Valerie: PANIC MODE PANIC MODE
Kai: is everything okay?
Valerie: no
Valerie: i mean, on a fundamental is-everyone-alive-and-thriving level, yes
Valerie: but i didn't know you were going to the footy this weekend
Kai: next time i'll be certain to issue a press release?
Valerie: and i don't know if you hate peas
Kai: i spend my nights plotting their demise. if you ever can't reach me, assume i'm walking through a pea farm, stabbing them with a skewer
Valerie: that was the lamest joke i've ever heard
Kai: i don't take it back
Valerie: will you come meet me tomorrow?
Kai: of course. where?
Valerie: that café near my house is nice? or i could come to you?
Kai: nah, i'll meet you there
Valerie: if you want to text me when you arrive, i'm happy to run out and park the car for you
Kai: that joke is going to run out of mileage
Valerie: your pea joke ran out of mileage before it even started
Kai: ha. ha.
Kai: hey, LV?
Valerie: yeah?
Kai: i'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow
Valerie: me too
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Best Served Fake
Teen Fiction"Little Valerie," said Kai, bending closer to me. "Are you blackmailing me into dating you?" He didn't seem particularly disturbed by the notion. In fact, he remained completely amused. "Yes?" Kai grinned. "Very mafia of you. I'm weirdly kind of int...