(chapter 35)BELIEVE TOUR: FINAL CHAPTER!!

"What are  you waiting for? Open the door."

I opened the door, Scooter came in to greet everyone before we left for the arena. My mind still couldn´t comprehend that that evening, i was going to be performing in front of thousands of Beliebers who will be coming for the concert.

It was during rehearsals and I don´t think I have ever, in my entire life, been under so much pressure and stress. I kept on forgetting the lyrics.

"Scooter, Can I talk to you?

"Yeah, sure, what´s going on?"

"I don´t think I want to do this anymore. I have a feeling that m going to mess things up. I can´t even rehearse, I´m so nerves I can´t even remember my lines." I was starting to get sweaty.

"I know that your nerves are kicking in and that you are super nerves, but that´s okay. I won´t be normal if you weren´t shaken up. I am aware that this is your first time you are performing in front of so many people but it will pay off. Trust me, you are going to be fine. You have seen the YouTube video, Justin forgets his lines too you know."

For some reason, that made me feel better. I took a deep breathe, "Let´s do this!"  And things went for the better, I felt better and even though I was as nervous as hell, I was determined to do my best.

I spent the rest of the day just talking and having a great time with Scooter, Justin, his dancing crew, Ryan, Chaz, Alfredo, Pattie Mallete, Justin´s mom, Jeremy Bieber, Justin´s dad, the two of the most cutest kids, Jaxon and Jazmyn Bieber, Justin´s young siblings and Justin´s grandparents too. It was a blast! We made jokes, played a game or too just to ease the tension around before the big moment arrives. Time flies when you are having fun and soon, it was time for the meet and greet. It´s a session where Beliebers, fans and non-fans come to meet and take pictures with Justin. Chaz, Alfredo, Ryan and I would sneak in and hide behind Justin and make crazy faces in the background. It was an awesome feeling seeing Justin and his Beliebers having a moment, some were crying, others laughing, other pretty cool, some brought presents and the list goes on and on.

Justin had just finished talking to me, boosting my self-confidence before I hit the stage.

"You made it!" I heard Justin scream at someone behind me.

"Hello." I turned back on recognizing that familiar voice and was met by a huge hug.

"Sly!" I hugged her tight, then my mom and my dad too. "How have you guys been?" 

"As you can see, we are doing fine." My mom answered.

"Thank God you came, I thought you wouldn´t make it."

"We wouldn´t miss this for anything." My dad was the one who responded.

"I have to go and get ready now, the show is about to start. Angel, can take you guys to your sitting places, Crystal, come with me."

It felt good to know that my family was able to make it, it made me more confident. I guess Crystal could sense that I was super nervous as we walked to my changing room.

"Isn´t this amazing. You are only minutes away from hitting the stage. I´m so proud of you. I can bet that you are going to rock out there. Show them what a small town girl like you can do and they will love you."

"Thank you Crystal, you are the best. I love having you around, it makes me calm and happy."

"I´m here for you and you are welcomed."

I used to watch people getting makeup and getting dressed on TV and I thought it was such a waste of time, how long they have to sit there and get everything fixed but now it was my turn and it was surprisingly comforting. When I was all ready and done ten minutes before Showtime and I was prepared for the worst but most definitely hoping for the best, all I knew was that I was going to take the place with storm if I had to. This is my moment to shine and I´m going to do just that like a star. That was what was going through my head.

I could hear people screaming in the Arena and Dj Tay James was the one spinning the wheels as always. The moment of truth was here. Before going on stage, Justin gathered everyone and we all bowed down for a word of prayer.

"Everybody, let the Believe Tour begin!" More and even louder screams. “Let me hear you make some noise for Rockline Star."

"Rockline...Rockline..Rockline..Rockline.." Justin started to chant and everyone else joined in. 

If I was the audience side, I would have been screaming hysterically but now I get to be on the stage, opening for Justin. This is way too crazy. I thought to myself

The lights went off and when the spotlight hit me, more screams came through. At that moment, I felt a burst of energy and I started singing. Knowing that my family and friends were watching me made me even more confident. I did my thing, thanked everyone and got off the stage. My knees were shaking but I had done it. I don´t remember feeling scared that something wrong was going to happen while I performed. 

Justin was the first one to meet me as I walked off the stage.

"What did I tell you?"

"You were right Justin."

"You know, I have been working on my music journals for my next album. I was talking to Scooter and if you are interested, which I think you will be, then I would love to include your song in there. My proposal is that we can do a duet, like we did the first time in the studio. What do you think?"

"I would very much love that."

"Just like your name, You are a star and you are always going to be one. You just proved that right now."

"Thank you." Tears were gathering in my eyes, making them moist.

"Don´t ruin your mascara."

I smiled. "I´ll try not to."

"It´s almost time for me to hit the stage to."

"It´s a peace of cake for you."

"If you can do it, I can."

"Talk to you later."

"Okay."

I saw my family, Angel and Crystal come running towards me. "You were amazing out there. I have been in so many of your competitions back home and they are nothing like what you just did." Crystal was the one speaking.

"Baby, we couldn´t be any more proud."

"Thank you dad."

My mom was in tears but managed to spill a few words "I love you very much and you´ve always made me proud. You are my star."

"Come here mom." I said smiling as I leaned forward to give her a hug.

"You are now my Idol Rockline." Was what my sister Sly said as she came forth to hug me.

I tried to push the tears away but it was useless. We stood there for a couple of minutes crying, having a small chat and laughing.

