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I'm still for about three minutes before I blink. And it takes five before I realize that I am not breathing anymore. I am literally frozen and have not moved since my brain imploded upon receiving the notification. I am just confused and shocked and I have this slight giddy feeling that is almost like heat inside my rib cage."How the f**k did she find me? I whisper to myself, breathless and anxious. I click her profile and scroll through her many brightly colored and exciting looking selfies. She has pictures of her at the mall with friends, at an amusement park, looks like she went to prom. "Wow, she has friends unlike me ha" I chuckle to my self. "Nope, not as funny when I'm by myself". There is also a picture of her and some guy. They are laughing together on a couch with their arms around each other in a dark room only illuminated by the light of a screen I think. Boyfriend? They do look cozy. I scroll through to see if she has any more pics of her and this guy and she does but it doesn't look like they're together. Just like, best friends. I scroll back to the top to see if she has some cheesy relationship status bio. she doesn't. My eyes wander over to her username. Marcy19.

"Marcy". I let the name roll on my tongue. I cant help but smile a little. I say it a couple times. And then I remember her face, a light cloudy halo around the memory. Her freckles, and her smile. She does look like a Marcy honestly. But why would she want to follow me? Maybe it's because she recognizes me from Target?

Just then I get a dm from one Marcy19. "Hi" it reads.

I smile at the message and without hesitation, I click and reply. "Hi".

I hop onto my bed and sit cross-legged, waiting for a response. And I get one after about 30 seconds.

"Hey I hope this isn't weird but i saw u on the app nd i remembered seeing you at target the other day."

Oh, so that's how she found my insta. When I was using the app, I linked my insta and twitter profiles so that people could message or follow me on other platforms. I reply back.

"oh no, not weird at all lol". Wow I sound stupid.

"okay, well i thought you were pretty cute so i wanna find out if you r my type"

Oh my wow. Okay, I may be new to this whole interacting with other human beings thing, but I know when I'm being hit on. And she just smacked me upside the head with that smooth sentence. The problem is, how do I reply?

"Okay b***h" I say to myself "It's time to do some research". I pick up my laptop from off of the floor and open it up to google. then I search 'how to flirt over text'. This is what I got.

1.Tease your crush. Teasing over text is a great way to flirt with your crush. ...

2.Show your crush you care about him. ...

3.Be a little naughty. ...

4.Don't be too eager. ...

5.Don't use texting to build a meaningful connection.

Okay, yea, that doesn't seem too hard. Just be cool and a little naughty. But not needy.

I pick up my phone and take a deep breath, eyes closed. I gather all my energy and try to focus on the perfect response to this girl who could potentially be my friend or something more. I type out what I believe is the perfect response and press send without a second thought.

"well i hope im ur type cause u r cute too". Here is the second thought though. DON"T FUCKIN SEND THAT YOU i***t!

I blink a couple times, a huge smile still plastered across my face but now cracking. I reread the message. I actually said I hope I'm ur type cause ur cute too. I have a sudden urge to choke myself. Why am I so confident when I need to be cautious?

I hold the phone up to my face waiting but not wanting her to reply.

She is about to.

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