,,It's a notification from the dating app your friend made you download a few weeks ago.Throughout college you never really dated due to your controlling mother. You have matched with a guy named [[Chris]],you are intrigued.
(set: $timeleft=$timeleft-0)(if: visit > 1)+(if: $message is true)[Just as Chris is falling asleep his phone [[vibrates]]]
(if:visit > 1) +(if:$message is false) [Wow she seems so cool. Chris doesn't usually put himself out there but he has to message her[[ Hey! How is your quarantine going?]]]
Chris just finished his tenth episode of (cycling-link: "New Girl", "Modern Family", "The Office", "Grey's Anatomy") and is saddened by the fact he has to isolate himself in his apartment alone for the next few months.
Chris is currently working as a data scientist for Target ,but he is also the great-grandson of the founder and expected to take over as CEO (link:"one day")[(show:?1)].|1)[He is pretty much the prince of Target.]
Just as Chris was losing all hope during the quarantine, he gets a notification from a dating app, he matched with a very interesting women with very long [[hair]] named Zel.
Your mother is very controlling and has not allowed you to cut your hair in years. Your curly hair reaches your back and is very difficult to maintain.
(link:"On your way home from college")[(show:?1)]|1)[On your way home from college, you can't stop thinking about Chris from that dating app. Instead of waiting for him to message you, you are just going to go for it.]
Should you?
[[Message him ]]
or
[[wait you are too nervous to make the first move]][You message him]<phase1|
(mouseover-append:?phase1)
[ You want to sound cool, but you're just not]
["Hey! How is it going?]<phase2|
[Oh my gosh, what did you just do you have never done this before. What if he thinks you're weird?]
(set: $message to true)
Wait what is [[Chris]] going to say??? [You will just wait for [[Chris]] to message you.]<phase1|.
(mouseover-append:?phase1) [ You have no idea how to talk to men.]
(set: $message to false)
Chris quickly replies, and your heart jumps. You guys talk all night and before you know it, it has been more than a month of you guys constantly messaging and facetiming from your [[room]].
(set: $timeleft=$timeleft+1.5){(live: 0.8s)[
(either: "Typing...", "Hey Zel! How is your quarantine?")
]}
Your heart jumps as you read Chris's message. You have never talked to a guy before (link:"today.")[(show:?1)].|1)[ What do you say? Before you know it you have been messaging Chris all night talking about everything and anything. Luckily, your mother can't tell you are awake from your [[room]].] As you are facetiming Chris, you hear an [[echo]] like he is right outside of your window.
(set: $timeleft=$timeleft+2)(nth: visit, "You love your room", "What else is in your room","Welcometo your room:")
You have lived in the same room your entire childhood. Your very [[controlling mother]] decided to build a [[tower-like house]] for you. While you do not like living behind a [[locked door]], you enjoy the beautiful view from the [[huge window]] in the center of your room.
You were adopted by your mother as a baby. You aren't sure who your birth parents are but your mom always told you they were thieves and she saved you from them. [Your mom is known as the witch of your small town as she creates natural makeup products]<phase1| (mouseover-append:?phase1) [ they are like magic on women's ](link-goto: "skin.", (history:)'s last).
For some reason your mother keeps the door to your room locked at all times. Of course, she lets you leave but you have to tell her exactly where you are going but you have used the [[huge window]]to sneak out a few times. You are shocked she allowed you to attend [[college]].It can be lonely always being in your room alone, so you love just peering out of the window and watching people. You have been doing less of that now that you are always [[facetiming]] Chris.College was your one chance at freedom. You made a lot of memories and are very sad your senior year was cut (link-goto: "short.", (history:)'s last).
{(live: 0.8s)[
(either: "Typing...", "Hey! How is it going?")
]}
[Chris quickly [[replies]]]<phase1|
(mouseover-append:?phase1)
[ Zel seems so cool, Chris thinks to himself.]
{(live: 0.8s)[
(either: "A Pandemic Love Story", " By Robi Roberts")
]}
[[Once Upon A Time......]]As Chris is walking around his neighborhood and facetiming the girl he met on the dating app, he hears an echo. He knows they live in the same area of town, but not two minutes from your house. How could this be? Chris looks up and sees Zel through her window, and Chris [[waves]].Wait, is that Chris waving outside of your window?
[[Should you go outside and meet him??]]
or
[[is it too dangerous??]][It is just too dangerous to leave the house and you guys will meet one day.]<phase1|
(mouseover-append:?phase1)[Right?]
