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I'm suddenly woken up by the loud, rapid beeping of my alarm clock. Slowly opening my eyes, I see the time: 10:00. It's the weekend.

I stretch and rub my eyes, the sunlight seeping through the gaps in my curtains.  However, my thoughts are quickly interrupted by my phone making a noise and its screen lighting up.

I quickly grab my glasses from the bedside table and lean over to grab my phone.

PJ: Hey. There's this guy who's just moved in on Phil's road and my mum says that I need to make friends with him. I think he's kind of shy.

danisnotonfire has been added to the chat

Phil: Hi! <(^-^)> Welcome!

Chris: Hey

dan: hi

Phil: So you live on my road? I'm surprised my mum hasn't come bounding over to your house to bring you cake and biscuits! (> ~ <)

dan: uh i think she has

Phil: Oh... Whoops!! (^~^)

Chris: So, Dan? What school are you going to? Are you going to our school?

dan: um... idrk sry

PJ: What are your hobbies?

Chris: What kind of music do you listen to?

Chris: What's your favourite colour?

PJ: How tall are you?

Chris: What do you look like?

PJ: Could you send us a picture of yourself?

danisnotonfire has left the chat

I sigh as the text appears on the screen. Stupid Chris and PJ bombarding him with questions, right after PJ said that he was shy.

*ping*

My breath catches in my throat again, as I hear the notification sound alert me of a new message. I quickly go back to the home screen, where I see a new chat request.

dan: hi

I smile as soon as I see the contact name, and I hurriedly type out a reply.

Phil: Hey! ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ Why did you leave the other chat? o(╥﹏╥)o

dan: they were asking me lots of questions

Phil: Oh.... That's fine! Do you want me to tell them to stop? (●'ω｀●)

dan: could i just talk to you

Phil: Sure! Whatever floats your boat! ツ

I hold back on asking what school he's joining, seeing as he wasn't too fond of the questions earlier. I don't want to ruin the chance of a new friendship.

Suddenly, a thought pops into my head. I mull over it for a couple of seconds, before texting Dan.

Phil: I have an idea! (✿◠‿◠)

dan: okay

Phil: It might sound a bit strange...

dan: ...

Phil: Okay, how about we both stay anonymous? All we know is each other's names and that we live on the same road!

dan: sure

Phil: Great! Just so we can open up a little more, yeah?

Phil: I like your profile picture!

dan: its just black

Phil: Well that tells me a lot about you! You're probably more of a pessimist and quite a conserved person (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ

dan: i guess thats true

dan: yours is the muse logo

dan: so you like muse

Phil: Exactly! I love them!

dan: so do i

dan: how do you do the cute faces

Phil: To be perfectly honest, most punctuation will make a face (∩▂∩)

dan: &/)?; no

Phil: Haha (◕ω◕✿)

"Phil! Breakfast is ready!" I hear my mum call up the stairs.

Phil: Sorry, I have to go. Speak soon?

dan: sure

I place my phone back onto the bedside table, and start getting ready, thoughts of the prior conversation still running through my head.