The Time I Met Zendaya

It was the day I’d be going to see Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, going to the official launch of her clothing line. Ring Ring! Ring Ring! Buzz Buzz! Buzz Buzz! Ring! Buzz! These are the first noises I heard when I woke up. On average days, hearing that noise would lead me into great turmoil, debating if I would use all of my energy in a single moment to get up for jail, also known as school. This day in particular, I associated the loud, continuous noise with positivity. I felt the strongest sense of love, oneness, and joy! Jumping up, I slipped on my house shoes and gave no thought to going to the bathroom. On the way out, I stopped in my tracks to go back to my iPad and look at the time. Right on time I thought to myself, having anxiety that I would wake up late and miss out on the happiest opportunity. Dodging to the room where my parents sleep,

“Wake up! In fact, get up, Dad!” I exclaimed.

“Alright, I’m up!” he said.

He certainly knew that Zendaya herself was someone I had been longing to see for the longest time. I had made it very clear to him the previous night that we had to wake up on time, and clearly, he remembered, thankfully. I then went into the kitchen and propped myself up onto our ridiculously high chairs. My mother had my food ready and served, her also knowing how much this day would mean to me. The tasty, tangy and sizzling smell of classic bacon attacked my nose. Waffles, a complement of course, and orange juice was the only way to begin the day correctly. After gobbling down my food, I made my way to my room to get dressed. Tearing off my pj’s, I picked up my already prepared outfit and began to put it on. Jumping on one foot while attempting to get the other pants leg on, I picked up my phone and told siri to call my cousin, the attendee to this life experience.

“Calling Diamond, with red heart emoji” Siri said. “How robot of her.” I thought

“I’m getting ready!” Diamond said. I chuckled. She too knew the excitement which lived in me.

“Ha! Ok, just making sure!” I said.

The call ends. I finish putting on my long sleeve shirt, black, flexible shoes, while my cologne lingered in the air, from having sat on my clothes through the night. I ran to the bathroom, looked in the mirror, and realized something. I was really going to see Zendaya. Someone who has touched me in numerous ways, for various years. The little specks of dirt in the mirror resembled my imperfect nature, which sparked another feeling in me. Looking away from the mirror, I began to have feelings of regret. What if she doesn’t want to hug me? What if she doesn’t like the smell of my fragrance? What if she thinks I’m too me for her? The thoughts ran through my head because of past experiences, but I quickly reminded myself of how kind and celebrated she was. More importantly, I began to list reasons why I deserved to see her; reasons I knew were valid.

“I can’t be this broken.” I said,

“Now pull yourself together Daniel. I love you” I said.

I was happy after that. Using all of my cosmetics, I made myself and my skin feel more confident, confident enough for myself at least, and at most! I walked out of the bathroom. My Dad walked passed me, having clothes and all with his body, and was ready for departure. I went to my room, grabbed my keys, and mints or gum I could find, and some glasses to look cool in. I walked through the house to the door, stepped outside, and hopped in the car. I was so excited, I almost asked my Dad to turn on her album. I thought that was a little much. I didn't live too far away from Diamond, so we arrived at her place in no time. She came outside, waved to her mom and immediately got in the car. We hugged. The funny thing about this is, I ‘excited’ myself to sleep. They told me as soon as we drove away from the block, I simply knocked out. Waking up and arriving at the destination,

“I feel asleep?!” I yelled.

Diamond attempting to calm me says, “Calm down! Yes, you did!” she says while laughing uncontrollably.

“I can’t believe it. Where are we?” I said angrily.

“We’re here.” said my father.

My eyes widened until they could open no further. My Dad had slowed to a stop next to fast oncoming traffic. We really were here, just feet away from Zendaya herself. Diamond and I jumped out the car, waving goodbye to my Dad, as he had other things to do in downtown chicago. We walked inside the mall. At first, we didn’t know exactly where to go. Miraculously, a random person walked up to us, and asked if we were here to see Z. We said yes, and they gave us precise directions to the floor beneath us. We sped walked the whole way, around the corner and boom. There was a huge line of people, and even more coming. We found our place in line, and it wasn’t quite that bad of a wait. After 25 exact minutes of anticipation, we were approaching Zendaya herself. I had starting feeling every emotion that has ever been expressed. Fear, joy, anxiety, happiness, anger, kindness, you name it. When people would approach her, they took one picture and then moved on. I had witnessed that for the first time when there were 2 people left in front of us. They stepped up, snapped their picture and left. Then there was Diamond. She was so happy. They snapped her picture, and then there was me.

“Hello!” Zendaya said

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh I thought.

“Hi!” I said with the most enthusiasm of anyone ever.

“I love you so much, you’re simply amazing” I said.

“Thank you very much!” she said with a sense of meaning.

Walking away, I smiled and waved; I didn’t want to waste her time. Yet in my head, I was thinking see you later. I knew that someday I would see her again, due to my unfailing destiny to succeed. The aftermath was one I had never experienced before. There was a rug of pleasure over me. At the same time, I had felt like I had accomplished something huge. I had Something that seemed straight forward, but the feeling was a feeling I had also never felt before. The feeling was one I was sure I would feel again someday. Crying, I grabbed my cousin and hugged her. She laughed and shed a small tear too. It was easy to see she was happy for me. Walking out of the mall, I had a new outlook on life. Not only had I met someone who I admired, but for some odd reason, I walked differently, knowing that dreams do come true.