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[concert day 06:30 pm]

"Shawn, Shawn, Shawn!" The voices of the audience call out his name with fervour. "Shawn! Shawn! Shawn!"
It's now been over two years since he cancelled his "Wonder - the world tour", and people all around the globe have been waiting to see his newly announced tour "Now and never - the world tour", and you can feel the excitement in every square metre of the hall.

"It's amazing, isn't it?" Amy beams, happiness all over her face. For her, it's her biggest dream come true. We're still standing in the front row, right behind the barricade, and we have the perfect view of the stage, even though this means that we have to cock our heads back.
The fact that we will meet Shawn Mendes later must be the ultimate highlight of Amy's year or even of her life.
The supporting act was really good, I liked the band very much even though I didn't know them, and I can't remember the name of the band. Ironically, I know. But they were really good!

The voices of the audience get louder, and suddenly, the lights go out.
Amy nudges me excitedly.
It takes only a moment for the stadium to become silent.
Then comes the spectacular, really impressive show: dramatic music, drums, a fanfare, and then a countdown. A bit like an Ed Sheeran concert, I guess.
Suddenly, there's a single spotlight on stage, right in front of us. A silhouette is the only thing I can see. It's a boy with a guitar. For one or two seconds, he's just standing still, seeming to breathe in the atmosphere of the hall, a hand placed on his heart. Then, he starts playing the guitar. And the second the first words leave his mouth, I know that this evening will be magic.
Whatever happens later at the meet-and-greet, I will remember the way Shawn sings and the way he moves on stage. His stage presence is more than impressive.

I don't know if I'm just imagining that because I know that he knows that we're somewhere in the audience and we wrote about it earlier, but I have the feeling that Shawn's eyes are constantly scanning the crowd in front of him.
When he sings "Mercy", he steps down from the stage and gets close to the barricade. I can hear all the girls screaming and crying, louder than ever as he gets closer—Amy too—but I only have eyes for Shawn who's singing just a few steps away from me. I can see his brown hair, which is curlier than ever, and I remember the way it looked last year when he cut it, and Amy couldn't stop complaining about it.
I can see some of his tattoos, and I can see his smile when he hears the audience. He's touching the hands held out to him for a few short seconds, looks people in the eye as he passes them, smiles from time to time, and somehow I know that he's waiting for me to reveal that I am the one he was writing to. I really don't know what I'm gonna do in the next seconds and I'm constantly thinking about it while he's coming in our direction.
Should I say, "Oh hey, by the way, it's me, Mandy", or should I just nod—or maybe—I should make a peace sign or something like that?! I don't know.
I've just decided that I would take my smartphone out of my pocket and show him the Wattpad symbol when he suddenly turns around and makes his way back to the stage. He ends "Mercy" with his voice almost cracking.
"I'm begging you for mercy, mercy
Begging you, begging you, please baby (on my heart)
I'm begging you for mercy, mercy
Oh, I'm begging you, begging you, yeah (on my heart)"
He stops, and for a brief moment there is only silence, and then, the stadium explodes. Cheering, hooting, tumultuous applause, all together.
Shawn walks across the stage, he drinks something, and then makes his way to the piano. Halfway there, he stops to look at a sign someone made for him. He smiles, laughs, gives a thumbs-up and continues walking to the piano.
"Shawnybee!" My shout isn't as loud as everyone else's around me, and it isn't as intense as theirs, but it seems to have been loud enough to catch his attention. I am endlessly surprised when he turns around. For a second, he looks me in the eyes, and he scans me. Then, his eyes wander to Amy. And then to the person next to her. He frowns a bit, then he sits down at the piano. For a second, he just looks at the shimmering black instrument, his hands lying very still on the keyboard. He clears his throat. "So guys, I have to admit that I am a bit nervous. Today, I wanna play a new song for you. You're the very first audience that's gonna hear the song. I hope you feel it the way I do."

"Mmmh mh.
Mmmh mh. Oh.
So here we are
A new day a new dawn
So here we go
One for all and all for one"

...

The fans are listening in absolute silence. It's so quiet, you could literally hear a pin drop.
One by one, they all lift their arms and turn on the flashlights of their smartphones.
When the whole stadium is filled with thousands of tiny lights, which seem to float to the sky and back, it's amazing.
It's just as magical as in the film "Tangled". No, much more. And in this moment, I understand that I will never not love Shawn Mendes' music. 'Cause the way he writes songs, the way he makes music, the way he performs—is just precious. I wouldn't wanna miss a single second of this moment.

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