Then why did you?
I really didn't have anything else to look forward to. After my dad left, I had to make a choice… be lonely and uneducated or be lonely but busy.
I understand thatfeeling entirely.
The uneducated part or being lonely?
The latter. Going to school wasn't a choice for me unfortunately.
So, what school did you go to?
I graduated from Cornell.
Oh, so you're smart too then?
Hardly. And I'm sorry to hear about your dad.
Oh, it's not like that. We are still close… kind of. He moved to a different country with his new wife. I thought he was crazy for it but I support his decision, I guess.
Oh, well good for him.
A moment of silence passes between us, a few minutes of no text messages, as I think of something else to talk about. There's something about getting to know this girl and I don't want to let it pass. As strange as it may seem, it feels natural and normal. And I can sense there is something between us, even though that idea alone is crazier than the fact that we're still texting each other.
I start to type out my next text before one from her comesthrough.
10:57am
So do you live in New York?
I shake my head with a smirk, knowing I was going to ask her if she's ever been to New York.
10:58am
Yes. Have all my life.
I've always wanted to go to New York.
Well, you know… Rhode Island isn't that far from New York.
I know, I know. I just never really had a reason to visit.
Well, maybe now you do…
Kyran…
Weslyn…
I watch her text message bubbles move up and down, up and down. But then they stop. Maybe I was a little too forward. But it doesn't have to be out of the realm of possibilities, does it?
There's something that feels natural but also adventurous about waiting for her messages to come through. About coming up with a response and having a sense of free will while doing so. I gaze over the last hour of messages fora few moments, maybe trying a little too hard to decide if they mean anything. But then I bring my attention back to the present as I type out a new response.
11:17am
Sorry. That was probably too forward.
No, no. It's fine. Just caught me off guard is all
Well, maybe I should let you get back to your work. Text me tomorrow?
