Ok, I'm going to take this time before I start my story, to introduce myself. My name is Zac Hanson, yes, Zac from the band Hanson. You probably know me as the littlest brother of the group. You probably also know my brothers. Isaac, he's 24, and Taylor, he's 21. Like I said, I'm the youngest in the group, and I'm 19. You might be thinking to yourself, what does this have to do with the story. Well, I don't exactly know, but I'm just the kind of guy that likes his audience to know exactly who he is. I'm also not always this well tempered. I never said I was perfect, did I? I'm not just the person you see on T.V. or on magazine covers. I am not just that person. Yes, I'm a drummer, and yes I love to sing and tour, but underneath all of that, there's the real me. I'm a normal guy, I love girls, and I like to ride my dirt bike. I like to go out and hang out with my friends, and I like to talk. I guess that's pretty obvious, since I'm telling you all of this about myself right now. I love to sit in the dark sometimes, and just think about what my life would be like if none of this had ever happened for my brothers and I, and I am a private person when I'm at home. I'm pretty reserved in my ways, and I don't like change very much. I like my life just the way it is, but I suppose not many people like change. And I have a tendency to ramble.... but I'm sure you noticed that! But then again, let's get on the with the story, shall we?
Well, like I said before, I have a story to tell you. Oh, do I ever. You know, when we first signed this group professionally 7 years ago, I didn't know exactly what we were getting ourselves into. Trust me when I say, my life, though nice, isn't always easy. And it hasn't always been a bowl of peaches, if you get my drift! Meeting a girl, for example, who will truly love me for who I am on the inside, is one of the hardest things to do. Signing a multi- million dollar contract was easier. And let me just say, that wasn't easy in the least!
7 billion people on this earth, and finding one genuine woman, took almost 5 years. The first 5 years of Hanson, I looked, sort of. But nothing really happened that I would say is worth mentioning in this story. It started 2 years ago. We were on tour, and I was 17 years old. We were sitting on the bus, on our way to Hershey, PA. My brother, Taylor, was in one of his 'moods'. He had them every now and again while we were out on the road for long periods of time. Then again, being stuck on tour busses in the middle of the summer surrounded by a bunch of people isn't my idea of a good time either!
Isaac just grinned over at me and rolled his eyes. I smiled back and went back to reading my comic book. I glanced up, over at our mother. She was so pretty. She had this beautiful aura about her. I don't know exactly how many times I just looked at her and realized how much my brothers and I looked like her. I suppose that is the reason a lot of people think we are girls, or feminine looking. We look a little like our father, but we're not the dark haired, mysterious looking types like him, though.
I liked to watch my parents, just while they sat together, or talked. You could honestly tell that they loved each other very much. Even after 7 kids! The way they looked at each other, I wanted that in my life, too. Even if they didn't show disgusting public displays of affection, you could catch them touching hands, or smiling a special smile at each other. My mother always told us, she knew the moment that Dad kissed her, she knew that she loved him and would spend the rest of their lives together.
We'll just say, I hadn't experienced anything like that at that particular point in my life. My brothers always picked on me about that. Saying that I would never find a girl if I didn't go out and look for her. Yeah, 'cause I could just go walk around outside by myself in strange cities and expect not to get molested by some crazy freak who wants a lock of my hair as a memento!
Isaac was the only one of us with a girlfriend, and they were always on and off again. She kept telling him that he had to make more time for her. The girl was seriously never happy, no matter how hard my brother tried to show her that he cared for her. Is that what was gonna happen to me? Because I was in a band, and on the road all the time, I would have to put up with some girl that whined about me never spending enough time with her? Lord, I hoped not! Then again, I was the reserved one, no matter how many people tried to say it was Taylor! Usually I just gave the occasional smile at a girl. Who knew what they were really after, you know? And you could never tell if they were just after you to get something. Shoot, I didn't care to find out! Anyway, that's what I thought. But one girl changed all that...... seriously changed me in a way I never thought I could be changed. We'll just say....... she was a miracle. And I know, I know that sounds so cliche, but it's the God's honest truth. She was special, and I knew it the first time I ever laid eyes on her. She wasn't one of those crazy girls, that only wanted one thing from me. She was something else entirely.
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