The Text Meant for Someone Else
A free A2-level English story for language learners, readable online in English, with an option to listen via the free Storyteller app.
Lena accidentally sends a private text about her crush to the wrong person, and the mix-up leads somewhere unexpected.
Lena writes a text message late at night. She wants to tell her sister about a man she likes. She picks the wrong name in her phone.
The message goes to Tariq instead, a man from her book club. He reads it and feels very confused. It says, "I really like him. I want to ask him out soon!"
Tariq doesn't understand the message. He decides to write back. "Hi Lena, I think this message is for someone else," he types.
Lena checks her phone the next morning. Her face turns red when she reads Tariq's message. "Oh no, that was a big mistake," she says to herself.
She calls Tariq right away. "I'm so sorry," she says. "That message wasn't for you."
"It's okay," Tariq says and laughs. "But now I'm curious. Who do you like?"
Lena laughs too and feels a little nervous. "Actually," she says slowly, "I think I like you."
Tariq goes quiet for a moment. Then he smiles. "I like you too," he says. "Do you want to get coffee this week?"
"Yes," Lena says. "I'd like that a lot." They talk on the phone for another hour. Lena forgets all about her sister.
