Therapist • KTH ✔

23. The Premiere

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Someday, you will look back and know exactly why it had to happen.
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Nov 9, 2019
Amy's POV

Last night, I discussed it with Jay, and she immediately agreed to go to the movie premiere. She was more excited than I was. I was excited too but a little bit nervous, as always. We agreed not to attend the after party because I didn't feel comfortable with that idea. Jay was actually up for it, but she let it pass since I wasn't interested. Or more like I was uncomfortable. Yeah.

I left work a little earlier than usual and went home, showered, and wore my hair loose and dressed up in a simple black blouse and fitted navy-blue ankle-length pants which Jay bought for me from Hongkong. I wasn't really sure if there was any dress code or color code for these kinds of events, but I felt black and navy would be neutral and universal. I didn't discuss these details with Taehyung as I felt I might be nagging him with my lack of knowledge about such things.

Jay wore a dress, and it looked so pretty that, for a moment, I actually considered swapping clothes with her. However, I felt lazy and dropped the idea.

We took a taxi to the venue printed on the pass. It was a cinema theater exclusively used for premieres and special screenings.

The dome-shaped theater was magnificent, and there were separate makeshift entry ways for celebrities and commoners. We obviously took the latter, and after our passes were verified, we entered.

My phone beeped with an incoming text from Taehyung.

Tae:
Amy...are you here?

Me:
Just arrived.. 😊

Tae:
Awesome... send me a pic please 😘

Me:
You trying to verify? 😉

Tae:
Haha.. no no.. I want to see you

Me:
Just kidding..

Me:
*clicks a selfie and sends to him*

Tae:
You look gorgeous 😍

Tae:
I love you baby

Me:
I love you Taehyung and thanks

Me:
Will you be speaking or something?
Like addressing the gathering?

Tae:
Yeah I will...

Me:
Awesome.. can't wait.. we're so excited

Tae:
I'll text you in a bit..

Me:
Love you...bye

Jay and I moved in the direction of the chattering sounds and landed with the crowd gathered at an area inside the hall which seemed as if there was a press meet of some sorts that was going to happen. There was a stage set up there, and about a hundred people were there including the press and excluding the actors.

Amidst the noise of the crowd, my eyes were frantically looking out for Taehyung on both sides of the stage. And, in a few minutes, he walked on to the stage, tall and handsome as ever, dressed in all black. Everything around him seemed to have blurred out, and every sound turned into a distant muffle. I could only see him.

He looked happy and bright, and my heart skipped many beats when I saw him.

This was the first time I saw him in public as a star, as a celebrity, being photographed from all directions—the him that I have always seen and admired for years on large screens and on TV and YouTube and Twitter. It felt surreal, even though I had seen and been with him much closer than anyone else around.