It didn't take long for me to set up the phone. The longest part was finding the little slip of paper with my WiFi password on it. It was buried in the depths of my junk drawer in the kitchen, and routing through it only made me question why I had stuffed so much crap in there in the first place.

Technology had advanced a hell of a lot since I had purchased my last phone. I was able to unlock this one just by looking at it, which made a change from barely being able to see what numbers I was typing in the shattered screen I had spent so many hours staring at.

The phone screen blacked out for a second, before popping up with multiple colorful apps on the home screen. Without even the slightest hesitation, I opened messages and typed Jimmy's number in the 'To:' section. I began to type, removing the 'Hello', and 'Hiya' I wrote out first, suddenly becoming a little anxious over what I was going to send to him. I didn't want to come across too strong, nor did I want to come across like I didn't care at all. It took me a couple of tries, but I finally wrote: "Hi! I've just set up my new phone, I'm so excited about tomorrow, I can't wait to meet everyone. See you soon x".

I deleted the 'x' at the end of the text, Jimmy was in effect my new boss, I didn't want him to think I wasn't trying to be professional, no matter how much fun they all have together. I pressed send, and collapsed even more into the sofa.

I spent the next couple of hours sorting out my new laptop, ensuring I knew how to use it in preparation for my job tomorrow. I didn't want to spend the first half of the day figuring out how to work the thing, it was so new compared to my last one. Jimmy had told me that his current editors would install the software onto it in the morning, I was just hoping it was the same setup as I had at college, otherwise I really would be lost.

I couldn't contain my excitement. I was so ready for work that I wanted to leave there and then, although I think being too early might come across as a little weird, especially if it was the day before I was meant to be there. I would set up my PS4, but I didn't want to have to wait for hours whilst the games installed. I looked around my depressing apartment, the bare floorboards all sticking out at odd angles, and the dust floating around in the air. I couldn't get out of this place soon enough, and I finally felt like things were moving forward. I found myself tapping my feet on the floor, the anxiety finally catching up with me. The thoughts of what would happen tomorrow were running through my mind. There were going to be so many people there, and they all seemed so nice. I was so hopeful that everything would go well, I couldn't pass up this opportunity.

My phone buzzed and right on cue, my stomach flipped. "New message" flashed on my screen, and I immediately slid the notification across and unlocked my phone. "Hi Y/N! I'm so happy you're excited, everyone can't wait to meet you. We have a few things planned for tomorrow we think you'll enjoy. All play and no work for the day, how does that sound? See you in the morning x" I smiled to myself, noticing that he'd opted to put the 'x' at the end of the text. I decided not to reply, his question very much seemed rhetorical, and we had both already said we would see each other soon. Again, I didn't want to come across too eager.

I spent the rest of the night watching more MrBeast videos, hoping to fixate the names of the people I would be working with in my mind. I repeated quite a few of them over and over again in my mind. It was a little difficult, because some people were only in a couple of videos, and I wasn't entirely sure if they worked there or not. I knew everyone would introduce themselves tomorrow, but I'm so ineffably bad with names, I didn't want anyone to think I was being rude or that I didn't bother to remember.

The clock said 10:00 pm. I had to be at work at 8:00 am. I felt like a kid on Christmas Eve, wanting to go to sleep as soon as possible so the next day would come quicker. It's a good thing I woke up pretty early this morning, otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to force myself to sleep at all. I threw myself into bed, plugging my new phone into the socket next to the bed, setting my alarms for half six. Even on the cheap mattress, and with the duvet that was way too thin, I felt completely at peace.

My phone buzzed on the bedside table, the screen lighting up the entire room. Jimmy had sent me another text. As soon as I unlocked my phone the brightness turned all the way up, blinding me, before adjusting to the dark room. No matter how far in technology the human race gets, I can see this consistently being a problem. I blinked a few times, wiping away the bright light that was blurring my vision.

"Hi Y/N, just wanted to ask if you knew how you were getting in tomorrow? I can swing by yours on the way in if you want, I didn't know if you had a car or not so thought I'd ask. :) x"

I smiled at the text, he was so incredibly sweet. I had already planned out the bus route I would take in the morning, but if it wasn't out of his way, it would mean I could have another half hour in bed. I didn't know where Jimmy lived, but I knew he came past my neighborhood on the way to the warehouse. I wrote out "That would be absolutely amazing if you could! Knowing me I would've missed the bus stop and ended up in the middle of nowhere. Don't worry though, it'll just be this once, don't want you going out of your way every day. Thank you so much, Jimmy! x". I sent the text, the little bit of anxiety I had about having to use public transport left my body, and I felt my eyelids getting a little heavy.

Just before I could put my phone back on the side, I got another text. "It's not out of my way if it's good company. Plus, the bus smells x See you in the morning, I should be at yours at 7:40 :) Goodnight x". I sent a quick goodnight text back to him, smiling at what he said. Those two words 'good', and 'company', have not been used to describe me in years, if at all, and I was ecstatic that he thought of me in that way. With happiness and contentment spread across my face, I fell into a peaceful and deep sleep.