didnt like the guy, hencewhy i was hiding out in the bathroom."
"mhmm"
"but after our call i went out there ready to feed him my excuse to leave, which was that my dog died. and before i got a chance to open my mouth he said and i quote 'you better not be feeding me a bullshit excuse like your dog died in order to get out of this date'"
"o-m-g"
"i shit you not, it happened! i burst out laughing as soon as he said it. like tears just streaming out of my eyes laughing. i decide to stay and all of sudden, i take a liking to this guy. i have no idea what came over me!"
"wow. its like the universe sent a sign"
"i know! fucking crazy! anyway we've been on a couple dates, but i—i think im falling."
"i have to go carla. ill talk to you later."
"wait a sec—jorda—"
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