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The café finally went quiet. Chairs sat stacked on tables, and the hiss of the coffee machine dulled into silence. Lena Carter leaned against the counter, tugging at her apron strings with a sigh. Her feet throbbed after back-to-back shifts, and her whole body ached for rest. She pulled out her phone, intending to complain to Sophie—her best friend, her sounding board, the only person who tolerated her post-shift rants. Her fingers flew across the screen, typing without second thought.

9:14 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Ughhh Sophie 😩

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Tell me again why I agreed to cover two shifts in the café??

9:15 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

My feet are crying. Like literally crying.

9:16 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

… I think you’ve got the wrong Sophie.

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Unless Sophie recently became a 22-year-old guy named Alex 🤔

9:17 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Oh my god—

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Wait. Who is this???

9:18 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Just some random guy you just trauma-dumped your café problems on 😂

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me.

9:19 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Wow. First time I text a stranger and they roast me.

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Rude.

9:20 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Nah, not rude. Honest.

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

But hey, at least your feet have feelings. Mine are heartless.

9:21 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

…

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Did you just make a bad foot joke to a girl you don’t even know?

9:22 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Guilty 😅

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

But hey, it made you type those three dots of disbelief. So I win.

9:23 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

You’re ridiculous.

9:24 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Maybe. But you’re still replying. 😉

9:25 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

…touché.

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Okay, mystery Alex. Since I already embarrassed myself, tell me—how did I even text you?

9:27 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Probably typo’d Sophie’s number.

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

But hey, best typo of my week.

9:28 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Smooth. Do you practice lines like that?

9:29 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Only in the mirror when I’m brushing my teeth. Works 3 out of 10 times.

9:30 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

That’s… oddly specific. 😂

9:31 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

So, café girl, do I at least get a name?

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Or should I keep calling you “Wrong Number”?

9:32 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

…Lena.

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

But I think “Wrong Number” makes me sound mysterious.

9:33 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

True.

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

“Lena the Wrong Number.” A tragic heroine in some classic novel.

9:34 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Excuse me, I happen to love novels. Don’t mock literature. 😤

9:35 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Oh really? Literature major?

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

…How did you guess?

9:36 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Lucky guess. That, or you just gave me Sherlock-level hints.

9:37 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

You’re annoyingly good at this.

9:38 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

At what?

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Making strangers laugh when they’re too tired to stand.

9:39 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

…

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Glad I could help then.

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

So tell me, Lena the Wrong Number—what’s worse, a double café shift, or texting a random guy who replies with bad jokes?

9:41 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Honestly? The double shift.

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

At least the random guy is entertaining.

9:42

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

I’ll take that as the best compliment I’ve gotten all week.

9:43 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

You must have a very boring week then.

9:44 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

You’d be surprised.

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

But hey… this one just got interesting.

9:45 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

…

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

You really don’t let a girl win, do you?

9:46 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Nope.

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

But if you keep texting, maybe I’ll let you steal a victory or two.

9:47 PM

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

We’ll see.

Lena Carter (Protagonist)

Goodnight, Alex.

9:48 PM

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

Goodnight, Wrong Number.

Alex Donovan (Love Interest)

…Sweet dreams, café girl. 😉

The café lights buzzed faintly as Lena slipped her phone into her pocket, cheeks warm despite the empty room. It was ridiculous—bantering with a stranger she knew nothing about. And yet, as she stepped out into the cool night air, her exhaustion seemed lighter. She replayed his final words in her head—Sweet dreams, café girl. For the first time in weeks, Lena walked home smiling.

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