‘I’m nervous. What if you won’t recognize me?’ Noelle saw the message and smiled. She was glad she had reached that point. The previous day, after witnessing Luca’s hot-and-cold behavior, she decided that she had to meet Anders. On one hand, she started a rumor that she was seeing someone. The only logical thing to do was to actually meet that someone. On the other hand, Anders seemed nice. Maybe being around a man who was caring and kind would be her cure. They exchanged hundreds of messages that evening. She finally shared a proper, full-body picture. Anders just sent back an emoji with flushed cheeks. She hated that it pleased her that much. They quickly set up a date to visit that beer place the following day. It was the only day off for Anders that week and it was now or never f

