Coffee
6:30 am
Marlene: Dorcas?
Marlene: R u up?
Dorcas: Yes but why are you?
Dorcas: It’s 6:30 for you
Marlene: yeah but it’s only one hour ahead for you
Marlene: so still way to early
Marlene: but if you must know
Marlene: i have practice
Dorcas: Oh same
Dorcas: I’m taking a 20 minute break
Marlene: we r tooooo
Marlene: ok wait do u wanna know about my two friends
Dorcas: Sure
Marlene: ok so they’re both texting me rn going crazy about the other like “omg she’s so pretty” but only one of them knows that she likes the other and they’re still not together.
Marlene: they’ve lit been like this since secondary school
Dorcas: Oh that’s annoying
Dorcas: I had two friend like that
Dorcas: But they both just thought the other didn’t like them back
Dorcas: Quite frustrating but they finally got together
Marlene: omg prayingggg that happens to me
Dorcas: Wait, that your friends get together or you get together with someone?
Marlene: I meant the fist one but the second one too lol
Dorcas: What no Mr. Marlene?
Marlene: DEFINITELY not no guy ever and no girls right now 😞
Marlene: what about you:
Dorcas: No girls or guys for me
Dorcas: Unfortunately
Marlene: Really? I though the French pulled
Marlene: especially a french girl as pretty as yourself
Dorcas: You don’t even know what I look like
Marlene: We could change that
Dorcas: What?
Marlene: I’ll send a picture of me if you send one of you
Marlene: You need a profile picture
Dorcas: Is this a strategy to see if I’m catfishing you
Dorcas: I’m not
Marlene: THats what a catfish would say?
Marlene: jk
Marlene: No I just want to see you
Dorcas: Ok but you first and I’m not taking a picture right now, I’m all sweaty
Marlene: fine and same
Marlene sent one attachment
Marlene: My friend Mary- the one I told u about took that at a record store
Dorcas: You look nice
Marlene: wow ur so taken aback by my beauty you can barely speak
Dorcas: You are very pretty
Marlene: awww ur making me blush
Marlene: but fairs fair
Marlene: pay up Dorcas
Dorcas sent one attachment
Dorcas: There you go.
Marlene: jesus
Marlene: ur hot dorcas
Marlene: fuckin hell girl
Dorcas: Thanks, my friend Emmeline took it
Marlene: Well tell her thank you from me because fucking god girl you have been hiding your hotness from me
Marlene: Ok gotta go coach is calling us back
Marlene: Bye dorcas
Dorcas: Bye Marlene
8:00 AM
Barty: cassaroo r u home aufyet
Barty: u boetir have brot food
Dorcas: Barty
Dorcas: How does someone type that badly.
Dorcas: I’m assuming you’re asking if I am home with food
Dorcas: Because that’s the only thing you text me about
Barty: niot tru
Barty: i textsted u yesterday aboot a shit i winted 2 buy
Barty: *shit
Barty:*shit
Barty FUCKING SHIRT GODAMN
Dorcas: I don’t understand how you type without misspelling more when you’re cursing
Dorcas: But I did bring you a croissant and coffee
Dorcas: I’m outside
Barty: I LIVE YOU
Dorcas: I’m telling Evan
Barty: no ur fucksfja not
8:30 AM
Marlene: dont forget coffee
Marlene: or else
Lily: I’m literally standing next to u in line
Lily: Why are u texting me
Marlene: Bc i dont want the people to know ur ordering for me
Lily: Yeah because ur too scared to order
Lily: Cream no sugar?
Marlene: u know me so well sweetheart
8:40 am
Marlene sent an attachment
Marlene: this is Lily with my coffee
Marlene: bc i made her order
Dorcas: Poor Lily
Dorcas: Making her order like that
Dorcas: Smh
Marlene: omg i cant believe my eyes
Marlene: Did I just see the Dorcas Meadowes
Marlene: use an abbreviation
Marlene: wth
Marlene: is the world ending?
Dorcas: No, my friend taught me an abbreviation.
Dorcas: He said it was “getting embarrassing that I text like a grandma” but with a lot of misspellings.
Marlene: lmao
Marlene: well u should tell him i say thanks
Dorcas: I will lol
Marlene: OMG ANOTHER ONE
Marlene: ARE U SURE THE WORLD ISNT ENDING
Dorcas: Yes, I’m just learning to text less formally, your typing is helping though
Marlene: You’re making me blush Dorc
Dorcas: Dorc?
Marlene: i figure u need a nickname if we’re gonna be friends
Marlene: all my friends do
Marlene: Lils, Mac, Remu, Pete, and then the other two aren’t nicknamed but u know
Dorcas: Ok, then you need one
Marlene: Fine by me, Dorc
Dorcas: This is harder than I thought
Dorcas: Hmmmm
Dorcas: Everyone probably uses Marls, don’t they?
Marlene: a little
Marlene: only close friends tho
Dorcas: I want something special
Dorcas: What’s your favorite animal?
Dorcas: Wait no
Dorcas: What’s your last name?
Marlene: McKinnon
Marlene: Why, trying to look me up?
