Page 7 of Fight or Flight
Bigfan216: What do you mean by serious?
klcLUV/007: I’m getting sleepy. I talk too much. I’ll TTYL.
Bigfan216: Wait, don’t go!
klcLUV/007: Sorry, I’m just looking for new friends. I love all the books for real, though I was hoping I could make a friend, ya know? One I could call, like if I needed to.
Bigfan216: Okay, I’m cool with that. I’m here a lot. We can be friends. klcLUV/007: I mean outside of here, the fan page.
She mentally kicked herself for getting too involved in this chat. She was a thirty-seven-year-old woman, and now she was concerned about this young girl who, it appeared, needed a friend. She knew how it felt; it’s what inspired her writing all those years ago when she was alone, possibly not unlike klcLUV/007.
Bigfan216: Depends.
klcLUV/007: ???
Bigfan216: Where we live!
klcLUV/007: Duh, that makes sense.
She would check her profile thoroughly later and see what, if anything, she could find out about this girl.
Bigfan216: No worries.
klcLUV/007: Where do you live?
Bigfan216: Utah.
Lying didn’t come easy for Katherine, but she could not reveal her location or true identity.
klcLUV/007: Wow! Far away from me! I’m in Texas.
Bigfan216: For sure. We can email.
klcLUV/007: Send pics!
She expected this at some point and had an iron-clad excuse prepared as to why she couldn’t send photos, or “pics,” to her new “friend.”
Bigfan216: camera on my crappy laptop is broken!
klcLUV/007: really? Don’t you have a cell phone?
Bigfan216: No $$$ for one. Foster parents can’t afford it.
klcLUV/007: Sorry. I didn’t know you were in foster care. Is it terrible?
Bigfan216: Not so bad. They’re friendly, just broke!
Lies seemingly rolled from her easily. She didn’t like this, but she had no one to blame but herself for stepping outside the boundaries she’d created when she formed this page. Though, in her defense, she’d never said that you couldn’t reveal your name or where you lived. It was only suggested that they only use their handles when they were on the page, as WHS524 had reminded them all earlier.
klcLUV/007: I can send you $$$? I have $$$ saved!
Bigfan216: No, but thanks. I have a part-time job. I’m saving up for the new iPhone that just came out.
klcLUV/007: Same here. I work at a hair salon on Saturdays. I want to open my own salon! Going to start cosmetology classes as soon as I graduate.
Bigfan216: Awesome!
klcLUV/007: What about you?
