Romance Told Through Text



Write a story told only through text messages.

Dialog #1
Guy online:  Hey there, UR cute?
Girl online:  You’re not so bad URself.
Guy:  Name’s Stan.
Girl:  Melanie.
Stan:  Wanna chat?
Melanie:  Sure, why not.
Stan:  Glad I came to Tagged.
Melanie:  U R?
Stan:  Yes.  My friend said I should try online dating, but was a little iffy on it?
Melanie:  Not N2 dating on the web?
Stan:  It’s not that?  Hard 2 no who U can trust.
Melanie:  I hear ya.
Stan:  So, what do you say we just close R accounts and send texts?
Melanie:  OK. 
Stan:  My # xxx-xxx-6789
Melanie:  Here’s mine # xxx-xxx-2345
Stan:  OK.  Closing my account now.  Send U text N few.
Melanie  I’m doing the same.
Dialog #2
Stan:  Mel?  Can I call you Mel?
Melanie:  Sure.
Stan:  So what do you do 4 a living?
Melanie:  I’m a freelance writer.
Stan:  Sounds interesting.  I’m a truck driver.
Melanie:  Ooh.  What do you transport?
Stan:  Hazardous materials.
Melanie:  Wow!  Isn’t that dangerous?
Stan:  Yah.  But it pays the bills.
Melanie:  U got a point.
Stan:  What do U do 4 fun?
Melanie:  Read, write, watch TV, movies.
Stan:  Interesting.
Melanie:  What do U like 2 do?
Stan:  The same.
Melanie:  Stan, I gotta go.  My mother is calling.
Stan:  OK. TTYL.  Bye.
Dialog #3
Stan:  Good morning?
Melanie:  Good morning.
Stan:  How R U?
Melanie:  I’m good.  U?
Stan:  I’m good.  What R U doing 2day?
Melanie:  Writing an article.  Due 2day.  U?
Stan:  Home 4 a couple hours.  Gotta B on the road again.
Melanie:  Sounds like we’re both busy?
Stan:  Yeah.
Melanie:  Well gotta go & write that article.
Stan:  OK.  TTYL!
Dialog #4
Stan:  Hello?
Melanie:  Hi.
Stan:  Missed talking w/ U yesterday?  U OK?
Melanie:  Yea.  Just sick yesterday.
Stan:  Oh. Sorry.  Hope U feeling better?
Melanie:  I am.
Stan:  I have confession to make.
Melanie:  OK.  Spill!
Stan:  I think I’m N luv w/ U?
Melanie: U think UR N luv w/ me?
Stan:  Scratch that.  I know UR my soulmate.
Melanie:  Hmmmmmm….
Stan:  We’re destined 2 B 2gether.  We have a connection.
Melanie:  Really?
Stan:  Mel?  U there?
Dialog #5
Stan:  Babe?  U there?
Melanie:  Sorry.  No connection.
Stan:  That’s OK. 
Melanie:  Listen.  I wasn’t ignoring U.  My data stopped working the last time we chatted.
Stan:  I understand. 
Melanie:  Oh, sorry, but I gotta go.  Mom drama!
Dialog #6
Melanie:  Hello.
Stan:  Hey, babe.  UR mom OK?
Melanie:  She’s good.
Stan:  U said U had mom drama?
Melanie:  Oh, just the usual checking up on me.
Stan:  Yeah.  Sometimes that sucks!
Melanie:  Tell me about it?
Stan:  UR mother always nitpicking?
Melanie:  Not usually.
Stan:  Oh?  Maybe she’s just worried for you?
Melanie:  Yeah. Maybe?
Stan:  Babe, I’ve gotta go. 
Melanie:  OK.  TTYL.
Dialogue #7
Melanie:  Baby?
Melanie:  U there?
Dialogue #8
Stan:  Baby, sorry I didn’t chat with you.  Been busy with work.
Melanie:  That’s OK. 
Stan:  U OK?
Melanie:  Just have a touch of the flu.
Stan:  Oh.  Hope you feel better.
Melanie:  I am.  Been sleeping it off.
Stan:  So, Halloween’s coming.  U doing anything?
Melanie:  No.  Have to work.
Stan:  U RNT dressing up?
Melanie:  No.
Stan:  Oh OK.
Melanie:  R U doing anything?
Stan:  Going to a party with friends.
Melanie:  Oh OK.  Hope U have fun.
Stan:  Yeah.  I’ll B thinking of U tho.
Melanie:  Yeah.  Me 2.
Stan:  Well, duty calls.
Melanie:  Yeah.  Me 2.

Dialogue #9
Stan:  hello?
Melanie:  Baby, how R U?
Stan.  I’m gud.  How was Halloween?
Melanie:  OK.  U?
Stan:  didn’t go as well as it cud?!
Melanie:  Oh….
Stan:  the party turned N2 a fiasco & cops were called.
Melanie:  Oh no.  Were U arrested?
Stan:  I wasn’t, but my friend was.
Melanie:  What happened?
Stan:  there were drugs @ the party & those who had drugs on them were taken N.
Melanie:  was the party a sting 4 a raid?
Stan:  yeah.
Melanie:  Well, I’m glad U weren’t affected by it…
Stan:  yeah, me 2.  It’s the last time I’ll trust my friend.
Melanie:  R U & UR friend on the outs?
Stan:  4 now.  Don’t know how I’ll ever trust him again?
Melanie:  I’m sure Ull work it out somehow?
Stan:  Babe, can we meet sometime?
Dialogue #10
Stan:  Babe? 
Stan:  U there?
Stan:  U avoiding me?
Dialogue #11
Stan:  Babe, hello?
Stan:  Melanie?
Melanie:  hello.
Stan:  U not talking to me?
Melanie:  sorry, was working a lot.
Stan:  Oh.  Thot U were avoiding after I asked if we could meet?
Melanie:  No I wasn’t.  But I’m not ready to meet yet.
Stan:  Oh?  U like texting?
Melanie:  4 now.
Stan:  OK.  If that’s what U want?
Melanie:  So what did U eat 4 breakfast?
Stan:  Just some toast & coffee.
Melanie:  Oh, how do U drink UR coffee?
Stan:  Black.  U drink coffee?
Melanie:  Yeah.  But it has 2 B sickeningly sweet.  U know—lots of cream & sugar & hot chocolate.
Stan:  sounds disgusting! Lol! :D
Melanie:  Maybe, but it’s the only way I can get it down.
Stan:  I gotta go to work now, but how about R next chat we talk romantically?
Melanie:  OK.  Next time then.
Stan:  Bye 4 now.
 

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