One of the biggest dream/wishes people have in life is to meet the person or people that inspire them. Well, that dream came true on July 21, 2016! I was able to travel to Chicago to see and meet my idols; Kian Lawley and Jc Caylen. Most people have no idea who they are, but in a previous article I wrote about them and expressed that they were YouTube stars and they were my favorite to watch.
On July 21, my best friend (who was only going so I wasn’t alone) and I hopped in the car and started our trip to Chicago. We talked about everything under the sun in the car and we talked about how nervous/excited I was to finally be meeting the two guys I look up to the most. I had been nervous all morning to meet them because I was scared of what I would say. I thought I would get up there and mess up and say something stupid and now get that perfect moment I had dreamed of.
When we finally got to the theater it was at. My nervousness had somewhat subsided and I was becoming more and more excited. By the time we parked and got out of the car, the line to get in and meet them was outrageous and unfortunately my friend did not have a VIP ticket to meet them so I had to stand in line alone while she stood in a different line. Luckily, when I got in line the 2 girls in front of me and the girl behind befriended me and we quickly started talking about how excited we were to meet them and how we couldn’t wait to watch to show together.
After what seemed like hours our line finally started to move and we were headed inside to finally meet them. I was so much closer to them that I was basically breathing the same air they were! I could hear them laughing and talking and taking pictures and it finally set in that it was really happening. When I was standing in the line and girls were walking out bawling after meeting them I didn’t understand why they would be doing that, but it finally hit me. Myself and so many of the other girls were there to meet our idols for the first time and I realized that it must have been so overwhelming to experience that. I mean, could you imagine meeting your idol for the first time?! I looked up to them because they are so brave and they don’t care what others have to say about and I want to be more like that.
Anyways, back to the good part! We had finally hit the top of the stairs where they were standing. I was starting to get nervous again, but I pushed it aside. It was finally my turn for a picture and a hug. I pulled out my gifts I had gotten them, I gave them both a hug, I got a picture, and bam, it was all over. In what seemed like a snap of a finger I was walking away and heading back to my friends. That was when I realized why the girls were crying. Yes, we only got to see and talk to them for a split second, but that split second meant everything. I had promised the other girls I wasn’t the type to cry, but it was like I couldn’t hold it back. I started to shed tears because I just meant the 2 guys I look up to and want to be like most.
I’ve had people call me crazy and judge me because Kian and Jc did nothing but post videos on YouTube. They didn’t understand why I looked up to them and they never will. When I told people I was getting to meet them, they would say; “you spent money to see that?” My response was yes. I didn’t care about the money about the money it was going to a good cause and I was getting to meet the 2 most important people in my life! Don’t let people tell you that you are crazy for looking up to someone who isn’t the “normal” idol. If you get the chance to meet them, please do! You never know when you will get that chance again.
