Mismatched

Chapter 1

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Welcome from Sparks Fly (I hope)! Here's a final warning to read Sparks Fly if you haven't done so! This is the sequel so there are spoilers for that book! And you probably won't understand this book as much...

If you came from Sparks Fly, carry on. I'm so glad you decided to continue! I hope you enjoy this book (and I'm sure you will)! :D

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"Hey, Bella, there's this new app that's very popular! It's a game and a dating app combined. You should check it out!" my best friend, Yvette, said.

I raised an eyebrow. "Eve, you know I don't do dating apps. It's weird. You're chatting with strangers who potentially become your spouse. They may even cheat you out of your money or maybe more. That does not make any sense. You can download it if you want to."

"I did and it's quite cool!" she protested. "Come on, if you don't download it, you'll regret it. If not for the dating app, do it for the game! It's very fun! You can chat with other gamers whom you may be paired with and make new friends."

"Nah, I think I'll pass," I replied, waving her off. I can't imagine myself using a dating app. It's like digging my own grave. Getting dumped by a guy I know in real life was bad enough. Imagine getting cheated by a guy you met online.

As if she had read my mind, Eve said, "Please don't let Jace affect you. It's his loss for dumping you. You should give dating another chance. Maybe you'll find your soulmate through this app! I mean, it literally claims to find you your soulmate."

"Jace? I don't care about him. I hate him," I scoffed. "Besides, my problem is not with dating again. It's with dating apps themselves. Why would I want to date a stranger?"

"Well, once you talk to whoever you were paired with, he's no longer a stranger. It's not like you have to get married to whoever you were paired with! You can just be friends," Yvette asserted. "Give it a shot. I think you should move on."

"I have moved on," I retorted. "That shit happened five years ago, Eve. How can I not get over it by now? Is there anything wrong with not dating for five years? I just want to focus on a different aspect of my life."

She shook her head. "No, not at all, though I feel that you should give the game a shot. Don't shy away from the app just because it's also a dating app."

I sighed, "Fine, I'll think about it. But it's only because of the game. Jeez, why would they combine a game and a dating app? That's like the weirdest fusion I've ever seen. What even gave them that idea?"

"Don't ask me. I'm not the creator of the app," Yvette deadpanned.

"Fair point," I replied with a shrug.

After she left, I searched for the app, GameSetMatch. It was ranked number one in both games and dating apps even though it had just been released one week ago. I wonder why. Many people left high ratings and good reviews:

Lovely app! The game is very fun and it has an interesting way of pairing you with someone. Every user has a preset username with randomly generated numbers after the word 'Player' that can't be changed so you can't be judged by any dumb username you choose!

Interesting. They don't take your sexual orientation into account but I guess that also helps in making friends? You may be straight and have gotten paired with someone of the same gender, something along that line, but hey you can make new friends so that's cool.

If anything, this app is like any social media (e.g. Twitter, Instagram) except there's a very fun game and you get to meet potential husbands or wives! It's a fun place to make friends. You won't regret it. What are you waiting for? Download GameSetMatch now!