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She had been
fantasising about him from the moment they met a week ago. It wasn’t the first
time they met, but it was the only introduction that mattered.
Frustrated by
her circumstances, Sarah welcomed the handsome distraction with an enthusiasm
that embarrassed her when she thought about it. In the week following this
meeting, and thanks to the miracle that is modern technology, they shamelessly
flirted and exchanged messages laden with sexual innuendo and riddled with
contradictions. She was so excited – for the first time in a very long while she
had something to look forward to every day – their late night online
conversations.
As the week
and intent of these chats progressed, they decided to get together again.
A friend asked
Sarah if she had a crush on Phillip. Sarah conceded that despite Phillip being
in a relationship with someone else, and the result of that and several other
factors made him unattainable; she was completely and utterly infatuated.
Several
messages were exchanged before a time and place to meet was agreed on. The
objective of the meeting itself not clear, Sarah had quite clearly and
categorically answered with a definite “Eventually, you”, to Phillip’s question
as to what she would like to do on this rendezvous.
As the time
approached for her to leave for the encounter, the doubt crawled deeper into
her mind. She left early because she needed some comfort and reassurance, and
she knew she’d find it at the bookshop. She bought too many books (at least she
remembered to get the book club’s choice as well), paged through the Digital
Life magazine while sipping on a Berry Freeze, and started reading two of the
newly-purchased books.
She thought
that dragging two bags of books along on the planned drinking spree would be
stupid, and went to put them in her car before indulging in some quality window
shopping.
Nerves started
prickling her skin. What if she doesn’t recognise him, or he doesn’t recognise
her? Just as the paranoia started to mount, she looked over her shoulder to see
him approaching – looking even more yummy than she remembered.
The night was certainly off to a good start…
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