Marlene: and my favorite animal is a wolf, but I love all dogs
Dorcas: Ok we’ll have to go to Lene then
Dorcas: Ok Lena, Lene
Dorcas: WAIT
Dorcas: Does anyone call you Mars
Marlene: surprisingly no
Dorcas: Ok then
Dorcas: Mars
Marlene: yayyyyyy
Marlene: Dorc and Mars
Marlene: we’re so slay
Dorcas: so slay
Marlene: omg
Marlene: all lowercase
Marlene: and a slang word
Marlene: be still my heart
Dorcas: 🙂
Marlene: OMG AN EMOJI
Marlene: i think im in love
Marlene: ok lilys shouting at me to get off of my phone
Marlene: even tho she was just exting mary
Marlene: hypocriteeee
Marlene: ttyl Dorc
Dorcas: Talk to you later Mars
1:00 pm
The constellation
Jamsiepoo: Hey guys whos free for lunch
Petey: Im free in 15
Petey: im in archeology rn
Marycontrary: I thought u dropped that class
Petey: the professors hot
Marycontrary: slut!
Petey: no u
Jamsiepoo: guys! Lunch
Jamsiepoo: frank recommended this place 2 me
Jamsiepoo: its like a italian place
Marycontrary: yeah im free
Marycontrary: and lily says she is 2
Marleypoo: i gotta write my french essay but ill push it back 4 yall
Jamsiepoo: awww she loves us
Marleypoo: no i dont
Marleypoo: shut up
Siriuslycrazy: im free but moony isnt
Siriuslycrazy: he has a essay 4 lit
Siriuslycrazy: and hes not procrastinating like some people
Marleypoo: shut up.
Siriuslycrazy: make me
Jamsiepoo: sexy
Petey: ok focus people
Petey: wya
Petey: nvm I can track y’all
Petey:😈
Petey: ok meet outside building 40
Petey: closest to all of us
Marleypoo: ur scary
Marleypoo: im here
Jamsiepoo: 5 min away
Jamsiepoo: 2 min away
Jamsiepoo: 1 min
Petey: stop u sound li ke a grandpa
Marleypoo: stop texting y’all we’re here
Lilyflower: we’re almost thereeee
Siriuslycrazy: almost there 2
Marleypoo: I just saw u walk into a tree
Marleypoo: then try to act casual and keep walking
Marleypoo: but u bumped into another tree
Marleypoo: and fell over
Marleypoo sent an attachment
Petey: lmao
Siriuslycrazy: going to kill u
Siriuslycrazy: fr this time
Petey: that would be…
Petey: Siriusly crazy
Jamsiepoo: omfg
Lilyflower: ur done pete
Petey: wow siriusly guys
Siriuslycrazy: i thought i was bad
Marleypoo: blocked
Lilyflower: ok we see y’all
Jamsiepoo: okkkk nowe can stop scaring at screens
Marleypoo: fine MOM
6:08 pm
Lily: movie night @ mine?
Mary: u know it
Mary: raspberry ice cream?
Lily: u know me so well
6:30 am
Marlene sent an attachment
Marlene: figured this should be our tradition
Dorcas: Jesus
Marlene: what?
Dorcas: How do you look like an angel at 6:30 am
Marlene: psh no i dont
Marlene: plus i bet u look better
Dorcas: Is this you trying to get me to send you a picture of me right now?
Marlene: maybeeee?
Marlene: is it working?
Dorcas: Mars, all you had to do was ask darling
Dorcas: But be warned
Dorcas: I don’t look as angelic as you
Dorcas sent an attachment
Marlene: Fucking hell Dorc
Marlene: u say u dont look like an angel
Marlene: and then send me that
Marlene: like the smoke from the hot chocolate (or coffee?) makes a literal halo
Dorcas: It's hot chocolate
Dorcas: With some coffee in it though
Dorcas: I need the energy but I hate coffee and love hot chocolate
Marlene: the perfect soloution!
Dorcas: Exactly
Dorcas: But I do think you’re exaggerating
Dorcas: The smoke looks nothing like a halo
Dorcas: It’s blocking half of my face
Marlene: yes very mysterious
Marlene: just my type
Dorcas: Wait, actually?
Marlene: yeah
Marlene: plus ur french
Marlene: apparently i have a thing for french people
Marlene didnt reaize until my friend pointed it out
Marlene: so ur checkijng two boxes
Dorcas: What others are there?
Marlene: hmmmm idk
Marlene: just being able to make me laugh
Dorcas: Have I made you laugh?
Marlene: oh all the time
Marlene: that sounded sarcastic
Marlene: i didnt mean it sarcastic
Marlene: promise
Dorcas: 🙂
Marlene: now i need ur type
Dorcas: Ok, fine
Dorcas: Being able to make me laugh is a big one
Dorcas: I’ve always gone for impulsive people
Dorcas: I’m not sureeee
Dorcas: Usually people who aren’t like me
Marlene: personality or looks wise?
Dorcas: Both?
Dorcas I don’t really have a type other than that
Marlene: No physical traits?
Dorcas: No, people's personalities matter more.
Dorcas: You?
Marlene: same
Marlene: 😊
Marlene: okay coach is making me get back to practice
Marlene: bye dorc 🙂
Dorcas: bye mars 🙂