Chapter 8:

The Classic

Never Say Never

It was half two in the morning when David opened the door to his apartment. Like usual he put his keys on a small shelf by the door and the rest of what was inside of his pockets onto the couch table before he switched into his sweatpants. David paused after he grabbed his phone before he put it into the pocket and checked the contacts again.

Still there…

He opened the messages tab, staring at the blank page.

Should I? Could it be her? But what if not…

David closed the tab again and put the phone in his pocket. He booted up his PC and went to grab a glass of water in the meantime. As usual, he wasn’t in the mood to go to bed immediately, so even though he had just watched four anime episodes with his friends, he decided to watch one of a different series. David made himself comfortable in his chair and put his phone on the desk next to him. He looked at it and grabbed it and opened the messenger tab with the mysterious contact a second time.

What’s the worst that could happen if it wasn’t her?

David pulled up the keyboard.

What if it is really her?

David paused for a second, then locked his phone and put it on the desk.

I wouldn’t even know what to write anyway…

He sighed and pushed the play button for the anime episode after putting on his headphones. As usual, the planned one episode before sleep became three. David yawned slightly watching the ending song.

Maybe I should go to bed…

He looked at his desk and saw his phone. After a second of hesitation, he grabbed it again. The message tab was still open with the keyboard active. He typed the letter H and stared at it for a moment.

Can’t just write “Hi”, now can I?...

He erased it and noticed the time on the corner of the screen.

Shit! It’s nearly three already… I really should go to bed.

He stared at the screen a second longer.

I can just write something tomorrow… don’t want to bother her in the middle of the night… if it really is her…

David now yawned properly, got up and made himself ready for bed. After brushing his teeth and going on the toilet he placed his phone next to his bed like usual and undressed down to his underwear. Like this, he crawled inside of his bed and turned off the lights. Turning to his side, he closed his eyes. Like always when he went to sleep, thoughts of memories or other things rushed to his mind and the usual struggle to silence them began. A face started to appear in his mind. Covered partially in more reddish than brown hair and with a big, satisfied smile. Two sapphires sparkled in his mind. David opened his eyes, turned around and grabbed his phone. The message tab was still open. David fingers typed and hit send before his mind could give any other orders.

02:59

“Hi”

David stared with eyes wide open at the screen.

What have I done? I can’t just write “Hi”… that’s just weird and creepy, isn’t it? Getting a random “Hi” in the middle of the night… If it is her… No, I have to write something else…

David held his finger on his message and opened up the menu. His thumb was over the “Edit”-option, when his phone began to vibrate. Utterly startled, he let go and it fell directly on his nose, making him groan in pain. The phone vibrated again next to his head. Rubbing his nose with one hand he grabbed it with the other. The phone vibrated again before he even could look at it.

02:59

“Foot soldier!!!”

03:00

“At long last ^-^”

“Thought, you’d never write :/”

David stared at the messages and his heart began beating faster and faster. His finger was a bit shaky when it slid across the screen on its way to the right letters.

03:01

“So, you are the woman from the convention?”

03:01

“The woman from the convention?? Lol! That’s an interesting way to be called ^-^”

“Oh, shit! I just realized! I never told you my name, right David? xD”

How does she…

03:02

“No, you did not. How do you know my name? As I recall it, I forgot to mention mine as well.”

03:02

“It’s written on your book, which I already read!! I really enjoyed it!!”

“Unless you write under an alias, you’re David, right?”

03:03

“You are correct. That is my name.”

03:03

“Great! :D”

“So… to lift the mystery… Yes, I’m the woman from the convention. Also known as Emily ^-^”

“I’m really glad that you wrote me. I was beginning to fear that my plan didn’t work :(“