A Chat Between Friends (Part 1)
Chilidog: I see you’re back on-line tonight! I was hoping I’d see you.
SlowDancer: Yep! Hi ya!!! It’s been a hell of a day!
Chilidog: Wanna talk about it?
SlowDancer: Not really, but thanks for asking. I just want to forget all about it.
Chilidog: Great! You’ve come to the perfect place.
SlowDancer: J I was hoping to find you here tonight.
Chilidog: Really? How nice. Need a friend, huh?
SlowDancer: I just need someone I can talk to and not be judged.
Chilidog: You don’t have anyone like that?
SlowDancer: I have YOU! LOL
Chilidog: LOL!! Yes you do, but don’t you have someone to just sit down with in person?
SlowDancer: {sighing} I used to, but that ended. Actually, I think this is working rather well. // How have YOU been?
Chilidog: I bet my week can out do yours, but, like you, I’d really rather not get into it.
SlowDancer: Sounds great to me too! Hey!! Don’t you have someone in “real” life you can talk to?
Chilidog: LOL! Like you, I used to, too! Now here we both are! LOL
SlowDancer: ROFL! Are we pitiful or WHAT!
Chilidog: On the contrary! We’re just very selective.
SlowDancer: Selective? Ha! If I were more selective, I wouldn’t be in the personal purgatory I’m in right now.
Chilidog: That bad, huh?
SlowDancer: Worse! Do you really want to hear this?
Chilidog: Sure I do, shoot! Maybe your misery will make me feel better. LOL!
SlowDancer: LOL! Great! Hope my misery helps you. OK! Remember you asked for it.
Chilidog: I promise to “listen.”
SlowDancer: I just broke up with one man because I have some twisted feelings I need to figure out for another man.
Chilidog: LOL! Good grief!! Men, men, men!
SlowDancer: LOL! I know. And if that’s not bad enough. I’m still madly in love with my ex-husband! {rubbing my head} I feel like I’m searching for a replacement or someway to take the pain out of my heart. Is that sick or what?
Chilidog: Not at all! I totally understand LOL!! Believe me, I do!
SlowDancer: LOL! I just reread what I posted and I’m just shaking my head. I can’t believe how screwed-up my life has gotten.
Chilidog: You know, if you step back and really look at it, I’ll bet it won’t seem so bad.
SlowDancer: ROFL! If I stepped back that far, I’d be standing in my driveway!
Chilidog: ROFL! You have a great sense of humor.
SlowDancer: Thanks!
Chilidog: I’ll bet you have an amazing laugh to go along with it.
SlowDancer: LOL! It’s been so long since I really laughed I think I’ve forgotten what it sounds like.
Chilidog: Well, we can’t have that! I have a whole slew of “Little Johnny” jokes. Wanna hear one? OH!! BRB!
SlowDancer: K.
Chilidog: sorry to leave but the doorbell rang. Can’t have the pizza guy waiting long.
SlowDancer: YOU’RE EATING PIZZA!?!?
Chilidog: You like?
SlowDancer: Do I like! Do I like! I have erotic dreams that just involve me and a slice of pepperoni and mushroom pizza! LOL!
Chilidog: Whoa! I don’t think I should be hearing this. LOL!
SlowDancer: What did you get on it. Come on! Come On! I can take it.
Chilidog: Um… Are you sure you want to know?
SlowDancer: GIVE!
Chilidog: Would you believe my all time favorite is mushroom and pepperoni! ROFL!
SlowDancer: I’m drooling on my keyboard! LOL!
Chilidog: Why do I find that mental image somehow very sexy! LOL!
SlowDancer: Hmm… I can’t imagine. Oh shoot!!! I just checked the clock. I need to run. Enjoy your pizza and maybe I’ll catch you later?
Chilidog: I sure hope so. Sorry you have to run. Enjoy your night and your dreams! LOL!
SlowDancer: If I wake up with heartburn, It’ll be your fault! LOL! Goodnight!
Chilidog: LOL!! Night. Sleep tight!
She stared at the screen for a few moments before sliding away from her desk. What was it about talking with this stranger that could put a smile on her face. They’d never met, never shared any real personal information, and yet she felt so comfortable with him.
“The wonders of the internet, I guess,” she said to herself on the way out the door.
He sat there for the longest time after she had logged off watching the list of people currently “On-Line” grow smaller and smaller. He wasn’t sure what it was that kept drawing him to this anonymous woman named “SlowDancer.” It was definitely the name that caught his attention initially, but since chatting with her a few times, it was just something else. He couldn’t quite put his finger on it as he moved his mouse to the “Log-Off” command and watched his list go blank.
To be continued…