Stella looked up from her desk, sighed, surveyed the room for the hundredth time today then stared longingly at the clock placed above the door, it was almost home time. Her co-workers around the office were switching off computers, chatting at the door, taking cups into the canteen for washing. Basically getting ready to go home, sleep and come back to work.

“Finally” exclaimed Stella as she switched off her computer by holding the power button.

Grabbing her coat, bag and phone, Stella set off towards the door with an unusually positive purpose in every step.

“Night Stella, have a good evening” came a soft voice from within the janitors cupboard. Nigel, who was waiting in his cupboard for everyone to leave so he could do his cleaning duties, looked up from his phone as Stella walked by.

“Oh, I will” Stella said as she rushed through the doors and down the lobby. Glancing at her phone as she went. There were 4 notifications on the new app ‘Rent-a-Date’

“Ooohh, I wonder where I will be going tonight and with who!” she paused at the main entrance door to read the messages. "I hope it involves food as I am starving"

Message 1- ‘Hi, this is Stephen, with a ph and not a v! I need a date to go to my school reunion tonight, please get back to me soon”

“No thank you Step-hen!”

Message 2 - ‘Hello, I am Sven, in this town for a conference with my business. I would like some company for my dinner and entertaining me.’

“Getting better, better than Stephen anyway”

Message 3 - ‘ This message has been removed by the author’

“Come on number four or its dinner with Sven”

Message 4 - ‘ Hi there! Yes well, needing something nice to show to mummy and daddy to get them off my back and stop trying to hitch me up. We would be eating at the big house at eight if suitable, ya, let me know, super’

“Well, the big house sounds nice, I better look out a posh dress for this job”

Message 4 reply - ‘Okay, I will be the perfect little lady for mummy and daddy tonight, send me the details and I will see you soon x’

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