For The Ones We Love

Strange

Today was finally November 8th! The day of the concert. I finally got to see most of my favorite artist under one roof! I've been waiting for this day in months. As my mom drove to the venue, my heart began to pound. I starred at my Mindless Behavior charm bracelet that I ordered just for this event. I also had my teddy bear necklace that I've had for as long as I could remember. It was kinda like my good luck charm. My best friend, Jamaya, woke me out of my deep thought, "Ambreezy! Wake up son, we're here." That was her nickname for me. She didn't really like Mindless Behavior; she was only there for Diggy. We hopped out of the car, in front of Club Nokia. It's probably the nicest venue in LA I've ever seen! "Be careful you two! Stay close and look out for each other. I'll be back for you guys at 9 okay?" It was so cute how concerned my mom was. "We'll be fine mom. See ya later." I kissed her on her cheek through the window & she sped off. We gave the lady at the at the door our tickets, and she redirected us to the VIP section. There was no line, thank God. The first person we got to see was Diggy. As soon as we stepped in the room, Jamaya started screaming her head off. "OH MY GAWD YOU'RE DIGGY. LIKE I AM IN THE PRESENCE DANIEL DWAYNE SIMMONS III. OH MY GAWD." Me and Dig both had to cover our ears. This girl was ridiculous. "Jamaya, I'm pretty sure he already knew his name was Diggy." I laughed and reached out my hand. "Hi, I'm Amber." He took my hand and pulled me into a hug. "Hey Amber. I'm Diggy, but I bet you already knew that." We both laughed and then he turned to Jamaya. "And what is this beautiful lady's name?" Jamaya giggled, "Hehehehehe, I'm Jamaya." She flashed a huge smile. Diggy continued, "That's such a beautiful name, for such a beautiful girl." He took her hand and kissed it. I was kinda salty; why didn't he do that to me? I ain't even mad though. I knew that drove Jamaya crazy inside. She let out of soft squeal. After we took a picture, the security came in, signaling us to move to the next room. "Well it was a pleasure seeing both of you," Diggy said one last time. "Likewise," I said simply. As we started walking away, Jamaya exclaimed, "I love you Diggy!" He chuckled and called back, "I love you too, Jamaya." And just like that, he was gone. As soon as we were too far to be heard, Jamaya stopped me and grabbed me by my collar, "Oh my God Ambreezy. He remembered my name! Is this real life?" I pushed her away, laughing. "YOU, my good sir, need to chill out around celebs. Or this will be the last time I take you anywhere!" She hung her head, looking defeated. "Okay." Boy, was I one to talk! Cause as soon as I neared the area MB was at, my heart felt like it was gonna explode. I didn't know if I was gonna cry, or start shaking, or scream, or whatever. I was just hoping for the best. As soon as we turned the corner, all the boys stood there, talking and laughing amongst each other. My mind literally went blank; they just looked too perfect in person. Prince's hair looked bigger, Roc's skin looked smoother, Rays hair looked longer, and Prod's muscles looked toner. He had on a sleeveless shirt and a Bulls snapback. His muscles looked perfectly toned, as if carved by angels. They all looked at Jamaya & I and smiled. "Whassup guys?" Prince asked up. I was unable to speak, but Jamaya spoke for the both of us. "We're fine," she smiled. "Hey I love your shirt, and your Creepers!" Prince beamed, "Really? Thank you! And I love your Nirvana hoodie! Most fans usually claim to be a die hard, but they can't list 3 songs." They continued their little corny conversation, but it was cute. Meanwhile, back in reality, Prod started talking to me. Oh God. "And what's your name beautiful?" He smiled, took my hand & held it. Still frozen, I tried to rack my brain for a response. He starred me dead in my eyes, waiting for me to say something. Finally, I choked something out. "I'm Amber. Sorry, I'm just reeaallyy nervous." He softly laughed; I'm pretty sure he's seen nervous girls so many times before. "It's okay, I understand. But there's no need to be nervous, okay? We're just having fun." He smiled genuinely. I smiled back. "And I love your teddy bear necklace! We can be twins" We laughed and then gathered to take a picture. Jamaya was in between Roc & Prince, and the all had up the punk rock sign, even Roc. I was in between Ray and Prod, and we all had up the peace sign. Ray had his arm around my shoulder & Prod had his arm around my waist. The moment only lasted for a few seconds, but it felt perfect. After we took two pictures, Prod asked me, "Hey, tomorrow me & the guys are going bowling with some friends. Wanna come? I'd love to see you again." I could feel myself blushing, damn this kid was perfect! "Sure! I'll ask my mom." I put a kool-aid smile, and we exchanged numbers. This was really too good to be true. The security started to usher us away. I waved one final time to Prod, and he was gone. Just like that. "That. was. the. best. moment. OF MY LIFE" I emphasized to Jamaya. She just laughed at my excitement, similar to what I did to her & Diggy. The last people we were meeting were the OMG Girlz. I wasn't a huge fan, but I liked their music. I smiled & waved at all the girls, and they did the same, with the exception of Bahja. She stood there and starred me down, no smile, no hello, no wave, nothing. I kinda just ignored her; she was probably tired & having a bad day. I didn't talk to the girls as much as I did with the