"This is it, you guys, " I say as we approach. "Everything we've always draemed about. This is our Holy
Grail."
Charlie,Jamie and I stand before it
side by side, tears in our eyes as we
admire its indescribable beauty.
"Our Disneyland,"Charlie adds
Jamie nods."Our Graceland. I can't
believe we're actually here."
We each take in a deep breath.
"Are we truly worthy of so much
awesome?" I ask.
Charlie takes a brave step forward.
"Yes. We are."
When we say it, it's a whisper, like the
name itself is to be cherished.
"SupaCon."
We take the final steps towards the
building.
Crowds of cosplayers line the
entrances.
I smile at those who look my way.
My geeky kindred spirites.
"For years," I say as we get closer,
"we've lived vicariously through
others. Stalking the SupaCon hashtag
and Tumblr posts of strangers on the
other side of the world. And now, here
we are."
"Charlie!" A woman whit curly blonde
hair is speed-walking towards us,
waving and smiling. "I'm Mandy! I'll
be your handler this week-end."
"Oh, hi!" Charlie lights up whit
exitement and shake Mandy's hand.
"It's great to meet you! These are my
friends, Taylor and Jamie."
"Hey,"Jamie says whit his stellar
grin.
I nod. "Hi."
" Hey, welcome to SupaCon!" She
starts rummaging through her
handbag and turns to Charlie. "I've
got three passes for you all, but I'm
afraid I couldn't get VIP passes for
your friends. They'll have to stay on
the public floors while you do your
publicity rounds."
. . .
