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September 14th, 2019
Person B: hi number neighbour
Person A: What?
Person A: Who is this?
Person B: your number neighbour duh
Person A: Your*
Person A: And I don't know what that means.
Person B: are you old or living under rock
Person A: I'm not old.
Person A: How old are you?
Person B: 14 you?
Person A: Same.
Person B: are you liar?
Person A: I could be. You shouldn't text strangers.
Person B: boring
Person B: and you are texting back so
Person A: Whatever.
Person B: what is your name?
Person A: I'm not telling you that.
Person B: ugh
Person B: you're so boring
Person B: i will text my other number neighbour instead
Person A: Wait.
Person A: You say your name first.
Person B: Ilya.
Person A: Oh, that's a cool name.
Person B: is russian
Person B: yours?
Person A: I'm Shane.
Person B: boring canadian name😉
Person A: Asshole.
Person A: I have to go, lunch is over
Person B: so text me during class
Person A: No, not allowd phones in class.
Person B: ughhhh
Person B: boring
Person A: Is that the only word you know?
Person B: this is hate crime
Person B: english is second language
Person B: you just crimed me shane
Person A: Shit I'm sorry.
Person A: I didn't mean it like that I swear it was a joke.
Person B: i know shane😉
Person A: Oh.
Person B: goodbye shane, have fun in boring class not texting fun me
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Shane (number neighbour)
September 19th, 2019
Person B: what school do you go to
Person A: I'm not telling you that?
Person B: not mine, no shane's my age
Person A: I'm not telling you anything else other than my first name.
Person B: u live in ottawa
Person A: You don't know that. Maybe I moved and just have the Ottawa area code still.
Person B: you are terrible liar
Person A: Why did you text me again?
Person B: was bored
Person B: waiting for hockey practice
Person A: I could be. You play hockey?
Person B: ya do you?
Person A: Used to.
Person B: why did you quit?
Person A: Not important.
Person B: 😴😴😴
Person A: Asshole.
Person B: were u good?
Person B: i am
Person A: I guess so.
Person A: Can we talk about something else?
Person B: ok what are you doing this weekend
Person A: I have a history project to work on.
Person A: Don't call me boring.
Person B: you will have to teach me new word for boring then
Person B: that is all? are you doing nothing fun?
Person A: I might hang out with a friend, not sure yet.
Person B: oh good i am not your only friend
Person B: was worried
Person A: Asshole. We aren't friends.
Person B: 😧😧😧
Person B: sounds like you are the asshole
Person A: I'm not.
Person B: 🎤EVERYONE. SHANE IS ASSHOLE.🎤
Person A: You're so weird lol.
Person A: My parents are calling me down for breakfast. Have a good practice.
Person B: that was very nice for asshole
Person B: thank you shane:)
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Shane (number neighbour)
September 19th, 2019
Person B: do u actually write notes like that
Person A: Yeah. Not during class, but for studying.
Person B: mr. smart pants
Person A: I't's smarty pants.
Person A: And I'm not that smart.
Person B: somehow i do not believe this
Person A: I'm not lol. My grades are fine but I have to try really hard.
Person B: same for me
Person B: hard learning everything in a different language
Person A: Shit I didn't even think about that.
Person A: How long have you been in Canada?
Person B: 2 years
Person A: How come you moved?
Person B: ah, this is my hockey
Person A: What?
Person B: i don't like to talk about it like you with quitting hockey
Person A: Oh.
Person A: Okay:)
Person A: Did you have a good practice?
Person B: yes. i am captain this year
Person A: That's awesome. So you weren't kidding about being good.
Person B: i am best😉
Person B: only thing that was not best was my english
Person B: is good enough now for me to boss team around
Person A: I'm sure you love that😂
Person B: i do:)
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Shane (number neighbour)
October 12th, 2019
Person B: Happy Thanksgiving:)🦃
Person A: you text me first! does this mean we are friends now
Person B: and thanksgiving is weird canadian holiday, does not exist in russia
Person A: Fine, we can be friends. But I'm still not telling you anything more than my name!
Person B: yeah yeah boring shane
Person A: Does your family here celebrate thanksgiving?
Person B: yes there is turkey dinner
Person B: i like that part
Person A: and to answer question you did not ask, i live with adoptive parents
Person A: Do you like them?
Person B: ya they are very nice
Person A: I'm glad:)
Person B: are your parents nice?
Person A: Yeah they're great:)
Person B: siblings?
Person A: Nope, only child. You?
Person B: ah had brother back in russia, none here
Person A: Had? So he didn't get adopted with you?
Person A: Sorry, you don't have to tell me that.
Person B: is fine, he is much older
Person B: was already 18 when i was adopted so he lives on his own there
Person A: Do you get to talk to him?
Person B: so many questions😉
Person A: Sorry.
Person B: is okay
Person B: this is last one, we don't talk
Person A: Change of topic. What else do you like other than hockey?
