I wasn't supposed to enter the door mostly because I'm aware that it's a forbidden area, anyone with a brain knows that, but there was no one guarding it and the obsessed fan girl inside my body took over the reins making me move without control. Everyone at the stadium were currently pre-occupied by the performance happening in front of the big stage. I guess no one saw me enter mostly because of the relative darkness. The area looked like the dark side of the moon and it's hard to see someone wearing a black mini-skirt paired with black leggings. Or maybe they just thought I was part of the crew or something.
I slowly inched my way inside only find some of the behind-scenes crews working hard. All of them are wearing buffed headphones and some are holding papers and wires and other things with lots of buttons. I was quick at with my reaction time and didn't show myself to anyone. I went partially incognito, almost quiet as a mouse as I hid myself behind the stacks of boxes and other huge equipment that I don't know the name of.
The crews and staffs were very much distracted and focused with their job that it made it pretty easy for me to sneak deeper. Still being vigilant, I moved like a ninja until I found myself at this fluorescent lit hallway. I had to take a moment to adjust from the sudden bright lights since I came from a shadowy part. There's no one around and I thought of walking around the area. I was curious even though I'm aware that I shouldn't be here at all. I don't even know what I was doing out here when I should've been back at my seat screaming with the rest of them and yet here I am in this hallway with door lined up on each side. I can't believe I'm deliberately missing Sunset Flava's first performance and to think that that's their first ever performance that I'm going to witness live is a total waste. Janea must be worried that I might get lost or perhaps she's at her seat savoring this moment.
I continued walking and then I noticed the doors at every corner had some specific names labeled on each of them. There are some familiar names that I've heard from somewhere may it be from the radio or that I saw on recommended videos on MeTube. I passed along this door that has a tag that says 'Lil' Baby Boo' and it led me to believe that this is that person's dressing room, the young rapper who just opened for Sunset Flava. I really haven't quite developed some sort of liking towards a lot of rap songs mostly because a huge percentage of them are only talking about great sex, hot thick chicks, expensive cars, money—mostly stuff that I cannot relate to. Although I will say some of them are good too especially the ones with deep messages such as Where Is the Love.
I heard some loud noises coming from the inside and I immediately thought someone might find me here and they might question me. That's a big no no. This is obviously a wrong decision but I don't want to get caught either.
I resumed walking and my mind suddenly began to realize that I might actually pass by Sunset Flava's dressing room. Their dressing room should be in this place too.
"Oh fuck!" I cursed out inside my head. The simple thought just triggered a euphoric sensation inside my chest. I began reading each label on each door until I eventually found the dressing room intended specifically for the boyband.
My chest began pumping faster and as I touched the doorknob, I felt extremely overwhelmed. The feeling of elation that I'm going through right now is much extreme than the feeling that I felt when Janea gave me the ticket a week ago. How did I even get here in the first place?
"This can't be happening right now." I mumbled under my breath noting the fact that I'm standing right in front of my beloved boy band's dressing. I know they're at the stage performing in front of thousands of fans but I'm still thrilled that I am here. It seemed that even though I'm aware that I'm not allowed in here, my body seemed to be moving on its own accord.
I twisted the doorknob with such delicate effort and I came to learn that it was not locked. Can you believe the circumstances? The door was not locked. I almost squealed but I was quick enough to cover my mouth. I looked to my left and then to my right and I saw no one's around which was a huge breath of relief. So far, no one has followed me here. There's no security of anyone from the crew. I could still hear the sound and music coming from the stadium, it's a bit faint here but it's still loud enough for me to know that Sunset Flava won't be coming back here anytime soon.
