glitch | jack hughes (rewritten)

chapter 55

josephine lee

After surprise dropping a one-night-only concert in New York City I was afraid I wouldn't have enough people to show up at the venue. I thought I'd have to embarrassingly switch to a smaller venue. But thanks to my lovely fans who showed up to buy a twenty-five dollar ticket they helped me sell out my first night performing in Madison Square Garden. 

I was over the moon at how fast the show sold out and started weeping into my hands. Everyone in my life congratulated me on this milestone whether it was online or in person which naturally made me even weepier. Since then my emotions have settled to a devastating gratitude but at least I can speak about playing in this arena without sobbing out the words. 

Since arriving at the arena I've had my face pressed to the window looking at all the fans who have lined up to be first in the pit making me sick with adoration for the people who choose to support me. "I still can't believe it." I tell Jack looking at the puppy in his lap who is wearing a shirt that says 'Mommy's first MSG show'. 

"I can." my boyfriend says with a smile and a shrug. "Thank you for being so amazing." I say, sitting down beside him with my head on his shoulder. He once again shrugs it off like it's not biggy but it is a huge deal to me. My boyfriend has become a total tour boyfriend. Starting with the custom shirts he ordered for everyone and ending with the fact that he has taken water out to the fans waiting in line along with fun things for them to do like word searches and crossword puzzles. 

He's unbelievable. 

He scratches my back over my t-shirt, checking the time on his phone before he says, "You should head to Stassie, it's almost time for you to get your makeup done." he says right as an alarm on his phone goes off. Okay, Marjorie Jr! Manager Jack does not come to play. I turn off the alarm for him and slowly get off the couch to head to hair and makeup with my boyfriend, puppy, and a few cameramen behind me. 

Because this is my first time playing in an arena this big we wanted to film a short video of the behind-the-scenes of playing in MSG which means men have to race after me to catch my every move. Once I get to the well-lit area where Stassie has everything set up I slump into my seat, ready to look my absolute best for tonight while Jack takes Weenie out for a walk to pick up some lunch for us. 

Tour boyfriend!

"He's sweet." Stassie says, pressing foundation into my skin after she primed it. I nod my head enthusiastically, struggling to put up a nonchalant front to pretend like it's not the cutest thing in the world. "Yeah, he's pretty perfect." I sigh contently, wearing a smile on my face with my eyes closed. 

Stassie chuckles with her foundation brush in her hand, reminiscing of the two loser boyfriends I had in high school. I try to not move while I laugh but it's so silly to know that my makeup artist is a girl I knew in high school. She only just joined my crew a few months ago when I was going through my following and saw her page which had a bunch of the work she's done. She posted that she was looking for a job and since Coachella was right around the corner I asked if she could join me.

She'll join me on the Eras Tour, the surprise appearance at one of Niall's concerts, and my European tour. It's really nice to have her around she's the sweetest and really easy to talk to. She knew Meredith when she was posing for H&M campaigns and when I was singing on SoundCloud. We were all just girls with big dreams and now they're both with me for the next big milestones in my career. 

After a few minutes of just Stassie and me, June my hairstylist waddles over to start doing my hair. She adds extensions and curls my hair beautifully before clipping them up to hold the hairstyle for a little longer. The girls catch up with me while they make me look like a fairy. They tell me about their husbands and their summer vacations.