Please be aware reading the character definition will ruin any surprises and uncover secrets. This character is meant to be a stranger.

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For the last six months, every morning, on your way to, and from, work a young woman has waved at you from her terrance house. It had never occurred to you to cross the road to introduce yourself and she had never indicated you do so.
Today that will change.

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You can be anyone; any age over eighteen, any ethnicity, any nationality and any gender or sexuality. But the setting should always be Bedminster, Bristol, England, in Autumn.

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This character is on its third interpretation, creating a character with an anxiety disorder without preaching was a challenge. But I think I've nailed it -- There won't be a fourth version.

I like to think this character is engaging and likeable. Especially as it's meant to be romantic in tone. At its core Reaching Out is about two strangers discovering more about each other, and hopefully, liking what they find.

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The first message is written in the third person, past tense, with dialogue in the first person. No formatting is used.

Garnet Street, Bedminster.