I have always been known by others for how much I love Justin Bieber. I had been to his show in 2010, and it was the best concert I had ever been to. When I found out he was coming back, I knew I had to get tickets. They were selling tickets for the pre-sale, so I joined his fan club so I could buy tickets early. I told myself I would pay whatever it cost to meet Justin Bieber, until I saw that it was $450 for ONE VIP ticket. My heart was broken. After my dad saw how heartbroken I was, he said to me, “Alicia, what would you think about me buying you two VIP tickets as your college graduation present?” I was in such shock that he would do that for me and pay that much to make my dream come true. After going through the process of signing up for the fan club, I went to buy my VIP tickets. My heart dropped. SOLD OUT. I couldn’t believe I had come so close to meeting him and it was all snatched away. I called Ticketmaster to see if there would be more meet and greets available when tickets when on sale to the general public, and they said yes. I went ahead and bought my tickets for the pre-sale and decided I was going to still try to get VIP when they went on sale to the general public. I had to wait a whole week. When that time came, I got up early to buy them, only to find out that they weren’t even available to the general public. Once again, I was heartbroken. I tried to be more grateful that I had at least gotten tickets, considering there were a lot of people who didn’t. Leading up to the concert, I remembered what Justin had said: Never Say Never. I tried everything. I literally tried every contest available. About a month beforehand, I had seen a contest on the fan club website where you sent in a picture of all of your Justin Bieber merchandise. I didn’t have much, but I decided it was worth a try. After months of failing to meet him, I finally gave up. He was in Memphis on Halloween and had been spotted at the mall, so I decided to drive up there to see if he was still there. He had JUST left when I got there. It was worth a shot, I told myself. When I got home, I decided to do some homework. I checked my email, and there it was. An email from the fan club. I HAD WON THE CONTEST! I jumped around and cried and screamed. My dad thought it was a scam. I told him I would show him that it wasn’t. Boy, did I. I went to the arena’s box office at 4:00 to pick up my wristbands. They let the people in who had purchased VIP meet-and-greet go in first. It felt like I was waiting for hours. Finally, they let us in. We waited in line as they told us the rules. No autographs, no personal photos, and we would go in in groups of 6. I decided to go in with two little girls and their mothers. He was behind a black curtain. We were next. What do I say to him?, I wondered. Finally, back the curtain went. There he was. Beautiful and perfect. I was intimidated to make eye contact but when I looked up, we locked eyes. He moved the little girl from his side to the other side so I could stand next to him. HE WANTED ME NEXT TO HIM. I couldn’t believe it. We took the picture, and they started to move us along. I couldn’t leave without saying something to him. I had my arm around his waist in the picture, and he had his arm around mine. I kept it like that for a while, looked at him to my left, and we locked eyes for about 5 seconds. He is beautiful. “I love you,” I told him. “Aww, I love you too,” he replied. We hugged and then I left. It all happened too fast. Was that real or was it a dream? I had met my idol. FINALLY. What Justin says is true. NEVER give up on your dreams. They do come true. Believe. NEVER SAY NEVER. Read the original: I have always been known by others for how much I love Justin…
See more here:
I have always been known by others for how much I love Justin…
