[1365] Grinded, chapter 2

Hi everyone! The text I'm submitting here is an excerpt from an early chapter of a novel I'm writing as a creative outlet. I'm looking for feedback on whether or not this is worth continuing!

The premise of this story is that its a fictionalized and heightened version of something that actually happened to me when I was in grad school, which is that I was catfished and subsequently stalked and harassed by someone from a dating app. The idea is that the front half of the novel will be funny and in a kind of conversational writing style, and then as the reality of the stalking/harassment sets in, the tone will pivot to suspense/horror. This early chapter is meant to establish the character as someone who is feeling lonely and desperate, and thus susceptible to some dating app trickery.

Here is the text

(link to a posted critique)