A Date With Ethan Nestor

The Winner

Today is the day! Ethan picks the winner of the "A Date With Ethan Nestor " contest. He said in a late night tweet last night that he would be going live on twitch and that once he hit 40,000 views on the stream, he would pick the winner!

I've been waiting all day for this, I even took off work. I run downstairs and look at Amber, who is laying on the couch watching tv. 
"Hey what's up?" She says, looking over at me.
"Waiting for Ethan to go live so he can pick the winner, do you wanna watch with me? " I sit on the couch with her and she shakes her head, pointing to whatever stupid show she's watching.
"I'm good, I have my show."
I shrug and pull my phone out and open the twitch app. The app is showing a countdown to his stream, which is live in twenty minutes.

~twenty minutes passes~

"Hey what is up my cranky crew! Welcome to the live! As some of you know, today is the day that I pick the winner of the date contest! Once we hit 40,000 views, the winner will be picked! And just a reminder to everyone who entered, this will be a girls only and picked at random, that being said, let's start the stream!"
I snuggle up in my blanket on the couch and smile, so excited for the stream.

I'm really hoping to win, but if I don't, I'll still be happy for whoever does win. I applied on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and even Facebook for the contest so I have at least four entries in. Im feeling pretty confident.

About forty minutes into the stream, I go back upstairs, as the views are getting higher, I'm getting more nervous.

I turn on my tv and put on Spotify and start listening to this playlist : A Date With Ethan Nestor. (By Spotify user "castielscoffeebean")

The views are going up fast, almost 37,000. I get all warm and comfortable in my bed, and intently watch the view count climb. It's close, my heart is pounding.

Twenty minutes later, he finally hits 41,576 views and my heart drops, getting ready to be devastated and heartbroken.

"Alright guys it's time, mods, can I get a drumroll please?!-
A drumroll sound is played in the background, and I hold my phone close to my face. He pulls out a small piece of paper from his pocket and he looks at it, smiley hugely.
-and the winner of A Date With Ethan Nestor iiiiiissss Riley! Twitter @ is W0rmBaby! Congrats! Can I get a comment from you in chat if you're watching!? "

I panic. He's talking to ME. I pause for a second before replying "hi Ethan! " in the chat. He reads it and smiles, waving.
"Hey! I'm so excited you won! I'm gonna be sending you a message one Twitter with the rest of the information once the stream is over! Thanks for sticking around for the live!"

Im stunned. I can't move. I can't believe I won.

I watch the stream with anticipation, waiting for the message. A couple hours go by and it seems like the stream should be wrapping up soon, as he plays the final level of Among Us.

"Alright guys that was the last game and that team is coming to an end! Thank you for everyone who stopped in and stayed to hang out for a couple hours! Have a good night everyone! "

Ethan signs off and I suddenly feel nervous. I've never felt like this before and I'm scared. A whole week with Ethan. It still hasn't sunk in yet.