My Beautiful Number Neighbor

Submitted into Contest #34 in response to: Write a story told entirely through text messages or emails.... view prompt

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801-643-6262 “Hey my name is Dominic and i'm your number neighbor”

801-643-6263 “Hi”

Dominic: “What’s your name?”

801-643-6263 “Before i tell u that, do u go to shadow high”

Dominic: “Yeah do you?”

801-643-6263 “Yeah”

Dominic: “Oh cool maybe we know each other what's your name?”

801-643-6263 “we don’t”

Dominic: “I know a lot of people just come on just tell me your name”

801-643-6263 “nope”

Dominic: “Well i need a contact name for you”

801-643-6263 “u can put panda or marshmallow”

Dominic: “Why marshmallow?”

Marshmallow: “my best friend gave me the nickname last year”

Dominic: “Why?”

Marshmallow: “just don’t”

Dominic: “okay i'm sorry”

Dominic: “will you kill me if i ask for a picture for a contact photo?”

Marshmallow: “yes”

Marshmallow: “u don't need a profile picture for everybody”

Dominic: “i wanna know what you look like”

Marshmallow: “my best friend says i'm pretty”

Dominic: “do you not agree?”

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Dominic: “hey i'm sorry if i offended you yesterday”

Dominic: “marshmallow you there?”

Dominic “hey i'm worried please text me back”

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Dominic: “hey it's been almost a week are you okay?”

Marshmallow: “hey”

Marshmallow: “sorry I got my phone taken away”

Dominic: “You scared me”

Marshmallow: “I didn’t think you cared”

Dominic: “I thought i offended you”

Dominic: ‘I'm sure you’re very pretty”

Dominic: “but i won’t know for sure until i meet you”

Marshmallow: “no”

Dominic: “you don't even know what i'm asking”

Marshmallow: “you wanna meet up at school this week”

Dominic: “Not quite”

Marshmallow: “what then”

Dominic: “prom is next month”

Marshmallow: “I’m not going”

Dominic: “why not?”

Marshmallow: “no date”

Dominic: “let me take you”

Marshmallow: “don't you have a bunch of girls lined up waiting for you to take them on a date?”

Marshmallow: “you don't even know who i am”

Dominic: “why would i have girls lined up?”

Dominic: “i know that’s why i'm giving us a month to get to know each other”

Marshmallow: “you're hot that's why i'm assuming you have a line of girls”

Dominic: “So you think i'm hot?”

Marshmallow: “shut up”

Dominic: “aight so i'm gonna tell you what i do know about you, your favorite animal is a panda, you either really like marshmallows or your best friend is a crackhead, and you think i'm hot”

Marshmallow: “yes, crackhead, and don’t flatter yourself”

Dominic: “see i already know you quite well”

Marshmallow: “i still don't know you”

Dominic: “You know my name, you know i'm a junior at shadow high, i'm assuming you know that i play football, i'm originally from canada (don't tell anyone that) i like to dance, my favorite colour is turquoise, my best friend is also a crackhead, and i have a dog” 

Marshmallow: “you're from canada?”

Dominic: “moved here after the 6th grade”

Marshmallow: “what's your dog’s name?” 

Dominic: “don't laugh”

Dominic: “his name is rice”

Marshmallow: “omgosh no way’

Dominic: “what”

Marshmallow: “My dogs name is beans”

Marshmallow: “i guess ill also give you a who i am spiel”

Marshmallow: “You don’t know my name, i'm a junior, i'm an artist, i'm from cali, my favorite color is also turquoise”

Dominic: “Imma get a turquoise tie for prom you better get a turquoise dress so we match”

Marshmallow: “I’m not going to prom with you”

Dominic: “we’ll see”

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Marshmallow: “hey”

Dominic: “hey you texted first bravo”

Marshmallow: “yeah i was bored”

Dominic: “are you sure you didn’t just miss me?”

Marshmallow: “i'm sure”

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Dominic: “so i've planned our prom day date”

Marshmallow: “I thought I told you no?”

Dominic: “i already bought the tie”

Marshmallow: “it's still a month a way?”

Dominic: “28 days”

Marshmallow: “you're counting down the days to prom?”

Dominic: “maybe”

Marshmallow: “why”

Dominic: “i wanna go”

Dominic: “and i wanna go with a beautiful girl”

Marshmallow: “then why are you asking me?”

Dominic: “because i'm sure that you're beautiful”

Marshmallow: “prepare to be disappointed” 

Dominic: “*amazed”

Marshmallow: “you don't know who i am you can't just assume that i'm an insanely beautiful prom date”

Dominic: “but i do know you, i know that you have a sweet personality, i know that you and your best friend are crackheads, i know that you're smart because you've helped me with homework, i know that every time your name shows up on my screen i drop everything just to talk to you because you make me happy”

Marshmallow: “though that was very sweet and i'm crying i will not go to prom with you”

Dominic: “why not and i'm sorry i made you cry”

Marshmallow: “it's good tears and i don't want you to be disappointed when you see me”

Dominic: “I’m not going to be disappointed i just want to meet you”

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Dominic: “good morning beautiful here’s your daily reminder that prom is only 17 days away and you still haven’t said yes to me”

Marshmallow: “i can't believe you’re keeping this up.”

Dominic: “i can’t believe you haven’t said yes yet”

Dominic: “can i meet you today?”

Dominic: “we’ve been texting for over a month and i still don't know what you look like or what your name is”

Marshmallow: “no”

Dominic: “you won’t disappoint me”

Marshmallow: “what if your friends don’t like me?”

Dominic: “then they aren’t true friends”

Marshmallow: “i'll think about it”

Dominic: “Prom?”

Marshmallow: “don’t push it”

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Dominic: “Prom is only 2 weeks away,  i bought the tickets today”

Marshmallow: “i haven’t said yes yet”

Dominic: “wait you said yet”

Dominic: “that’s very different from your usual no”

Marshmallow: “i bought my dress yesterday”

Dominic: “yes”

Dominic: “is it turquoise?”

Marshmallow: “yes”

Dominic: “ can i see a picture?”

Marshmallow: “you just want to see my face”

Dominic: “you’re not entirely wrong”

Dominic: “i also need to make sure my tie is the right shade of turquoise”

Marshmallow: “you seem to have forgotten that i haven’t officially said yes yet” 

Dominic: “can i meet you so i can ask you in person?”

Marshmallow: “still deciding”

Dominic: “so will you go with me to prom?”

Marshmallow: “turn around”



March 20, 2020 21:09

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