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"I'm from the dirty, but that chico nice, y'all call it moment, I call it life." I sang as I walked through the halls of MSG. I popped my collar, my "gang" swarming me.

Think of this: One girl in the middle of it all. Famous. Three-million people. Alll there for you. Giant stage. Screaming fans. Hundreds of people under your feet. You have your own opening group. You get money by the thousands every day.

And then you have me.

Icona Pop opening with their hit song, and now it was time for me to get dressed.

Sucks for me. I was late to my own concert. Justin Bieber anyone?

As I longed the halls, I tied my hair into a fishtail braid down my back and quickly chucked my shoes, jacket and hat off before I got to the dressing room.

"Clothes," Andi threw a wad of clothing at me, "Strip."

I obeyed.

Blue bandeau, blue shorts, blue supras, denim vest and a stack of six bracelets.

With my group, the boys, Leo, Jenna, Andi, Paul, Simon, Caroline, Aino, stage crew and my backstage girls, we shouted the chant, "I. Eat. Glitter!" with our hands in the middle, then "exploded".

Our hands gathered and we prayed. Nerves were a thing of the past. All that was left was adrenaline. Leo's ring rested in my pocket as I ran out onstage. My studded mic was tossed to me, I caught it and waved to the ear splitting crowd.

"Welcome to Madison Square Garden!" I screamed, "Who's ready to be epic?" More screams. Drums played and I smirked.

"More to love when your hands are free

Baby put your pom poms down for me

Come on shake it up 123

Baby put your pom poms down for me

 Yeah they come from miles away

Just to see how you get down

Feels like an earthquake

Every time you come around

You hear ‘em saying yeah (yeah)

Every time feels like a revival (glory)

So get up, right now

We’re coming for the title . . . "

Being strictly hot, I ditched the vest, leaving me feeling naked. Boys in the crowd whooped and whistled.

"More to love when your hands are free

Baby put your pom poms down for me

Come on shake it up 123

Baby put your pom poms down for me

When you move I fall to my knees

Baby put your pom poms down for me

Come on shake it up 543

Baby put your pom poms down for me"

The drum beat I adored went three times before the boy and girl dancers separated, I with the girls.

"Ladies to the left, fellas to the right

If you wanna see me put my pom poms down

Then sing it to me baby sing it right now

Na na na na na na, yeah yeah [repeat 1x]"

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