Tik Tok Boom

AndieMy dream of becoming a world-famous travel photographer is done, over, kaput. Which is fine. I’m happy rearranging screaming triplets for family portraits at my photo center and teaching the Photography 101 class at my local community college. Honest! I could have done it forever if I hadn’t laid eyes on him. The most handsome man talking on a cell phone alone in a park I’d ever seen. With my libido sitting up and paying attention, I snap his picture. My one-in-a-million photo is the best I’ve ever taken, and my students have decided I need to find my mystery man. I agree! I just wish they hadn’t put out a plea on TikTok. Now we’ve gone viral, and my boss is demanding answers. If I can’t find Hot Park Guy and get him to sign a consent form, I’m out of a job. MiloIt was only supposed to be a short trip to the park to prove to my therapist that I hadn’t become a complete hermit. I was only going to ask the woman with the camera a quick question and then be on my way. I certainly didn’t expect my first trip out of the house in ages to catapult me to internet virality. Now Andie and I are taking charge of our newfound fame and budding friendship. She’s smart, funny, and I can’t keep my hands off her. As we grow more famous, we start to lose control of the situation, and I have to hang on tight to her and hope our carefully constructed world doesn’t blow up.​CW: Topics of anxiety, depression, and bullying.