I gently pushed the door careful not make a loud creaking sound, took a quick peek on the inside before eventually ushering myself inside. I was instantly drowned in absolute awe when I saw the room was very spacious that it could fit a lot of things. It's almost palatial even bigger than our entire apartment unit. With the presence of a lot of different source of light, the room was sharply bright that I could see everything from where I was standing. I sniffed the air and it was fairly fragrant. I could smell this really expensive men's perfume and it's a mile better than every other women's perfume. There are five vanity mirrors with all of the light bulbs lit and even though the place is generally a mess, it still looked very much organized. This kind of organized mess is to be expected when they have a big concert.
I gently closed the door behind me and then began walking around at such slow pace like I have all the time in the world. My feet took me first towards this specific part where all of these bright and flashy clothes are hanged. I let my hands brush from left to right and then back again just to feel every member of Sunset Flava. Some of the suits and costumes are stoned that they shimmered when I moved around. Some are bright and colorful and the rest are general black and white colors. I recognized most of the outfit from previous performances and other live appearances and I couldn't help myself but giggle with so much joy.
If I had all the time in the world, I'd probably name which performance did Draik wore that Blue suit with a few touches of red. It was at the Rising Star Awards that commenced a few months ago where they won best new artist and also best pop collaboration. Most of the outfits here are designed to give them a cohesive aesthetic so they all very much have the same outfits just in different patterns.
This is extremely surreal. I can't believe I'm inside Sunset Flava's dressing room and I have everything for myself. I had a lot of weird, funny, and mostly romantic fantasies of Draik and all of the Sunset Flava members before but not once did I imagined myself sneaking into their dressing room. It never crossed my mind and yet here I am inside this capacious room designed for every other superstar. This is literally my first time attending a live concert and I'm missing everything just because the obsessed fan girl in me had some other plans.
I moved around and touched almost everything like this is candy land for a kid. This is heaven for me. I went around and checked each of the vanity mirrors and saw a few of their personal belongings. I caressed and smelled most of them, even the chair that they sat on when they were preparing, until I eventually got to Draik Redford's own mirror. I know their specific mirrors because they're all labeled. I sat on the chair and saw myself right in front of the mirror. I noticed my face was already greasy just like how that Layla girl describe me a while ago. It's been quite hot back there and adding the feeling of anticipation and excitement, it created enough heat to make me sweat like shit. I saw some napkin on the table and decided to damp some on my face to at least lessen the greasiness.
After that I sat for a while and talked to myself in front of the mirror.
"I'm going to marry you Draik Redford." I giggled as I savored the moment because I know this probably will never happen again.
I sat for a while until I heard a soft beeping sound and I immediately noticed Draik's phone from the drawer that was left ajar. I took the phone and I saw a message from someone named Lira. The name sounded very familiar. It's like I've heard it from somewhere but it's not associated with music though.
I shook the thought away and returned the phone back to where I got it from. I clearly know that I've overstepped my limits here and I'm not going to go further as to checking Draik's phone. I might be an obsessed fan and all but I still recognized Draik's personal privacy. After returning the phone I noticed something weird. Because the room was so bright and was surrounded with mirrors and ring lights, I was quick to notice something was glowing. It wasn't just glowing, it was blinking and glowing. My eyes quickly roamed throughout the room in search for what's making this lights dance and blink and I noticed it was coming from under Yousef's mirror.
My curiosity easily got the best of me and I stepped down from the high chair in order to check what's about this glowing thing. I looked under the mirror and I saw a paper bag, inside it was an eerie looking bottle.
The bottle was glowing in red, blue and green. I felt like I was being lured to pick up the bottle and that was what I did. I took the bottle out of the paper bag and stared at it with such inquisitive approach. The eerie design of the bottle and the glowing lights felt like it's hypnotizing me. It wasn't just a regular bottle, it was intricately bejeweled with some crystals and stones and they were the ones making it glow. The red one which I know is a ruby was the one blinking on and off just like a broken light bulb. The sapphire was the one glowing and the emerald was the one blinking in slow fading mode.
I was about to open the bottle just to satisfy my curiosity when I heard loud voices coming from people talking outside the room and I knew I needed to hide.