Person B: i like F1 because the cars are cool
Person A: That's cool. I could never do that lol. They drive so fast.
Person B: that is what makes it fun shane
Person B: i will get fast sports car one day and drive you around
Person B: then you will be cool
Person A: Sure😂
Person B: 😁😁😁
Person B: what do you like
Person B: I like outer space:)
Person B: lol
Person B: You're such a dick.
Person B: no i like that you are boring shane
Person B: it is interesting to me
Person B: That makes no sense.
Person B: Boring and interesting are opposites.
Person B: yes, it is you and me😁
Person B: I don't know why I keep texting you.
Person B: Boring and interesting are opposites.
Person B: i am interesting we just said this
Person B: Oh my god.
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Shane (number neighbour)
October 20th, 2019
Person B: shaaaaaaane
Person A: What?
Person B: i need help:(
Person B:
Person A: I'm pretty good yeah.
Person A: What are you working on?
Person B: "linear equations"
Person B: they are putting english letters in my numbers
Person A: Lol.
Person A: What do you need help on?
Person B: i didn't take good notes so i do not know where to start
Person B: Okay those aren't bad. Here I'll send you my notes.
Person A: You just have to follow the steps. Try covering everything on the page except step 1. Do the whole step and then uncover step 2.
Person A: Show me your answer when you finish the first equation and I can check it out.
Person B: i got 5
Person B: is that right?
Person A: Yes!
Person B: thank you shane:)
Person B: can i keep showing you my answers?
Person A: Of course:)
Person B: thank you
Person B: it is hard to take notes when i am always translating
Person A: That sounds exhausting😅
Person A: I'm happy to help when I can. I'm best at math and history. I like math because it has so many rules, makes it easier for me to understand.
Person B: i think the rules are why i am bad at it lol
Person A: i can be lazy
Person A: skipping rules that seem boring
Person A: Lol.
Person A: Since we're in the same grade I can show you my notes for whatever you need, I'm sure we'll have lots of similar work.
Person B: thank you shane:)
Person B: i am best at gym class
Person B: no notes to share for you:(
Person A: Lol that's okay. I don't need help with gym😂
Person A: I'll stop distracting you. Finish your math homework!
Person B: boooo
Person B: can i see more pretty notes first
Person A: You're so weird.
Person A: Here are my geometry notes.
Person B: do you take pictures of all your cute notes or is that just for me
Person B: I take pictures in case I lose them or they get ruined haha.
Person A: i would like daily note picture please
Person B: So you can copy them all🙄
Person B: yes that. please help poor stupid foreign child:( he needs it very much:(
Person B: 😂😂😂
Person B: You're not stupid. You're probably smarter than me, I don't have to translate everything as I'm learning.
Person B: that was almost compliment!
Person B: It's the only one you'll ever get😉
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Shane (number neighbour)
October 21st, 2019
Person B: cute notes please
Person B: yuck french
Person B:
Person A: That's nice! I can't imagine having to learn French and English at the same time.
Person B: send me french voice note
Person A: No😂
Person A: My French sucks anyway. I'm good at reading it but I can't talk well.
Person B: boo🍅
Person B: What is that.
Person B: a tomato, shane
Person A: Why?
Person B: i am throwing at you
Person B: Why are you throwing a tomato at me?
Person A: 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️
Person A: Does that mean you're blonde?
Person B: oops
Person A: ya
Person A: you?
Person A: Black.
Person A: cool
Person B: opposites again
Person B: do you know any other languages?
Person A: Kind of, it would give something away about me though.
Person B: not if you did not said that😉 could have just learned it for fun
Person A: Oh. Well now you know that's not the case😂
Person B: come on ottawa is big it will not tell me anything
Person B: No.
Person A: ugh
Person A: but we are friends
Person B: Sort of.
Person B: 💔
Person B: I'll make you a deal...
Person B: i am ears
Person B: It's "all ears" 😉
Person B: Wait is that rude? Does it bother you when I correct you?
Person B: no, not when you do it
Person B: some people are dicks about it
Person B: but i know you are not that
Person B: Okay col, I never mean it to be a jerk.
Person B: i know shane
Person B: what is deal?
Person B: If we stay friends until we are 18, we tell each other who we are.
Person B: Or like, send a picture of ourselves?
Person B: deal.
Person B: you will not back out?
Person B: Promise! If you actually talk to me until then I'll believe you aren't a creepy old man trying to kill me😉
Person B: creepy old men have lots of time to text shane
Person B: That's a bad start😂
Person B: i said deal🙄
Person B: wait can i at least know your birthday
Person B: so i know when you are 18
Person B: May 10th
Person B: i am june 15
Person B: Okay, if we are still friends on your 18th birthday, we both send a picture at the same time.
Person B: 🤝🏻
Person B: 🤝🏻
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