Exposing Them

Phase One - The Concert

(Katherine)     (Samantha)

I stood at the back of the arena watching One Direction play their last song of the night. I kept an eye out for where all the body guards and staff where positioned. I needed to know exactly how many staff and body guards Sam and I would have to look out for. I kept note of how many staff left from the bottom right exit.

I needed to make sure 5 Seconds of Summer where also stationed in their dressing room, not walking through the crowd or something stupid like that.

Sam had left me and disappeared through the bottom right exit about 5 songs ago to make sure all the elements for her part of the plan were set up.

We’d spent the last week studying maps of this arena so we knew each and every door, corridor and room. Also we had checked out the arena to determine how and where we needed to be at certain times.

‘All clear and ready. Give me the ‘Go’ when you’re ready,’ Sam texted me confirming that everything was set up and ready to go.

I took one last glance around the arena to check everyone was at their station. All the staff were in their own little sections but I knew they’d be moving soon.

I took one more look at the stage, only to catch the quick shimmer of movement side stage. A figure walked out on stage to join the One Direction boys with something in hand. I looked up at the big plasma television displaying the curly haired drummer of 5 Seconds of Summer walking towards Harry Styles with a cream pie.

I shook my head. “Stupid boy bands.” I muttered to myself and pulled out my phone.

‘5sos on stage. Stay out of corridors and the dressing room for now.’ I pressed send to Sam and turned away from the stage.

I exited the arena through the main gates. I went out with a small group of fans and walked past Sam giving her a quick nod to tell her everything was going to plan so far.

I heard the song end and the crowd erupt in a loud ear piercing cheer as One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer said goodnight.

To the left of the main gate was the door that leads to the meet and greet room. There were two body guards standing outside the door whom I had to show my ticket to so I was allowed in.

I couldn’t believe I was going to a meet and greet for a band I didn’t really like. Couldn’t I have been sent to go meet Bring Me the Horizon or All Time Low?

The door had just closed behind me when I heard a mass of humans migrating out of the main gate. I made my way down the hall with my little group which opened up into a giant room which could hold a family of elephants. There were seats set up all around the room which gave me the impression that this was the waiting room for the meet and greets.

There were already a few girls sitting in the room, most of them chatting quietly with their friends. There were also a few staff members walking randomly around the perimeter of the room.

There were two doors in the west and east walls of the room which signified the two meet and greet rooms. Half of the room will be meeting One Direction the other half will be meeting 5 Seconds of Summer. I was on the half that was meeting 5 Seconds of Summer.

‘All of them are here, you’re in the clear.’ I informed Sam over text.

I sat down at the back of the room because I had to be the last one to go into the meet and greet so I had time to ask them for an interview for my pretend blog. I’d made the blog up overnight in case they wanted to see the blog for proof. I had a hand from a few IT guys at work which was really good because I had it done in a couple of hours.