messages from a stranger

i. jane

(401) 123-1234

hey, i got your number from walter. you were interested in adopting the cat?

jane montgomery opens the text message app on her macbook as soon as the message pops up on her screen. she sits in her english seminar, trying not to fall asleep, but the message jolts her brain awake again.

she isn't sure who it is, but it's a providence number. and she doubts it's a scam.

at least she hopes it's not a scam.

she also is currently in the market for a cat for her two year old cat, polly.

jane isn't home often due to the rigorous demands of her english phd program, and she wants polly to have a friend, other than her roommate, for when she's not home.

(401) 123-1234

i'm not sure who walter is

but if you're still looking for someone to adopt the cat, i'm interested

great! she's a ragdoll kitten. she's only about 2 weeks old

she has to be with the mom until she's about 10 weeks, though

do you have any other pets?

i have a maine coon named polly

she's 2 and super sweet

i really just want her to have a friend

aww yeah i get that

you're not a stalker right?

or a murderer?

omg i have no idea who you are

but you're from providence?

yeah i'm grew up here

and i'm definitely not a stalker or murderer

i'm hunter matthews

wbu? you a criminal?

no, def not

just a severely sleep deprived phd student

oh, are you at uri?

brown actually

ah, so she's smart smart

i'm assuming you're a female

i didn't mean to assume you're gender

i'm sorry

you're fine!

you assumed correctly

and also i'm jane evangeline montgomery

jane doesn't know why she told him her full name. she definitely could've left out her middle name. what is she thinking? she bites the inside of her cheek as she waits for hunter to respond.