"We have to go and watch the concert now, Justin is almost ready."

The key on the mega screen initiated the countdown, all you could hear was people counting down the last five seconds, "Five, four, three, two, one." and sparks flew from the stage and from above, you could see Justin descending in giant wings, just like a Angel from the sky. I had never been to Justin´s concert before in my life, I just used to watch other people meeting him and going to his concerts on You Tube but now, I get to hang out with him all the time and even open for him on his concert. Seeing him up there on stage doing what he does best brought tears to my eyes. He looked at peace, like he was home. I guess now I´m touring the world with him, going to amazing places and promoting his motto: "BELIEVE" in your dreams, that with hard work, determination and "Never Saying Never", they will one day become true.

 It´s not just something I now believe in, but it´s how I live, it´s part of my life. Life can take you to so many places, the decisions you make for sure have an impact on your life and I´m not saying that I´m proud or running away from home, but I´m glad I did it because look where it got me. Anyway, sitting and reflecting, my life feels like a dream. I go to meet amazing people and through the ups and downs, we made it through. From running away from home to hanging out with Justin to spending some hours in a cell to flying over to L.A to start my career to now, opening for one of the most talented artists in our generation in the Music Industry, Justin Drew Bieber.

(Chapter 34) IN THE STUDIO!!

"Oh, that´s my new tattoo?"

"New tatoo? When did you get it?"

"Just today, I´ve had is since morning but you never noticed."

"What! Really? It´s looks amazing. Why did you get it?"

"Because of my mom. I thought that well, getting an eye tattoo would mean that she´s always watching over me."

"That was thoughtful. It looks great."

"Oh, I got another one too, it was a wing, I wanted to get it for my Believe Tour."

I looked at the tattoo that was on his upper arm, "It looks really good Justin, but you don´t need so many tattoos you know."

"Yeah I know, but I want to have them because they mean something to me."

I smiled, "Well then in that case, get as many as you wish. As long as they mean something meaningful to you, whether other people hate them or not shouldn´t matter."

"Rockline," I heard Angel call out, "we gotta go, busy day tomorrow."

"I´m coming," I shouted back and turned back to Justin, "see you tomorrow. I´m super nervous."

"You don´t have to be, it´s going to be great, you are going to be a natural in the studio."

We hugged and I got into the car and Crystal, Angel and I drove off.

I remember I couldn´t sleep that night because my mind kept running these weird and nerve racking scenarios and the last thing I wanted was to close my eyes and have a nightmare. What I remember next is me jumping from my bed at the sound of the alarm, I don´t even know when I went to sleep, but it was sure worth it. We all got prepared and Angel dropped Crystal and I at the studio on her way to work. We were warmly welcomed, lead to the studio where I was supposed to and sat down on the sofa as both of us waited for the others to arrive. We had come a bit early but we didn´t mind.

"I pretty excited and nervous both at the same time." I turned to Crystal who was sitting beside me with my head leaning on her shoulder.

"You are going to be fine. I´ve seen you perform and you are a star in your own way." She said comfortingly as she patted my head. 

"Did you bring the book? The one Scooter asked you to bring?" I had forgotten about that. I was in trouble How could I forget? I thought to myself. I was about to reach for my bag to check if by any chance, if by any miracle it would be inside but I was interrupted.

"Hello ladies. How are you doing this fine morning?" We stood up to greet L.A Reid, Scooter and Justin as they came in.

"We are fine. Kinda excited. Can´t wait to get started." I replied.

"That´s the spirit." L.A Reid commented as he sat down on his chair.

"Did you bring the book?"

"Oh, the book. Well....." I pretended to be searching through my bag and there it was. How did it get in there? I forgot to put it in the bag, so how in the world did it just appear there?

I reached out and grabbed it, "here you go." I said as I handed it to Scooter. I looked over to Crystal who winked at me. Scooter went over to talk to L.A Reid and I stepped in closer to Crystal.

"Thank you. Thank you so much. You are the best, I love you."

"You are so very welcomed. I knew you would have forgotten it so I took the liberty of putting it in your bag before I went to sleep."

"You are an angel, you saved my me today."

"No need to thank me."

"Thank God i can count on you whenever."

"I´m here for you babe."

"Okay, Rockline we have to start. We have just one day to rehearse, the show is tomorrow so we have to do this right."

"I have to be going now. I will see you later everyone."

"Good bye." Justin responded as L.A Reid

I thought being in a studio, it was just recording and it was over, I never knew how much work really went into it. I had never worked so hard before. Most people think that it´s just singing but your voice gets tired and you throat dry. Thank God I had Crystal and Justin to keep me company, making random jokes here and there and making me laugh now and then to lighten up the mood, I had so much fun and such a good experience even thought it was all tiring. We were all worn out by ten at night, my body couldn´t take it but I was more happy that Scooter was pleased with my work, he said I nailed it and I didn´t need to worry, I just had to practice on the stage the next day before the show to feel more comfortable. All I could think about was that I just wanted to go home and throw myself in my bed. Scooter has gone out to collect the schedule papers for the next day, the bid day had already arrived.

"Weren´t you supposed to be on rehearsals today? Like a last day touches for tomorrow." Crystal asked Justin who was looking at his phone.

"Not really, I like to take day a day or two off before shows so that I can recharge. If I went for rehearsals today, I would be super tired tomorrow so I just do fun stuff and relax."

"That´s good information to know." he replied.

