Dare Me

Chapter 3

*Amira's POV*

March 16, 1996

     It's the day of the concert and I'm so excited! 

    I pull up to my job and get out, I walk into the building and go put my stuff in the back. I take my place at the cash register just as a costumer comes up. The man looked awfully familiar, but I have no idea why, he was wearing a surgical mask, some sun glasses (I have no earthly clue why, because he was inside.), a fedora and a very long coat. I take one more good look at him before I take his order. "What would you like, sir?" I say sweetly, "I'd like a doughnut and a medium orange juice, please." The man said, I smiled and took his order. "Alright, may I get your name please?" He nodded and gave me his name. "Michael." He said smoothly. I think about that name for a moment, he's dressed very similar as to the way Michael Jackson dresses when he's out in public. I shake it off and write his order down and then handing it over to one of the girls working the drink machine and the refrigerator. I take another good look at the man. Holy shit! It is him! 

   I try to contain my excitement, I lean over the counter a bit. "Excuse me, but are you Michael Jackson?" I ask quietly into his ear so no one else would hear. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "How did you know it was me?" He says equally as quiet. I giggle, "the curls, the fedora and the sun glasses kinda gave it away." He smiles and shakes his head. "Since I know who you are, you don't have to pay.It's on the house."  I say handing his doughnut and orange juice. He shakes his head, "no, no, no. You don't have to do that, I'll pay, sweetheart." He says kindly. "Oh, alright!" I say as he hands me money. I put it into the cash register and hand him the change. "Thank you." I smile. "No problem, see you tonight at your concert, Michael." I say, quietly.  He smiles, "you're coming?" I nod, smiling like an idiot. He smiles back, "well, I'll see you tonight then! Oh, and.." he takes a napkin off of the counter and pulls a pen out of his shirt pocket and writes down a number. He hands me the peace of paper, "call me, sometime." He winks. I bite my lip and nod. I wave to him and he walks out of the shop getting into his car. I turn around and do a little dance. My best friend, Katy walks up to me. "Why are you all happy?" She giggles, "no reason." I squeak. She shakes her head and goes back to work.

*after work*

    After my shift, I get my stuff from the back and go out to my car. I put my keys in the ignition and pull off. I can't believe I just got Michael's number! I smile to myself and turn on the radio. I jam to the radio until I get to my house, I stop the car and I get out. I walk through the door and put the keys on the hook and go into my room to gt dressed for the concert tonight. "Bre, Autumn!" I yell for my sisters, they both walk into my room, "yes?" Autumn asks. "Help me with my makeup and hair." I tell them, they nod and get to work with my hair and makeup. After they've finished, I have to take a double take. My hair is curled, I have eyeliner, mascara, and cherry red lipstick on. I look great! I smile at myself before getting up to get my dress that Autumn had bought for me. I slip it on and put on my black heels. I wait for my sisters to get ready, and by the time that the both of them are ready, it's already 5:30 and the doors open at 6:30. I grab my keys off of the hook and hand them to Bre so she can drive. We walk out to the car and I get into the front seat with Breanna and Autumn gets into the back. 

*at arena*

   We pull up to the arena and get out of the car. We get out of the car and go wait in the line. We were standing behind a couple, I tap the woman on the shoulder. "Excuse me, but do you know what time it is?" I ask politely. She looks at her watch and turns around to look at me. "It's 6:15, honey." She says sweetly. I thank her and lean against the railing. About 30 minutes later they finally open the doors. My feet are already killing me so I take my shoes off and hold them. We get into the building and find our seats. We're in the front row! We sit down and wait for the concert to start. From where we were sitting, we could see into the side of the stage, I see Michael poke his head out. I smile a little, he spots me and smiles before disappearing again. 

   About 20 minutes later, the show starts. A big projection screen lowers and then a film starts to play. When the film is over, a space ship looking prop explodes from the stage. The crowd goes wild when Michael steps out. He starts to sing a mix of HIStory, They Don't Care About us, and In The Closet. 

   When it comes time to sing You Are Not Alone, he sings a little bit of the song before he points to someone to be brought up onto the stage, he points to me, and I immediately start to blush. The security guard comes and picks me up and takes me up onto the stage. I go up the steps and go up to Michael. He pulls me into a hug and I lay my head on his chest as we sway and he sings into my ear, after about a minute or two it's time for me to go back to where my sisters are. Security takes me back and helps me back over. 

   After the show, everyone starts to pile out of the arena, and my sisters and I go towards back stage. We show our passes to the guard and he lets us through. Once we get back there, we are second in line. Once the girls in front of us are done, it's our turn. I'm so excited to meet him again! "Well, hello, Amira. It's very good to see you again!" He says flashing me a sweet smile as he gives me a hug. My sisters look at me confused. "He came into my job earlier and ordered some stuff." I said smiling. They're mouths dropped open. "So is that where the number came from?" Breanna screams. I giggle and nod. They get all excited for me and hug me. Michael giggles. "Well, would you girls like me to sign anything?" He asks. Autumn and Breanna pull out they're records for him to sign and I give him the book of his that I'd bought. He signs our things and hands them back at us. He pulls me in for another hug, "how would you like to go on a date with me tomorrow night?" He whispers into my ear. I bite my lip and smile. "I'd love to, Michael." I say sweetly. He kisses my cheek and we pull away. "Well, it was so nice to meet the two of you and it was lovely to see you again, Amira. I'll pick you up tomorrow around 7." He says, I nod and my sisters smile and wave. We say goodbye and then head out to our car. "What did he mean when he said 'I'll pick you up tomorrow around 7'?" Breanna asks excitedly. I told them everything on the way home and I swear they sounded like a bunch of squirrels! We pull up to our house and get out of the car. I unlock the door and head to my bedroom. I change my clothes, way too tired to even take my makeup off and fix my hair. I climb into bed and instantly fall asleep.... 

I hope you guys like it! I'll try to update more, I just have sooo much going on at the moment! xoxo, Autumn<3