Love, Covid and Everything in Between

It was 11:45 and my fingers wouldn't stop fidgeting. No, not only my fingers, but my entire body. I was squirming in the chair and noisily tapping my fingers on the desk as I counted the minutes down to twelve midnight. I even willed myself not to blink because I couldn’t afford to lose this week’s online book auction on Stephen King’s The Shining. It’s a classic! Okay, you’re probably thinking that I should just get a copy from the book store or place an order on A****n and have it delivered right to my doorstep. But you see, this is not just any book. This one is signed by the legend himself with a secret handwritten message on the 217th page of the book, referencing the haunted hotel room in the story’s Overlook Hotel. Now, do you get why I can’t just let this go? Geeky. I know. I took a sip of coffee as I waited. I could see my palms sweating. I’ve always been a huge fan of Stephen King and his works, and The Shining is one of my absolute favorites. So, I

“Oh my days. Vera Lee flirting with the Jackson Young!” Nelson’s shriek was so loud that I felt like my phone was on speaker mode. “Shut up, it wasn’t like that,” I replied.“Excuse me?” Nelson’s voice was now using his as-a-matter-of-fact tone. “Two people don’t just talk about random life things up to 2:30 in the morning. Doesn’t work that way babe.”“Ok that was because of the cookies.”“And!” His voice was louder now. “No one bakes cookies for neighbors. Neighbors hate each other. We don’t just give cookies.”“You and I don’t hate each other! We’re good neighbors to each other.” I rebutted.“And I feel like you guys like each other too! You and your OTHER neighbor.”Nelson got to tease me all morning after telling him about Jacks

nelson_00z: hey! guess who?ladyvera: oprah?nelson_00z: ha ha very funnynelson_00z: i was kinda hoping for an answer like bretman rocknelson_00z: you know bretman, right?nelson_00z: anyway what movie are we on for tonight?ladyvera: anything paranormal? i have an updated listnelson_00z: nojackson101: nopenelson_00z: srsly vera watch ghost stuff alone zzznelson_00z: you know im not great with screams on screenjackson101: same herenelson_00z: how about some comedy?ladyvera: not my area of expertisejackson101: adam sandler films?jackson101: i like that guy..nelson_00z: oooh!! i like that