"What´s wrong? You look disturbed." I asked

"I saw this article on me that Ryan and Chaz sent me and it´s just ridiculous. Where do these people get all this wrong and untrue information from?"

"What are you talking about?"

He handed me his phone, I read through what has been written.

"Are you kidding me! Are these people for real?"

"Welcome to my life."

"This is super unfair. You have been here in the studio with me the whole day, not in your Ferrari. So what are they talking about?" I was very confused. "Did you lend someone your car?"

"Yeah. A friend of mine. He wanted to take it for a spin but that´s what they normally do, they fake everything so that it looks like it´s me. They sell more papers then."

"Justin, you need to talk to whoever was driving your Ferrari and ask him to stop. This isn´t he first time it´s happening and I think he´s taking advantage of the fact that you are way too kind and trying to be a good friend. He is going to get you in trouble."

"I don´t know what to do. I´ve warned him so many times."

"Tell him to drive at the required speed and responsibly or you could tell that if he doesn´t follow the rules set when he borrows your car, you wouldn´t lend it to him again. This is not just about his safety, it´s about the safety of the other pedestrians and drivers on the road too. Someone could get hurt because of such uncarelessness. It´s as simple as that you know."

"Well, what is done is done."

"Here you go. This is the schedule for tomorrow," Scooter handed me a paper, "and your backstage passes." he handed both Crystal and I the cards. "Take care of them." he looked at his watch, "Well, it´s getting pretty late, we have to be heading home now, gotta get some good night sleep. I´ll drop you guys off."

"What about Angel?"

"She was the one who asked me to drop you guys, she said she was going to be busy."

"Okay. I´m super tired I just want to get some rest, but it was fun."

"Good bye Justin, see you tomorrow."

"For sure. I told you that you would be amazing in the studio, and you were. I´m so proud of you."

"Thank you Justin, that means a lot to me. You are the best."

"Go home and get some sleep, you look drunk and tired."

"Yes sir, I will," I shouted and smiled as I walked to Scooter´s car.

We talked a lot about what would happen the next day and Scooter explained what I didn´t understand. My heart was beating so hard and so fast by the thought that the next day, at a time like that, I would have performed on stage for Justin´s opening act. The pressure was mounting and I was finding it hard to breathe.

"So tomorrow at 8:00, I´ll come pick you up and we´ll go to the Standard Arena where Justin will be performing, we have to rehearse so we have to be there on time." Scooter informed me as we got off the car.

"I will be ready."

"Okay, then I guess I will see you tomorrow."

"God Willing."

"Goodnight."

"Goodnight." Crystal and I replied together.

"Aren´t you coming to the rehearsals with me?"

"No, I´ll come before the show starts because the doctor I went to see for my allegi called Angel and told her I needed to go back, I don´t know why but Angel and I will meet you there later on."

"I hope all is okay with you. I don´t want you to be sick."

"I´ll be fine. Don´t worry about me. Get some sleep."

Morning came so fast I didn´t evne have time to close to get some sleep. I was up all night practising, I had to get the song perfect. My heart was pounding so heart in my chest I thought it was going to explode. I got ready, ate breakfast and waited for Scooter to come pick me up.
Ring Ring Ring.
"Have a great rehearsal, we will be there on time for you before you hit the stage. Don´t worry."
I didn´t want to do it anymore, I was chaving a change of mind. No...I wasn´t going to go through with it.

(Chapter 33) THE MEETING!!

They started warming up after the greetings before they started their rehearsals and as they stretched, I got the chance to walk over to where Jason was stretching and talk to him.
"Hello, Jason, do you remember me?" I asked as I knelt down beside him.
He stopped what he was doing and looked at me, "I don´t think we´ve met before."
"Yes we have. Aren´t you Jason Smith? They one who used to love street dance? You used to dance behind the school everyday but your dad never wanted you to dance. Your house was right beside mine. Remember?"
"Yeah, I remember that. Wait, a minute, you are the girl who used to go on those singing competitions right?"
"Yeap, that´s me."
"It was long since I saw you and then I meet you here, as one of Justin´s dancers. Wow! That´s super great."
"And it has been amazing. What are you doing here by the way?"
"Oh, I´m here with Justin. I´ll be singing."
"That´s cool. Maybe we´ll I see you perform on the big stage."
"I don´t think so."

"Okey guys, we need to get started." We heard the choreographer shout as he came in.
"I guess we´ll talk later on." I sais standng up and preparing to leave.
"Yeah for sure. See yah." He said as I left.

I got the chance to talk to Crystal on the phone about what Justin had suggested, it´s like she always knows the right answer and I trust her judgement.

"I think it will be a really good experience if I do it."
"But I´m super nervous. What if I screw things up?"
"Really!? You have performed infront fo so many before during the competitions. Why are you scared?"
"I don´t know, I mean, there are going to be more people there."
"That´s even better. If you do well and you get your album or song, that means that you will have to be performing for very many people so this will be like practise. I still suggest that you do it."
"You are right. Okey fine, I´ll do it."

"Scooter, I think I can do it. I´ll open for Justin."

"Really." Scooter looked at me waiting for the confirmation face.

"Yes. I have performed in front of many people before so I think I´ll be okay."

"Great!  Do you remember the song you wrote that you and Justin were practicing back at the studio when you were here the last time?"

"Yeah, I have it at Angel´s place."

"Then bring it tomorrow."

"Will do."

