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[concert day 04:30 pm]

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Did you get to the stadium okay? And do you have a good view? ;)

I'm aware that the front row is very brightly lit, but maybe I'm gonna spot you anyways. How can I identify you? I mean, it'll surely be difficult, but I just thought I could give it a try anyways.

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Hey, yes, we are. And yep, front row. My friend is really excited and she nearly got overwhelmed when she realized where we were gonna be. Some security guy pushed us through a crowd of girls with very mad eyes.

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Mandy
They had probably all been waiting there for hours to get into the front row, but we were just guided past all of them.
Two stage workers were standing in the front row, chatting and drinking Coke, apparently making sure there was still space for us when we arrived. Crazy.
Now, we are standing in front of the stage, looking up at the towering structure around us, with thousands of people sitting and standing everywhere. I'm still trying to realize how exactly we've ended up here. Like—how unreal is that?! Shawn Mendes messages someone on Wattpad and they start writing to each other? Constantly?
From time to time, I look at my smartphone just to check if there's a new message from Shawn. I didn't expect him to text me while he's preparing for his show, but he did.
Being that close to him after all that time spent writing to each other—realizing that in a few minutes he'll be on stage and right in front of me, and then, later, we'll finally meet in person—that's making my hands shake a little bit and, strangely, I can't stop smiling.

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Maybe we'll find a way to greet each other while you're performing near the audience. ;)
But if not: I'm really happy to finally meet you afterwards.
Probably won't believe it until I've met you for real.
Are you excited?

I mean for the show?

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Yes, I am. Always. You know, when my anxiety kicks in, it's not that easy to get on stage.

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I can feel how hard it must have been for him to admit that.

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Anxiety is really a bitch.

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Yeah, it is.

I meditate to help with it.

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Does it help?
I'm really curious.

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Yeah, a bit. Sometimes. Most of the time I'm doing self-mantras and team-building strategies, ya know? It really helps—knowing that there are people there to support you and have your back.

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The fans and I have your back today, too, ya know?

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Thanks. But ... You aren't a fan?! I'm deeply disappointed.

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Oh, Shawn Peter Mendes, you're so funny.

As if I haven't told you so many times that I'm never gonna be the one yelling your name, exhausted and with heart-pupils.

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You forgot "Raul".

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What? Right. Shawn Peter Raul Mendes. I'm sorry to tell you that I don't fit the cliché of your typical fan.