Numbers Game
by Marc Lewis
Hey baby girl. I’ve been thinking of you all day!
My parents are gone for the weekend. Want to party?
Wow.
I feel so honored.
Like I said, I’ve been thinking of you all day!
What about the other girls?
Have you been thinking about them too?
???
The other girls on your text.
Huh?
You know I can see that you sent that same text to eight other girls right?
shit
It’s a group text. We can all see each other’s names Romeo
But it was you that I was thinking of!
Ha! You think I’m about to fall for that?
I bet you’re telling the same thing to Teresa, Michelle, Jessica
No baby girl just you
Emily, Alyssa, Mia
Those girls don’t compare to you…
and Zoe.
Is that about every girl you know?
Okay
I fucked up
you did
Come over here and I’ll apologize ;)
will I have to wait in line behind the other girls that you texted?
No. I’ll bring you to the front of the line.
you’re my first choice
wow haha. I feel so special.
you should. You’re number one
Why cause no other girls texted you back?
Not yet
but they will
they’re probably busy right now
yeah probably busy laughing their asses off
or busy escaping the country
or getting a restraining order
or busy driving to a bridge to throw their phones off it
Okay
I get it
or suicide bombing their cell phone providers...
so they’ll never get another text from you again
ouch
still number one?
No.
Number four now and slipping
Ahhh too bad
You never answered my question
you had a question?
yeah. You want to party this weekend?
Sure. With who?
with me
haha I thought I made that clear
what?
That that’s not going to happen
why?
Do you have the short term memory of a goldfish???
Because you texted the same invitation to eight different girls.
I was just playing the odds
It’s a numbers game
It’s a psychotic game
It will be fun
we can watch a movie and do other things
Like what?
Monopoly?
Scrabble?
Hungry hungry hippos?
how about Twister?
How about no.
It will be fun
for you.
for me it would just be sad and depressing.
You’re mean
and you’re delusional.
did any of the other girls text back?
All of them.
I still pick you
really? Tell the truth…
I can text them myself and ask them. I have their numbers too
none of them
only you
and you just texted back to make fun of me
and to laugh at you
I’ll never get a girlfriend
not by acting like this you won’t
well how?
try being yourself
stop trying to be a player. Girls don’t want that.
They want someone that will talk to them. That will listen to them
Go on…
Get to know the girl first before you jump down their throats asking for sex.
That’s not how girls think.
what else?
well for starters don’t go after more than one girl at a time...
and for the love of God stop with the group texting.
That’s enough to make any girl run away screaming
you’re good at this
well I am a girl. I do have some insider knowledge.
So why don’t you come over on the weekend and help me out
I thought we went over this…
not for that! I mean give me some pointers, help me be a better catch.
I don’t know. You just may be hopeless…
No! I want to learn. Please!
I can’t die a virgin.
Okay fine. I like a challenge and you can be my little project.
as long as you keep your hands to yourself!
yes ma’am
Rule number one: Don’t ever call a girl that you haven’t been dating for a long time ‘baby girl’
what is that? No one likes to be called that!
I’m taking notes
And cut your hair. You have a good looking face.
Stop hiding it with that messy hair.
You think I’m hot?
I didn’t say that. And get some new clothes while you’re at it.
fitted clothes. Enough with the baggy shit. That doesn’t suit you…
I won’t change for any girl.
fine, then be a virgin for the rest of your life.
okay I’ll go to the store now!
Want to come with me?
R U serious?
yeah come with me. It will be fun
What’s in it for me?
You can be the first to get to know the new me.
You can take credit for my transformation when I become the hottest guy at school.
you can enjoy my sharp intellect and witty sense of humor
eh…
I’ll buy you a new pair of shoes.
I’m there!
Great! It’s a date.
Definitely not a date.
I’ll pick you up in thirty minutes
for our date
Okay. But it’s not a date
We’ll see
I’ve seen. It’s not a date.
Wait until I get my haircut and new clothes…then we’ll talk.
okay. Maybe.
Woo hoo!
We have a lot of work to do…
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