On the evening before Dan's 25th birthday, he was sat with one of his best mates, Peej. They were quietly enjoying the company of films and munching on some snacks. As the last film they were watching ended, PJ spoke up. "Dan," he asked, "Who is your celebrity crush?" Dan's eyes grew wide as he realized the question that was handed to him. He has always had a major crush on Kanye West, the most amazing rapper in all of history, but he's never told any of his friends.
"Jennifer Lawrence," Dan replied after a few seconds of contemplating who to answer with. "Hm, are you sure, Dan?" PJ replied slyly. He stood, walking towards Dan's bedroom. "Where are you going?" Dan asked with a hint of worry in his voice. His friend merely opened Dan's closet, pushing his shirts to the side to reveal a shrine dedicated to none other than Kanye. Dan blushed, stuttering as he tried to reason an explanation for the items. PJ merely laughed. "Dude, relax," he said, leaving Dan in confusion. "After all, tomorrow is your birthday. It would be a shame if I found out you didn't like your gift on such short notice. I just wanted to be sure."
Dan had no idea where Peej was going with this. As he was about to ask, PJ pulled out two slits of paper with a smirk. "Check these out," he said. Dan had to suppress the screams building up inside of him as he realized just what he was holding. In his hands were two front row tickets to a Kanye West concert that was occurring on the night of his birthday. This couldn't get any better.
"PJ," he began, in utter shock that his friend even knew what it was that he longed for. Again, PJ laughed. "Don't mention it, Dan," he said, placing a hand on the boy's shoulder. "Get some sleep. Tomorrow's gonna be a long night."
Dan was barely able to sleep due to anticipation for the night that stood before him, but he was more ready for this than he has been for anything in his entire life. After a long, warm shower, he put on his favorite outfit and straightened his curly brown hair. As he was finishing up, there was a knock at the door. He unplugged the straightener and ran towards it. "You ready?" PJ asked, waiting patiently. Dan shut and locked the door behind him, leaving PJ to catch up as he ran towards the event.
He was ready.
So ready.
They arrived at the concert an hour before it began, giving them time to venture the area and find their seats before the crowd settled in. Dan couldn't fathom the fact that he was in the same room as his idol.
"I'm going to go and fetch us some snacks, what do you want?" PJ asked Dan.
"Whatever you're getting, I don't care," he replied. "Hurry back though, I think the show's about to start."
As PJ left to get the food, Dan grew impatient. Almost five minutes later, the crowd started cheering loudly. Dan looked over and spotted the figure of Kanye West. He joined in with the crowd's screams.
"YEEZUS!" Kanye said into the microphone, silencing the crowd. "Before we begin, I'd like to publicly apologize to Beck. I'm sorry, Beck."
A faint voice from one of the rear seats that Dan could only assume belonged to Beck yelled back, "It's Okanye!" He couldn't help but wonder what Kanye did to Beck and why he was apologizing, but that was the least of his worries.
"SWISH!" Kanye continued, leaving Dan in awe. "Good vibes. Positive vibes. This is not the album of the year, this is the album of the life!"
Kanye's worshippers erupted in cheers as he began to perform Diamonds Are Forever.
Dan felt alive. The blood in his veins pumped as the music grew louder. His ears were buzzing, and suddenly everything was a blur. The sound of the crowd's screams quieted, and he could see nobody but Kanye.
He couldn't control himself.
Dan leaped onto the stage, hurtling himself onto Kanye and leaving the crowd in shock.
