Page 3 of The Pen Pal
To bite someonejust a littleand have them growl instead of complain
To be told to keep quiet when I veryclearly can’t
To wear nothing but someone’s shirt
To spend an entire weekend indoors, breaking a headboard and possibly the bed frame and ordering takeout
To see someone’s control shatter because of me
I could keep going, but I’d like to stay on this pen pal program and not be arrested by the email police. Also, I’ve come to like you so it would really suck if any of these things scare you off.
Your most corruptible pen pal,
Amelia
P.S. You said you’re a software engineer, right? Just curious, do your hands ever get … tired? Asking for a friend. The friend is me.
From:[email protected]
Subject: Jesus Christ, Amelia. You had me sweating
Amelia,
That was … a list.
I read it twice. Then a third time, purely for research purposes, of course. Thank you to your friend for asking, and the answer is no. My hands do not get tired easily, nor does the rest of my body, for that matter.
You should know, I don’t scare that easily. You’ll need to try a little harder if your goal is to make me run. I don’t run, and I don’t let go, either. I once held onto my Hot Wheels collection until I graduated from college because I didn’t want anyone else to have them. What’s mine is mine. Just something to keep in mind—a warning of sorts, I guess.
Now, since you were bold enough to share your ten, I’ll do the same. I sincerely hope these don’t scare you.
TEN THINGS I LIKE (You asked for it):
Coffee that actually tastes good.