It was a long day but it was very fun seeing Justin and his dancers rehearsing. I would have loved to be part of dance team but dancing was not my speaciality. We had lunch later on that day during the break and everyone was chatty and active. We talked about different topics and just had a good time.
"Justin, Rockline accepted your offer. She wants to perform on the opening concert on Saturday."
"Are you for real?" Justin looked at me and asked.
"Mmh...." I responded nodding my head.
"That´s super cool. I promise, you are going to be fine." He came over to where I was sitting eating my food and hugged me.
"I know I´ll be okey, because you are here to help me."
"Yes I am."

After lunch, it was more rehearsals until around six in the evening, instead of going home, Justin, Scooter and I went to visit Crystal in the hospital where Angel was also waiting for us.
"How is she feeling now?"
"She says that she´s feeling so much better."
"What happened?" Justin asked.
"She had an allergi reaction, we don´t know yet what she took to make her feel that way but she is doing okay now. I think they are going to release her tomorrow."
"Thank God. She hates hospitals." I added, "Can we go and see her?"
"Yeah sure. This way, she is in room 103."

We made our way to Crystál´s room and found her laying on the bed. She looked better than how she did in the morning.
"How are you doing?" I went closer to her bed.
"Well, I feel better than the way I did in the morning." She responded.
"I heard you weren´t feeling well so we wanted to come and see you. We weren´t sure what to bring but ere you go," Justin moved next to me beside Crystal´s bed and handed her the flowers and Crystal´s favourite chocolate we had bought on our way there.
She stretched out her hand and you could see the surprise on her face when she laid her eyes on the chocolate.
"Thank you guys so much for coming over, I hate being in hospitals and it´s really boring but i feel happier that you guy came."
"Anytime." Scooter was the one who spoke this time.

We were talking when the doctor cam into the room holding a folder and came to Crystal´s bed.
"You seem alright by now. We are going to discharge you today but you´ll have to take some anti-allegi medication."
"I´m getting out of here?"
"Yes, but you need to take your medicine."
"I will."

She got cleared out, we took the medicine and we went back home to Angel´s place. Before we entered the apartment´s gate, Scooter stopped us.
"Are you guys busy this evening or are you free? I mean, do you have anything planned?"
"We haven´t planned anything for the evening so my schedule is very very open." I answered.
"Good. I arranged a dinner meeting tonight at the Calabasas Hotel. I invited L.A Reid, Usher and some other business people and they are excited to meet you both, plus Angel of course. Justin and the boys are also coming."
Thank God. I was starting to get nervous I thought to myself.
"What time?"
"About seven thirty. Is that okay with all of you?" Scooter asked.
"I don´t see why not." Crystal responded.
"We´ll be ready." Angel added.
"Okey, we have to be on our way now. We have to go get ready too you know."
"Yes, of course."

Time flew so fast and in no time, we were all dressed up and on our way to the Calabasas Hotel. My heart was pounding. What if L.A Reid and the others won´t be impressed? Then what? Well, we got out of the car and Scooter was there waiting for us and he led us to the restaurant section where everyone was waiting. I felt so nervous I thought my knees were going to give in and I would fall.


"Ladie you look very beautiful." Justin stood up to come and greet us.
"Thank you." We responded on unison.
The rest of the people on the table stood up to greet us as we went around the table. Usher, L.A Reid, and other famous people who are very important in the show business, all in the same room and Crystal and I having the opportunity to meet them was just too insane but a great experience. Once the food was served and everyone started talking, my fear went away and I never thought I would feel that free and just be myself.

"So for how long have you been singing." L.A Reid was the one talking.
"Well, I´ve been singing since I was little so it has been a big dream of mine to work in a studio and with great people like you and Justin."
"Well, you have come to the right place and Scooter filled me in on your interest to perform at Justin´s concert on Saturday. I think that´s a very good idea, it will get you out there. Come to the studio tomorrow, because we have to start practising, you have just a day to train and it has to be perfect you know." Usher offered.
I smiled and nodded. "I will most definetely be there."

"And you Crystal, I heard you are good on stage, do you want to becoem an actress?" It was Jon M.Chu, one of the most extraordinary movie directors I had heard and seen. Hsi movies aer just fantastic.
"I have not yet decided what I want to be yet but acting is one of the top three things on my list. I love being on the theatre or stage perfroming, I feel at home, in peace and it´s a great feeling."
"That´s nice to hear. There is an audition next monday for an upcoming movie, would you like to come out and try it out?"
She looked at Scooter then at me, "Yes, I would like that very much."
"Then it´s done. I´ve seen you on video, Scooter showed the school plays to me and I hope you get a part somewhere, you are very talented."
Crystal blushed a bit. "Thank you."

We had conversations about different artists and about different topics, it was all just amazing, I wasn´t as nervous at all like I thought I would have been. It was about half past ten, everyone was tired and wanted to go and get some rest.
"Remember to take the song book wth you tomorrow, or the just the song we were going to practise."
"I won´t forget."
"Then I will see you tomorrow."
"Yes we will."

Justin was hugging me, saying our bye byes when i noticed something on his arm.
"What is that?" I asked surprised.

(chapter 32) BACK IN L.A!!

The car ride was short, we didn´t live far away from the airport and we went on Justin´s private jet, how cool is that, I thought to myself, we would be in L.A in two hours. Crystal looked nervous at the beginning before takeoff but we all calmed down once we on the plane and chatting. My heart was still beating fast. I still couldn´t process the fact that I was going to start my dream, in the real world, not the small shows that I had been doing back home.

