Stephen was preparing a medical paper when he received an Instant Message from Kylie. “Hi,” it said.

Viewing the message, Stephen stopped for a second and wrote: “Whatever you need, I am here for you.”

Kylie: “I need a shoulder to cry on.”

Stephen frowned as his heart ached for this girl. “That is not a problem,” he replied. “Anything that I can do for you, I will do.”

Kylie: “Liar. You aren’t even in the same country as I am. How can you give me your shoulder to cry on?”

“Look up into the sky, and you will see me,” Stephen wrote. “We are both looking up at the...