Internet Friends // Matthew Espinosa

She's From Tumblr

"Seriously?" I look at my computer screen, where I'm reading a fanfic about Matt Espinosa.

"Hey, um, Nicole?" My older, sister, who, by the way, is my 'housemate', walked into my room.

"Whattup?" I say, shutting my computer.

"(a) Why are you awake? It's 4 am." She threw a piece of paper at me. "(b) You got tickets for that dumb MagVention or whatever."

"(a) I'm reading fanfic and (b) It's Magcon and it's beautiful." I dive for the spot on my bed where she threw the envelope. "Bye." I shoo her away.

Why aren't I super fucking excited?

Because they probably aren't real. And I won't make it to the front during the meet & greets because I'm slow and that's how it works.

BUT DON'T GET ME WRONG. I'M GOING IF THEY'RE REAL.

I look at the paper. It's an email that was printed out from Riley's computer. It read:

'Your tickets have been redeemed! Present this ticket at the entrance at Magcon New York 2014.'

"WHAAAAT?!?!? WHAT!?!?! WHAT IS THIS LIFE!?!? AAAAAH." I roll off the bed. (That is a slight understatement of what happened.)

"I got it! Go to bed." Riley yells from her office room.

Do I do that?

Of course not.

What do I do?

Tumblr post.

I take a selfie with the tickets on the iSight camera on my Mac and edit it. NOT SPONSORED LOL.)

I write the caption as, 'WHO HAS TWO THUMBS AND IS GOING TO MAGCON NY? THIS GIRL! is anyone else going?'

I posted and went to bed.

When I woke up, I had messages and questions in my ask box.

'Can I have your tickets?'

SRRY, girl, no!

I go downstairs and pack for my flight tomorrow, at 8.

"Make me a bagel!" my sister yells.

"Why can't you?" I yell back.

"I'm talking to Renae!"

I toast her a bagel and another one for me.

"Ri! Open the door!"

She opens the door and I hand her her bagel. She was lying in bed. "Aren't you going to pack, Ri?"

"For?"

"New York?"

"Oh, yeah. I'll pack later." She eats her bagel. "Bye." She shoos me off.

I pack and text Krystel.

N: 'Hey hey.'

She replied almost immediately.

K: 'YOU'RE GOING TO MAGCON?!?!?!'

N: 'yeah'

She didn't reply. I knew why. She had left for Utah, since it's Winter break.

I get Starbucks and sleep early, so I can get up at 6 to drive with Riley.

I look on Tumblr one last time.

DO MY EYES DECIEVE ME?!?!!

MATTHEW ESPINOSA JUST SPAMMED ME.

"HOLY SHIT!" I scream.

I message him.

'THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOLLOWING AND SPAMMING.'

He fucking replied in two seconds.

'haha you're welcome! see you on Saturday?'

OMG OMG OMG. IT'S WEDNESDAY.

'yeah :) flying in tomorrow from Utah'

'oo me too. might see you :) gtg bae. bye !'

I DID NOT ACT CALM. I CRIED AND FANGIRLED AND SCREAMED.

HE CALLED ME BAE.

NONONONO.

I messaged Katherine.

'DUDE.'

'WHAT?!?'

'MATTHEW ESPINOSA JUST MESSAGED ME ON TUMBLR'

'DID YOU CRY'

'I STILL AM'

I fall asleep.