When LoserW/Jello Met PainlessSuffering…

Our story begins with two high school students, who met each other on a school based chat site, and hit it off immediately. They don’t know who they are, even though they probably see each other every day, maybe their even best friends, who knows!!

(AN: this will be a short, multi-chapter story, I’m thinkin maybe 4, 5 tops.)

“Hey, Mike!” I heard James McFarland call out. I turned and to look at him, but couldn’t see him over the seats on the bus. I stood up, and found him standing in the back of the cheese wagon, ignoring the shouts and warnings of the old driver. “We still on for that party tonight, man?”

“Nah, I’m staying in. Have fun for m-” My words were cut off by the sudden halt of the brakes, which had just been slammed on. I sagely sat down, and waited for the five minute lecture we were receiving to be over. James interjected with a smart ass remark, sending the decrepit old lady into a roaring rage. I groaned on the inside. I was only a block away from weekend freedom, and my computer. I was anxious to get home and see if PS was IMing me. I had met her a few weeks back, on Titans Chat, a free, fast chat room that only students enrolled at our school could access. It was pretty cool, and I had met a totally awesome girl. Given, she was a girl, and not some jackass toying with me.

Finally, the bus driver finished exploding, and we were moving again; well, for two seconds at least. We stopped to let some chic off that lived in the next building, and I got off as well. I stood in front of her, and neatly tripped in the crowded aisle between the seats, spilling several important drawings on the floor. I heard the girl behind me sigh impatiently as I stooped down to pick them up, so I said, “If you’re in such a hurry, jump over me.”

She simply glared at me indignantly, until I noticed the short, torn camo skirt she was wearing. I blushed and mumbled an apology. She gave me a short “Whatever” and bent down to help. In a classic Hollywood move, our hands met on a sheet, and I felt a short tingle of excitement run down my spine. The girl just took her hand out from under mine and said another short courtesy. We both stood up, and walked off the bus in silent respect for each other. She was pretty cool, if a little…uptight with the guys on the bus. I saw her around school, and I think I have a class with her, but we don’t talk. Our miniscule contact was gone and forgotten in a moment.

I walked into my building, and ran up a flight of stairs into my apartment I shared with my dad. He was at work at his office, so I had maybe three hours on my own until he got home. I threw my stuff through my bedroom door, where it landed among dirty clothes, clean clothes, and PS2 games. Dad works at a Sony publicity office, so we got tons of discounts and a few free things. I waded my way through the empty pizza boxes and Ramen packages to the computer desk, and started it up. A peculiar excitement buzzed through my being. Today, I had decided, I would ask her if we could meet. I wanted to meet her really bad, I mean we have so much in common. She has the same taste in books, movies, music, but, it’s fun to argue over some things with her. Sometimes I’d start little fights with her, just because her reactions were always so funny.

I got on the logged on, and pulled up the school’s website, and logged into the chat room. I waited to see if PS was on.

PainlessSuffering: Jello man, u ther??

I grinned at her usual greeting, and replied.

LoserW/Jello: ‘Sup PS? Just get in?

PainlessSuffering: yah. U 2?

LoserW/Jello: yeah. Got any big plans this weekend?

PainlessSuffering:not reealy. U?

LoserW/Jello: no, none at all. We get to hang out on the internet for 48 hours, yay!

PainlessSuffering:haha, no actualy I just remembered bout this company party my mom’s throwing. So, it’s only 45 hors, soz.

LoserW/Jello: you’ve broken my heart, I’ll have you know

PainlessSuffering: ahaha, baby.

Our conversation lulled after that. I was trying to figure out how I was going to meet her, and how I could let her know how much I wanted to meet her.

LoserW/Jello: hey, um do you wanna meet?

PainlessSuffering: I’d like to hang out w/ u

We both had typed that at the same time, then I began.

LoserW/Jello: My name is Russell. As of right now, I’m single. My last relationship ended sort of badly last month, but I’m over it. It’s not my fault I dated a psycho! X(

PainlessSuffering: i thought u sed u wer over it???

LoserW/Jello: I am. Completely. Absolutely.

PainlessSuffering: uh huh…

LoserW/Jello: Not a fiber on my body wants to date that…woman again. Nor do I wish her harm…?

I wasn’t sure exactly how to end that last sentence. I wanted to let my online companion know I was over Laran. And, maybe, ready to start a new one.

PainlessSuffering: ah, soz gotta go cook, ttyl!

And she was gone.