promise // matthew espinosa

Chapter 4

~ Brianna

After what felt like a few minutes, my phone starting ringing. My friends know its the only way to wake me up. Savannah calls me every school morning to make sure I'm awake. I really didn't want to leave my bed. Thank God summer is coming soon. I answered my phone.

Hello?

Get yo ratchet butt out of bed.

Haha..okay fine.

You don't wanna miss your last Monday of freshman year.

Yes I do.

Too bad, you're getting up if I have to drag you out of bed.

Okay, see you later

Bye.

*click*

I wallowed in bed for about twenty minutes. I checked Twitter to see yet another DM from Matthew.

Matthew Espinosa: good morning starshine

Me: I'm so tired

Matthew Espinosa: you're welcome

I moved like a turtle to my bathroom. I took a 5-minute shower, got dressed, brushed my hair and teeth, and applied mascara. I didn't bother with face makeup. I was just too tired. I grabbed a breakfast bar and my long board. Jenna was only eleven, so I had to walk her to her bus stop before I left for school. The school day went as usual. I always daydreamed while the teacher was lecturing or something. The year was almost over anyways, so why bother paying attention? I talked to Matt every day after school. We got pretty close. Well, as close as you can get to someone on the internet.

~ skip to Friday

I was so ready for MagCon. It was literally killing me to wait so long. We were leaving for the hotel a few hours after school. Since I live relatively close to the venue, it wouldn't take to long to get there. After school, I packed my bag and got into some comfortable clothes. I watched Netflix while I waited for Tristan. I was re-watching the first season of Saved by the Bell. That show is life.

My mom never really knew about my MagCon obsession, so I told her Tristan's family was going on vacation and they had invited Savannah and me to come. Since we had been friends since first grade, my mom trusted them. I told Jenna what we were really doing.

"Can you please get Taylor to sign something for me?" she asked.

I said yes of course. I remember introducing her to the world of the internet when she was eight. Don't judge. I needed someone to fangirl with.

Tristan finally arrived. I left a note for my mom on the kitchen counter. She doesnt like us calling her while she's working. I hopped into the seat next to Savannah. We would always give eachother our phones and post off of our instagrams and stuff.

"Umm Brianna?" she asked.

"Yea?"

"Why didn't you tell about this?"

She pointed to my conversation with Matt. I forgot to tell her about it.

"Oh sorry, I guess I forgot to tell you. I promise, I was going to."

"Its okay. Congrats!"

"Thanks Sav," I said as I side-hugged her.

After about twenty minutes, we made it to the hotel. Once we got to our room, I laid down on the bed and continued to DM Matt. Savannah and Tristan went down to the restaurant in the hotel to get something to eat. I wasn't really hungry. I talked to Matt for hours.

Me: you know we're at the same hotel right?

Matthew Espinosa: no way.. I'm coming to see you. what's your room number

Me: noooo I want to wait until the meet and greet

Matthew Espinosa: whyyyyyyyyyy

Me: I wanna get what I paid for

Matthew Espinosa: good point...

Me: I'm tired

Matthew Espinosa: same..

Me: night

Matthew Espinosa: night pickle

I curled up in the soft plushy goodness that is the hotel bed. I don't know why the hotel beds are always so comfortable. I fell asleep instantly. Later, I woke up to the sound of my ring tone of course. I looked up to see Tristan with his phone in his hand. He was callling me.

"Thanks idiot," I said, throwing a pillow at him.

He laughed at me. I reluctantly rolled out of bed and took a quick shower. I curled my hair, did my makeup, and got dressed into my planned outfit. When I walked out of the bathroom, Tristan was staring at me smirking.

"What?"

"Nothing, you just look really pretty."

I blushed at his compliment. It was about 7am. We had to leave for the venue soon.

"Sav you ready?!" I yelled banging on the bathroom door.

"Yea."

VIP meet and greet started in about three hours. When we arrived at the convention center, there were only about 50 girls in line. We took our spot and waited. Savannah had a poster with Cameron's baby picture on it. I had one with Matt's puma face on it. Tristan was in the General Admission line. There were only 10-15 girls there. I felt kinda bad leaving him alone since he was the one that bought the tickets for us. Luckily, he found some other girls to talk to. Savannah and I were in a deep discussion involving Nash's eyes when I felt my phone buzz in my pocket.

Matthew Espinosa: I'll be looking for you

Me: 😉

I still couldn't believe I was talking to my hero. It was so unreal. We had been waiting for hours when I finally heard a voice over a loudspeaker say VIP meet and greet was now beginning. I was so nervous. What if I screw up, like in my dream. I cant think about that right now. There weren't as many girls as I thought. I counted almost 100. We ran into the meet and greet area and took our places in line as fast as we could. I couldn't believe my eyes. There stood the nine boys I had idolized for years. I didn't forget about my queen, Mahogany Lox. I met her first.

"Hi, whats your name?" she asked.

"Brianna."

"Its so nice to meet you! Do want me to sign that?"

She pointed to the MagCon t-shirt I was holding.

"Oh yea, thanks."

"No problem. Let's take a picture."

We took tons of goofy selfies. I loved hanging out with her.

"Thank you so much," I said as I hugged her one more time.

"Anytime."

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