boys. So we just took a picture and said our good-byes. We found our seats, and got comfy. It wasn't long after the show started. First to perform was Kayla Brianna. Her set was good, but I didn't really feel like sitting there unless someone I liked was on the stage. So I had an idea, "Jamaya, you wanna go backstage?" She looked at me like I was crazy. "Backstage? How the hell are we gonna get backstage? The security is too tight". I grabbed her hand, & pulled her up. "C'mon, I have a plan." She groaned, got up & followed me. We walked around the back of the venue, until we saw a door that read "Performer's and Crew Only". "He we are". Slowly, we walked through the door, that was surprisingly unlocked. How dumb. Anyways, there was a long hallway, with doors on either side. We just decided to walk down the hall & see where it would take us. The first door we passed was to Diggy's dressing room. He was in the mirror admiring himself, while his crew was running around getting things ready. I might not be the biggest Diggy fan, but son. He was HOT. After Jamaya fangirled a bit, I pulled her along so we wouldn't get caught. The next few rooms were empty, and it was pretty quiet. Until we heard yelling. "So you're breaking up with me?!", shouted a familiar female voice. "I'm just saying, I don't think it's working out," said another voice. But this time, it was an all too familiar voice. Jamaya and I peaked through a crack in the door, revealing Ray Ray and Zonnique, who was enraged. "The hell you mean it's not working out?! I try to be the best girlfriend I can be, and you repay me saying "I don't think it's working out" for no legitimate reason? That's bullshit Ray!" Ray was trying to remain calm. "Zonnique, please calm down. I like you, honestly I do! But, I just think we should see other people…" There was an awkward silence; Zonnique was trying to get her thoughts together. So Ray continued, "But we can still be friends, we ju-" Zonnique cut him off. "Friends?! I don't think so. Fuck this 'friendship' Rayan." She made air quotes on the word friendship. She took off the purple "Ray Ray" bracelet she had on, and popped it, making all the beads fly everywhere. "Stay out of my life," she said coldly before heading for the door. Jamaya and I shuffled quickly into an empty room so that Zonnique couldn't see us. She opened the door and storm away. We left the room to look at Ray one more time. He was on the floor picking up the beads from the bracelet. That was enough eavesdropping for one day. I grabbed Jamaya's hand and we scurried down the hallway. There was one last door on the right before we had to turn a corner. Inside were Breaunna and Bahja. They were playing cards and talking about fans from the meet & greet. "And what about that girl Laurielle," Breaunna started,  "She was really cool, and Ray seemed to be into her. I think he even invited her to the bowling party tomorrow. Zonnique seemed just a little jealous." Bahja shrugged," I feel her. You saw the way Prod was acting around that Amber girl? He never looked at me like that!" Pause… was Bahja Rodriguez really jealous of me? Because of Prod? It was never that serious. I stopped my thoughts and continued listening. Bre started talking, "It's not even serious Bahja. It's not like Prod proposed to her. Who's to say he even likes her? You're just assuming." This is why Babydoll is everyone's favorite. "Ugh Bre, you're so naive!" Bahja whined. "I can already tell that she's gonna be some trouble. But it's alllll good! I know how to handle her." Handle me?? What the hell is this girl's damage? As I was trying to process what just happened, Jamaya accidentally sneezed, shifting Bre & Bahja's attention toward us. Jamaya and I swiftly moved from in front of the door, out of their view. It was silent for a second, but eventually, Bre & Bahja continued their conversation. I grabbed Jamaya by her arm and whispered, "Thanks a lot." She rolled her eyes, and we slowly turned the corner. At the end of the hall was an entrance to behind the stage. We stood there for a second, in awe at the fact that we made it this far without getting caught. Too soon. "Why are you back here?" said a male voice, calm yet serious. It made me and Jamaya jump, but we calmed down once we realized who it was. "Prince, you scarred me half to death!" said Jamaya. "You came out of nowhere! As if you were a ninja or something. As we laughed, Prince mumbled something under his breath; it sounded like he said "something like that". I decided it wasn't important, so I continued, "We were just really curious as to what was back here. Sorry if we're invading your privacy." He smiled, "Nah, it's all good. Hey, since you're back here, you wanna stay backstage for the whole show?" Our eyes widened, "YES!" Prince laughed at our enthusiasm. "Alright, follow me." He followed him to what I'm assuming was his dressing room. I decided to question what he said earlier. "Hey Prince, what did you mean by 'something like that'?" His eyes widened; I guess he thought I didn't hear. He was obviously trying to come up with a good excuse,  and he didn't. "I was joking! It was just sarcasm I swear! It was all a joke!" he said defensively. I just shrugged it off, but it was still on my mind. I thought about all the weird things that happened tonight: Ray & Nique's break up, Bahja's jealousy, & Prince's sudden defensiveness. Something was definitely strange with this picture, and I was gonna find out what it was…

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