Aaron Alambat had big plans to celebrate his 12th birthday recently with eight of his classmates in a festive "Stranger Things"-themed party. In a nod to the popular sci-fi Netflix show, the bash featured strings of Christmas lights, a beverage dispenser of Demogorgon blood and a beautiful cake alongside a hearty feast.
The only thing missing? All of his friends.
my brother invited 8 of his classmates for his stranger things themed bday party & none of their punk selves showed up pic.twitter.com/Rw8wC5uNjo — ayen (@ayenalambat) March 18, 2018
That's when older sister Ayen Alambat, who lives with her family in Rancho Cucamonga, California, came to the rescue. But instead of wielding psychokinetic powers, Ayen harnessed the power of the internet.
"My brother invited 8 of his classmates for his stranger things themed bday party & none of their punk selves showed up," she wrote on March 18.
Since then, the tweet has received more than 242,000 "likes" and nearly 50,000 retweets in a show of support reminiscent of "Sad Papaw" — the man who made dinner for his six grandkids, only to have one show up — almost two years ago to the date.
Maybe they were in the Upside Down. Anyways, happy birthday to your brother! :) — Chatch (@chatchooy) March 19, 2018
Tell your brother I wish I was invited to his party! LOVE his decorations! Tell him in a world full of tens he is an Eleven! They are all mouth breathers anyways... pic.twitter.com/yI1uELleAQ — Tori Bernal (@toribryanne) March 19, 2018
Joining in on the fun was none other than Eleven herself, Millie Bobby Brown, who tweeted a note of support to Aaron. "You can let them all know that everyone on behalf on Stranger things would’ve come!" she wrote. "I think your awesome and next year I would like an invite... Please?"
What!!!! Oh Well You can let them all know that everyone on behalf on Stranger things wouldâve come! I think your awesome and next year I would like an invite... Please? https://t.co/gNir0sMpsm — Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebbrown) March 20, 2018
Frazer Harrison / Getty Images Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, Caleb McLaughlin, and Finn Wolfhard attended the premiere of Netflix's "Stranger Things" season two on Oct. 26 in Los Angeles, California.
Gaten Matarazzo, who plays lovable Dustin Henderson, quickly chimed in. "Count me in too!" he wrote. "I'll bring the chocolate pudding."
Count me in too! Iâll bring the chocolate pudding ððð — Gaten Matarazzo (@GatenM123) March 20, 2018
Thanks to big sis Ayen, if the gang from Hawkins, Indiana, doesn't get trapped in the Upside Down in "Stranger Things" season three, Aaron could look forward to a very special (and well-attended) birthday party next year!
rfierro65 on March 21st, 2018 at 14:01 UTC »
When I turned 8 I finally got my parents to agree to let me have a bday party where I invited my friends from school. No one came. My bday is on the 4th of July, so if you’re from the state you know full well nobody wants to go to a kids party on the fourth. I tried a gain the following year, one girl came. Never tried again after that.
theleedsmango on March 21st, 2018 at 13:54 UTC »
Double disappointment when he expects the cast to show up next year and he goes through all this effort again...
BlitzForSix on March 21st, 2018 at 12:20 UTC »
TL;DR Young kid invited 8 classmates to a “stranger things” themed Bday party, yet none showed up. The time invested in the cake, meal, and decorations made it all the sadder because they really did a great job :(
His older sister tweeted about the incident and Millie Bobbie Brown (Eleven), re-tweeted in response saying “the cast from stranger things would have come!” And that she expects an invite to next year’s. Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) then responded that he’ll bring the “chocolate pudding”.
So, it was a short twitter exchange and a potential future meet-up in a year.
Edit: spelling