The Bad Boy Computer Programmer At Wattpad

VIDEO CHAT (Amanda's Perspective)

**Amanda--moments before the video chat**

Amanda stared at her reflection in the bathroom mirror as she applied the last coat of lip gloss. Her heart thumped heavily in her chest. She wondered if she might've acquired a cardiac problem. "Please don't mess this up," she whispered to herself.

Returning to the kitchen table, Amanda flipped her laptop open and loaded up Facebook Messenger. Minimizing the window so it fit in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen, she sent a group message to her Wattpad friends.

[Amanda: Ready?]

[Jeannie: Get that live stream going!]

[Geri: Ready!]

[Geri: We're here for you!]

[Jeannie: I might be more nervous than you are!]

"I doubt that," she whispered

Amanda snapped her Android phone into the tripod situated behind her chair just outside the laptop's camera view. After activating the live stream program on her phone, she waved into the camera. "Can you see me? Hear me?" She rushed back to her laptop to see the responses in the Messenger feed.

[Geri: Loud and clear]

[Geri: I've even got a good view of what's on the laptop]

[Jeannie: *squealing*]

[Jeannie: Seriously living vicariously through you tonight!]

[Amanda: Where's M?]

[Geri: One last round with T]

Amanda looked over her shoulder and gave her Android two thumbs up, then she held a thumb to her ear and pinky to her lips like a phone. "Should I call? Now?"

[Geri: Yes]

[Jeannie: DO IT!]

Amanda's hands shook uncontrollably has she held them over her keyboard. She logged into the Google Hangouts program and hovered over the call button. She glanced up at the clock--6:58 pm. A dizziness invaded her head as though there wasn't enough oxygen in the room. Luckily, a bubble popped up in her Messenger feed to distract her.

[Mona: Oil changed]

[Mona: I'm ready to ride]

Looking over her shoulder, Amanda yelled, "You can't make me laugh, Mona! I've probably been red flagged by Wattpad after that drunk support ticket--I need to appear--civilized."

[Mona: boring]

Taking a deep breath, Amanda clicked the button to connect herself to Wattpad Headquarters. After ringing a couple times, a male voice answered.

"Amanda?"

"Yes! That's me. I'm Amanda."

"Hi. I'm Ian. I'm one of the engineers here at Wattpad."

I love the sound of his voice, Amanda thought to herself. And I love the sound of his face--the sight--the look of his face. Those glasses!

"Nice to meet you, Ian."

"Thank you for doing this."

"Thank you for staying late to fix my thing. My--."

[Mona: Your box]

[Geri: Don't say box]

"My box."