It's fascinating how quickly your life can change. A week ago I was a starving sleep deprived college kid. Now I have an "internship" to keep the band websites in check, and on top of all that Vic and I have a thing for each other. It's fantastic because he doesn't make it awkward between us. Today has been one hectic day. Sound check has taken all morning and its about to be 3 in the afternoon. I have been doing doughnuts on Tony's oversized big wheel for a good four hours. I cheer after every song they perform. It's like my own private concert, I sing along when they ask me to. "Chemical kid and Mechanical Bride" echoes beautifully in the venue. I park my big wheel and watch quietly. I watch everyone individually. When I look at Vic he is looking right at me. I smile and grip the handle bars tight. Butterflies flutter away. I continue watching until the end.
"Okay sounds good guys. Take a fifteen minute break. Then we'll run the acoustic songs. " The stage manager says.
The guys take their guitars off their shoulders and Mike stands up to stretch. "How are we sounding down there Linds?" Jaime shouts.
"Good I am excited for tonight."
"Awesome," Jaime says.
I start to back up on the bike to continue my doughnut streak. As I start to petal my journey is stopped. I look up and Vic is staring down at me.
"Hi Vic," I say.
He smiles at me, "What is your favorite acoustic song?"
"By you," I ask.
He nods still smiling.
"Well I like, 'She makes dirty words sound pretty."
"Okay cool. Well I am going to help set up the stage."
He walks away coolly. Confused I proceed to back up on the bike and ride to the restroom. I start to think about what he said. At the end of the hall there are two men holding long extension cords. I greet them as I ride by. When I come out of the restroom someone has set up a table filled with snacks. I take a small bag of hot Cheetos and ride away. I feel like a child while I hold the bag of chips with my teeth. I ride as fast as I can down the hallway. I can feel my hair flowing behind me. Just before I reach the end of the hallway a door opens. I gasp and shut my eyes tight. I slide sideways bracing myself for the fall.
"Holy shit!" someone yells.
I roll on the ground and finally stop on my stomach. I moan with agony.
"Are you okay?" the voice says again.
There is a piece of paper stuck to my hand as I get up. I look at it, "Spring Fever Tour 2013" is written across the top of the page. A list of band names is on the bottom.
"Hey All Time Low-" I say looking up.
Alex Gaskarth is staring at me. I take a step back startled and confused all at once. The feeling when I saw Vic for the first time is coming back. My knees begin to tremble and my palms begin to sweat while I hold the paper. I take another step back and bump into someone.
"S-sorry," I apologize.
Jack Barakat walks in front of me and stands next to Alex, "It's no problem."
I am star struck, I try to speak but no words come out. My vision starts to blur, I can feel my face get hot.
"Oh not again," I hear Tony say.
"Someone catch her!" Vic shouts.
I can feel myself fall, and everything becomes dark.
I can hear voices echo in my head. They're talking about me. How embarrassing I fainted again in front of everyone. My nerves are getting the best of me. I open my eyes; I am in a dressing room on a couch. I look over and Tony is lying on the other couch talking on the phone quietly. I try and push myself up, my arms are weak but I manage. Tony turns and smiles at me.
"Sam, I have to go I will call you when the concert is over okay?" he says softly.
He hangs up the phone and turns to me, "How are you doing?"
"I'm okay, my mouth is dry. Got any water?" I ask.
He nods and walks over to a mini fridge. Vic walks into the room, "Tony we go on in like 10 minutes hurry up." He looks over at me and smiles.
"You took a good fall a couple hours ago. You doing alright? Alex and Jack said sorry for startling you. I hope you're ready for the concert we are putting you in front row. So get yourself together," He says tossing a pass to me.
"Okay, what is this for?" I ask holding the pass.
"So security doesn't get you confused with the fans. So get up take a drink and let's go." He walks out of the room.
"Thank you Tony," I say grabbing the water bottle.
"You're welcome," He says smiling.
I follow Vic to the side of the stage. Screaming fans get overwhelmed when they see him. The stage manager opens small gates for me to go into the crowd. I push my way through every one. I hold the pass around my neck tightly. The lights become dim and you can see the silhouettes of each band member walk onto the stage. My heart starts to race, despite the fact that I have hung out with the band all day. I jump and scream along with the fans. This night could not get any better.
"Thank you Denver for having us, it's been one wild adventure, this next song is dedicated to someone special we met on our way here." Vic's voice is loud through the speakers.
He walks to the front of the stage and reaches out towards me. I grab his hand and he pulls me up on the stage. "This is Linds, while we were on our way we got caught in a tornado. We were in, uh what was the little town we were in?"
He points the microphone at me, "Sterling," I say.
"Okay, well we were in Sterling and Linds was running around in this terrible weather and she just happened to run into the store we took shelter in. Then she realized it was us fainted and now she's here with us." He explains.
I stand awkwardly smiling. "So this one is for you Linds," Vic kisses me on the cheek. The crowd cheers. I can't stop smiling. I jump down back into the crowd. Vic sings right at me the entire time. Life could not get any better than this.