The Day I first Met You...

chapter 12

Jasmine's POV.

So it was finally Thursday and the day of the concert. Honestly, I was FREAKING OUT. In the last 24hrs I had *literally* bumped into Demi Lovato and Marissa Callahan, had a photo with them, been tweeted at by Demi and now was waiting to go to her concert!

After I had bumped into them I did a few things my anonymous tumblr friend had suggested and I'll be honest I had a really good day on my own. It was nice and maybe it was because of my encounter with Demi but, for the first time in a long time, it didn't feel like my head was trapped in a black cloud. I felt in the moment and totally aware of everything I was doing and feeling. It was a perfect day.

I stood in front of my mirror and assessed the outfit I was wearing. Black jeans rolled up slightly with white converse, a sleevless green check shirt and my comfy grey Jack Wills hoodie. Id thought about this outfit for ages but it seemed kind of unimportant now that my idol had seen me looking like a complete bum dripping with coffee. Still, I was going to be meeting her again and getting an official photo taken with her. She probably wouldn't even recognize me im sure she was meeting and taking photos with hundreds of people every concert. I braided my hair loosely to the side of my head and put my sunglasses on my head. I never feel confident about how I look but today was one of those 'happy enough' kind of days.

I had half an hour before my taxi would be here to drive me over to the venue. I sat on my bed and opened my laptop, logging into tumblr. Last night I had replied to my anon friend letting them know how impressed I was with their recommendations. I was kind of hoping they would reply straight away so I could find out a bit more about them and ask if we could chat outside of tumblr to make things a bit easier but I heard nothing more last night. As the page loaded I saw a little 1 above the envelope symbol and my tummy filled with butterflies... It was weird wasn't it? I had no idea who this person was, hell I didn't even know if it was a guy or girl, old or young all I knew was 'D xo' was how they signed every message. Scary when you think about it. However... there was no denying the flutters I felt when I saw they had messaged me.

"Hey! So glad you enjoyed my tourism recommendations, and was I not right on the money with Mr Hot Dog Man??!! Haha. I'm glad you like the city, do you think you stay in New York long? What are your plans tonight? Be careful if you're going out anywhere on your own, the city may seem big and overwhelming in the day but come nightfall it can be even scarier. I see from your blog you like Demi Lovato? Shes playing in the city tonight I think isn't she? D xo"

I clicked the reply button and composed my message back.

"Yes! Thank you again for virtually showing me around the city. I had planned on leaving New York tomorrow but, funny you mention, I got last minute tickets to Demi Lovato's concert tonight so I may need tomorrow to recover! Yes I LOVE Demi. She's an incredible inspiration and so bloody sexy! I actually kind of met her yesterday randomly and now I am just waiting to go to the venue to meet her again as I bought one of her soundcheck package tickets. I was thinking... would you maybe want to reveal your identity so maybe we could get to know each other a bit better outside of these anonymous messages? Just a thought... J"

I held my breath not quite wanting to hit the send button... what if this scared them away? All of a sudden my room phone rang signalling my taxi had arrived. Fuck it I thought and hit the send button  before closing my laptop quickly. I grabbed my bag and headed out the door.

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OMG this place is so much bigger than any arena I've been in in England!! I was walking into the soundcheck area with all the other fans. It was weird, even though I didnt know any of them I felt comfortable being around them. Ive always loved that about being a Lovatic, its like one big family. You know the people around you have either been through similar stuff to you, or at least are there to support you while you do.

I was standing quite near the front just checking my mobile when someone tapped my shoulder.

"Oh My Gosh! You are the girl who met Demi yesterday arent you?!"

I looked at the girl beside me, she was a bit smaller than I but looked about my age (a good few years older than most of the other girls here!)  I was confused until I realised she meant the picture from twitter.

"Yeah haha, awkward and embarressing story actually, I nearly knocked her and Marissa over as I spilt my coffee all over myself but yes, I met them and they were so lovely about it."

"Thats so cool!! Are you meeting her again today and getting a photo?"

"Yeah I am. I'm Jasmine by the way. Whats your name?"

"It's Katie"

It was weird I talked to this girl Katie for a while, we really hit it off. We were able to laugh together about being there alone, we talked about where we were from, she was even flirting with me... Now ordinarily I've no problem flirting and being my usual charming self but this time, even though this incredibly kind, funny and very attractive girl was touching my arm and licking her lips while watching me speak, I just couldn't engage. All I could think about was checking my tumblr to see if my anonymous online acquaintance had answered me.

Suddenly the room grew a hush as some people started walking out on stage toward their instruments. Then she walked out in stage and despite the screams, camera flashes and general noise around me it was like everything in me went calm, nothing else existed just me and the girl I'd looked up to and found solace in for years. I watched as she walked up to her mic stand eyes scanning the room as if she was searching for someone special. Then I swear my heart almost stopped as her gaze fell on me and her face lit up with a smile and... a wink? What was happening?

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Hey guys thanks for all the reads :) I'm so made up that people like my story!!

I forgot I'd had a previous account in here like 2 years ago and wrote some Demi Drabbles so um gonna close that and move them over here as side works.

as usual comment with opinions! thank you!!!

xxx