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november 16th, 2023 12:23
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lol hi
wsg
pau
hi?
who is this
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can't tell uuu
u can feel free to guess tho
pau
is this alejandro
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nope
try again
pau
fermin?
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nah
pau
gavi?
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dang how many guys do yk😢
but wrong again
r u single
pau
why
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js checking
im assuming u are
pau
how come
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idk
i hope u are
pau
i am
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👀
pau
?
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wait r u even into guys
pau
???
ok who is this????
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is that a no
pau
i'm not telling you that
i don't know you
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u could get to know me
👀
pau
i don't want to
stop texting me
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whattt
no wait don't block me pls
pau
im busy what do you want
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u wont block me right
pls
pau
i don't know
if you keep being annoying i will
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okay i wont be annoying
im sorry daddy
pau
wtf
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haha just kidding
lol
was that funny
pau
no
stop being weird or i'll block you
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ok im sorry
it wont happen again
pau
good
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🤤
pau
?
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am i a good boy
pau
what?????
stop texting me
you're fucking weird
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NO WAIT I WAS JUST KIDDING
NOOO PLS
pau 😢😢😢?? *not delivered
fuck *not delivered
pau set his phone down and sighed, looking back up at his friends who were now arguing about something stupid without involving him thankfully. he watched, not saying anything because he was too busy thinking about the conversation he just had. he had no clue who was texting him since every time he asked who it was, they'd say "i can't tell you". how stupid.
he read over the texts again, trying to see if he could find out who they were by the way they text. he blocked them so thankfully they wouldn't be harassing him for a while. his eyes locked on a specific message. "am i a good boy". ew. so this was a boy. definitely. he even asked pau if he was "into guys". did this guy have a crush on him or something??
12:34
pau
why'd you text me
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omg u unblocked me
hiii
pau
answer my question
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so demanding
it's ok i like it
pau
ill block you again
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NO WAIT
😢
i'm sorry pls don't
pau
then answer the question
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so uhhh
ur friend gave me ur number to text you
cuz i told them i like u
pau
what
alejandro this isn't funny
stop being weird
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bro this isn't balde
it's someone else
you've never even talked to me in person before
pau
wtf
so you're a stalker
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what? no
i could be tho 👀
sometimes i follow u in the halls lol
ik ur schedule
pau stared at the texts, his eyes wide as he tried to comprehend what was going on. he was currently at lunch in school, which made it really weird that this person was texting him. shouldn't they be in class? or maybe they had the same lunch period as him? that creeped him out. now he felt paranoid. he looked around him, checking out his surroundings to make sure no one was watching him. after seeing no one staring at him in the lunch room, he got up and excused himself from the table and quickly started speed-walking to the bathroom.
once he got there, he locked himself in a stall and opened his phone again, deciding to respond now.
pau
ur lying
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health, pre calc, physics, nutrition, french, ap lang
that's ur schedule
and u have 3rd lunch
pau
?
wtf
this is so creepy
who gave you my number
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i can't say
they'll bma 😢
pau
tell me or im blocking u
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broo
actually
it's okay i can just get a new number lol
that's what i was doing when u blocked me the first time
but then u unblocked me
cuz u love me
pau
i don't even know you
and you're stalking me
stay away from me
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i can't
ur too pretty
pls give me a chance pau
pau
ew stop
ur weird
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☹️
ur lunch is almost over
who do u sit with?
pau looked at the time in the corner of his phone. he had 5 minutes left. he groaned and leaned against the stall, wishing he could stay here for the rest of the day, or go home. he decided not to answer the creep texting him, definitely not about to tell him who he sits with at lunch. what a weirdo. he stayed put in the stall, waiting to hear the loud bell ring in just a few moments. he told himself just to ignore the number texting him and not to respond. they'd leave him alone eventually, right?
pau was in his last period, which just so happened to be his least favorite class. actually, 2nd least favorite. his 1st least favorite is definitely french. it was the only class he had a B in, a low B at that. pau really prided himself in his grades, so the more he thought about the fact he had an 82% in a class, the more bothered he became. he hadn't been paying attention to the text they were reading for about 20 minutes at this point, too stuck in his thoughts. he stared at the paper in front of him and tried to read it, but the only thing he could think about was the random number who texted him earlier.
he'd felt his phone vibrate in his pocket multiple times since their last conversation, assuming the dude was trying to get his attention. but pau was pretty good at ignoring him, but he was really curious about what the guy was saying. curiousity might be the death of him. he told himself he'd only read the messages and not respond, but he would do it later. just to ignore him for a little longer.
