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Chapter 8

Chapter Seven

Messages and Misunderstandings: A Journey to Uncertainty 🤝 🚙⭐️ Enzo’s phone vibrates in his pocket. A text from Ximena. Tap, open, read.  Ximena: You’re trending.   Enzo: So I’ve been told. Whatever the fuck that means.  Ximena: Literally 50,000 people around the world have seen your speech already.   Enzo:

Chapter Six

😳Tension in the Green Room! Enzo is Insta-Famous!🤩 Back in the green room, Ximena was the first person Enzo saw. There were a dozen others there, too. The newly elected governor of California, Gavin Newsom— surrounded by a phalanx of armed guards — rehearsed his speech. A few other tech CEOs,

Chapter Four

Morning After a Hook-Up, A Ring Appears🔥💍🤔 Enzo rolled over and looked at the digital clock on the night table: 7:35 a.m.  “Hey, DJ,”  he said gently to Emily. “I have to go down to breakfast.”  She was still fully clothed in her LED costume, but the batteries

Chapter Three

❤️💚A Love Supreme ❤️💚 (This is a scene from 1992.) Enzo’s family, the Cuores, had the most beautiful Christmas traditions. Their grandmother, his nonna, lived in a humble white stone house just above the piazza in the tiny village of Specchia. Throughout the low light days of December, Enzo, his

Chapter Two

Neon Nights, Late Night Tinder Adventures 🥃🐱🫦 The digital clock on the nightstand in Enzo’s room read 1:30 am. He was elated, and after two tequilas and some time with Ximena, he had a decent buzz going. He lay down on the bed, pulled out his phone, and looked

Chapter One

Hot California Nights: Tales from the Uber Exclusive Pool Party. 🍄🤖🎤 Photo, swipe. Photo, swipe. Photo, swipe.  Ping. A text from Darius appeared on Enzo's screen. Flip switch to vibrate. Tap on message.   Darius: Hey. What are you up to?  Enzo: Swiping, of course.  Darius: LOL of course. Did

Burn the Servers - Preface and Index

✍️ by 404 Author Not Found "I'm the son And the heir  Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar  I am the son and heir  Of nothing in particular”   — The Smiths, “How Soon is Now”    “How many times have you heard someone say,  ‘If I had his money,