You will just continue to text and facetime, [[how bad can it be??]]Once Upon a time, not so long ago the world was facing (cycling-link: " a global pandemic", "the coronavirus outbreak", "the worst thing ever").As a senior in college, you have been sent home and your school year is cut short. As you pack up your dorm room, your phone [[buzzes.]]<hr> (if:(passage:)'s tags contains "show-footer")[Time in Quarantine and in Love:[$timeleft months]<hr>][I mean you have been inside for two months what do you have to lose.]<phase1|
(mouseover-append:?phase1)
[ Wait how are you going to get out without your mom seeing.]
[[Invite Chris up to your room]]
or
[[Sneak out of your window]]Not being able to meet Chris in person sucks!! You thought it would be easy but you have not seen your friends in months and just want some human [[contact]]Chris is so lonely he becomes depressed and no longer wants to talk to anyone.
He slowly stops talking to Zel and 6 months later the quarantine ends and he never meets her.
(link:" The End!")[(show:?1)]|1)[Sometimes things just don;t work out]
(set: $timeleft=$timeleft-2)I mean what do you have to lose, but how the hell is Chris going to get up here its a high climb into the window. Maybe he could climb the wooden [[ladder]] attached to the side of the tower or the [[thick vine]] that grows along the entire right side of the tower. mean if all else fails you can just use [[your hair]] like in that one fairy tale, wait what is it called again??You tell Chris to stop and wait for you outside. You begin to climb out of the window but notice the climb down is just too high, there is no point of meeting Chris if you break your neck on the way. Let's rethink this.[[Should you go outside and meet him??]]The ladder has been there for ages and you have used it throughout high school and college to sneak out to hang out with your friends. That makes you remember that the top rung is completely broken from your last escapade. You have to figure this out you want to [[Invite Chris up to your room]]There is no way that the vine can hold the weight of an adult man. You want to date Chris not kill the man. You have to figure it out you really want to [[Invite Chris up to your room]]I guess it has come to this. I mean will this even work, how can hair hold the weight of a person. I guess it worked in that story, ehh why can't I remember the [[name]]. Chris is very confused, Zel just invited him up to her tower. [While he would love to meet her, he is quite confused did she just say he can [[climb]] up her hair to get to the window?]<phase1| (mouseover-append:?phase1) [What is this that weird fairy tale, Chris forgets what it's called]You let your hair down the window and it spills out to the ground. Wait, this might actually work.Chris grabs the end of your hair and begins to climb. (click-append:"climb")[ (Wow, that fairy tale was right it is possible.)] As Chris gets closer and closer to the window, your head begins to hurt and you notice a large portion of your hair is [[falling out]]. As Chris reaches the window, he is shocked that it worked but he feels bad he had to pull pretty hard on her hair hopefully she is [[okay]].Chris wakes up to a knocking sound. Opps he slept over at Zel's house but what is that sound before he can even get out of bed Zel jumps up and begins to [[panic]]. So your mother is at your door and there is a man in your bed!!! What do you do??
[[Have Chris hide outside of the window]]
[[Tell your mom the truth]]You cannot tell your mom the truth she will never understand! You push Chris out of the window and he hides on the side of the tower. When your mom walks in she know something is off. She begins to look all[[ around your room]]I guess you will tell her the truth. You really like Chris so your mom might as well know the truth. You and Chris tell her everything. She is very angry at first but begins to understand. She was in love once too. Shockingly, she allows Chris to stay with you in the tower, of course she checks on you two every [[hours]]. Seconds after Chris sneaks out of the window, he feels a tap on his shoulder. Oh gosh, Zel's mom found Chris and she is not happy! She [[yells]] at Chris and Zel. Your mom is so angry that Chris was in your room. She decides to take your phone. You spend the rest of the quarantine only speaking to your mom. Chris slowly moves on and you guys never meet again.
(link:" The End!!")[(show:?1)]|1)[Better luck next time]
(set: $timeleft=$timeleft-2)Chris begins to love living with you and your mom and even begins to garden. After a month, your mom creates a plant-based medicine that treats the virus, almost like magic, is she a witch or something? The world begins to open up again and Chris and you live happily ever after, ruling Target of course!!!
(link:" The End!")[(show:?1)]|1)[Rapunzel, that's what the fairy tale is called!]
(set: $timeleft=$timeleft+8)For some reason, since middle school you have lived in the guest house in your backyard. You love your tower and almost feel like a (link-goto: "princess.", (history:)'s last).
(link:"OMG!")[(show:?1)]|1)[There is a man in your room!! I mean most of your hair has fallen out but who cares, you look better with short hair anyway. You and Chris begin to talk and share a kiss. Before you know it, both of you have [[fallen asleep]]]