Chapter Six -- Crush or ...?
What a busy day again... I finally understand that being a star was not as easy as it seemed to be... People always have a false impression that stars are rich and can do whatever they want, but this is not true. A lot of effort must be put in, in order to succeed. At around 4:30, I finally got a chance to take a rest. I was brought to my condo. It was such a nice place! I couldn't believe I would be living next to the Backstreet Boys.
~ Lori's house -- 9:00 pm ~
I just cooked myself dinner. While I sat down at the dining room, someone rang the door bell.
"Hi Lori! How's everything?" It was Nick.
"Fine thanks... come on in!"
"Thanks!"
"So Lori... what do think about this condo?"
"It is great... thanks to you guys. Although I'm not done with the unpacking."
"Maybe I can help... sorry for coming all of a sudden..."
"It's okay. But I though you guys are always real busy."
"Well, we used to be. At least they are still busy. But I just broke up with my girlfriend Winnie and I've got nowhere to go."
"Well, you are always welcome here, Nick!"
"Thanks... hey, let me help you with the unpacking."
While Nick was helping me, I saw him staring at me.
"Nick, anything wrong?" I asked.
"hmm... not really... but cannot believe this box is full of 'my stuff'... I mean it's all posters, pics and magazines with me on them." He then picked up a picture of his, being nicely framed with a heart-shaped photo frame.
My face blushed at once. This celebrity crush just kept on growing stronger and stronger...
~ A month later -- Compaq Center at San Jose -- 3 hrs before the concert ~
For the last month, I had been touring with the Backstreet Boys around US. It was a very busy month, with preparation of my new album, interviews, touring happening at the same time; but it was a lot of fun. Working with the Backstreet Boys didn't give me any pressure at all. At first, it was a pretty hard time for me to get use to my new life style... with less privacy and all. But the Backstreet Boys are being really good friends... always being there for me in my high and low times. Nick turned out to be my best friend out of all of the Backstreet Boys. The San Jose concert was very important to me because I used to live in San Francisco, so Oakland and San Jose were the places I went for the Backstreet Boys concert, thus, today, my family and friends would be there for the show. I was so nervous. I told them to meet me backstage.
"Lori!!!"
"Mom and dad!" I gave both of them a big hug, I had never miss them so much in my life. We sat down and talked for a very long time. I had got so many things to tell them, about how my lives were for the past month. I also told them to invite all my friends over the hotel after the concert to have a little reunion.
Finally, it was time for the show to start. Screaming fans were waving their glow sticks, waiting for the show to begin.
I took in a deep breath and stepped onstage. I sang two songs, two of my new songs that were gonna be in my new album. After that I spoke up to the crowd.
"Hello... SAN JOSE!!!" I said as the fans screamed. "Wow... first of all, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my parents and my friends, who happen to be here tonight, for all their support! This is like a dream come true to me." My tears start to fall, I am really thankfulto my parents. "So... here's the song I wrote, which also brought me to whom I am now... my newest single: 'Love is...', I hope you guys like it."
~ At the hotel -- 12:00 am ~
All of my friends came over. We were having such a good time. While we were talking, Nick came in and join us. It was like my first reunion with all of them at the same time since we left high school. Talking about memories and funny stuff in school was so much fun!
Time flies, it was time for them to go. I had an early flight tomorrow as well. I really wanted the present time to stay, the tour was still gonna last for around 2 more months, and there would be less and less chance for me to see my friends, I walked them out of the room and gave them and my parents a hug. When I closed the door, I started to cry. Nick came over to me and hold me in his arms. I lay my head on his shoulder, he didn't let go...
I wondered if this is really a celebrity crush, or did I really fell in love with this pop star standing right in front of me?
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