𝐁𝐀𝐃 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀, 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓? - 𝐖.𝐒.

𝟬𝟬𝟰 - 𝗛𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗲

As I lay in bed back at my house, I reach for my phone. It's resting on my wooden nightstand. Tiny scratches on my phone flash in the moonlight as I turn it on and search for Instagram. I see Walker has texted me.

walker.scobell

hii
i can assume ur name
is delilah?

yep
and heyy

wyd?

tryin to fall asleep
it's like 11 pm in nc 😭

ohh
same here
about 11 atm 😦

why aren't you asleep?

just can't fall asleep
plus leena made me drink
coffee earlier so i could stay up
now im abt to die 🙏

hope God saves you

😒

how was school
if you even go

just boring
ppl recognize me from
the movie posters
it's soooo embarrassinggg

personally i would be flexing
but haters gonna hate

real
hru delilah?

im good walker
hbu schoolboy?

im great
hey there delilah
what's it like in New York cityyy
im 1000 miles awayyyy

istg 😭

BUT GIRL TN U LOOOK SO PERTY

quick question
can u spell 😻💀

uh yeah duhh
can you delia reichert

u js misspelled my name-
but it's okay 😋

oh sorry delia
DONT KILL ME

UH YES I WILL
IHYSM 😠

IHYSM TOO 😜

I laugh a little too loudly and hear footsteps approaching my room. I place my phone on my nightstand and find a weird sleeping position.

"Okay, I'm not stupid," my mom says, turning on the bright lights. I pretend to be just waking up. "What we're you doing?" I try to make up an excuse off the top of my head. I don't want to tell my mom I was texting the new Percy Jackson kid. First, she would get mad since I'm talking to strangers. Second, she would think I'm delusional.

"Just looking at TikTok," I respond. My mom nods and sighs.

"Please just go to bed. You need rest for ballet and school," my mom reminds.

"Okay, I will. Now, please turn the lights off. They are bothering me," I beg. My mom chuckles and nods. I smile. My mom reaches for the light switch and turns the lights off. I just sit there, not thinking of anything in particular. I realize I have left Walker on read, so I reply with a quick okay i gtg to bed, see ya 😋.

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The following morning, I'm trying to find a cute outfit to wear. Why is this harder than expected? But, I know exactly who to text.