His finger stroked the mouse, hovering over the button. His heart was beating in his chest and his hand sweating.
āOh, just do it,ā Rufus said aloud.
Finally, he clicked the āsend requestā button, confirmed whether he wanted to send the request and immediately shut the computer down and went to bed.
āUp early tomorrow, after all... Night Amy,ā he said to the empty room.
Rufus laid awake thinking of Cynthia. He couldnāt get her out of his head. Even knowing that thereās no such thing as perfect, he just couldnāt think just how perfect she was.
Cynthia didnāt even look on Facebook that night. She was too nervous.
āI canāt believe it. That man is gorgeous,ā Cynthia thought. She grabbed her diary:
I met a lovely man tonight. Iād seen him a couple of times before, but never talked to him. I just didnāt have the confidence. Tonight was different. He asked me when the bus was due. Luckily, it wasnāt due for ages yet, so I told him exactly when it was due. He then offered me a cup of tea at the cafe over the road! I couldnāt believe my luck, so I said yes and we talked. Heās so funny and he likes Lacuna Coil, canāt go wrong with that! Heās sending me a request on Facebook! Squee! Iām so excited. I hope I can sleep tonight... P.S... He drinks tea! And, he likes it strong, like me! Right, now... TO SLEEP!
Sitting in the dark, Rufusā brain was turning around. He grabbed his phone and opened his text editor:
Iām still a bit taken aback by my confidence. Whereād it come from? Really, I have no idea. That woman is so great, though. Cynthia is her name. We talked and giggled and drank strong tea, yes, she likes hers the exact same way as me! Sheās something else, she really is. I sent her a friend request on Facebook... crapping it!. I might be a little too excited to sleep...
Rufus and Cynthia laid there in their respective beds. Their thoughts were swimming, their smiles threatening to split their faces. Eventually, they fell asleep and awoke, still giddy, in the morning.
They fired up their computers and Cynthia saw the request from Rufus. She clicked the accept button and opened up a chat window.
C: Rufus, how are ya?
R: Iām good, just getting ready for work. I loathe mornings!
C: Me too, they should be illegal!
R: Darn tootinā! Anyway, Iāve gotta go, waiting on a shipment of drugs coming in (kidding, really)
C: ok, later, then.
āFunny man,ā Cynthia thought and then went downstairs for breakfast.
Her family was making an absolute racket and she just couldnāt stand it.
āMust you lot be so uncivilised?ā She growled meekly.
They didnāt hear her and instead continued their animalistic displays of grotesque power and spectacular ugliness
'Fuck this riot, Iām having a shower.ā
Cynthia thought about Rufus in the shower.
'Stop it, donāt think about those things. Oh, but he is so sexy,ā Cynthia thought.
Shower finished, Cynthia got her clothes on and headed out of the door. The ungodly familial racket was still going on.
āI need to move out, seriously,ā Cynthia put her headphones in and selected her music.
Nothing better than bopping down the street to heavy metal first thing in the morning. Love it! Read her Facebook post.
Rufus saw it and laughed: āMy thoughts exactly,ā he thought.
He was doing the same, but he was on the bus by now, on his way to inspect a computer.
āI really need a car,ā he thought and then opened Facebook, just to type that exact thought into it.
āAnd I need to move out,ā read Cynthiaās comment.
āHmm, I could do with another flatmate...ā
A few minutes later, Cynthia commented again:
ālol, Iām a nightmare to live with!ā
āAh well, weāll just have to grind our axes elsewhere! Doing anything after work?ā Rufus commented.
āFeeding the dog and going to bed.ā
āWanna meet at that cafe again?ā
āYeah, OK, itās on me this time, though.ā
āAlright, sounds like a plan. What time do you get off?ā
āIf your voice was involved, any time!ā Cynthia thought.
āWorking late tonight, so six.ā
āRight, Iāll see you in the cafe, Iāll be there first. Hardly anything to do today, you see.ā
āCool... later, Rufus!ā
āIndeed.ā
āDid I just ask her out?ā
āLooks like I got asked out.ā
āOh, just do it,ā Rufus said aloud.
