Euphoria

05

"So, is your batch number up on the website."

"I don't know. I haven't checked."

"Why?"

"Because I'm nervous. What if my number is not there? It's so nerve-racking."

"Do you want me to check it for you?"

"Really? Will you?"

"Sure, give me your shoes."

I pass her my shoes that I was holding. I was so nervous that I turned around not looking at the screen.

I waited and waited but Minyoung did not say a word. Not even after 5 minutes.

So the only thing that came to my mind was that my batch number was not there and she didn't know how to tell me that.

Gathering my courage I turned towards Minyoung.

"Minyoung, is my batch number not there?"

I looked at her face and it had a grave expression. I understood the meaning behind her expression and mine own expression turned to a sad one.

"It isn't there right."

I sighed.

"Well there's always a next time."

I slowly stood up and was gloomily making my way to my room when Minyoung suddenly started laughing.

"I have to say my acting skills are really great. You should have seen your face. You looked like you were about to cry."

At first I didn't understand what she meant. But then I processed in my head that she was actually joking with me.

"You're so mean! How could you do that?"

I threw at her a pillow.

"Ow, geez I was only joking. But, you have to give it up to my acting skills. I fooled you so easily."

"That you did. But don't ever do it again."

"Okay....Okay. Anyway you have to first go to the store and get your pass."

"Yea, I'll go later on."

"Finally you'll get to see BTS."

"Yes, finally."

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I was walking to the puma store to get me my pass to the fan-sign event.

This is the luckiest day of my life.

I reached the store and entered. I asked a worker about the pass thing.

"Oh, is the batch number of the shoe you bought in the website."

"Yep it's there."

"Have you brought the shoe with you? May I check it?"

"Yea sure."

I pass her the shoe box.

She looks at the batch number and types of in the computer.

"Thank you. It definitely is there."

She grabs something under the counter. She pull it out.

"Here is your pass. Be careful and keep it safely."

"Thanks."

I smile at her.

"Is it the first time you're attending a fan-sign event?"

"Yes."

"Excited?"

"Totally."

"You do know that these passes do not  give us a specific seat right?"

"Really?"

"Yea, whoever comes first get to take whichever seat they want. The one comes last gets the worst seat. At the end where you can't see your idols properly. So try to come early and get in line fast."

"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind."

"Sure, no problem."

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"Minyoung is it true that to get the best seat in the event I need to reach first."

"Yea. I didn't tell you this?"

"No."

"It's first come first serve."

"Oh so how early should I go?"

"I usually go 5 to 6 hours earlier."

"Really? Are you sure it's not too early?"

"No. In fact when I reach the place of the event there would already be a few people waiting."

"So I have to stand for 5 to 6 hours."

"The life of a fan isn't easy."

"So tell me which seat is the best."

"Sure, in fact I'll tell you all that you need to know about a fan-sign event......."

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The fan sign event is in three days.

I have been waiting so long.

The store is also starting to prepare for the event.

I am out with Minyoung and Jessie.

Jessie and I have been talking about the event seen ages.

It turns out even Jessie has a pass to the event in the same store.

I'm really thankful that I got a friend to go to the event with.

"I'm so excited. Whenever I pass the store my heart just starts beating so fast."

"Me too. I can't believe I'll get to talk to BTS face-to-face. They'll come to know of my existence."

"This is your first time, isn't it? The first time is always the most exciting. I remember the first time I attended a fan-sign. But what's with your obsession with them coming to know of your existence?"

"Yea, me too. I also always wonder of that."

Both Jessie and Minyoung looked at me expectantly.

"Well, it's nothing much. After supporting BTS for so long I suddenly thought, do they even know of my existence? And from that day on I was determined to show them that I exist. Does that make sense?"

"Hmmm....Kind of. I mean it is sad to know that the ones you love, stan  and support may not even know you exist."

"You understand me Minyoung."

"I just said that to seem nice."

"You-"

I pout and throw a piece of my french fry at her.

"Yah, don't waste food."

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