My heart was pounding as I sent the second message. Acknowledging my padding in any way while in public was giving me an adrenaline rush. I felt over exposed.
BestCG: Wow you have the impulse control of an actual baby. Just jumping right into the deep end like that?
My face flushed red. She was spot on, of course. I was probably going into this way too quickly but damn if I didn’t want to. I decided to encapsulate all of that by sending a blush emoji. I talked to BestCG to pass the time until eventually I was ready to head to lunch. I walked across the street from my campus to the most upscale of restaurants; McDonalds.
Already sitting at a table was my friend Carly, messing around on her phone, her long midnight black hair done in a ponytail. She waved me down as I came in.