Chapter 3
Rachel sat in her room, replying to all of her e-mail. Well, she only had one new e-mail at a time.
Dear Juliet,
How's this for questioning?
What's your name?
Your hair color?
Your eye color?
Your favorite color?
Your favorite animal?
Your favorite food?
Do we go to school together?
Do I even know who you are?
Are you single?
Have we ever dated before?
Are we friends?
Do other people know about our connection?
Good enough?
Love,
Your Romeo
Rachel giggled. She replied instantly.
Dear Romeo,
You're a funny one. Nice try, but I said only one hint . . . I'll let it slide. I'll answer most of them. I have dark hair; dark eyes; my favorite color is any shade of blue; my favorite animals are white Bengal tigers (it's so sad that they're so rare); yes, we go to school together; you do know who I am; yes, I am single; no, we've never dated; I think we're friends, I'm just a little too shy to speak to you in person; and no, we're the only ones that know about our connection, unless you told anybody?
Love,
Your Juliet
Rachel felt uneasy; her stomach did flips inside of her. If Cedric did tell anybody . . . they wouldn't know it was Rachel that was Juliet, would they? And besides, who would he tell?
"You've Got Mail!" her computer yelled, startling her. Rachel clicked the message.
Dear Juliet,
Thanks for answering all that. If I'd have known that you'd answer all that, I would have asked a dozen more questions. No, a thousand. So, I still have no clue who you are, but I'm finding that I'm liking whoever you are more and more. My favorite color's also blue; I love lions, but tigers are cool, too; it's nice to know you're single and you're not cheating anyone; and to answer your question . . . Are you kidding? I wouldn't tell a soul. My friends are the kind of guys that would joke about anything having to do with me being less manly, meaning having emotions. Telling them anything would be murder. Know what I'm talking about? I mean, I dislike keeping anything from them, they're like my brothers. But, seriously, we're in high school now, do you think they'd be a little more mature? Nope. Not them. I love them anyway. Oh, and you tell no one I said that. Like I said, emotions equal murder.
Love,
Your Romeo
Rachel felt relieved. So no one knows, she thought. Then she glanced at her list of online friends and saw Ella was online. Should I tell her? Rachel thought. Oh, why not.
rh_darkprincess94 says: hey. u wnt believe what i did
em_rockerchick94 says: wat???
rh_darkprincess94 says: ;) take a guess.
em_rockerchick94 says: i dnt no. wat am i, sum srt of stalker? . . . omigosh, u dnt!
rh_darkprincess94 says: maybe i did. maybe i didn't.
em_rockerchick94 says: *grabs rachel's arms and shakes the h-ll out of her* tell me right now what u did!!!
rh_darkprincess94 says: why shud i?
em_rockerchick94 says: cuz if u dnt i'll cum ovr dere & beat da u no wat out of u!!
rh_darkprincess94 says: oh, calm dwn. u no i'd tell u anyway, i was jk-ing.
em_rockerchick94 says: yes, i know, now stp wstin my d*nm time & TELL ME.
rh_darkprincess94 says: fine! i did it.
em_rockerchick94 says: & u do mean u snt him an e-mail, rite?
rh_darkprincess94 says: yep.
em_rockerchick94 says: well?!
rh_darkprincess94 says: well wat?
em_rockerchick94 says: wat did he say?!
rh_darkprincess94 says: wait, wait. he dznt know its me. i snt a message anonymously, but in da message i signed it as "juliet." hz going along wit it as "romeo."
em_rockerchick94 says: well, i tink dats very romantic and all, but u chicken. u ddnt put ur name??
rh_darkprincess94 says: hey, i was frikin out! i dnt know wat he'd do i he knew it wz me, k?!
em_rockerchick94 says: good 4 u, anyway. dd u tell di?
rh_darkprincess94 says: r u kidding?! humliation for life. i only tld u cuz i knew u'd undrstnd. dnt u DARE tell her.
em_rockerchick94 says: fine, i prmise. now, tell me wat he said.
rh_darkprincess94 says: u wait. i gotta rply to him.
em_rockerchick94 says: how long have u 2 been talking, anyways?
rh_darkprincess94 says: idk. now leave me alone fer a moment?
em_rockerchick94 says: fine.
Dear Romeo,
A thousand questions? I don't bore you?
I know exactly whaty you mean. I love my friends like sisters, and I do feel bad about not telling them, but I like to keep some things private. That's not so bad, is it? And don't worry, I wouldn't tell anyone you have emotions, like a human being should. Hey, I do, too. Is that weird or what? ;) Hey, I'm going to send you an invite so we can chat instead of e-mailing. It might be easier to talk that way.
Love,
Your Juliet
rh_darkprincess94 says: hey, im done
em_rockerchick94 says: ugh, fnlly
rh_darkprincess94 says: do u want me to leave?
em_rockerchick94 says: no, im brd. ur somewhat entrtaining.
rh_darkprincess94 says: gee, thnx.
em_rockerchick94 says: no problem.
rh_darkprincess94 says: i snt ced an invt 4 chatting. it'd b easier to talk.
em_rockerchick94 says: ced?? do u want me 2 leave?
rh_darkprincess94 says: only if u wnt 2.
em_rockerchick94 says: nope, im gudd.
rh_darkprincess94 says: kay.
em_rockerchick94 says: wait, nvrmnd. i gotta *mocks mom* clean my room. ugh. teenagers. u know, i was never like that at your age. i was blah blah blah and all that garbage. byez.
rh_darkprincess94 says: later.
em_rockerchick94 says: oh, & ur gonna tell me evryting u 2 tk about, rite?
rh_darkprincess94 says: evrything? . . . hmm . . .
em_rockerchick94 says: hey!
rh_darkprincess94 says: npe, nt evrything.
em_rockerchick94 says: u suck.
rh_darkprincess94 says: luv u too.
Rachel laughed. Her friends can be so goofy. Then a window popped up saying,"Cedric has accepted your invite!"