All day long, Melanie had chattered on about Seattle, boring the others with useless facts she'd read in travel books she'd gotten from the local library. Though Joy didn't share her friend's enthusiasm, she did agree with Melanie on one point: she needed a man. Thanks to technology, she would be able to find someone in Seattle before ever setting foot in the city. Late that night, she opened her laptop and went online. She checked her email, letting out a frustrated sigh when she saw nothing from her son. She hadn't heard a word from him since he'd said he wasn't quite ready to meet her face-to-face yet. Joy sighed, hoping that some day, she would have a chance to see the boy she'd given up when she was just a teenager.
Then she remembered what she'd come online for. She didn't really have time to try a dating website, filling out a huge questionnaire which may or may not even lead to anything in the end. With that in mind, she decided to take a more direct approach. She went to Facebook. Quickly scanning her news feed, she saw a post from Melanie, full of excited gushing about the trip to Seattle. Not bothering to fully read it, she merely rolled her eyes and continued scrolling. She saw that Elka had recently "liked" a post from the local wholsale store, Big 'N' Easy, announcing a 50%-off sale on tracksuits. No doubt the elderly woman would be stocking up. Next, Victoria had posted an update mentioning the fact that her official "fan" page had now reached 10,000 "likes." Joy found it hard to believe there were actually 10,000 people in the world who cared enough about a former soap actress to post it on their Facebook profile.
Finding nothing interesting there, she returned to the top of the page and typed "Seattle" into the search bar. A few clicks brought her to a huge list of profiles, all from people living in or around Seattle. She bypassed anyone who was married, scrolling quickly in hopes of finding someone interesting. She saw several young men who were apparently studying at the University of Washington, or as locals referred to it, "U-Dub." She smiled to herself, wondering if any of these men would be interested in having a fling with a slightly older woman from out of town. Just as she was about to click on one man's name and send him a message, she noticed a picture a bit farther down on the list. It wasn't a picture of a handsome young college student. It was a picture of a woman. One who looked almost exactly like Joy herself. She could hardly believe what she was seeing as she opened the woman's full profile. Seeing a larger version of the picture only made the resemblance more unbelievable. This woman could pass for her sister! No, make that twin sister, Joy thought. She sat there in disbelief, staring at the monitor. She had no idea who this "Daphne Moon Crane" was, but for some unkown reason, she desperately wanted to find out.