On arrival to the airport in L.A, it was Justin´s two Range Rovers that came to pick us up. And guess who was driving? I was so happy when Ryan Butler and Chaz Somers, Justin´s BFFs from Canada and Alfredo Flores jumped out of the cars. Because I own a Justin Bieber blog, I had always read and wrote about them and meeting them in person was just amazing. It was all greetings and they were very sweet and polite when they came to greet Crystal and I. I thought I was dreaming. We got into the cars and they drove us all the way to Angel´s house. She and my parents had arranged for Crystal and I to stay at her place which was really good.

Ding Dong Ding Dong

"I´m coming!" We heard someone shout from inside the apartment. "I´m coming! Hold on a minute."

"Angel!"

"Oh my gosh Crystal, you have grown taller from the last time I saw you. How are you doing?"

"I´m fine. What about you?"

"I´m surviving out here, things are going rather well."

"Hello Angel."

"Hello to you too. And how are you doing now?"

"As you can tell, I´m doing great."

"That great to hear." All three of us got into a group hug. "Come on in."

"Nice to see you again Angel. Are you still mad at me?" Justin joked with the sad face look.

"Of course not. Who would be mad at that cute adorable face?" She replied as they gave each other hugs.

"Scooter? This must be my lucky day."

"Hello. Nice to meet you."

"The pleasure is all mine."

"I don´t think I have met you before." She stretched out her hand.

"I´m Alfredo, this is Chaz and that is Ryan." Alfredo answered as they shook hands.

"Come in guys, make yourselves comfortable and I´ll get you something to drink. Crystal and Rocky, could you help me in the kitchen?"

"Yeah sure."

"Thanks."

We left he boys getting comfortable in the living room. We came back a few minutes later with two bottles of light beer and a lot of soda cans. We set them on the table for everyone to take as they wished.

"When did you guys get here?"

"About half an hour ago."

"Did you guys drive?"

"No, we took a jet. It´s much faster."

"A jet? Wow, that´s cool."

We were all just talking, chatting away time and having a laugh.

"What is that?" Justin asked curiously pointing at the open book with a drawing under the glass table.

"Oh, that. It´s a new pair of pants I was working on. I want to be a designer too." She reached out to retrieve the book from under the table.

"I love it. They look really nice. I would love to have a pair of those."

"Haha very funny Justin."

"I´m not joking."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes I´m serious. I have not seen pants like those, they look fly and I would love to have a pair of those. You could talk to my stylist and see what she thinks but I definitely love it. They would look really good as my own custom made pants for the Believe Tour." he turned to look at Scooter. "What do you think about these pants?" He raised the book for Scooter to take a look.

"Those are really nice. Did you draw that yourself?"

"Yeah. It took some time but I think the drawing came out perfect."

"You are very talented. I agree with Justin. Those pants will set a mark. You can talk to Justin´s stylist about that."

"Can we take a look?" Chaz asked.

"Yeah sure."

Everyone around the table got the chance to take a peep at the drawing and everyone around the agreed that they looked amazing.

"What have you guys planned on doing tomorrow?"

"We haven´t planned anything yet, we just got here Scooter."

Everyone giggled.

"If you are free, stop by the Standard Arena tomorrow morning around ten."

"Is there something special going on?"

"Justin is going to start rehearsals there so maybe you want to come along and hang out."

"Sounds great to me. I have nothing to do tomorrow. Angel will be at work right?"

Angel nodded. I continued, "So Crystal and I will just be home."

"I would like to come too."

"Yes, most definitely. Come along."

"But how are we going to get there with Angel being at work?"

"I´ll come and pick you guys up. It´s like a half an hour drive. It´s not that far."

"Thanks Scooter. We´ll be ready even before you get here."  Crystal answered thankfully.

"No problem."

And with that, all the boys got up, said our goodbyes and the left. Time flew so fast while I got ready the next morning and before we knew it, Scooter was at the door step. 

"Where is Crystal?"

"She´s sleeping. She isn´t feeling well, she woke up sick and her eyes were really red."

"What happened?"

"I don´t know, but she said she had an allergy reaction on something."

"Is she going to be here alone?"

"No..no.." I responded as I locked the door, "She is at the hospital. Angel took her there this morning."

"Oh. That´s quite unfortunate. I´ll go see her later on."

"Then we can go together because I want to see her too."

"Okay. Let´s go before we are late."

We arrived at the stadium and found Justin there, all ready for rehearsals in baggy pants. We chatted for a while before he asked an unexpected question.

"Rockline, how would you feel opening for me on the first concert of the Believe Tour?"

"Open for Justin´s Believe Tour concert? No..no..no Justin."

"Why not. You have to try, that is if you want."

"I will mess everything up. No way."

"Hey guys."

"Oh My Bieber!"

"Hello. We haven´t met right? My name is..."

"Cody. Cody Simpson. I know who you are. It´s a pleasure." I stretched my hand to shake his and he smiled.

"The pleasure is all mine. Pardon me, I don´t know your name."

"Rockline Star."

"Wow, that´s a really beautiful name."

"Thank you." I answered back smiling.

"Cody my man!" Justin called as they hugged.

"How you doing?"

"I´m good. What about you?"

"I´m alright, just missed you." He answered back jokingly.

"Ooow..." Justin responded as he went in for another hug from Cody and they started to play around, which was something new to see, they looked at peace and so damn happy. Cody went to greet the rest of the people in the room.

"Cody, Justin was just talking to Rockline about opening for him during one of the concerts. Maybe you could give her some words of encouragement. She might change her mind."

