The Mishaps of Internet Friendship (#Wattys2015)

chapter 8

noahiscool: marsey

noahiscool: mar

noahiscool: marseline

noahiscool: mozart

noahiscool: yo

noahiscool: pls answer i'm getting desperate

marselinedion: sorry they made practice two hours longer today because mrs. heiden is evil and wants to watch us suffer

marselinedion: what's up?

noahiscool: is your name last birch?

marselinedion: yesss...? noah how did you behold this information

noahiscool: ok ok so i was at art right and there's this big bulletin board this lots of paper on it right

marselinedion: yes yes i get what you mean keep going

noahiscool: there was this ad or an orchestra concert in the next town over and marseline birch was on it and i thought it might just be a coincidence because there must tons of marselines who are in orchestra right

marselinedion: did you just say next town over

marselinedion: noah i swear if you're kidding

noahiscool: i'm not i just didn't want to be too hopeful

marselinedion: you understand what this means right

marselinedion: i mean i was going to suggest meeting up sooner or later but i was going to wait b/c i didn't want to scare you off

marselinedion: we could have been in different countries or states and airplane tickets are hecka expensive man

noahiscool: marseline i really want to meet you

noahiscool: wait that sounded semi-creepy but you know what i mean

marselinedion: the feeling is mutual noahsaurus

marselinedion: what city are you in? *in a non-creepy way*

noahiscool: Campton

marselinedion: holy llamas that's only half an hour from Eloise

marselinedion: noah liquid is spilling from my eyes help me

noahiscool: can i call you for a sec

marselinedion: sure let me give you my digits ;)

noahiscool: marseline

marselinedion: sorry i couldn't help it

"Hi."

"HI."

"Your voice sounds even dorkier over the phone."

"I hate you so much."

"You know that's a false statement."

"Yeah, yeah."

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