So High School

It was the end of an era

A/N long story short no I am not ok

I can't believe it's actually over. Idk what I'm gonna do without it

Taylor walked off the stage with her dancers, her arms slung over their shoulders as she held back tears. It was the end of that chapter of her life, of that era.

As soon as she stepped backstage, her crew burst into applause. Tree hurried up to her, pulling her into a hug.
"Well done Taylor, you did so amazingly" she whispered into her hair. Taylor buried her face in trees Trees shoulder, finally letting the tears fall. As much as she needed a break, this tour was her whole life, and she wasn't really sure how to live without it.

Taylor pulled away, wiping her eyes and taking a deep breath. She had to compose herself, at least just for a moment.
"Um, I would like to make a speech" she announced, releasing a shaky breath. The crowd hushed as they looked towards her, many of their faces damp with tears.

"I just want to say thank you to every single one of you. It was thanks to all of you that this tour could go ahead, that we managed to pull this off. This tour has by far been the best era of my life, and I want to thank you all for being a part of that. You guys all mean so much to me, and-"

She inhaled sharply, her voice breaking.

"And I love you all, so so much. This era may be over, but a new one has just begun. Thank you guys so, so much"

At that point she turned away, covering her face as the waterworks started. She just couldn't believe this was all over, that the time had finally come. They had been planning for this night for ages, but for some reason she never thought it would actually come. But it did.

Kam stepped forward, a piece of paper clutched in his hand. The dancers and vocalists followed, each with a little scrap of paper.
"We would like to say something to you too" Kam said, wiping his tears. Taylor nodded, turning back around as she tried to collect herself.

"We want to thank you too Boss Lady, Taylor, so much" he said.
"You have been so amazing and kind, and and we all love you so dearly" Whyley smiled.
"Through all the ups and downs, when we've been sick, you've been sick..." Eliotte continued.
"When we've all had other things going on in our lives..." added Karen.
"You've always been here, giving it your all" Kamilah finished.
"We can't help but admire how professional you are, but at the same time how friendly and accommodating you've been" Melanie grinned.
"You've been here for all of us, helped us through so much..." Sam started.
"And we can just hope we've done the same for you" Natalie finished.
"No matter how cold, hot, wet, windy it's been..." Tamiya said.
"Or if you're ill, or something else is going on..." Jan added.
"You've always given it your best, and we all admire you so much for that" Tori finished.
"And so that's why we want too thank you so so much" Jeslyn smiled.
"You are so amazing, and you have given everything you have into this tour" Sydney continued.
"And the result has been beautiful..." Tori grinned.
"Record-breaking..." Kevin added.
"And just over all the best thing that could have ever happened" Amanda smiled.
"And so that's why..." Taylor (Banks) started.
"We wanted to give you a little token of our appreciation" Karen finished.
"It's not much..." Said Audrey.
"But we hope it can show you at least a little bit of how grateful we are" Kevin smiled. Raphael stepped away as Amos handed him something.

Taylor was properly sobbing now, tears cascading down her cheeks as she tried to stem them with a tissue that Tree had handed her.
"It's okay to be sad" Tree told her, her arm around Taylor's shoulders. She rubbed Taylor's arm comfortingly as Taylor rested her head against Trees shoulder.

A couple of seconds later Raphael stepped back out, a beautiful bouquet of flowers in his hands.

"These are for you" he smiled sweetly, holding them out. Taylor started to cry harder, pressing her hand to her mouth as the tears streamed.
"Thank you guys, so so much" she managed to choke out, taking the flowers and pulling Raphael in for a hug.