Finally, he clicked the āsend requestā button, confirmed whether he wanted to send the request and immediately shut the computer down and went to bed.
āUp early tomorrow, after all... Night Amy,ā he said to the empty room.
Rufus laid awake thinking of Cynthia. He couldnāt get her out of his head. Even knowing that thereās no such thing as perfect, he just couldnāt think just how perfect she was.
Cynthia didnāt even look on Facebook that night. She was too nervous.
āI canāt believe it. That man is gorgeous,ā Cynthia thought. She grabbed her diary:
I met a lovely man tonight. Iād seen him a couple of times before, but never talked to him. I just didnāt have the confidence. Tonight was different. He asked me when the bus was due. Luckily, it wasnāt due for ages yet, so I told him exactly when it was due. He then offered me a cup of tea at the cafe over the road! I couldnāt believe my luck, so I said yes and we talked. Heās so funny and he likes Lacuna Coil, canāt go wrong with that! Heās sending me a request on Facebook! Squee! Iām so excited. I hope I can sleep tonight... P.S... He drinks tea! And, he likes it strong, like me! Right, now... TO SLEEP!
Sitting in the dark, Rufusā brain was turning around. He grabbed his phone and opened his text editor:
Iām still a bit taken aback by my confidence. Whereād it come from? Really, I have no idea. That woman is so great, though. Cynthia is her name. We talked and giggled and drank strong tea, yes, she likes hers the exact same way as me! Sheās something else, she really is. I sent her a friend request on Facebook... crapping it!. I might be a little too excited to sleep...
Rufus and Cynthia laid there in their respective beds. Their thoughts were swimming, their smiles threatening to split their faces. Eventually, they fell asleep and awoke, still giddy, in the morning.
They fired up their computers and Cynthia saw the request from Rufus. She clicked the accept button and opened up a chat window.
C: Rufus, how are ya?
R: Iām good, just getting ready for work. I loathe mornings!
C: Me too, they should be illegal!
R: Darn tootinā! Anyway, Iāve gotta go, waiting on a shipment of drugs coming in (kidding, really)
C: ok, later, then.
āFunny man,ā Cynthia thought and then went downstairs for breakfast.
Her family was making an absolute racket and she just couldnāt stand it.
āMust you lot be so uncivilised?ā She growled meekly.
They didnāt hear her and instead continued their animalistic displays of grotesque power and spectacular ugliness
'Fuck this riot, Iām having a shower.ā
Cynthia thought about Rufus in the shower.
'Stop it, donāt think about those things. Oh, but he is so sexy,ā Cynthia thought.
Shower finished, Cynthia got her clothes on and headed out of the door. The ungodly familial racket was still going on.
āI need to move out, seriously,ā Cynthia put her headphones in and selected her music.
Nothing better than bopping down the street to heavy metal first thing in the morning. Love it! Read her Facebook post.
Rufus saw it and laughed: āMy thoughts exactly,ā he thought.
He was doing the same, but he was on the bus by now, on his way to inspect a computer.
āI really need a car,ā he thought and then opened Facebook, just to type that exact thought into it.
āAnd I need to move out,ā read Cynthiaās comment.
āHmm, I could do with another flatmate...ā
A few minutes later, Cynthia commented again:
ālol, Iām a nightmare to live with!ā
āAh well, weāll just have to grind our axes elsewhere! Doing anything after work?ā Rufus commented.
āFeeding the dog and going to bed.ā
āWanna meet at that cafe again?ā
āYeah, OK, itās on me this time, though.ā
āAlright, sounds like a plan. What time do you get off?ā
āIf your voice was involved, any time!ā Cynthia thought.
āWorking late tonight, so six.ā
āRight, Iāll see you in the cafe, Iāll be there first. Hardly anything to do today, you see.ā
āCool... later, Rufus!ā
āIndeed.ā
āDid I just ask her out?ā
āLooks like I got asked out.ā