he tried to think about who it could be, still assuming it was one of his friends playing a prank on him. they called him "pretty"? what a joke. there's no way this was someone who actually had a crush on him. why would they do this instead of talk to him like a normal person? he considers himself friendly, and all his friends always talk about how sweet he is. it's not like he would've rejected them too harshly. he would be nice about it. but now that this guy is texting him, he's coming off as an asshole. that annoyed him a lot. this guy probably thought he was a total dick now.
he layed his head down on his desk and tried to sleep, wanting to stop thinking about that dumb topic. he changed his mind. he wasn't even going to read the dumb texts, he'd just delete the contact and move on from it. he already had no interest in dating, and the way this guy approached him pushed him away from the idea even more. pau couldn't wrap his head around it, did that guy really think texting him weird shit like that would work? what an idiot. pau doesn't like stupid people.
pau finally got home, noticing that the driveway to the house was empty. that meant his mom and sister aren't home yet, which also meant he had about 1-2 hours to himself. he considered himself lucky, walking in and heading straight for his room. he sat his backpack down next to his bed, finally pulling his phone out of his pocket after not getting on it since lunch. before he could even turn it on, he got another notification from that number. his heart jumped, quickly swiping it away before he could read it. he turned off his phone again, sighing as he layed down on his bed.
he had no motivation to text this guy back, nor did he even want to at all. he was still creeped out about him knowing his complete schedule, and his lunch period? he was definitely being stalked, that's what this is right? he's never been stalked before. he considered himself below average in looks, so someone expressing romantic interest in him felt fake. especially when they approached him like this?? he still believed it was one of his friends pranking him, but he couldn't even think of one of his friends that would do this to him. this was just.. weird.
he opened his phone again, clicking on his messages. he saw the random number at the top, '+12 notifications' was displayed right next to the number. what the hell? this guy texted him 12 different times while he was ignoring him? he must be really desperate or something. before pau could stop himself, he clicked on the chat to read the messages
12:47
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☹️
ur lunch is almost over
who do u sit with?
12:59
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ur in class now?
nutrition right
my class is by that
what if i come see u 👀
13:21
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ur ignoring me aren't u😓
13:53
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hellooooo
14:14
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pau?
14:46
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brooo answer
please
😞
15:01
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if i give u hints to who i am will u answer
?
pau looked at his phone in disbelief. there's no way this wasn't a prank- he's straight up begging for pau to answer. pau didn't know what to think. he'd never been chased after to this extent before, in fact he didn't even know it was possible for someone to like him so much to the point they would start begging him to answer. he sat up on his bed and started typing, forgetting that he told himself he wouldn't reply.
15:58
pau
just tell me who you are
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omg hi
i missed u
pau
😐
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i can't tell u
cuz what if u tell ur friends
i can't let it get out that i like u lol
pau
you said you already told one of my friends that you like me
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yh cuz i trust him
ik he wouldn't tell anyone
pau
so you're embarrassed?
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no
js
if people found out i like a dude it'd ruin my reputation yk
id lose all my popularity
and friends
pau
um
so ur gay
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uhh no
i've dated girls before
i just really like u
pau
why didnt you just come up to me like a normal person then
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cuz i knew u'd reject me
pedri said this was a better idea lol
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fuck
forget i said that
pau
pedri??
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um
who's that 😓
16:06
pau
pedri
pedri
Yea
pau
who did you give my number to
pedri
Huh
Wdym
pau
don't act stupid
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who's number is that
???
don't ignore me
pedri???
16:11
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i was jsp when i said that
pedri didn't give me ur number
pau
you're lying
tell me who you are
i don't have time for this
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i can't
i'm sorry
please just give me a chance
i promise im not creepy or whatever
i js didn't know how else to get ur attention
i think ur rlly cute and id love to get to know u
pau
im not interested in dating
especially not another boy
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oh
ok
pau watched the typing bubble disappear and come back a few times, but that was the end of their conversation. pau re-read their conversation, just now realizing how rude he sounded. a wave of guilt hit him, about to type an apology before he stopped himself. he tried to convince himself that the guy didn't deserve an apology and he was weird anyways. he turned off his phone and laid down on his bed again, closing his eyes to try and take a nap.
pau didn't wake up until a few hours later, blinking a few times to make sure he was really awake. he heard a tv playing faintly somewhere in the house, assuming his mom and sister were home now. no one came to wake him up which was odd, but he wasn't complaining. he liked being left alone. he rubbed his eyes and turned to his phone, the memories from earlier coming back.
he reached over for his phone, picking up to see if he got any new messages. none. he swiped up, only to be met with 'no older notifications'. he bit his lip. he felt bad for being rude to the guy earlier, unlocking his phone and clicking on their messages again. he stared at the last messages. "oh. ok." he stared at them until they didn't look like real words anymore, they looked like random symbols put together. the guilt didn't go away.
