After an hour of trying to get away from Grandma during one of her stories, I finally managed to slip away to the comfort of my bed. 

I let out a sigh of relief as my back made contact with the soft bed. It felt like heaven compared to the hard mattresses back at university. 

I let out a loud yawn as I reached over to grab my phone. I glance at the time. It's only nine o'clock but it feels so much later. I decided to try and stay up a bit longer. I look through my notifications; spam, emails, messages from the lacrosse group chat, and one new message on Cupid. open the message 

Curious, I open the message from Cupid first

HAZEL: Hey, what's up?

I click on her profile before responding. 

Hazel Greenwood, 20 years old, 5 foot 4 inches, brown hair, green eyes, slim build, a student at Elk Grove University, introverted,  interests; reading, writing, k-dramas. She seems like a bit of a nerd but she's hot, I think to myself. I go back to our messages.

JASON: Just landed in Maple Ridge a few hours ago.

JASON: What’s going on with you?

I put my phone down not expecting her to reply right away, but my phone buzzed, I swiped it open to see my notifications, You have one new message on Cupid. 

HAZEL: Just lying in bed atm.

HAZEL: How was your flight?

JASON: Tiring, to say the least. My flight got delayed, and they lost my luggage.

HAZEL: Yikes sounds like a shitty day. 

HAZEL: Where did you fly in from?

JASON: California.

HAZEL: From Cali?! 

HAZEL: That must have been a long flight.

JASON: Yeah, I had two layovers, it was dreadful.

HAZEL: What brings you to town? Are you originally from here?

JASON: Yeah, I grew up here, but we moved towards the end of elementary school. My grandparents still live here. 

HAZEL: Aw that’s so sweet. 

HAZEL: I’m visiting family as well. My father and stepmother live by Jackson Park.

JASON: That's cool, what's your major?

HAZEL: Biology, hbu?

JASON: Sports medicine.

 HAZEL: Oo so you want to work with athletes?

JASON: Exactly, I wanna be a physical therapist if lacrosse doesn't pan out. 

HAZEL: I’m sure it will pan out though, as you are pretty fit. 

JASON: is typing… 

I start typing out my reply but stop mid-sentence to let out a yawn. My eyes began to grow heavy, but I wanted to keep talking to her. I'm not sure what but something about her is endearing. So I decided to take it a step further, and Facetime her.

JASON: It seems like we're already gonna be up all night talking so wanna just Facetime? 

HAZEL: is typing…

She starts typing then stops. Then starts again, before her contact pops up on my screen.

“ Oh shit,” I think to myself. “I didn't think that she would call right away.” I run my hands through my hair trying to fix it. “Ok, you got this…” I say before hitting accept the call.