Love is not too late

After finding out I scored a 1480 on the SAT, my online gaming boyfriend dumped me.

"With that score, and wanting to major in engineering? She's probably a total nerd," he scoffed to his roommate, forgetting to mute his mic.

Then, one of our teammates shot him dead in the game.

"Messing with my little sister from the engineering department? You're asking for it."

At the orientation, I stared at the gorgeous 6'2" guy in front of me, speechless.

Dude, with a face like that, calling someone else shallow? How ironic.

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After the SAT scores came out, I gamed all night. My parents were busy bragging to relatives and friends, so they left me alone. As a result, my voice was hoarse when I got Josh's call in the morning.

He got straight to the point: "Sarah, let's break up."

I met Josh randomly in a game. He wasn't very good, but he was rich, a typical "whale."

He was also sweet-talking and charming. The night after the SAT, he confessed his feelings, and we started dating.

I didn't expect us to break up less than a month later.

"Okay," I said without arguing. We hadn't met in person anyway. It was like losing a virtual pet.

Josh seemed relieved: "So, we can still play games together, right?"

I agreed.

After a round, Josh changed his profile picture. I didn't pay much attention and was about to log off.

Suddenly, a teasing voice came from my headphones, "Yo, Josh, why the sudden profile pic change? Break up?"

Josh hadn't muted his mic.

Before I could warn him, I heard him scoff, "Of course we broke up! Did you know she got a 1480 on the SAT? And she wants to go to MIT for computer science!"

"With that score, and engineering? She's probably a total nerd. I can't imagine what she looks like! No way I'm meeting that!"

The other teammates fell silent.

Josh sounded confused, "Hey, why aren't you guys moving—"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, the pro gamer on our team shot Josh three times, killing him instantly.

Josh exploded, "Are you crazy?! Why did you kill me—"

His voice abruptly stopped as he realized everyone had heard him.

A laid-back voice drawled, "Messing with my little sister from the engineering department? You're asking for it."

Huh???

This teammate usually never spoke, but he was an incredibly skilled player. I'd always thought he was the aloof type.

I didn't expect his first words to be defending me.

My phone started buzzing like crazy. It was Chloe, my best friend.

I quit the game and answered. She immediately bombarded me with excited chatter.

"Sarah! You're my hero!"

"You got a 1480! Top of the state! Carry me to glory, please!!!"

I pulled the phone away from my ear, "Hold on, girl, I just got dumped."

Chloe: "?"

I repeated what had happened, "He probably thinks I'm ugly."

Chloe was furious, "??? Is he insane? If you're a nerd, then what are we?!"

"Forget it." I was too lazy to care. I remembered the pro gamer teammate and messaged him privately, "Hey, thanks for that! Want to add me on Snapchat? I'll buy you ...