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Authors: Kealan Patrick Burke

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Josh:
Did you get my email?

Mandy:
Yes. Thanks

Josh:
I meant what I said

Mandy:
I know, thank you

Josh:
I am sorry

Mandy:
I believe you

Josh:
Was having another shitty day. Shouldn't have said what I
said.

Mandy:
It's ok. I didn't like hearing it, but you're not really
wrong.

Josh:
what do you mean?

Mandy:
She sleeps around

Josh:
Ah. Not good

Mandy:
lol, yeah right. You're a guy. I'll bet you do it
too.

Mandy: It's okay when guys do it though. If
we do it, we're sluts

Josh:
I don't do that. Do you?

Mandy:
sure you don't. liar :-)

Josh:
I've never had sex

Mandy:
yeah, right

Josh:
I'm serious

Mandy:
really?

Josh:
swear

Mandy:
wow

Mandy:
nothing wrong with that though!

Mandy:
r u religious?

Josh:
not really

Mandy:
i c

Josh:
so do you?

Mandy:
what?

Josh:
sleep around?

Mandy:
that's a bit personal, isn't it?

Josh:
well, I was honest about it

Mandy:
still not sure I believe that

Josh:
why not?

Mandy:
dunno. You're pretty good lookin

Josh:
I'm blushing here

Mandy:
lol.

Josh:
so...

Josh:
do you?

Mandy:
aaargh!

Josh:
what?

Mandy:
my little sister is being a pain in the ass. brb

Josh:
k

Josh:
hello?

Josh:
u there?

Josh:
talk to you soon

Mandy is offline

May
18
th
,
2010

Josh:
Hi Mandy

Mandy:
hey there

Mandy:
sorry I had to go the other night.

Mandy:
Ended up watching a movie with my sister and fell asleep on
the couch

Josh:
no sweat. What was the movie?

Mandy:
eh, just some Jennifer Garner flick. Fell asleep about 20 mins
in, lol

Josh:
I don't know who Jennifer Garner is

Mandy:
wow, you need to get out more, lol

Josh:
probably

Mandy:
so what you up to?

Josh:
looking at your pictures

Mandy:
oh yeah? I'm a hottie! lol, j/k

Josh:
You are

Mandy:
aw thx. ur sweet

Josh:
if I was closer, I'd totally take you out

Mandy:
yeah?

Josh:
yeah

Mandy:
my sister says you're cute

Josh:
cool

Mandy:
says you look a bit like Toby Maguire

Josh:
I don't know who that is either

Mandy:
Jeez, do you ever watch movies? He was in
Spider-Man

Josh:
I prefer to read

Mandy:
Google Toby Maguire. I'll wait, lol

Josh:
ok

Mandy:
well?

Mandy:
hello?

Josh:
I don't look anything like him

Mandy:
well, my sis thinks you do

Josh:
tell her I said thanks

Mandy:
she says you're welcome. She asks if you have a
girlfriend

Josh:
tell her to ask me herself

Mandy:
she is! This is her typing

Josh:
no, it isn't

Mandy:
now it is! HI! This is
Sarah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Josh:
hi Sarah.

Mandy:
HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Josh:
Are you retarded?

Mandy:
ur being a dick again

Mandy:
what's ur problem? That was my sister talking to
you

Josh:
Sure

Mandy:
???

Mandy:
have a good night.

Mandy is offline

May
20
th
,
2010

Josh:
you there, Mandy?

Mandy:
what do u want?

Josh:
to apologize

Mandy:
you could save yourself a lot of apologies by not being an
asshole in the first place

Josh:
I didn't mean to be

Mandy:
then why did you?

Josh:
I get angry a lot

Mandy:
at me? Why?

Josh:
at everything. I don't like where I am or what I am and it
gets to me. Makes me crazy

Mandy:
what are you?

Josh:
angry and miserable

Mandy:
maybe you should talk to somebody

Josh:
I am. You.

Mandy:
maybe somebody who could help u with your issues

Josh:
you could help me with them

Mandy:
not sure I'm qualified

Josh:
do you have issues?

Mandy:
sure. Everybody does.

Josh:
what are yours?

