A woman's online boyfriend seems to be pulling away, until the boy who takes over his account turns out to be someone she already knows in secret. As the two grow closer through messages and shared confessions, she must untangle who she's really falling for — the persona online or the boy behind the screen.
The boy beside me flushed and hurried to slide a set of utensils toward me. Another quickly quickly poured me a glass of water. I caught the whispers around the table. No, he's kidding, sure.
But they're not even in the set. Blake's gotta be dying inside right now. Blake obviously heard every word. His fingers slowly curled into a fist.
The guy in the leather jacket looked at me. Seriously, Nora. Why'd you never post selfies in the group chat? If you had, nobody would've believed all that crap.
I just don't like posting pictures of myself. Do you always look like this? No. I used to be overweight.
I lost it because I wanted to meet my online boyfriend. Blake's face immediately darkened. Just then, the girl sitting next to Lily let out a sarcastic laugh. Yeah, right. Nobody just naturally looks like that.
She looked me up and down. Who knows how much work you've done. Then she slipped an arm around Lily. Lily's what real, natural beauty looks like.
Unlike some people, a faint smile tugged at Lily's lips.