The Day I first Met You...

chapter 14

Demi's POV.

I couldn't wait to put our plan into action to see Jasmine again and hopefully keep her after the show to talk to her. despite being distracted by thoughts of her I still threw my all into m&g - I always did, it's my chance to have some special 1-1 time with my lovatics. It may be brief but I love seeing them smile (usually through tears) give them a hug and hear the 90sec version of their story.

As I walked into the room with Max and Marissa at my side the room began to come alive and the excitement in the air filled me with butterflies. Before she went to take her seat at the side of the room behind the photo area I grabbed Marissa's arm.

"Can you see her? Try to spot her in the crowd and tell her to sit up near the front with you. okay?"

"Sure thing Dems, I'll msg you when I find her."

Max trailed me over to the photograph area to begin meeting my fans - my family. The first girls up were just kids, they looked about 8 maybe and we're head to toe in neon clothes with "we love Demi" written in black on their t-shirts. I could've squealed they were too cute!! As they ran over to me I enveloped them into a big hug. They looked up at me and one of the two girls started chattering excitedly.

"Ahhh this is so awesome! You're Demi Lovato! You just hugged me! I just hugged the Demi Lovato!! I love you so much!"

I couldnt help but giggle at the young girls enthusiasm. I looked over at her friend who just smiled shyly at her feet not saying anything. I took a few pictures with the excited girl who pulled some fabulous poses and then called the shy girl over to me.

"What's your name?" I asked quietly.

"Jenny..." she responded barely audible.

"It's lovely to meet you Jenny. Are you excited for the show? Do you have a favourite song?"

"My favourite is warrior. I love to hear you sing about being so tough and strong."

She blushed everytime she spoke and barely made eye contact with me the whole time. When it came to take her picture I stood behind her with my arms wrapped around her petite frame, I felt her pull my arms into her body as if she did not want me to ever let her go.

As I was saying goodbye to them both an older girl who looked about my age came up to me.

" Hi I'm Jenny's big sister, also a big fan by the way, I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to talk to her like that. Our parents went through a really messy divorce about a year ago and she's not been the same since. Through all the bad times I'd bring her into my bedroom and we'd build a blanket fort and listen to your music together, I'd tell her your story and we'd always say that we can be strong too. She's become pretty attached to you through those songs and I know that meeting you means everything to her, she's only 7 but I swear she's a diehard lovatic already!"

Tears filled my eyes immediately but I blinked them back and turned and called the girl back over to me, she looked up at me as she held on to her sister's hand. I knelt down to her eye level and took her other hand.

"Do you know why I wrote warrior Jenny?"

She shrugged her shoulders,

"Because you are strong, right?"

"I wrote it because I wasn't always strong. When I was younger some people made me feel pretty sad and scared sometimes and I didn't feel strong then, I felt alone. Sometimes I didn't want to talk to anyone, I just wanted to cry. But now that I''ve grown up a bit I have learnt alot. I've learnt that being quiet and alone can help sometimes but you always gotta tell someone about the bad feelings okay? I also learnt that I really was warrior all along because I got through it all everyday. So I want you to promise me you'll start being my little warrior, and that you'll always talk to your big sister when you feel sad, okay?"