"Justine you have such pretty skin. What do you use?"
"Justine look this way! Look over here! To your left... LEFT."
There were so many people crowding around my large black Range Rover as I stepped out of it.
Finally, the day I had been waiting for has arrived.
"So first you are going to walk the red carpet and do pictures and the. You will go down the line of interviews. Before all of this you will be makeup checked, just to make sure you don't look too caked and baked." Christine spoke and I quietly nodded alone to everything she said.
It was easier to just agree with her than to challenge her.
"You'll also have to choose your outfit for your performance before the red carpet because right after is when you get your hair and makeup redone"
We quickly walked into the venue and was greeted with an assortment of different celebrities rushing about with their managers and assistants. There were also a lot of crew members rushing around like chickens with their heads cut off.
"Hi, I'm Christine Delani, I'm the manager for Justine Skye, we were wondering where the dressing room is located so that we can get ready for red carpet"
The crew member that Christine had asked began walking and we followed. He were brought to a hallway that was lined with rooms.
"Justine and Zayn are right here." The man opened the door and then rushed away.
We walked into the dressing room and I plopped down on the white couch that sat up against one of the walls.
"Now to wait for Zayn. While we wait, go pick out your outfit. I'm trusting you to pick something nice since Carly couldn't come with us today."
A slight smirk spread across my face at the thought of choosing my own outfit for once.
Carly, my personal stylist NEVER lets me choose my own outfits when I was scheduled for an event but she's currently on bed rest because she's about 8 months pregnant.
I looked through all the clothing on the rack and looked for something that was laid back.
Finally I had found one of my older Tommy Hilfiger outfits that I had only worn one other time for a shoot.
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"You really want to wear that?" Christine asked, her face held one of pure disgust.
"Umm, yes. Girl, I'm going to be dancing throughout the entire performance sooo you crazy if you think I'm going to wear a dress or something." I spoke and she sighed, rubbing her left hand down her face.
"Okay then. But if this gets you bad publicity don't come crying to me." She spoke and I scrunched my face up.
"That's part of your job"
"I was joking. Gosh, take a joke kid" she said and I shook my head.
"Let's go Justine, you have to go get a touch up."
We left the dressing room and went to a room that held hair stylists and makeup artists. Most chairs were open because a lot of people had brought their own people.
After I gotten my hair and makeup touched up I walked down the red carpet. Camera were flashing at every angle and the noise was horrendous.
It was a solid 15 minutes before I had gotten off the red carpet.
"You looked amazing out there. Your dress flowed so beautifully" Christine spoke and I smiled.
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"Now for these interviews" I whispered to myself and walked out onto the long strip.
There were tones and tons of reporters and cameras and celebrities.
"Oh Justine, over here" The person for people magazine spoke and waved her hand for me to acknowledge her. I walked over to their area and smiled at the lady.
"Hello Justine. It is so nice to be able to do this interview with such a great up-and-coming artist. If you don't mind we'd like to ask you a few questions?" She asked and I eagerly nodded.
"Okay so first off, anyone with a twitter can do clearly see that you are probably the biggest fan girl over Zayn Malik. How was is for you when he asked you to collaborate?"
"Well it was actually very surreal for me. I was completely star struck when he asked and I had obviously said yes. The reason of me saying yes isn't just for the soul purpose of that he happens to be my man crush Monday but also because his vocals are amazing and his music is so chill and laid back and inspiring."
"Did you come alone today?"
"Yup. Well I didn't exactly bring a date but I did bring my amazing manager, Christine. She's honestly like my second mother"
"That's nice to know that you have such a close relationship with one of the most important people in your career."
"Yea, I feel like I can honestly be whoever I want to be around her and she won't care. She scolds me like my mom did when I was younger and she helps me in my times of need."
"So speaking of your mother, we all know that you were born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. Do you feel like you are a representation of your city?"
"Yes, personally I do. I will forever rep my city. I want them to know that there is so much more than living there and that they can do anything if they try."
The interview continued for a few more minutes until I walked to another interview and then another one and another and so many more after that one.
By the time all my interviews were done, Christine was blowing up my phone, urging me to return to the dressing room to get dressed.
When I had reached the room, I opened the door and was met with Zayn and Christine.
They were both in their phones, per usual. I rolled my eyes and grappled the outfit I had chosen earlier and went to the bathroom to change.
I walked out when I was done and saw that both Christine and Zayn were staring at me.
"You ready?"
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I know I promised more than one tonight but I'm poooooped. Hopefully tomorrow I can do more but I have a lot of homework so idk.
