Fast guitar riffs driven by aggressive drum beats rang out in the venue as Jonas entered full of anticipation. He had been looking forward to this concert for weeks. Although the music of the main band only partially met his taste, he had long been raving about the lead female singer and visual figurehead of this band. The blonde and beautiful Norwegian with her angelic voice was now more than just a crush for him. He literally idolized her; her presence, coupled with her always elegant stage outfits, had already taken his lonely heart by storm years ago.
As a result, Jonas had been attending almost every gig of her band in the area ever since, as long as his time and finances allowed.
As the first support act of the evening was better than expected, the few visitors who had already arrived had gathered directly in front of the stage, so Jonas took the opportunity to get a beer without queuing and then take a look at the bands' merchandise stands. Relaxed, he sipped the beer of his choice while inspecting the new tour shirts. A chance glance to the side suddenly made him freeze. He almost dropped his drink. Surely it couldn't be? Was it really her?
A blonde lady was standing about two meters away from him, chatting animatedly with the person selling the band merchandise. Although she was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and baseball cap, he was absolutely certain. It was her. There was absolutely no doubt.
His heart was immediately pounding with excitement and his hands began to tremble. He would have loved to speak to her and tell her how much he adored her, but he was paralyzed with nervousness. Fortunately, the stall was a little out of the way, so no one noticed him staring at her, transfixed. About two minutes later, she ended her conversation, but instead of leaving the stall, she actually turned to Jonas and smiled at him. Shocked with surprise, he immediately turned white as a sheet.
When she then addressed him in perfect English, he was almost on the verge of fainting. "Hi. I think you recognized me despite my casual outfit. Isn't that right?"
Jonas just nodded. "Thank you for coming to our concert. You're here for us, aren't you?" Jonas nodded again. "Fine. I'm Sara, but I'm sure you already know that." He swallowed and nodded again. Finally, his inner blockage eased a little and a few words left his lips. "Hi. I'm Jonas and I'm a big fan." She smiled warmly at him. "You can talk after all. Nice to meet you. I like to use the time before and after the shows to talk to our friends and fans. It's very important to me. Unfortunately, these moments are usually very limited."
After some small talk about the band and the new album, Jonas became a little braver and confessed his almost boundless admiration for her. The beautiful Norwegian thanked him politely and beamed at him. "Your words really mean a lot to me. It's really good to know that your work is appreciated. After all, all my heart and soul goes into these songs and my shows. What is your favorite song? I can't promise anything, but maybe I'll get it on the setlist."
Touched, the young man told her the name of the song and made it clear that just talking to her was one of the best moments of his life. Absent-mindedly, he gave full rein to his enthusiasm and gushed that it would be the greatest thing for him to hear his favorite song live today and that he would even kiss her feet in return.
The next moment he immediately froze and turned bright red. Had he really just said that? Had he really just casually blurted out his most secret wish in front of his dream woman? The extremely attractive lady smiled at him, visibly amused. A seemingly endless moment later, she beamed at him with her deep blue eyes.
"You're sweet and thanks for the compliment. We haven't played your favorite song for a long time, but I'll see what I can do. Now I have to get ready for the gig. It was a pleasure to meet you Jonas. Have fun tonight."
As soon as she had disappeared backstage, he narrowed his eyes and shook his head in amazement. What an idiot he was. It was almost a miracle that Sara hadn't just left him standing there after his totally superfluous comment. What had possessed him? Even if it was true, of course, the comment about kissing her feet to thank her was completely inappropriate, weird and certainly totally off-putting. She probably thought he was a total weirdo or even one of those stalkers who now regularly harassed prominent ladies. He would have liked to slap himself at that moment, but preferred to go to the bar and wash down this embarrassing incident with a few beers.
Around an hour and a half and two more bands later, the time had finally come and the evening's headliner took to the stage. Excited and full of anticipation, Jonas already had a good view of the band so as not to miss a second of the beautiful Norwegian's performance. As expected, the blonde beauty was almost unrecognizable in her stage outfit and beamed down on him from above like a Nordic goddess, also perfectly illuminated.
For the next hour, Jonas was completely blown away and forgot about the world around him. He was literally intoxicated by this angelic voice and the perfectly arranged anthemic sound of the well-rehearsed band, and had only eyes for this graceful and, for him, absolutely perfect female being, with whom he had even spoken in person shortly before. Smiling happily, he was just taking a sip of his drink when an unexpected announcement from Sara caught his attention.
"Ok. The next song is a bit older and for a special fan who I had the pleasure of meeting today. Jonas, just for you! - Born With A Broken Heart - "
He almost choked when she said his name. Was he dreaming or had she really kept her promise? Not only had she remembered his name, she had even mentioned it in front of everyone and even dedicated the song to him. The very song that meant more to him than any other and literally spoke from his soul. Completely perplexed and touched, he stared with wet eyes at the beautiful singer, who had just changed her outfit again and was now singing this song for him.
Was this perhaps the best moment of his life so far? He didn't know. All he knew was that he wanted nothing more than for this song never to end. But three minutes later, this magical moment was already over and the band ended this absolutely unique concert for Jonas shortly afterwards after several loudly demanded encores.
Most of the audience were already streaming towards the exit or the toilets as the young man continued to stare in the direction of the stage. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a muscular, heavily tattooed guy stood in front of him. Slightly startled, Jonas looked around as the guy, who obviously belonged to a band, handed him something.
"From Sara."
While the muscleman was already walking away from him, Jonas took a look at the unexpected gift and his eyes suddenly widened. He was actually holding a black plastic card with the word Backstage Pass printed on it in white letters.
Completely surprised and almost overwhelmed, the young man looked around. His heart was once again pounding with excitement. What could this possibly mean? Without being able to form a clear thought, he automatically walked towards the cordoned-off area, which was generally reserved for the bands.
When the roadie's stern look at the door immediately gave way to a nod as he showed his ID, the young man trembled with excitement. Just seconds later, he was already standing in front of a solid wooden door with a makeshift note taped to it. "Changing room Sara." His hands were still shaking with excitement when he knocked on the door and a female voice immediately invited him in.
As soon as he had closed the door behind him, his gaze fell on the slender lady, who was actually lounging casually in an already worn leather armchair with a bottle of beer in her hand and her legs crossed. Exhausted from her performance, she was still wearing her last stage outfit and the matching high-heeled leather boots that reached above her knees. With a friendly smile, she took a large swig from the bottle and looked him straight in the eye.
"Hello Jonas. There you are. I hope you enjoyed our performance?" He greeted her somewhat shyly and thanked her for the dedication of the song and the unexpected backstage pass. The blonde singer smiled. "You're welcome. I'm glad I could make you happy. But why don't you sit down first? Would you like a drink?"
While he pulled up a chair, she opened a bottle of beer with her lighter in a well-practiced manner and handed it to him.