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On August 10, 2013 at 7:32 pm I met Justin Drew Bieber. I honestly never thought it would happen. I would cry myself to sleep thinking about how I’d never meet him. It all started when I found tickets on a ticket resale market. They were about $2200 each, and there were 2. I immediately thought of my cousin (who is practically my best friend) Emily. We’re both obsessed with Justin, and no way I was going to meet him and not take her. We pitched the plan to my granddad. We said that this could be our Christmas gift and birthday gift for the next 80 years, we didn’t care. He nodded, and pushed it aside. There was only about 3 months left until the concert, and we still had no tickets. Then 3 weeks before the concert, I got a video sent to me from my cousin Emily. “I’m about to press the button. It’s about to happen. Oh my gosh.” She clicked the place order button, and it was official. We were going to meet Justin. Since we waited so long, our tickets had dropped from $2200 to $675, so we ended up purchasing them for face value! I was freaking out. I literally wanted to backflip off the balcony. Finally the day came, and me, Emily, my mom, and my mom’s friend Jessica, all piled into the car and drove to Atlanta . After several outfit changes and life-changing decisions, we were on our way to meet Justin. We waited in line for a little bit, and once we got inside the door I was practically hyperventilating. They led us up some stairs and into the Georgia Credit Union suite. There, we took pictures with the Believe backdrop and signs. They played Justin’s music throughout the whole party, and they did a raffle. At the party, I met Vernon Burris (one of Justin’s backup singers) and DJ Tay James. Then after about 2 and a half hours of waiting, Ryan led us down some stairs, through the arena halls and into the Atlanta Hawks practice gym. The floor was covered in a brown tarp, and in the far corner, a black curtain was set up where we’d meet Justin. We saw Lil Za walk in and he was talking to Kenny and some other people who were back there. Kenny had Cam with him, and he was the cutest little thing. Then Scooter, and Yael walked in. The door next to it opened and Ludacris walked in. I also saw Dan Kanter, and talked to him for about 5 minutes. He was so sweet! Then, it was time. I neared the curtain and I was literally hyperventilating. I walked in and 3 girls were in front of me. I kept thinking to myself, “Stay calm…he’s just a normal person.” But he looked so beautiful and flawless. The security guard kept saying, “No kisses, no kisses,” and once I got up there, I looked at Justin and said, “Hi” and he pulled me into a big hug (he smells so amazing). I took a picture with him and he rubbed my back, and as I walked away I said, “Thank you so much, I love you!” and he said “I love you too!” I walked out of the curtains in complete shock. Some guy handed me a signed vinyl record and I kept walking, my hands over my face. I couldn’t even believe that it happened. I was absolutely unaware of everything. The security guards forgot to cut our wristbands off, so I still have both. To this day, I still cannot believe that it actually happened. I’ll never forget that day for as long as I live. He was the sweetest human being you’ve ever met, and I can’t wait to meet him again. Thanks so much for the opportunity to share my story. From one Belieber to another. -Briley Continue reading here: On August 10, 2013 at 7:32 pm I met Justin Drew Bieber. I…

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