The Gamer: Girl

Bella leans back in her computer chair with a smug smile on her face. "Eat it, boys!" She says in her headset, taunting the other players as she watches her exploits in the play of the game. A bunch of her teammates tease their opponents about losing to a girl, but one guy with an obnoxious voice calls her out.

"She's not even a real girl. She's a tranny!" The voice says. Quickly the rest of the team jump on the bandwagon and are calling her names and making fun of her for being a trans woman. Bella quickly closes the game.

With a sigh, she turns off her computer monitor and gets up, flopping into bed. Video games are an escape from the real world for Bella, the last thing she wanted tonight was the hatred and bigotry she deals with everyday to bleed into it.

Her moping is interrupted by the sound of her phone buzzing on the table. Getting on her back, she grabs her phone and checks her messages. She blinks at seeing a text from an unlisted number, addressing her by her gamer handle.

Belphegor

Are you tired of living in a world where you feel helpless? Do you wish you could live that is simple like a video game? Please answer yes or no.

'What is this?' she thinks to herself. She's tempted to just simply delete the text, or to demand to know who this is. After a few moments, she decides to reply with snark.

duh! of course!

She keeps staring at her text messages after sending the texts, waiting for a reply. 'This is stupid. It's probably just a bot' she thinks to herself. Then her phone starts buzzing again, and she quickly checks the messages again.

Belphegor

I told you to respond with either yes or no, you cunt!

The moment she has finished reading the text, her phone sparks. She lets out a yelp and drops it on the floor, as the smell of burn circuitry fills the air as smoke pours out of the device.

"Oh what the hell!?" She cries out as she pick up the device off the floor. "Oh great, broken. Perfect. This is just what I needed." she grumbles, and slams the phone down on her bedside table.

Rolling over on her side, she puts her back to the device and brings her covers up over her. Resolving to get some rest, she closes her eyes, and within the moments, the girl has fallen into a deep sleep.