illy chewed her gum obnoxiously as she contemplated her first message. the buttons of her phone's keyboard clicked as illy wrote, paused, and wrote again several times over as the inspiration came to her. it was easy to ignore ethan sitting beside her. he could probably sense whatever she was up to was something he had no interest in and left her to her own devices. he didn't even say something about her chewing. what devotion.
sarah, this is ellie's mom. i wanted to talk to you about the girl's costumes for the winter show. aggie said she was okay with us changing the color scheme, please give me a call when you can!
she counted seconds as she waited to send a follow-up message. not quick enough to seem pre-planned, but enough that she could set the bait.
wrong number!! im so sorry!!
i can never read the flyers she sends home right!
he's an actor. can he really resist a potential meet-cute plot? illy adjusts her posture on the couch and stares at her phone in anticipation. her fingers ghost over the faded buttons of her outdated LG. she didn't really have anything riding on this--the whole scheme had just been something stupid to occupy her time. but... if it worked out... there were some interesting possibilities.
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