The rain slammed hard down on the little white sedan as it drove through the night.
David was tired. He'd had a long day at work and wanted to get home and relax. He hated working at a restaurant. God, how he hated it. People giving him attitude, people being downright annoying, but perhaps most of all his superiors. Taking orders from some uninteresting half wit and having to smile and nod.
He worked at the Red Lobster, and he couldn't stand it. Not a bad job for a twenty year old, but still... something else would be quite preferable.
After what seemed like an eternity driving through wall after wall of rain he recognized his street and finally his driveway. He drove up and parked, getting out to smile for the first time all day.
Independence. Ever since he'd moved out of his parent's home one thing he could always seek refuge in was his own home. Feeling better and better as he walked inside, he decided to go pour himself a drink and have a seat on his couch.
David was a slightly more sophisticated drinker than most men his age. Twenty year old college guys were chugging out of beer bongs and gulping down jack daniels, he was having moderate drinks of crown royal and eating dinner with riunite lambrusco.
After his first sip he looked over at the computer and thought that might be a perfect way to relax.. go on literotica or some place and find some equally tired and horny girl.
Shit, he was sold. He got up and turned the computer on, having a seat in front of it. He felt better already.
Once he got on he found himself at the name point. Damn. He was never any good at that. He didn't want to write some silly obnoxious name like "i've got a big dick" but at the same time who wants to talk to "music fan"? He hated this part. Eventually he settled on "Jeff". It wasn't his name, and it was the best he could come up with.
"Jeff" went on and hit up a few different girls, all either too busy or too arrogant to reply. He never understood that; you're on a goddamn cyber site, he'd think. What makes you so much better than me that you can't answer me?
He was getting a little annoyed when he found "Psique".
Jeff: Hi, what's up
Psique: hi there
Ah, he thought. A response.
Jeff: How are you?
She hadn't acknowledged the fact that he'd asked her a question. Too many people used "how's it going" and "what's up" as greetings and not questions. It got on his nerves.
Psique: kind of tired, really... you?
Jeff: Me too, more or less.. I just got off work, you?
Psique: yeah, actually i did too... long day
Jeff: Same here.. looking for a little relaxation, you might say
Psique: :)
This wasn't going too badly, he thought. She seemed cool enough, and in the same boat as well.
Jeff: So tell me a little about yourself
Then the screen went dead for about a minute and a half. Fuck. If she was gone or with someone else already... it seemed as though the guys with the "hey baby, let's fuck" routine did much better than guys like him. He just didn't fit in with most, and he understood them even less.
Jeff: Are you busy?
David sighed and got up to pour himself another drink. It looked like it wasn't going to happen now. When he came back, however, he saw that she'd replied.
Psique: haha i'm just getting a shitload of pms..
A wave of relief caught him. He sat back down smiling slightly as he began to type back.
Jeff: Well if you're busy I'd hate to be a bother is all
Psique: honey, if you were to keep talking to me, i'd like it just fine
Jeff: That's a relief.. i was thinking the same thing
Psique: giggles
David never thought much of typing verbs like that in chat, but right now he thought it was cute as hell.
Jeff: Well anyways... newayz, as the kids say.. what are you into?
Psique: giggles... the kids..
Jeff: You're into kids?
Psique: haha nooooo
Jeff: Hmm...
Psique: repeating what you said...
Jeff: suuure you are
Psique: lol
There was another thing that bothered David; acronyms in chat. lol, rofl, lmao, brb, all that shit. He hated it. Once again, in this case, he was loving it.
Jeff: so what's on your mind?
Psique: frankly dear my mind is on sex