"Don´ do it! No...I´m just kidding around..." he smiled. "You should definitely give it a shot. It´s going to be worth it. You want your music out there right? You want people to know that you are in the business and you want to have fans right?"

I nodded my head. A few seconds passed before I said something, "But as I told Justin that I really don´t want to mess anything up."

"You are not going to, take it from me. I was a nervous rake the first time I opened for Justin. I thought I was going to screw things up but I had a great time on stage and Beliebers know how to cheer. You guys are loud. But on a serious note, you should give it a try. I got more fans are recognition after opening for Justin."

"I agree with Cody, I mean, I get nervous before every show. I have those kind of thoughts too you know. That something wrong might go down but I pray to God for strength and when you are on the stage, all that worry and nervousness goes away. Trust me."

"I don´t know, I´ll think about it."

"You can do that but could I please have an answer by tomorrow? Because if you do change your mind, we need to get started on the choreography and pick a song and such." Scooter was the one who spoke this time.

"Okay. I´ll give you my answer tomorrow."

"Cool." He turned. "Now boys, let´s get to work. Vacation is over."

"Well, I have to go. Got to go practice." Cody said as he too left. "See you around."

"See you." I answered before he disappeared.

As Justin left the room he shouted "Let´s do this! Believe Tour".

"He can be loud when he chooses to you know."

"I just saw that." I smiled and followed Scooter and Justin to the stage where Justin´s dancers were waiting for him. You could feel a family spirit as Justin went around hugging them and making jokes. This is one side of Justin that the media never gets to see and experience, but at least I did.

"Guys, this is Rockline Star. She´s going to be here to watch our rehearsals."

They waved back, "Hello."

"Hello," I greeted them shyly as I waved my hand, scanning through the group. My eyes stopped at on someone whom I recognised. Isn´t that Jason? I asked myself, very shocked to see him.

(chapter 31 ) PAYING A VISIT!!

"First of all, if your mom agrees, then maybe you might have a spot in Hollywood."

"In what!?" Crystal´s mom asked looking shocked.

"Hollywood mom. He said Hollywood." Crystal said excitedly. "But what kind of spot?" she continued.

"I saw you in some of school plays are you are really good…." Scooter answered.

"School plays? How did you know I participate in school plays?"

Justin responded this time, "I was talking to Rockline and she showed me some video of you in your school plays and I decided to show them to Scooter...."

"Those were really bad....they were my acting club plays."

"No..no..they are very good. You are pretty amazing you know. Don´t cut yourself short." Scooter answered encouragingly.

"I told you that you are an amazing actress didn´t I?" Crystal´s mom commented smiling.

"Yes you did mom. Thank you" Crystal smiled back.

"It is not a guarantee but we´ll try as hard as we can to get you started. Introduce you to great movie directors and such." Scooter looked at Crystal´s mom. "So what do you think ma´am?"

 I could see the tension in Crystal´s eyes as she waited for her mother´s response.

"Mom?...Can I go?"

"You don´t have to ask for my permission, of course you can go. Go out there and experience the world, get a feel of how the real deal is sweetie."

She jumped and hugged her mom. "Thank you. Thank you. I love you so very much mom. You are the best."

"But as you know, your grades cannot suffer. You have to also keep up the grades or else you are coming back home."

"I promise I will do my best."

"Then it´s done."

Crystal sat back down. "Somebody wake me up because all this feels like a dream."

"I know the feeling. It was the same when Scooter found me on YouTube. One moment you are at home singing and the next you are in a studio doing professional work." Justin shared his experience. "Trust me, it´s going to be tough. Most people will shut the doors of opportunity but you have to pick yourself up and move t the next door until someone opens up and gives you a shot."

"You only get to hear about this but now we are going to experience the tough side." I said looking at Crystal.

"Girls," Crystal´s mom was speaking and we knew she was talking to us, "I have something very important to tell you and try to keep this in mind, okay."

We nodded as she proceeded, "In this entertainment industry, it´s going to be tough, with ups and down, rumors and gossip, paparazzi following you and disturbing your peace of mind. Try to keep a cool head because you´ll need it. But don´t let the fame get to your heads, keep being humble and respectful just like the way you are now. Growing as child stars in the industry is very challenging and you need to remember your roots, why and how you are where you are. Be thankful and never forget to pray. And last but not least, be yourselves and do what you do to the best of your capabilities."

We nodded again.

There was a brief silence which was cut short by Crystal´s mom. "So when are you guys scheduled to leave?"

"On Tuesday around three in the afternoon." Scooter answered.

"Tuesday? Isn´t that too early?” My mom asked.

"We have to start going early because Justin is going to start the second league of the Believe tour on Saturday and we need to start rehearsals and get everything set."

"Then the girls had better start packing huh." My dad added before he turned to look at my sister. "What about you, don’t you also want to go to Hollywood?"

"No way, no thank you. I would rather stay back in our little town. I´m too young to deal will all the annoying paparazzi. I´ll wait until I´m older. I don´t want to be stressed and grow old soon, I´m still too young."

Everyone burst out laughing. I was actually surprised, I mean, she had always been talking about being on TV and getting famous but I guess she got a change of heart after my who le birthday drama.

After a few more games, "Well look at the time. It flies so fast when you are having fun. We have to be heading back to the hotel now. It´s almost midnight and I guess we all worn out." Scooter added.

"This was fantastic. I would love to have more dinners like these. Thanks for the food ma´am. It was delicious."

"You are very welcomed Justin."

"See you guys."

