"Just friends", she said.
My breath was held,
heart came to a stop,
as I clicked on a link
in the red pop-up.

One new message!
I've been waiting all day,
hitting "Refresh",
re-checking my mail.
Like a zealot
I stared at the screen.
I was living inside a dream.

Walking on water,
floating in air -
that's who I was
when thinking of her.

I pressed "Send"
having pinned down my thoughts,
searching for words
for my feelings,
finding the guts.

Our worlds began to unite,
another letter,
another reply,
I was astonished
by her ideas
and her genuine smile.

A funny comment, a wink,
they made me think:
"that avatar,
whomever it hides,
is a person whose
mind is like mine!"

It doesn't take very much,
just a tiny hint.
That's how our friendship
was built.

Six days went by
since I wrote to the girl
with the witty remark.
It was night, it was dark...

With great enthusiasm
I clicked on "Send",
"Hello there", I said.

Follow up:

"I like using quoted speech", Kurt said.