chapter seventeen.

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holy grail.

holy grail

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New Orleans felt like an amazing place to start her tour. The city was buzzing with different cultures. From Bourbon Street to even the massive French Quarter, everyone was talking about the Forrmation your and about whether they bought tickets or not.

When Myra first arrived to New Orleans, she found fans screaming her name. As she stepped off the plane with Shaylynn there was a crowd. They were held off by numerous amounts of police and ropes to keep them from bombarding her.

While Myra's things were brought to the hotel, Myra explored the French Quarter. She wore a hat and sunglasses as she walked down the street.

She walked into stores that held different voodoo dolls. She saw necklaces for different sports teams. She did buy one for her favorite football team the Seahawks.

She returned to her hotel room in the Marriott around three. She stayed in her room until Shaylynn ushered her out to go to the stadium she would be performing at.

They had a dress rehearsal before the show began. They practiced the outfit changes where she would have at least three for the entire concert.

Her first outfit was her favorite. It was a leather black military jacket with gold straps crossing her chest. Underneath the outfit was a black zip up leotard underneath. It was accompanied by thin black tights with knee high heeled boots that was decorated with a gold color like her jacket.

The show opened with Formation, the song from the album that grew the biggest. From Formation it lead it Telephone. After an outfit change they would switch to T.K.O. and then it would switch to Crazy In Love. There would be a final outfit change and she would then sing Talking Body, River, and it would end with Breath of Life.

When the time for the show grew closer, Myra's nerves skyrocketed. Fans filed into the show, ready to see the performance Myra had in store.

She sat in hair and makeup for hours. Everything had to be done just right. Each curl for Formation had to be just right. No mascara or eyeliner should be smudged. They wanted as close to perfection as they could get.

"No pressure, okay?" Shaylynn advised Myra before the show was supposed to start. "The crowd is sold out."

"Sold out?" Myra choked.

"You're a star, Myra. People love you, and the more people love you, the more people show up to your shows," Shaylynn reminded.

"Okay," Myra swallowed.

The lights dimmed on stage, showing the show was about to begin. Myra was whisked to behind the stage. There stood close to fifteen dancers all in the same outfit.

Myra stood at the front, a microphone headset being fixed so it didn't show as much. Shaylynn kept a furious eye on her watch for when she was supposed to have Myra begin the show.

The crowd began to quiet. The correct lighting for the show was set. Myra bounced on the heels of her feet, the excitement finally setting in.

"Myra, go!" Shaylynn ordered.

"Okay ladies now let's get in formation," Myra began as she walked out onto the stage the dancers following. "Okay ladies now let's get in formation."

They then stopped. The crowd cheered before they fell quiet, anticipating the next action. Myra waited for a minute before he music began playing again.

"My daddy Alabama, momma Louisiana," Myra sang into the microphone as she moved to the choreography.

The crowd sang along to the lyrics with her in time with her. When it switched tempos to Telephone, everything slowed. The dancing changed and the dancers changed outfits as fast as they could.

After Telephone Myra vanished from the stage. As she changed into her next outfit, an all black outfit littered with red accents. The shoes were then ankle high but still had heels that made Myra worry about falling.

The show flew by when she reached T.K.O. It wasnt long before Myra hit the final note on Breath of Life and the stage went dark. The crowd cheered, amazed by the show Myra had brought.

Myra signed autographs after the show. She gave hugs to different fans, some of them who cried at getting the hug. She kept each hug long for they may have needed it.

She gave one last wave as she entered the car that would lead her from the scene. Shaylynn sat beside her, congratulating her on a show well done.

It was her first show finished but she had at least twenty more to go.

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