Max:Did Jason do this?
Me:Who’s Jason?
Max:My friend who is always trying to hook me up with girls he meets.
Me:So this isn’t the first time a random girl has messaged you?
Max:You’re a girl? Sweet.
Me:I guess I walked right into that one, huh?
Max:Yep. What’s your name? Or should I ask Jason?
Me:I don’t know Jason.
Max:Okay, this just got interesting.
Me:lol. So here’s the thing…
I send the text and then I bite my lip, wondering if I should tell him the truth. The truth makes me sound like a weirdo. Maybe I should have lied and said one of his friends gave me his number. But that’s also stupid because it’s not like I know this guy. He could be ten years old. Or thirty and in college. Or who knows.
The only thing I do know is that I’m grinning like an idiot and I don’t even understand why.
Me:So I was walking in the dog park and I found a piece of paper with your number on it.
He doesn’t always reply right away. Sometimes it takes him a few minutes, and I wonder if he’s busy or if he’s trying to play it cool like every other guy I know. Regardless, I sit here watching cartoons with my brother while I wait for his new text to pop up on my phone.
Max:Did it also have the word party on it?
Me:Yep.
Max:Ah ha… well that explains some things.
Me:Like what?
Max:Like why my mom’s friend never called me about the party we were going to throw for her 40thbirthday. I gave her my number and then I never heard from her again.
Me:Oh no.. did your mom still get a party?
Max:Yeah, but that one lady wasn’t there. I ran into her at school and she said she could make the cake and stuff. But then I thought she was being a bitch and ditching me.
Me:Nope, she probably just lost it.
Max:So I have a question for you
Me:And what is that?
Max:Do you always go around texting random numbers?
Jenson calls my name for the third time. “What?” I say, lowering my phone.
“I’m hungry,” he whines.
“We just ate pancakes!”
He shakes his head. “So? I’m hungry.”
I check the time. Then I check it again. Holy crap. I’ve been texting with Max for two hours and now it’s well past noon.
