AN: Thanks for all the great feedback guys! Hope this second chapters meets your expectations :-)

02. If Only They Knew

From: tcsnike09 [tcsnike09 ]
Sent: Wednesday 20 April 2011 21:50
To: oceanxatlantic
Subject: Where are you?
Did I do something wrong? I haven't heard from you since my last email.. which you didn't reply.

- tcsnike09

From: oceanxatlantic [oceanxatlantic ]
Sent: Wednesday 20 April 2011 23:00
To: tcsnike09
Subject: Right here.
I'm right here. I just thought, well .. I felt a bit awkward about asking whether or not you have a girlfriend. I know I crossed the "no details" line there. I was just curious, and I guess I couldn't help myself. I'm sorry about that. But .. you don't hate me because of it?

- oceanxatlantic

From: tcsnike09 [tcsnike09 ]
Sent: Thursday 21 April 2011 08:12
To: oceanxatlantic
Subject: RE: Right here
Of course I don't hate you, don't be silly. It's juts complicated, and in order to abide by our "no personal details" agreement I can't tell you anything, even if I were single/taken. Don't just disappear like that again, okay? Seeing an unread email from you in my inbox makes my day.

- tcsnike09

From: oceanxatlantic [oceanxatlantic ]
Sent: Thursday 21 April 2011 09:33
To: tcsnike09
Subject: RE: RE: Right here.
I know, and I understand. You don't have to explain. Let's just forget I ever asked, okay? :-) Aw, really? I have to admit, it's one of my favorite parts of the day: reading your email. Even if they're only fifty-something words long. Anyway.. Sikowitz is glaring at me suspiciously .. so I think I'll have to end this email quickly before he reads it out loud to the entire class. That would be kind of embarrassing.

- oceanxatlantic

From: tcsnike09 [tcsnike09 ]
Sent: Thursday 21 April 2011 10:29
To: oceanxatlantic
Subject: RE: RE: RE: Right here
You were just in Sikowitz's class? That's weird. Or maybe your email came through late, otherwise I could've tried to guess who you're alias is, the face behind this mysterious oceanxatlantic who is filling up my inbox day by day. Don't tease me with hints like that, or else I might have to play detective and figure out who you are. Now I can't stop thinking about who you could be, out of the people in my class. Quite frankly: I can't stop thinking about you.

From: oceanxatlantic [oceanxatlantic ]
Sent: Thursday 21 April 2011 12:51
To: tcsnike09
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: Right here

You know what? I'm not going to tell you whether or not I may have been in Sikowitz's class. Don't you dare start guessing who I might be. Maybe you don't even know who I am, but I am as a matter of fact a terrible liar. Ironic huh? Since we have actual acting classes.. but I won't give into your mind games. If we ever do meet, we meet both unknowing of each other's identity. And, … I've been thinking a lot about you too. But I don't want to. Or, well I feel like I shouldn't. Dare I say, I'm guessing you actually have a girlfriend. And even if you don't… for all I know you could be Sinjin, or gloomy Daniel. If you are either of these two, I'm sorry! I don't really mean it like that. You could be anyone. You could be that guy that just walked past, wearing the converse sneakers. Or the guy who is playing his keytar right down the corridor. Anyone.

From: tcsnike09 [tcsnike09 ]
Sent: Thursday 21 April 2011 17:50
To: oceanxatlantic
Subject: Too many RE:'s.

Good. I'm sorry. I let my curiosity get the best of me. I'm dying to know who you are. What I do know is that you certainly are one puzzling girl. I won't pester you with my questions (of which I have quite a lot). Okay – I'm going to reveal another personal detail: I am not Sinjin nor am I 'gloomy' Daniel. And … I'm not going to shed any light on the issue which we categorized as 'too personal'. I can't get you out of my head. Whenever I see a girl, writing an email behind her computer, even when I see some of my closest friends texting on their cell phone, I get this urge to look over their shoulder … and see if they're the one emailing me. I think eventually it will drive me mad ;-)

- tcsnike09

From: oceanxatlantic [oceanxatlantic ]
Sent: Friday 22 April 2011 10:12
To: tcsnike09
Subject: I agree

Sorry for the late reply! My phone battery died and when I got home I could find my charger. It took me a while to get a hold of a device which I could use to reply, but I'm in the media lab as I type this: pretending to be making a music composition, but we all know I'm not that talented. I just started up Garage Band to create a ruse. Aw, I'm sorry to here I might be the cause of your progressing case of insanity! I'm sure you'll get over it though ;-) Here's a question for you, my dear friend: what are your dreams? As in, aspiration-wise.

- oceanxatlantic

From: tcsnike09 [tcsnike09 ]
Sent: Friday 22 April 2011 18:25
To: oceanxatlantic
Subject: RE: I agree

Dear oceanxatlantic,

(It's been a while since I addressed you so formally, hasn't it?) I'm relieved to hear you weren't avoiding me again. I think I read my previous email about six times, and I really couldn't figure out whatever I said that would make you feel to uncomfortable to reply. Ah! So that was you in the media lab! … okay, I'm just kidding. I wish I'd seen a girl in the media lab, using Garage Band (we all know that's the lamest music editing program ever, at least – that's what my friends say, I wouldn't know). Alright, to answer your question: I hope to become a successful actor, or maybe a writer. I can't decide. You?

- tcsnike09

From: oceanxatlantic [oceanxatlantic ]
Sent: Friday 22 April 2011 21:42
To: tcsnike09
Subject: RE: RE: I agree

Dear tcsnike09,

Yes, it has been a while indeed. I actually quite enjoyed the formality. Aw, don't worry (and don't be so paranoid!) I won't geek out on you like that again … not without some kind of notice like: "Hey, I'm going to avoid you for a while. Catch ya later!" I'm kidding, obviously. I, oceanxatlantic, hereby promise not to freak out and avoid you. Hope that makes you feel somewhat at ease. Whoa, thought you had me there for a second. Very funny, tcsnike09. An actor, huh? Cool :-) I think that I'd like to be a successful popstar someday. Who knows. It's just a dream I guess. Hey, by the way – will you be at the Kick-Back tomorrow night?

- oceanxatlantic

From: tcsnike09 [tcsnike09 ]
Sent: Saturday 23 April 2011 08:44
To: oceanxatlantic
Subject: RE: RE: RE: I agree

Dear oceanxatlantic,

Yes, that actually does make me feel better. I promise the same to you. So, when you don't reply my emails within a week, I'll know you probably died or something because there's no way you could be avoiding me – after all, you promised! Popstar sounds cool. You could score me tickets to awesome music festivals and stuff :-) I am. Will you be there? Maybe we can meet? …

- tcsnike09