You've been waiting for this day for about two months now, and it's finally here. "Live tonight at the House of Blues, Darren Criss!" you read on Twitter that morning. You have your outfit picked out already, the tickets are in your wallet, and currently you're getting ready for the exciting day ahead of you. Suddenly you hear "Don't You" playing on your phone; it's ringing, so you run to pick it up. "Hello?" you say into your cellphone. "Hey! What time should I come over?" asks your best friend, Paisley. "Now! I'm so excited to see Darren tonight!" You squeal into the phone. Paisley laughs, and tells you she'll be over in a few minutes. The concert was only hours away. Although you incredibly excited, you're still bummed how you weren't able to get VIP. You've been dying to meet Darren for a long time now, and the only thing you could do now was hope you'd be lucky enough to meet him after the show. Once Paisley comes over, you two leave your house and drive to the train station. You could not contain your excitement, neither could Paisley.
You have finally arrived at the House of Blues, and now you have to wait a few hours before the doors open. This doesn't bother you, because it gives you a chance to fangirl with the people in line around you. A few hours have passed, and now the line is moving towards the front door of the venue. "Oh my God we're going in!" you say excitedly to Paisley. She smiles back at you, and you two walk inside. Immediately you claim your spot, right on the main floor, as close as you can get to the stage. The show finally starts as the crowd of at least a thousand people enjoys Theo Katzman rocking on the stage, playing his songs. It's pretty warm inside the venue, but you don't mind because you're about to see Darren Criss, and nothing else in the world mattered at that moment. The lights dimmed and then turned to different colors while one by one each member of his band walked onto the stage. Finally Darren came running out, with his famous pink sunnies, and starting singing "Circle of Life". You look at Paisley and squeal with excitement, as she does the same.
You cannot keep your eyes off of Darren, he is incredibly perfect, singing, swinging his hips, talking to the crowd, and playing his instruments. You sing along to his beloved songs, and cling on to every word of his new songs. As an hour and a half passes by, Darren is already saying goodbye to the crowd, and you feel disheartened because you could watch him up there forever. After most of the crowd left, you and Paisley were dying to sit down and get some food. Secretly bummed out that you two left the venue, Paisley asked if you wanted to go to Subway, since there was one right next to the venue. You snap out of your gloomy thoughts and remember how hungry you are. You also think how lucky you were to even see him in concert. Inside Subway was so much cooler than inside the venue, and the cool air felt good on your skin. You're waiting in line with Paisley and you can see a bunch of other fans with their Darren Criss merchandise sitting down, eating. You think about how Darren is still in the building next store, and it's killing you inside. You just have to meet him, or at least get another glimpse of him.
"Can I take your order?" the employee at Subway asks you, as you snap out of your thoughts again. You order your sub, and then go to get a drink. After the sit down and start eating, you can see that Paisley is just as hungry as you are. By the time you are almost done eating your sub, you can see a figure walking towards the door. It was such a familiar figure, the way he (you assume it's a male) walks, the shape of his face, etc. You start coughing and your heart is beating insanely fast. There seems to be a few other people inside Subway now, but no one from the concert. You tap Paisley's hand incessantly, and point slyly towards the door. Her eyes become big and she looks back at you with the biggest smile on her face. Darren Criss is opening the door, walking into the same place that you and your best friend are eating.
You try really hard to be calm, but your excitement is pouring out of you. Suddenly, a friend of Darren's walks inside and joins him in line. For a second he looks over at the table you're sitting at, and can see the merchandise from the concert. A subtle smile comes across his face as his eyes beam into you. You don't know what to do so you just smile back, maybe too much. After he turns back to look at the cashier and pays for his sub, he walks toward you and Paisley.