Phil sat on his bed, his laptop resting in his lap. He was browsing through his Tumblr, laughing at the cute picture of a pig that he had just favorited. He was so absorbed in the website that he almost didn't notice his phone buzzing. He pulled the phone out of his pocket, wondering why it was going off. As he unlocked his phone, he realized that it was a text from an unknown number. Cautiously, he clicked on the notification.
Unknown: tess
Unknown: i'm sorry
Phil: who is this?
Unknown: sorry, wrong number
Phil: wait, you aren't going to hurt yourself, are you?
Phil: hello?
Unknown: sorry
Unknown: no, i just needed to apologize to my girlfriend
Phil: what for?
Phil: if you don't mind me asking
Unknown: nah, it's fine
Unknown: we got into a bit of an argument the other day
Unknown: and we haven't spoken since
Phil: that's rough
Unknown: yeah
Unknown: she changed her facebook status to single
Unknown: i'm not sure if this means we're over or what
Phil: don't stress it! i'm sure she's just thinking about it
Phil: that probably isn't helpful...
Unknown: not particularly.
Phil: sorry. i'm not great with talking to people
Unknown: it's okay, i guess.
Unknown: i probably shouldn't be looking to strangers for relationship advice, either.
Phil: it's not like i had anything to do
Phil: my name's phil, by the way.
Phil: but i like the sound of stranger
Phil: it has a nice ring to it.
Unknown: i'm daniel
Phil: nice to meet you, danny.
Dan: don't call me that
Phil: you should talk to her about this
Phil: but don't mention me
Phil: she might get a bit upset that you just vented your relationship struggles to a complete stranger
Dan: didn't think of that
Dan: oh well
Phil: well, dan, you seem like a nice guy.
Phil: just try to make up
Phil: what did you get into an argument about?
Dan: i said that my friend pj was hot
Phil: oh
Dan: it was just an off comment, y' know?
Dan: anyways, she accused me of being gay
Phil: are you?
Dan: no!
Dan: obviously i was...okay...that's a complicated question...
Phil: what's so complicated about it? it's a yes or no question.
Dan: don't you think that's a little personal?
Phil: not two minutes ago you were spilling your relationship struggles. how is this any different?
Dan: fine! i'm...not sure. probably not? i don't know...
Phil: and here i thought the girlfriend was the problem
Dan: hey! what is that supposed to mean?
Phil: just saying.
Dan: fine. i get it, okay? it is, obviously, my fault that we're fighting...
Phil: how did the fight really start, anyway?
Dan: well...we were just talking and...i guess...okay, i may have called one of my male friends...sexy. not, in a weird way or anything! as a joke! she just... took it differently.
Phil: mhm...sure.
Dan: i don't need you judging me, too, alright?
Phil: judging sounds a bit... judgemental. i'm critiquing.
Dan: that's the same thing!
Phil: whatever you say, danny.
Dan: don't call me that! okay, just...what should I do?
Phil: well, do you really even like her? If you think you might not, just let her go.
Phil: If you're not gonna stay together forever, it's not worth it, no matter how cheesy it sounds.
Dan: I guess...but, what if I realize I made a mistake when it's too late?
Phil: there is no too late. Do what you have to do now, not later.
Dan: since when did you actually have something helpful to say?
Phil: oh, what do you mean? I always have something helpful to say.
Phil: just because I don't say it, doesn't mean it's not there.
Dan: you're kind of annoying, you know?
Phil: I've been told.
Dan: so do I just let her choose what she's going to do?
Phil: if what she wants is what you want, then, yeah.
Dan: alright, guess.
Dan: thank you, phil.
Phil: no problem, danny!
Dan: stop calling me that!
Phil: alright. g'night
Dan: g'night
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welp, this is what i get for staying up late.