Page 13 of The Girlfriend Card
A joke. Or a scam. Or some kind of weird sex thing.
Curious, though, I clicked the link and began to read:
Attention all beautiful and talented actresses in the Las Vegas area! Are you ready to be discovered? Do you have a passion for totally immersing yourself in your roles?
If so, this ad is for YOU!
I am seeking a talented actress for a special event TOMORROW at 7 PM.
I am a young but successful player in my industry, and I need you to play the part of my lovely and committed girlfriend at dinner. Together, we will need to convincingly portray a GENUINE connection. This is a chance to showcase your acting skills and be part of a unique experience! Don’t miss out!!!
Requirements:
- Acting experience STRONGLY preferred.
- Intelligent, charismatic, and captivating personality. (Or the ability to portray one.)
- Comfortable with improvisation.
- Age: 20-25.
- Definitely helps if you’re a hottie.
I will pay the right actress $10,000 cash. If you are convincing in your role and the night goes well, there might be a possibility of future work.
If you think you have what it takes, please send me an email with a brief introduction about yourself, a link to your Instagram, and why you think you’d be perfect for this role.
This is NOT a joke!!
I still wasn’t convinced, despite the disclaimer in the very last line, the presence of which only made memoresuspicious.
“Thishasto be a joke,” I murmured.
And it was a joke that hit so close to home, I wondered if it was posted by someone I knew. But who would’ve done it?
Leo? Dad?
But why? I didn’t understand.
On a whim, I emailed the account. “Thisisa joke though, right?”
I sipped my tea and went back to people-watching for a bit. I didn’t expect to ever hear back. Honestly, I felt dumb that I’d even bothered to reply. Now my email address was probably in some huge scammer database of gullible fools—hell, I should probably change my password before I get hacked …
That’s what I was thinking when my inbox chimed with a new email. The Craigslist guy had already replied.
“It’s not a joke,”he replied.“I’m completely serious. Are you an actress? I’m kind of in a bind here, so if you can’t act or aren’t serious about the job, please don’t waste my time. Thanks.”
I cracked a smile. Whoever this was, it wasn’t Dad. Dad wouldn’t waste his time on a prank like this. Wasn’t his style. Plus, I doubt Dad even knows what Craigslist is. Leo?Maybe … but then again, I don’t know why he’d want to mess with me like that.
“I still think this is a joke or some kind of scam or weird Craigslist sex thing,” I replied. “But yes, I’m an actress. I’m majoring in theater at my university.”
Mere seconds after I pressed send, his reply hit my inbox.
“No shit? Seriously?”Before I could even reply to that one, he sent me another message with his phone number.“Call or text me ASAP please!!”
I grimaced. Maybe it wasn’t a joke … but the guy seemed far too desperate, and something about the situation was giving me bad vibes. There was nowayI was going to text that person from my phone.
It’s probably a scam, anyway,I thought, and closed my laptop lid.
