I had saw a glimpse of them between the large crowd that blocked any good view. It was almost my turn to meet my heroes. See I know many people here would call them their heroes and probably for many different reasons. I could call them my heroes for giving me the confidence to live. There was three people in between me and them. Five minutes or so later it would only be two people. Then one.
This is it. I'm not going to cry. Well I already am so what's the point of trying to stop it. I could hear their voices, warm and kind.
This was actually happening.
As soon as I noticed it, I stopped hyperventilating.
I felt two pair of arms around me, pulling me close into a hug.
"Hey it's okay. We're real."
"Yeah, we're real. We are here. Thank you for being so loyal. We would not want any other person to be in your shoes."
"Because your special."
And with those last words they let me out of a hug and smiled at me. They signed my book and complimented me on my shirt. I had thanked them without any words. It's not what I thought would happen, but it was better than I could imagine.
"Whenever I'm alone or if I'm feeling grey there's one place I can go to brighten up my day."