"Alyx! Shut up!" I sat up straight, straining to hear a cell phone ring – for her sake so she wouldn't yell at me for letting her miss it. " Hey, I just want to look good for my babies-" " Alyx, your phone, it's buzzing! Find it!" She flew off the bed and grabbed it from her purse. I can't believe she wasn't holding it. " Oh my fucking god. I got it... wait.. its not mine.. " She looked at my phone on my desk and stared at me and motioned me to answer. " ...Hello?" I answered awkwardly. I'm so bad at conversation. Alyx was staring at me like a hungry vulture. " Congrats! You're are 104th texter and the winner of the One Direction tickets to the concert this weekend!" The Dj yelled into my ear. " Re-really?! That's so awesome!" I managed to get out. " Yeah it is! Stay on the line and I'll hook you up with tickets and..." "... and? There's more?" I asked really confused. Alyx didn't mention anything else we could win earlier. " Yeah, I'm hooking you up with backstage passes and meet and greet passes as well! Don't forget that you and a friend get your own dressing room to get all gussied up for when you meet and hang out with One Direction!"
"... No way! Thank you so so much! My friend will love this too!" I stammered excitedly. I'd never won anything and hadn't expected to win these tickets. I was so surprised. Alyx was silently flipping out until I got off the phone. She had to excuse her self to the bathroom like 5 times. I was on hold for a while apparently.
The next day Alyx was over again. I had all the tickets and passes sitting in my lap and I was just staring at them, like if I touched them they would go away.
" Ally. I can't even. You WON. This is so cool!" Alyx gushed while I was in my state of shock. Her voice brought me back to reality. " We're going to the concert and we get to meet them. BEST YEAR EVER."
I looked up at her un-sure and confused, " Alyx, we're going to One Direction in 2 days?"
" Fuck yes we are!" She shook my shoulders and then began to plan our outfits. She had really good style so I totally was okay with this.
The next two days went by in a surreal blur, up until when we were leaving for the concert. Alyx suggested that we bring an extra, dressier outfit for when we meet One Direction after the show, so we were bringing those along with us to the venue, where we happened to arrive really early. Alyx's obsession had won the argument of time in the hopes of "extra One Direction time." We were lead to our dressing rooms- early, which already had make-up artists and hair stylists waiting for us. I guess being early really is on time in show business.
"See you on the other side!" I heard Alyx yell before my door to my dressing room shut behind me.
" Hey, You must be Ally?" A man asked me while judging my hair and face to see what needed to be done. He began picking up pieces of my hair.
" Haha yeah I am. Nice to meet you!" I felt really awkward but tried to play it off.
"Pleasure's all mine. Now let's get crackin'! I know you've got some potential to look hot. I'm just here to help bring it out of ya."I laughed as He said with a pinch of my cheek and motioned to the make-up artist and began to explain what he wanted her to do to me.
Time flew by in the dressing room and I mentally thanked Alyx for making us get here so early. The beauty team wouldn't let me see anything they were doing until they were satisfied with the finished look. They were nice enough to make conversation with me while I was in there and asked me about what my second outfit looked like. Once they saw it, they insisted I wear it the whole night since it would " accent my new look" and make me look "so freaking hot." About and hour before the show was sceduled to start, they announced they were finished with me and I could look in the mirror. I looked like I could be in a movie! I couldn't stop looking at myself. I had never worn so much make up before. Not that I really wore make up anyways. I could get used to looking like this. That's when Alyx walked in. She looked good too. I know by the way she looked at me that she thought the same about my new look too. The time soon came for us to be led to the band's dressing room. Alyx was freaking out so I had to be calm for the both of us. Even though I was really excited, I couldn't show it be cause I didn't want security to cut our meet up short or something.
I turned to Alyx who was walking a few steps ahead and said in a half whisper, half yell thing, " I really hope they're as nice in person as they appear to be in films and interviews. I mean, I hope they're not superficial or anything or its not all just a front. You know? I just don't want to be disappointed when I meet them." I said as we walked into the room. The boys where already sitting and hanging out and when we walked in they were starring at us. Thankfully there was some music quietly playing in the back round. I broke out into an obnoxiously bright shade of red because I'm pretty sure they all just heard me talk shit about them and well, it's bloody One Direction. I looked down and my feet and they suddenly became the most interesting thing in the world and stayed near the door to the room, while Alyx sauntered in a few feet.