Mandy:
I hate my nose, lol

Josh:
you have a lovely nose.

Josh:
for an anteater

Josh:
that was a joke

Mandy:
better be. You're on strike two, buddy

Josh:
lol

Josh:
seriously though, you're beautiful. I've always thought
so

Mandy:
always? You added me about three weeks ago, lol.

Josh:
I knew you before I added you.

Mandy:
explain pls

Josh:
I remember you from middle school back in Urbana

Mandy:
seriously?

Josh:
yeah, we were in the same grade for a year

Mandy:
wow

Mandy:
that's cool!

Josh:
you don't remember me, do you?

Mandy:
I think so

Josh:
no you don't. lol. That's okay though. not many people
do.

Josh:
my family only moved there in time for me to take the last
grade.

Mandy:
wow

Josh:
yeah

Josh:
I think I was in love with you

Mandy:
awww, that's so sweet. Why didn't you ever say
anything?

Josh:
I did

Mandy:
what did you say? I don't remember?

Josh:
better if we don't go there

Mandy:
uh-oh...was I mean?

Josh:
a little bit, lol. It's okay though.

Josh:
I was awkward as hell in those days. Had a stammer. Probably
spat all over you

Mandy:
lol. That's cute

Mandy:
I'm sorry if I did anything mean. I was a bit spoiled in those
days

Josh:
no worries

Mandy:
so I've gotta get ready

Josh:
where u going?

Mandy:
staying over at Sue's. not looking forward to it. She's still
a mess

Josh:
cool. I'll be here for a while, so if you can get online
later, I'll chat at ya then.

Mandy:
okee dokee. l8r!

Mandy is offline

May
20
th
,
2010

Josh:
hi

Mandy:
SUP

Josh:
how is the sleepover going?

Mandy:
UD

Mandy:
GUD

Josh:
what are you all up to?

Mandy:
IGNOREING U

Josh:
?

Josh:
why?

Mandy:
BC UR A FAGET SHIT 4 BRANES

Josh:
uh...what?

Mandy:
MANDY TOLE ME WAT U SD ABT ME

Josh:
is this Sue?

Mandy:
WHO D FUCK U THNK U R? U DNT EVN NO ME!!

Josh:
Yes I do

Mandy:
HOW?

Josh:
I know you from school

Mandy:
U DNT GO 2 MY SKOOL DICKHEAD

Josh:
And you don't go enough, apparently.

Mandy:
MY FREIDNS WLL FUCK U UP U MESS W THIS!!!.

Mandy:
DNT U DARE TLK SHIT ABT ME!!!

Mandy:
U DONT ME OR WAT IM GIONG THRU.

Josh:
You're right. I got you confused.

Josh:
I only know you from your picture on Mandy's FB.

Josh:
You're the one who looks like a diseased crack whore,
right?

Mandy:
FUCK URSELF PEACE OF SHIT

Josh:
maybe if you'd done that, you wouldn't be in the trouble
you're in now.

Mandy:
CANDY ASS BITCH. ILL BRAKE UR FACE

Josh:
Where's Mandy? Can you get her for me? At least she speaks
English.

Mandy is offline

May
21
st
,
2010

Mandy:
nice job dude

Josh:
what?

Mandy:
Sue is pissed at u. big time.

Josh:
So what? I don't even know her. Or as she would say: U DNT EVN
NO ME!!!!!

Mandy:
LOL

Mandy:
yeah, well I know her

Josh:
my condolences

Mandy:
she said you were on her friend list

Josh:
For a little while, until I started reading her status
messages.

Josh:
They made me a little queasy. The ones I could understand
anyway.

Josh:
So I unfriended her.

Mandy:
ic

Josh:
you probably shouldn't have told her what I said about
her

Mandy:
I didn't tell her your name. just said a guy on FB I was
talking to.

Josh:
is that what I am?

Mandy:
what?

Josh:
a guy on FB you're talking to?

Mandy:
what else would u be?

Josh:
dunno. Thought we were friends

Mandy:
we are, kinda. But I think to be friends you have to have met
in real life

Josh:
we have met in person, remember?

Mandy:
years ago

Josh:
so those 1,355 people on your FB are all people you've met in
real life?

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