“You can leave your bag and shoes right here by the door. Take off all of your clothes and hand them over.”
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I sat in the university library that afternoon. I had case studies to do for the next day, but I caught myself staring at the same page for over an hour. I reached into my pocket for my phone and shielded the screen from nearby students as I texted him. “I almost forgot – what’s your name?”
“Robbie,” he replied.
It was the first time since we matched that I wondered what his real name was. Nevertheless, by this point we had already put everything in place. I scrolled up to read the texts we had exchanged over the past four days. The excitement grew until a backpack brushed up against me as a student walked past me and I was reminded of where I was. With me eyes back on my book, I tried to cast aside the images in my head for the few hours left until our meeting. I gave up a few minutes later and left for my apartment.