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George had just woken up in his home in the UK. His mom had texted him telling him she had a big surprise for him. He groggily wiped the sleep from his eyes and stumbled to his feet. He slipped on his loafers and walked downstairs to the kitchen where his mom had prepped breakfast. She was smiling brightly from side to side as she placed the plate of eggs and sausages on the table where George sat down. The aroma of the food smacked his body awake.
As he ate, George waited for his mother to explain what the surprise was but she just ate her food causing him to sigh. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and saw that he had a message from Dream, someone who has been his best friend for years.
Dream: When are we going to try that Minecraft plugin we created?
GeorgeNotFound: I don't know. Depends on the surprise my mom has planned for me.
Dream: Surprise? O_o
GeorgeNotFound: Yeah. The last time she had a surprise for me is when she invited my cousin to stay for a week and he broke my computer as a joke.
Dream: Oh ya, I remember that. We couldn't play together for a whole 2 weeks. That sucked :/.
George looked up at his mother and asked her what the surprise was. Her brows rose as she got up from the table and walked to the drawer in the kitchen island. She pulled out a paper and placed it in front of George.
He yawned still fighting the sleep that was trying to creep back in. His eyes enhanced on one particular word halfway through the paper. "Destination:" After the word it read "Orlando International Airport."
"Uh what is this?"
His emotionless reaction contradicted his mother's overt excitement. "We're going to stay the summer in Florida."
He didn't know how to feel. A lot of thoughts ran through his mind but he was too tired to sort them out. He just looked at her and asked, "Why?" His mom's smile lightly dimmed. She thought he would be excited.
"Well you've been saying how much you want to go to Florida over the years. I figured we could go for the whole summer. I even rented a beach house for us in a city called Daytona Beach."
She wasn't lying, he had been talking about going to Florida but he never explained why. His online friend, Dream, lives there and he hoped he'd get to meet Dream. For that he was kind of excited and couldn't wait to tell Dream but he wondered how his best friend would react. There was a reason they never spoken on the phone or facetimed each other. Dream is awfully private and only feels comfortable with messaging on the phone.
It's kind of weird and is one of the reason he has never told his friends or anyone about Dream. Imagine how weird it would be to tell someone that his best friend is some guy that lives in Florida that he's never seen.
No. Not ideal.
But Dream isn't a complete mystery. They've sent photos to each other. Last August Dream sent a photo of his birthday cake, which had two candles, a 1 and an 8, on it. This proved that Dream was the same age as George. Dream also sent pics of a beach that he was at, and of Walt Disney World, which at least supported him saying he lived in Florida.
"We can even go to Disney World while we are there, if you'd like," his mom offered.
"Uh sure." He didn't know what to say. He felt awkward being in between feelings causing him to be incapable of offering the gratitude his mom is searching for. A gratitude she deserves quite frankly. He shakes his head, "Sorry. Thanks for this, I'm just a little shocked is all." His mom understood.
George couldn't wait to tell Dream the news but was cautious about his reaction.
GeorgeNotFound: Guess what?
Dream responds almost instantly.
Dream: What's up? Did you finally find a way to make yourself prettier?"
GeorgeNotFound: Um you don't even know what I look like?
Dream: I'm sure you are ugly :P."
GeorgeNotFound: You are a jerk.
Dream: You love me, Georgie."
George shakes his head before receiving another message from Dream.
Dream: So what's up?
GeorgeNotFound: I'm not telling you now. You must apologize for hurting my feelings.
He was baiting him.
Dream: Aww Georgie, I'm sorry. I'm sure you the most handsomest man in the world :*"
George looks at the kissing emoji and rolls his eyes.
GeorgeNotFound: I'm coming to Florida for the summer. Mom's renting a beach house for us.
Dream took a few moments to reply. 3 dots appeared and disappeared twice before a message was sent.
Dream: That's cool.
It was kind of what George expected but it left him with a nagging feeling in his throat. He hoped for more.
Dream: You are going to love it here as long as you can live with the humidity.
Dream: Anyways I have to go do something. Maybe we can play Minecraft later.
GeorgeNotFound: Oh okay. Sounds good :)
Dream: <3
GeorgeNotFound: <3
It was an abrupt end to the conversation. George couldn't really tell if Dream was excited for George or not. In George's mind he knew he would want to meet up with Dream while in Florida. Maybe Dream expected a query about it and dipped before it got to that point.
George shook his head. He didn't want to let his mind get the best of him as it usually does. He doesn't want to overthink Dream's intent or guess about what he is thinking. It doesn't help him and can hurt their relationship, something George doesn't want to do. He stared down at his phone, tracing his finger on the screen as he rereads the last few messages they had sent to each other. He stills himself at he end with the heart emotes. The crux of their relationship was that.
An undying bond between the two that expands past the letters and symbols in a text bubble. Long nights working on Minecraft, sharing stories about one another, and sharing secrets nobody else in their lives know.
Or at least that's how it seemed.