A Swiftie Life

Chapter Five

Chapter Five

“You’re on in five!” one of Taylor’s managers told me and I nodded, grabbing my guitar.

It was my first RED Tour concert and I was going on before Ed Sheeran.  We had figured things out with everyone, figuring out when I’d have to go back to participate on the tennis team during the next three weeks. Most of the time, though, I got to hang out with Taylor and Ed.

“Maia! You ready?” Taylor asked as I walked towards the stage.

“Yup!” I smiled, trying to figure out what songs I’d play.

“Good luck! Break a leg! See you in a bit!” Taylor bid me goodbye as I stepped onto the stage and looked out into the sea of 60,000 people.

“Wow,” I muttered to myself as they put a head piece/microphone on my head and sent me out.

“Hello, Foxboro!” I yelled and everyone screamed. “I can’t believe this! You guys are all here for my idol, Taylor Swift!” more screams.

I walked out to the end of the cat walk, high fiving people in the pit on my way.

“Well, hello! My name is Maia and I sing and play guitar,” I told them, “and Taylor Swift is my idol. Like, I have fanpages and everything.”

Screams echoed and shouts of ‘me too!’ could be heard. I grinned, this was exhilarating.

“I can’t sing that well and this is the first time I’m playing for a huge stadium so, forgive me for that,” I told them and they laughed. “Well, enough of me talking, I’m sure you’re tired of it. I just can’t believe that I’m looking at you beautiful people and that this many people came to see Taylor. Anyways, this is a song I wrote called “Falling Hard, Falling Fast.”

I started playing and the crowd looked at me- I knew they hadn’t heard anything from me so I didn’t expect them to sing along but some of them started… dancing? Wow.

Here I am I don’t know

What I’m trying to do

All I know is

I think I’m falling for you

I think I’m falling hard

I think I’m falling fast

My head is screaming no

But my heart is saying yes

I don’t know what to do anymore

You swept me off my feet

The moment you

Walked through the door

I think I’m falling hard

I think I’m falling fast

My head is screaming no

But my heart is saying yes

It came like a flash

Hit me like a lightning bolt

Now that’s in the past

And I wish I’d made it last

I think I’m falling hard

I think I’m falling fast

My head is screaming no

But my heart is saying yes