19:52
pau
im sorry
i didn't mean to be rude earlier
what i said came off wrong
he didn't know what else to say, hoping that he would at least get some kind of reply. he waited for a few minutes, still staring at his screen. no new messages came, nor a typing bubble. after five minutes of waiting with their messages open, he turned off his phone and laid back down. he had no motivation to get up out of his bed. he tapped his phone to see what time it was, reading 19:53. it's almost been 4 hours since they last texted. he wondered if the guy blocked him. he forgot to check if his messages even delivered. he was too tired to check now, his eyes closing again to go back to sleep.
suddenly, his phone buzzed.
his eyes shot open, immediately sitting up and grabbing his phone to see what the notification was
+34 93 223
it's fine
if u don't even like guys then there's no point in me continuing to try and pursue you
don't wanna waste my time
or urs
he should be happy about seeing those messages. it meant that the guy wouldn't text him anymore, or bother him at all. he should be thrilled, but he wasn't. he felt even more guilty than before, because not only was he rude about it, he lied.
pau
i wasn't being serious
i don't care that ur a guy
i was just annoyed
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about what
pau
i don't know
i thought you were one of my friends pranking me
i still think you are
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im not
i said earlier that we've never even talked before
pau
i don't trust you
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why?
i don't have any reason to lie to u
pau
yea but i don't understand why you'd try to get my attention like this
it's weird
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hey im not weird
😠
pau
"i follow you in the halls sometimes"
"i know your schedule"
so you're telling me if someone randomly texted you that
you wouldn't be creeped out
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no
it just makes them more interesting
pau
whatever you say
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so u'll give me a chance right
pau
i don't know
i still don't believe you
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what if i send a pic of like
my hand or something
pau
what???
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will u believe me if i do
pau
what will that prove???
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that i'm not ur friend
pau
i don't know what my friends hands look like
that would prove nothing
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+34 93 223 sent an attachment
look
my hand
pau clicked on the photo, taking in as much information from it as he could. it was poorly cropped, pau could see what seemed to be the other guys jaw in the corner. he noticed the large rings he had on two of his fingers, and an expensive looking watch. this guy must be rich or something. his gaze went to his hands, noticing that he had them in some weird pose. this was probably a photo one of his friend took of him. pau couldn't help but notice how nice his hands looked. he had long, thin fingers, and his hands looked soft. he stared at them longer. he didn't understand what was so nice about them, they were just normal hands, but for some reason he couldn't stop staring at them.
he quickly snapped out of it though, swiping off the picture and typing up a response.
pau
cool
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that's it?
pau
you probably could've gotten that off google or something
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cmon man
im not that desperate for u
pau
are you sure
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hmmm
ur right
i am desperate 😢😢
but i wouldnt do that
pau
whatever
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do u believe me now
pau
i guess
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AYYYYY
so you'll give me a chance ❓
pau
sure
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AYYYYYYYYY
see i knew u loved me back
pau
not sure about that
if u get too annoying ill block you again
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u cant
remember
ill just make a new number ❤️
u cant escape me
pau
whatever
i'm going to sleep
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but it's only 20:18
ur leaving me this early 😢
pau
yep
we have school tomorrow
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so
cant u stay up a little longer
plsss
pau
no
bye
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alr then
goodnight cutie
pau cringed at the name, not being used to anyone calling him that. he turned off his phone and turned to lay on his side, closing his eyes. he used this time to think over what just happened.
he was starting to think that this was actually a real person and not one of his friends, despite being extremely skeptical earlier. he couldn't think of one friend that would go this far to embarrass him.. so it has to be a real person. he still couldn't believe someone actually liked him though. like.. like liked him. he could count on one hand how many times that has happened.
he'd only ever dated like.. one person. and that was in middle school. he's a junior now, so it's been a while. maybe if he talked to people more, he'd have lots of people like him. but he was very shy, he'd always been. his friends would all say he's quiet, his family would say he's quiet, everyone who knew him knew he didn't like talking.
he eventually fell asleep while thinking about the guy who kept texting him, thinking about what he'd be bothered with tomorrow.