ARIANA & MAC LOVE STORY | Imagine A World Like That

chapter 1: how we met

"These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite:
Therefore love moderately; long love doth so"

"He is a strange, weird dude." That was my first thought seeing him. But he seemed like a sweet soul, he brought homemade cookies when we met. This was such a sweet gesture, you'll never ever think of rapper doing that. We talked for hours and we instantly clicked, like honestly it seemed we were friends since childhood. I was recording "the way" and I did feel like there's something missing, there's someone I want to be on it. My mind instantly flew back and fourth. Mac, I want him to rap a little bit here, it would sound great. I texted him, and he only agreed if I let him to bring his cookies. I sure agreed. What a kid. While recording we laughed more than we talked. I was already planning vision about music video, I thought and still think that this song is really good. I started to paint sketches. Yes definitely black slim dress....blue background...um...no...balloons..just let's do something different and weird. He brought me back with his little dance. I was laughing so much I thought I'll die right now right there. He danced closer and grabbed my hand. I stood up and joined him. We danced like a teens finally doing "it" since we were kids, I wished I could've frozen that moment. It was so pure and special. It was home. He was my home. After we said our last goodbyes with about million "last" hugs. I was thinking of changing the music video setting, maybe it's too simple, maybe I need to debut with something huge. But I knew it was what I thought others would want. I want this pure friendship and love transfer through screen to fans. There's nothing to add here. It's simple, pure and sweet. The music video will seem like it definitely. We arrived in studio to shoot it. My hair with curly ends, black dress and a ponytail. He arrived in red Christmas sweater, also brought another colorful one, it was hilarious, after we danced around our camera man said "you have to kiss her" and Mac was smiling, I wasn't sure I wanted to do that. He's my friend, and it feels so funny to do that, like kissing your brother or something, it's weird. I sang "the wayyyyaaayyyy" and told him that it was a pattern. I said "you're welcome". And his smile was a sweet thing to witness. We shot the music video faster than I expected, towards the whistles, that I messed around bit with, we knew that we had to kiss. And it was weird. How to ? Why? Questions popped up in my head. But we both knew that was what people would love, everyone loves that kind of things, especially in music videos, debut ones. So we did. It was weird kissing him, but our camera man directed that we should seem "into" the kiss, which will definitely make the matters worse, he's my best friend how can I kiss him with passion that we have to display? But I turned off inner Ariana questions and just did it, made my head blank and just got into the moment. Our kiss was something. I'm not so sure I would call it amazing experience, but it was definitely not a bad one either. Mac was smiling, I wasn't sure of the reason why either. Was it funny? I mean it sure was. Was he happy that we kissed? Did he want to? He looked like it. But I couldn't get into that, because the further questions which were held back made me sure that I was slowly crushing on this cookies guy. No, none that I said to myself. He's my best friend, and our connection is the "crush" I was thinking about, we are kids and he's my homie. That connection is just two friends soulmates, the connection I've never had with someone else was just a different connection, not a crush. Because I didn't want to kiss him, neither I did want to date him. After shooting music video we talked and his eyes sparked, I thought to myself "he has such a beautiful soul" I wish I could get just a little bit of that myself. But he interrupted my thoughts saying "you're so beautiful inside and out" and I thought to myself "can he, like, read thoughts or something?" But I said "thanks" "you do have that in yourself too" and he seemed pleased with my answer. We talked for hours and his eyes were still sparkling. How can he not be tired I guessed. But I knew that answer myself, we could talk days and still be interested and have millions questions and topics to discuss about. It's just we weren't talking only with our heads, our souls were talking and connecting in their own ways. But our talks were quickly interrupted with my ringing phone, god damn it...mom...of course, and i was sure I had to leave. He said goodbye, still smiling and never looking away. What a sweet cookie guy. I mean this day is one of my favorite days in my entire life and we just met. What a lifetime of such a beautiful friendship I got, such a blessing. I thanked god, thank you for sending me him. What a beautiful soul, with such a beautiful mind. I wish more people could get someone like that, someone who does love things as much as he does, with so much passions and such a clear mind. What a personality to be friends with. I'm more than lucky. After arriving, I sat at my bed surrounded by music and is still could not forget him. I wanted to paint my emotions, to find words to describe such feeling but I couldn't. This is what they talk about, that friendship. Little did I know this friendship was meant to be more, in far far future.