Pick Me Up!

This ISN’T love

Tapping out a message on Facebook, I quickly deleted it and sighed.

I shouldn’t get involved, I thought. Or should I?

I’d found out through the social networking site that my now ex-friend had a new bloke.

She was trouble. And anyone who got mixed up with her was always dragged into her drama.

I felt for her new fella. And even though I knew it wasn’t my place, I couldn’t stop myself sending him a warning.

She’s bad news, I typed. You should watch out.

Before I could talk myself out of it, I pressed send.

I was surprised when Michael Bloy, 36, replied.

It ended before it started, he wrote. But thanks.

I was glad.

We started chatting, and when he asked me out for a drink I was flattered

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