Dear Justin Bieber,

For years I dealt with people telling me how stupid I was for following you and possibly being one of your biggest fans. I always just tried to blow them off saying that I didn't care what they said, but in reality, I cared what everybody said because I hated thinking that what I loved was inferior to anything that anybody else liked.

I remember when I found out that my dance class was going to be dancing to "Baby" and "Love Me," I think I was the only one excited. I couldn't exactly understand why none of my friends liked you, but I thought you were absolutely perfect.

I was in 6th grade when your movie, "Never Say Never" came out. I was a cheerleader at a school that went through high school. I cheered at my schools Homecoming game, then I convinced my mom to take me to me to the movie theatre because I HAD to see the movie the first day it came out. It was so worth it. I was in the theatre singing and dancing to all the songs along with all the other girls at the theatre. I was not-so-secretly wishing I was one of those girls who got to meet you or just being able to go to the concert.

I remember that I had been saving up all the money that I had earned from babysitting for over a year to be able to afford a ticket to the "Believe" tour, but the day that the tickets went on sale, my mother decided to let me sleep in, and when I woke up all the tickets were sold out. I was absolutely devastated. If you ask my mom she said I wouldn't shut up for 8 months about not getting tickets, but little did I know, she purposely had me sleep in because she had bought me tickets as a Christmas surprise. The concert was better than I could have ever imagined. I was just so excited to be dressed in all purple going to this amazing concert. You have no idea how much I wanted to be the "One Less Lonely Girl" though.

You then seemed to start getting into trouble although I never wanted to admit that. I didn't want my friends telling me about the bad things that you did or telling me what a bad influence you were. I stuck up for you even though I knew at times that I shouldn't have. You weren't always the best influence, but in all honesty, I didn't care. You were in the spotlight, I was constantly making excuses for you, even though I didn't need to because I soon realized that everybody has their own opinions and I couldn't change anyone's mind. I just believed that you were still the person that I loved.

I was a little bit obsessed with you, but I didn't care. I knew that you would never notice me, but I still had so much hope. The night before Christmas in 2013 you told the world that you were retiring.

I was absolutely devastated, but then the "Believe"movie came out the next day. Because I am amazing with persuasion, I convinced my mom to take me to go see the "Believe" movie on Christmas day. The theatre was packed with so many teenage girls singing and dancing to all of your songs, but also crying because we saw your real side not just the fakeness or news stories being spread.

When you went for the Purpose tour, you didn't come to New Orleans and I got really upset until my mom told me that we would take a road trip to see you. I was 16 and in one of my classes buying tickets to see the Purpose Tour. If my teacher would've known that is what I was doing instead of writing my essay, she probably would've taken my laptop away from me. We drove 13 hours to see you perform in North Carolina. I was absolutely so excited! The concert was amazing and my seats weren't that bad. I was just happy to be in the same room as you.

I can't remember a time when I wasn't obsessed with you. I was in 2nd grade when I found your Youtube channel. It's been almost 11 years since I first found out about you, and I wouldn't change a thing about it. I love you and can't imagine what I would've done without you these past years.

Love,

A One Less Lonely Girl