Have you ever woken up one day and felt that something was going to happen? That is what I felt today, but I couldn't tell if it was going to be good or bad.
I got up like I usually did on a Saturday morning. I went to take a shower and get ready to go out for the day. I grabbed my favorite pair of jeans, a plaid long sleeve top and my favorite pair of converse. "We could eat, sleep, and breathe our love if you become a rebel with me-" I looked at my text while packing my purse.
What are you up to?-Jane
Getting ready to head to City Walk. Why? -Gracie
Just giving you heads up that I heard Justin is gonna be there :) -Jane
Even if he is I doubt I would run into him, with my luck he would be leaving while I was getting there -Gracie
Can you be a little more oh I don't know, optimistic? -Jane
I can. OMG me and him are totally gonna meet and then fall in love and it will all be a dream come true. Happy enough for you? -Gracie
Just have fun and be on lookout okay? -Jane
Ok I promise to have fun, but I won't stalk the place -Gracie
I laugh at my friend, she is so crazy but I love her. I think about her saying Justin might be there. Yes I mean Justin Bieber, I am a fan of his but Jane is my crazy fan friend. She got me into him, and once I heard him I was hooked. I know I promised her I'd be on the lookout and have fun, but I don't have the power to. How can you be happy when you got news from the doctor that you have to have surgery? You are probably wondering why.
Being born with a disability has its downside. Spina bifida. One, I'm paralyzed meaning I can't walk, so I'm in a wheelchair. I can practically hear you feel sorry for me. Don't. Secondly, having Spina Bifida comes with what I like to call, side effects. I also have scoliosis, my spine is curved, and it got worse. I broke down on the phone crying to Steph. I knew this would change everything. Of course having metal rods put in your back will change everything.
I push all of those thoughts from my head and go out to meet my mom at the car. I hoped that feeling I had does happen, I need something to distract me from the surgery.
My mom dropped me off, and I was on my own for a few hours. I put my headphones in my ears and tuned everything out while looking around. I decided to check out the candy store. I went in and bought a few stuff. I got kind of bored just looking around so I went into GameStop to see if I could buy anything. I looked and saw a kid asking for a second player for some kind of war game.
"If you are looking for someone to play with you, I could play with you, if you want?" I could see him give me a look over. I could see he was hesitating unsure if I could play. "You know if you're afraid to get beat by a girl, much less a girl in a wheelchair, then let me know and I'll go away," I smirk, knowing I'm irritating him.
"I'll let you play, but I have to let you know, I'm pretty good," this mysterious kid seemed pretty sure of himself. I scoff at him, "You want me to show you the controls? I could also give you some techniques you could use too."
"Just tell me what buttons to press, skater boy," I shot back at him. He had on sunglasses, a hat, and a hoodie on.
10 minutes later, I shot skater boy one last time and raised my hands in victory. While playing he tried to distract me a few times, but I never faltered. I turn to him and put my hand out in good sportsmanship.
"You're pretty good for a beautiful girl who looks like she doesn't play video games," we walked out of the store together.
"That's where you're wrong, I do play video games. My uncle started me off on Mortal Combat; I can pass a whole game by myself in about a day. So next time, try not to stereotype a person again," I looked at him. From what I can tell he looks cute. I decide to introduce myself, "I'm Grace by the way. I think you would like to know the name of the person that beat you." Mystery boy pulled me to a quiet place away from everyone. "Ok I'm sorry for winning but please don't kill me," I was actually kinda scared of him.
"I'm not going to kill you, I wanted to do this where no one can see me," he put his hand up and took off his hat, glasses and hood. I stood there in shock. Oh my god, Justin Bieber is standing right in front of me.
"Huh, she was right," I stayed there shocked Jane was right, "What are you doing here? I thought you were in Atlanta taking a break?"
"I came here for a break. And who was right?" he looked confused.
"Oh my best friend Jane, she texted me saying she heard you were here. Turns out she was right," I will never doubt my friend again.
"So Grace, the girl who beat me, is a fan I'm guessing?" I nod my head, feeling a little embarrassed for being sort of being snobbish to him.
"Yeah but don't worry I won't scream or cry. I'm not like that. Now if I met some other celebrities I liked then that's a whole other story," I laugh at the thought of fainting if I ever met some of my favorite celebrities.
"So I'm going to be a gentleman and buy you a smoothie, then we can talk about what celebs you would freak out over. Sound okay with you?" Justin waited for my answer. I decided to take Jane's advice.
"Sounds alright with me. Just don't make fun of me," I laugh as we head over to Jamba Juice. Maybe this is what I felt was going to happen. I didn't really care, today was a good day and nothing was going to ruin it for me.