The Mishaps of Internet Friendship (#Wattys2015)

chapter 6

marselinedion: i got nicknamed in my sleep

noahiscool: good morning to you too

marselinedion: this is unbelievable

noahiscool: whatever you say marsey

marselinedion: i'm not sure how to feel about this

marselinedion: our relationship is moving so fast

marselinedion: today you're calling me marsey

marselinedion: and the next you're calling me your wife

noahiscool: i just choked on my cereal

marselinedion: i was kidding

noahiscool: that doesn't account to the cheerios stuck in my throat

marselinedion: I apologize profusely

noahiscool: the sincerity is pouring off the screen

marselinedion: :P

noahiscool: mature

marselinedion: i know right

marselinedion: speaking of mature, i should probably explain last night...?

noahiscool: you don't have to if you don't want to

noahiscool: but if you do, then i will give you my undivided attention

marselinedion: :)

marselinedion: do you want the long story short or...?

noahiscool: whatever you're comfortable with

noahiscool: i don't think you realize that at this point i kind of care about you

marselinedion: aW

marselinedion: who knew noah had heartfelt emotions

marselinedion: anyway...

marselinedion: so basically the boy I've been in love with for about five years got a girlfriend

marselinedion: i mean in retrospect it's kind of my fault that i didn't tell him

marselinedion: but it just hurts. i don't know, man.

marselinedion: i mean i want him to be happy and she's really a great girl and stuff so i just feel stupid

marselinedion: and last night i saw them and it was weird

marselinedion: and i feel like a thirteen year old girl who's overreacting

marselinedion: discounting the fact that i used to be one but

noahiscool: don't feel stupid

noahiscool: to be in your position, i think it's fine for you to feel hurt

noahiscool: the question is... do you still love him that way?

marselinedion: honestly...

marselinedion: no, i don't think so

marselinedion: i still care about him loads and i love him

marselinedion: but not in the same way

marselinedion: it's just that when i met him, i was this quiet eleven year old who's mother made her play piano and he was just standing there and he looked at me like i was something and i was so impressionable

marselinedion: he was so bright and loud whereas i was dim and quiet and him wanting to be my friend meant everything to me back then

marselinedion: it's really stupid it's just some silly boy problem

noahiscool: it's not, so stop saying it is

noahiscool: you're entitled to your feelings

noahiscool: you don't have to belittle them just because they're yours

marselinedion: he's just some guy

noahiscool: we both know he isn't

noahiscool: trust me, there will be a day when you look at him and you won't feel anything

noahiscool: but until then, we'll work on it

marselinedion: holy shit noah

marselinedion: that was really real

marselinedion: i don't know to react to that properly

marselinedion: all i know is that i care about you a lot

marselinedion: ugh

marselinedion: thank you so much for deciding to send me a message that day

marselinedion: i'm

marselinedion: really glad you did

noahiscool: me too :-)

marselinedion: you even put the nose in the smiley emoticon omf

noahiscool: gotta go to art, talk to you later?

marselinedion: don't be stupid

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