"allfinegirls - you waved at me from a passing train. I waved back even though I didn't know you. That's the problem. I never know you. But I keep searching." His hands trembled. The username wasn’t his. It was a phantom, a thread he’d been pulling his whole life without knowing it. Each post was written from the same account— allfinegirls —but the IP addresses were different. Cities he’d never visited. Years he couldn’t account for.
"allfinegirls - to the brunette with the crooked smile at The Daily Grind. You laughed at my order. I froze. You left on a blue bike. I'm still here." Leo’s heart thumped. That was him. He’d written that post sixteen years ago. He’d never gotten a reply. Searching for- allfinegirls in-All CategoriesMo...
"Leo. Stop looking. Start living. I'll find you when you do." He reached for the keyboard to reply, but the page refreshed. The site was gone. Just a white screen and a server error. "allfinegirls - you waved at me from a passing train
He just breathed.