"See yah."

And they hopped into their cars and headed for French Palace Hotel.

The next day was Monday and I had to go back to school to say goodbye to some of my friends and return all my books and everything that I had that belonged to the school but the rest of the things, my parents were going to deal with later, for example the school fees and stuff like that. Everything had happened so fast and abrupt, I had texted some of them on Facebook and Twitter to tell them that I was going somewhere else, some of them assumed that I was going away because of the paparazzi scenario but I didn´t tell them anything, I wanted them to stay guessing. I could tell from the moment Crystal and I entered the school doors that everything had changed. People stopped at the corridor and stared, some whispered to each other, some came over to hug us and ask for our autographs and I knew there were some Beliebers in the school who gave me some presents to give to Justin while the loud boys, especially the football players were all cheering me, shouting what a great party I had. I don´t know about Crystal but I felt like a queen, and I loved it but I tried to look modest.

We did what we had to do and left with the tons of stuff we were supposed to give Justin. We had to go and start packing because Tuesday was almost close and we had a lot of clothes to sort through and carry. But before I left, there was one more person I wanted to talk to.

"Why did you do it?"

"Because I was the one who was supposed to be popular, I was the one who was supposed to have Justin on my birthday, not you, I was supposed to be the popular one and I knew you wouldn´t be any more if...." she paused.

"If what?"

"I had to maintain my throne." That is all she said as she pierced through my eyes with her stare.

"Your throne?"

"You have no right to judge me!"

"I´m not judging you Dina, but seriously I´ve known you like all my life and I know you very well. You can be mean as hell but you would never do what you did for no good reason. I know you well enough to know that the excuse you gave me was pretty lame. You wouldn´t do such a thing, not in your right mind and when Justin was there. Not when your parents would have maybe found out sooner or later."

I looked at her in the eye, something I had never dared to do. She looked away embarrassed. To my surprise, she started to tear up.

"The other guy that was brought in with me is the paparazzi dude who gave it to me to sneak into the party. I was so determined to ruin your party I was not thinking about the consequences, I just wanted you out of the way. I never thought Justin would be dragged on to this mess. After that he met me and Chris when we were leaving and he forced us to hide the rest of the marijuana that he had at my place or else he was going to the tell the cops on us. He said that the police were on him, they had been watching him for a while and he would report us as his accomplices if we didn´t comply.  But it wasn´t my fault of Chris´ either so we just had to roll with it, my parents were out of town anyway. We were at my place and the bag of marijuana was on the table. The paparazzi guys was packaging them for some dealer, customer, I don´t know. All I know is that the police stormed in on us as we were trying to hide it....the reason why I did it was because.... "

"I´m sorry but your visiting time is almost up, you have to leave soon...." The warder shouted.

"Because....?"

"I....I just wanted Justin to recognize me, to notice that I existed. Okay..."

"Dina, he was going to come to your party and you could have spent the whole time with him...You couldn´t allow me just one night of happiness... What and how do you think Justin feels about you right now?!...." I was rather pissed off.

I was about to walk out of the door when Dina called me, "Rocky!"

I looked back...

"I´m very sorry for how I treated you....I don´t know why I did all those things, but I guess I was jealous that you were smarter and better than me. And tell Justin I´m so sorry, I didn´t think things would go this far....." I could see tears forming in her eyes and she tries to wipe them away.

I couldn´t continue being mad so I smiled at her.

"You are forgiven and I will definitely tell Justin you are sorry..."

She smiled back "Thank you."

And with that, I the warder escorted me out. On my way out, I was just thinking about what she said....she was jealous of me? Why? Her of all people? Anyway, I had to get ready. When you are busy and excited, time flies so fast and Justin dropped by to see how things were going and left later on. I don´t remember going to sleep because my nerves were killing me. My eyes couldn´t shut no matter how hard I tried. I was imagining what it would be like away from home, but this time doing something more sensible and not having to hide. The next thing I remember is my alarm clock ringing. It was eight in the morning. As I was about to hit the shower, Crystal called to check up on me. We were hysterically screaming on the phone and chanting "Today is finally the day" Today is finally the day!"

By around ten, I was all ready, my bags we down stairs, my room was made, all the clothes that I didn´t need were well arranged in the closet and my Justin Bieber pictures still hanging on the wall. I did not need to take them with me.

I ate lunch with my family for the last time. My mom was so emotional, I was surprised that my dad was too. But I guess that person I was going to miss the most was my little sister. I squeezed her so tight.

"You are suffocating me with your love."

"Oh sorry."

"I love it, and I love you. I´m really going to miss you."

"I´m going to miss you too."

I hugged her one last time then I ran upstairs and stared at my room, the one I had lived in for eleven years, since I was five. peep peep peep...

"Rocky, they are here!"

I blew my room a goodbye kiss and ran downstairs and out of the door to the car. Kenny helped my dad with my suitcases as Crystal, Justin and Scooter came out to hug me.

"Are you ready?"

I looked at Justin and smiled.

"I was born ready."

And with that, I waved goodbye to my parents and for that brief moment, I was overwhelmed with sadness and about to cry. I didn´t know when I was going to see them next, but they had promised it would be soon......but how soon? It hadn´t been two minutes away from home and I was already home sick.

Justin looked at me, "Sweetie, you will be fine." he wiped the tear that was falling on my cheek, "I promise." he smiled.

(chapter 30) UNEXPECTED NEWS!!

"Come on. Who is that?" Justin called out.

