microwave dinged and she took out her dinner and blew on it as she walked though to her bedroom, where she had her laptop connected to the Internet sitting on the small desk in the corner of the room.
She sat down, placed the plate of food near the keyboard and logged on, then reached out to pick up the remote control to her small stereo system and hit the play button. The crooning, NuSoul sound of India. Aire came wafting out of the speakers.
Lilliana bounced her butt in her seat and sang off-key along with the singer as she listened to the music and waited. She wished she could afford to get the high speed connection the cable company offered, but she’d have to wait until her money wasn’t so funny before she could afford to do that.
“Let’s see what’s going on in the world,” she mumbled out loud as her home page filled the screen.
She read the headlines until she noticed the small envelope icon in the corner that notified her that she had e-mail. She clicked on it and saw a handful of e-mails that had come in response to the ad and felt nervous excitement pool in her gut. She’d created a second e-mail name, solely for the ad, that would redirect to her main e-mail address.
She clicked on the first e-mail from mrbiggs@biggiesworld. com. What the…?
Lilliana was almost scared to see what Mr. Biggs’ answer would be. Any man that had to tell you he was Mr. Biggs, she’d lay odds he wasn’t all that big in the places he wanted you to think he was.
Hey girl, I like what I read and I think I got just the answer for YOU! First let me tell you a little about myself. My name is Tyrese Bigelow, but they call me Mr. Biggs for short, and I bet you can guess why! But don’t let the name fool you. Just because I’m big don’t mean I don’t know how to be gentle. I’ll treat you right, baby girl! So let’s just cut to the chase. You say you’re a BF (black female) in the ad, so I’m guessing that B.S.A. stands for Black Smelly Ass! But girl, if I’m wrong I won’t tell nobody if you don’t. Wink! Hit me up at 555-1920 and we can discuss what you want me to do with that Black Sexy Smelly Ass of yours! I can smell it from here…girl, you’re ripe for me, you’re ripe!
By the time Lilliana read the last line she was laughing so hard she almost fell out of her chair. “Oh no, the hell he didn’t! Oh my God. Black Smelly Ass and I’m ripe for him?” But hell, it wasn’t any worse than what she, Melinda and Simone had come up with! Lord have mercy.
Okay, one down, two more to go. She opened the next e-mail. This one sounded halfway normal. At least he had a nice screen name, she thought—until she opened up the e-mail and got seriously confused reading the message.
Hello, Ma’am. My name is Clarence John, but my friends call me C.J. I’m hoping that you and I can become friends!
“Ooh, isn’t that nice?” Lilliana carefully bit into her enchilada and continued to read.
The minute I read your ad in the personal, I knew I had to answer! I, too, am a Boy Scout of America and was thrilled when I saw this ad!
What the…
Now, I’m not sure what you want me to do, but ma’am, I’m up for the challenge. The Scout’s motto is to be prepared at all times for all things! I’ve been a member of the Scouts for over thirty years and I’ve lived this motto for just as long!
“Okaaay…”
I’ve got some nice new rope and know just how to use it! My last one got really frayed with my ex-girlfriend. If only she’d just sat still! Anyway, recently, as a senior scout leader, I’ve learned a variety of new knots that I’d love to try on you guaranteed that you wouldn’t be able to escape from! I also have some really good, secure hand and mouth restraints, ball gag, the works, that I’d love to put on you!
“Oh no the hell you won’t, you damn freak.” Lilliana deleted the message so fast she almost hurt herself. “I don’t know if I should laugh or call the damn cops on his strange