Robert – *Thinking to himself* 

Dang it this quarantine sucks right now, and it doesn’t help that Vanessa stays on my mind. Why can’t I just shake her off? Like I clearly know that she doesn’t feel the same way about me as I do her, but for some odd reason I see myself with her and only her. Being in love sucks man especially when the person doesn’t love you in that same manner. Stuck in the house with these thoughts of mines beating me down everyday. Damn!!!

*Phone Rings Robert reaches for it and on the screen Vanessa’s name appeared on it with a picture of her face. Robert answers phone*

Hey what’s up Vanessa? 

Vanessa – Hey Rob what’s up with you? It’s been a minute I haven’t heard from you in a while.

Robert – Damn it has been a while I didn’t even peep. How have you been though?

Vanessa – I’ve been as good as anybody can be locked up inside the house. 

*Both laugh*

How about yourself? How are you doing with all that’s going on?

Robert – I’ve been doing alright, still sane surprisingly. You know me though I  hate sitting still makes me feel like a prisoner. 

Vanessa – Same here, and normally I can handle just chilling in the house for a few days by myself. This is just extra, I miss being able to hang out with my friends and Chinese food.

Robert – *Laughs*  Yes I miss me chinese food forreal. I miss you guys to tell the truth. It’s weird going this many weeks without hanging out and kicking it. I really can’t wait until all this is over so everything can get back to normal. I’ve been frustrated because Rona got in the way of my plans forreal.

Vanessa – Oh what plans were those?

Robert – Just me moving out and getting my own place and also I was just starting to get a gym routine going on.

Vanessa- Oh yeah you were slimming down last time we hung out. You haven’t been working out at home?

Robert – In the beginning of all this I was, but it’s a bit hard to focus on when you’re somewhere you don’t want to be at. So I slowed down for now. 

Vanessa – Oh that makes sense. Are you close to your move out goal?

Robert – I actually have the money to move out tomorrow if I wanted to. I just thought  it will be smarter to wait until after this pandemic is over to move out. The way things are going I don’t know for sure If I would have the job security to sustain living on my own right now. 

Vanessa- Oh what you mean by that?

Robert- I mean we have been pretty slow at work and not knowing if they would start letting people go or not or cut hours. Either way I wouldn’t be able to sustain moving somewhere if that were to happen.

Vanessa- Oh ok that makes total sense. Well look I have to go jump on this zoom meeting for work, I just called to see how you were doing. I’ll talk to you later, and remember the phone works two ways.

Robert- Oh ok thanks for that Vanessa I appreciate it, and I most definitely will. Talk to you later and enjoy the rest of the day.

Vanessa- You too bye. 

*Vanessa hangs up the phone*

Robert – *Puts phone down and thinking to himself*

She is so awesome for that. I know she is just being a friend, but I can’t help but to fall in love with it. I need help shaking my head.