its a small world afterall part 3

i received another story of how small the world. presenting to you the third instalment.

the story goes:

Joy's best friend, Dopey is one hell of an internet addict. infact, joy met dopey through the net. they started ircing each other, proceeded with icqing, msning and eventually meeting up and hanging out with each other almost everyday.

they were both posted to the same polytechnic. joy was happy as she gets to spend alot of time with her newly found best friend dopey, eventhough dopey is sometimes.. s.l.o.w.

and so, the story really begins when dopey confided into joy about her family life. her parents are separated but still living in the same house. everyday, dopey faces a dull, quiet and lonely household life. her parents who had been at war for the past 4 years just decided to stop being husband and wife and even communicating to each other. but they were still living together (sleeping in separate rooms) for the sake of dopey and her younger siblings.

Joy pities dopey. no wonder dopey seeks solace on the internet. immediately upon reaching her house, dopey would 'entertain' her loneliness by spending hours chatting/surfing the web. it was her escape from the painful situation she faces at home.

one day, dopey was ecstatic. she told joy that she had finally met the man of her dreams, Mr Net. she had gotten to know a 'wonderful' man and have been in constant touch through emails and chats.

"i feel like i'm alive again!" she exclaimed! Mr Net cares for her. he constantly chats and emails her, asking how was her day and is she had eaten. dopey had not felt so wanted and received this much attention from anyone in years! Mr Net is heaven-sent!

"how does he look like?" joy asked.

"i dont know. its only 1 month we got to know each other. but i feel the time is right for us to meet. what do you think, joy?" asked dopey.

"you should meet up with him. i'll come along. i'll wait in the background. if he turns out to be a jerk, i'll come forward and rescue you!" joy suggested.

"sounds like a great idea! ok. i will arrange my first date with mr net." enthused dopey.

finally the day came.

joy was seated somewhere in the vicinity, sipping mocha frappucino. dopey was seated a few seats away, dressed in a black shirt, face partially hidden behind new paper.

a few minutes later, someone she recognized walked by.

"Abah! Apa abah buat kat sini?" asked Dopey.

"Eh, Dopey... (dopey kissed his hand) Abah nak jumpa kawan sekejap." said the dad.

dopey looked at her father. he was dressed in a black shirt. dopey's head is reeling. could it be? how can it be like this? is she sure?

"eh dopey, tu kawan abah dah sampai. (her dad pointed to the direction of a man lurking in a corner and giving them a jaunty wave) Abah pergi dulu la. jangan balik lambat-lambat." with that, her dad walked away.

that was a close call. she broke into a shiver thinking that for that moment, mr net was her dad! she rushed over to joy's seat and started to gush and heave a sigh of relief.

"mampos siak! kau mati-mati ingatkan mr net bapak aku!"

"aku pun ingat sama! terperanjat aku!" exclaimed joy.

dopey decided that there was enough excitement for one day. she decided to go home and write an email to apologise to Mr Net for leaving, in case he was late. so she packed her bag and left with her bestfriend.

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Mr Net never emailed back to dopey. he deleted her from his msn list. he stopped appearing in the channels they chatted on the irc. Dopey thought Mr Net was so crushed that she had stood him up on their first date. she couldnt understand how easy it was Mr Net to let go of 'what they had'. she could not believe that Mr Net would be so hurt that he abandoned their friendship.

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according to joy, mr net IS dopey's father. he had turned up with his friend, who will 'rescue' him during the first date, just like how dopey had enlisted joy's help in case anything went wrong.

but joy had not tell dopey of her theory for the fear of spooking her friend out and thus ruining her relationship with her father.
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the end.

(thank u to joy for telling me this freaky story of a possible internet incest.)