Dedicated to L.E.S. -- you know who you are!
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My name is Elizabeth.
I've been a Med-Tech and a Medical Billing Clerk at the local doctor's office for about the past year. There's really nothing about my job that I would call 'exciting' or 'thrilling' but it's a job, and I went to school for it, so I don't rarely complain. I just go on about my day as it were, and go about my normal routine.
I don't have a boyfriend, but not for lack of trying, but as I think about it, it's probably for the better. It gives me more time to focus on my work and not worry about having to answer to a man.
Last month I went into work on a Monday morning, and started my day as I usually do, but only to find a strange email in my inbox of my email account. I paid it no mind at first and answered all of the ones that were sent by my boss, and the pharmaceutical company that we deal with, and a couple from my coworkers and friends.
Once finished, I looked at the name of the sender to make sure it wasn't a virus, and when it didn't look too fishy, I decided to open it up.
To: e_lizlove1234
From: wouldntyouliketoknow
I'd like to play a game. It's nothing that will harm you, I'm not Jigsaw from the movie series SAW™, but in the end, if you do as I tell you, you'll be rewarded. Do not reply to this or any email that I send you, for I won't receive them, this is a monitored email account. I'll be in touch.
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And just like that, my day was off to a strange start, with a week ahead that only promised to get better.
I didn't pay much attention to the email, as I had loads of work to do, because it was Monday and my Mondays are like everyone else's. Crazy paperwork to start the work week, and also if we were short handed, I would also have to stand in as a Nurse's Aid, as I sometimes would be required to do on Mondays and Tuesdays. So all in all, I was a pretty busy girl!
Lunch time came in no time flat today, and I was eager to take my 45minute break. I walked over to the Subway™ restaurant that was adjacent our building, after taking the orders from my coworkers and ordered lunch. I had left my phone on my desk as I normally did, because no one seemed to bother my things. When I returned, a picture message was being downloaded to my phone.
'Probably my friend Michael sending those damn forwards again,' I thought as I just glanced at it, and kept walking to deliver lunch to my fellow employees. When I came back, the message had fully downloaded, but the phone number wasn't Michael's. It actually looked semi-familiar, but I didn't fully recognize it. When I opened it up, it was a two page message, and the first page just simply said,
"Clue Number One."
The second page was a picture of someone's neck. There was a tattoo of a Chinese hieroglyphic on the person's neck, but I didn't recognize it at all. Puzzled, I saved the text message, and went back into my email inbox, and decided to make sure I saved the email too, and I finished my day at work.
The next day came, and although I was a little excited about possibly finding another email, I tried to keep my cool when I entered the office. Straight into my email inbox, only to find the boring emails of my coworkers and friends. I decided to put it out of my mind, so I didn't get worked up over nothing, and so I could do my work.
For the most part, the day went as planned. Nothing strange, no text messages at lunch, just the makings of a normal day at the office; until 2pm that is. I was finishing a billing report, and my yahoo instant messenger popped up, and started blinking.
NEW MESSAGE FROM: WOULDNT.YOU.LIKE.TO.KNOW
I clicked ACCEPT and the dialog box popped up.
wyltk:
hello elizabeth
e_lizlove1234:
who is this?
wyltk:
come on blondie, what's my email address? you really think i'm going to tell you that?
e_lizlove1234:
can you give me another clue as to who you are? you're going to get me into trouble at my job if you keep this up!
wyltk:
no i won't get you in trouble, and you're just going to have to take my word for that, and yes i can give you another clue. i met you about a year ago and i have had a crush on you since then.
e_lizlove1234:
do I know you personally, and did i know you had this crush on me?
wyltk:
wouldn't you like to know! ta ta for now. bye.