Afternoon
3:47 PM
By afternoon Demien's phone exploded with notifications as England's official Twitter account posted the U21 squad list, and his name appeared in the midfielder section alongside players from Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City.
@England: England U21 squad announced for upcoming friendlies vs Italy & Germany. Lee Carsley names 23-player group. Full details: [link]
Instagram followers spiked by several thousand in the span of twenty minutes, and congratulatory messages flooded his DMs from people he barely knew though a few stood out.
Isabella sent three messages in rapid succession:
OMG Demien!!!
😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
I'm so proud of you tesoro!!!
Sophia sent one text that arrived simple and direct:
Congrats on the call-up.