"Just open the door Justin, it´s me Kenny." We heard someone from outside laugh as he spoke.

"Really Kenny. Really." I had to say something.

"I´m sorry but I just had to do that."

"You nearly scared the crap out of us you know."

"That was the main point, but you´ll be okay."

He came in.

"So what are you guys doing?" Kenny asked, stepping inside.

"As you can see, we are stuck here." Justin sounded a bit upset.

"We could make the best time out of what we have right now. Remember back in L.A, the last night before my parents came to take me? We had so much fun making crazy videos and taking pictures." I tried to sound comforting.

There was a little pose before he spoke.

"I feel really bad for dragging you in in this mess." I had never heard Justin sound so low.

It was heartbreaking so I had to say something, "Which mess? Are you kidding me right now! All this was not your fault at all. If that Dina girl hadn´t thought of pulling such a stupid prank or whatever she wants to call it, this would never have happened, so don´t put this on yourself, it´s not fair. I feel worse for being the reason as to why you came all the way here. If it wasn´t for me, you wouldn´t have gotten yourself in this position." 

"I´m really pissed off. It was very inconsiderate of De..Di"

"You mean Dina." I knew who he was talking about.

"Yeah, her. She ruined the whole party."

"Hey trust me, I´ve been pissed off at her since the day I knew her. I guess she´s getting what she deserves for being mean. But it was a hell of a party. It was the best party I have ever been to. Kudos for the job well done on the party, I wish I could give you an award to the best MC in the world."

"A hug would do."

"Awww...."

And I gave him a long deserved hug.

"I can´t stay in a hotel forever you know. The papparazzi will be here for some time but they will leave at last. So I´ll try to live my life like before. And you have inspired me." I stated.

"What do you mean?" Justin sounded uncertain.

"Listen Justin, even with all the rumors and drama, you have never been shy or afraid to go out and live your life the way you do just because you are scared of what people will say. You always stay true to yourself and do your own thing, because that is swaggy."

"I´m glad I have such a strong influence on you."

"It´s not just me, I´m very positive that other Beliebers feel the same way too."

"Thanks."

"You are welcomed. And I didn’t say that to please you, I only said it because it´s the truth."

He smiled. 

"It´s already late." Justin said looking at his watch, "I think I´m going to go to bed now."

"Me too. I´m super worn out, and I have to go to school tomorrow." I said.

"I think it´s best if you do. It´s not worth missing school for anything you know. Well, goodnight Rocky." And that was the word before he disappeared.

"Goodnight." I shouted back.

I remember my dad knocking on the door and waking me up later on that day, maybe around noon and I preparing to go home. I didn’t have any clothes to change into because we had come to the hotel abruptly but my dad had decided that the paparazzi were not going to affect our daily lives and we had to see my sister again. As we headed for the back door to the cars outside, i caught a glimpse of Scooter as he enter Justin´s car.

Justin came home with us that Sunday afternoon as we passed by Crystal´s house to pick her, her mom and my sister up. It was so much fun having everyone around, people close to me anyway. We were singing and playing games and dancing, it was crazy. I don´t remember seeing the paparazzi that day when I got home. I guess they were tired. 

"I don´t see any paparazzi guys today." I commented out loud.

"Oh yeah, the police came by and said that if anyone is see taking photos of us and invading our privacy, they could be charged for disturbance or something like that." My sister was the one who responded.

It was late at night when we were having dinner when my dad dropped some unexpected news on us.

"Your mom and I have been talking," he cleared his throat, "and we think that you are very talented and we don´t want to hinder you from the best. We want you to go out there and be successful because you have the potential."

I couldn´t sense where this was going with the conversation.

"We love the way you light up when you are singing and we would like to give you the opportunity to live your dreams. Ever since you were five, you have gone to singing competitions and did your best."

"What are you trying to say?"

Everyone was quiet.

"As a birthday present, Scooter and Justin suggested that you could go with them to L.A and try to achieve your dreams."

I was baffled. What do you say in such a situation? I thought I was dreaming or maybe they were playing a prank on me. Either way, I wasn´t buying it."

"This must be a prank. And I´m not falling for it."

"No Rockline, " Scooter was the one speaking, "remember the song you and Justin were singing that you wrote?"

"Yeah.."I replied, still confused.

"Well, I believe you´ve got the talent and I would love to sign you. Plus, the lyrics to your other songs are really good." Scooter replied.

I let him finish first before jumping up from the table, "thank you dad and mom" I said as I rushed forward to hug and kiss them. "You guys are the best and I won´t let you down..."

"But on some conditions," My dad sounded strict again.

"Yeah sure, whatever you want."

"We have also talked to Angel and she agreed to have your company but you will have to behave and listen to her. No lying and you have to call us every evening to let us know how you are faring."

"But what about school?" I asked curiously.

"You will have to be home schooled."

"Home schooled?" I sounded a bit disappointed.

"You are going to be very busy so that´s the only way."

I tried to sound cheerful, "well, it sounds fun."

"Most importantly, you have to keep your high grades till you graduate."

"I will. I promise."

"Then that´s all, unless your mom has something to say."

"I couldn´t agree more with your father.....especially on the education part." Scooter added.

"Don´t worry, I will make you proud." I said.

"You always have honey." My mom said something this time.

"Oh My Bieber." Crystal explained. I could see the joy in her eyes, but then it disappeared and sadness covered her face. "So..so does that means you are going to leave me?"

"Actually Crystal, we also have something planned for you too...."

Scooter sounded mysterious as he said the words.