Paddy's Sicht:

What a wonderful evening. Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass ich den Abend ohne Zwischenfälle überstehe, doch sie gab mir Kraft. Dass ich ihr an diesem Abend noch so nahe kam, war ein großes Glück für mich. Als Dankeschön, für unser gemeinsames Singen (sie kann ja so gut singen 😻 ), durfte sie noch auf der Stage sitzen und den Rest des Konzertes dort bleiben. Das gab mir auch noch einmal Zuversicht. Sie war wie ein Engel. Warte, ... hatte sie mir nicht noch etwas in die Hand gedrückt ? Ja, genau. Dieser Brief. Ich las ja schon auf der Bühne „Please only read it when you are backstage.“ Okay, ich bin backstage, dann mal los.

Dear Paddy,
I'm Marie and I am fourteen years old. I've admired you and your songs since I was seven. They are simply breathtakingly beautiful. I'm sorry for my crush, I don't want to impose in you. Let me tell you what I like about you. This includes your songs in the first place. But not only that. I also admire your down-to-earth attitude, the strength of your soul and your trust in other people. Please don't think bad things about me right now. I am not a groupie trying to hit on you or one of your fans who are totally crazy about you. No, I am just a girl who loves your songs and sees you as a normal person with feeling, heart and soul, who also has stress and needs space. Therefore I see it as a gift from heaven if you read through this, which is not a matter of course. You're probably wondering now why I'm writing to you. I want to tell you that I write songs and I want to give them to you, because they probably won't have a future with me and so at least they still have a purpose. (Enclosed you will find my first song.) I know that all this sounds strange and that I am not all cups in the cupboard in your eyes now, but I mean it, all this is true. I'd also like your opinion. I know that you have more important things to do than to fulfill the requests of a fourteen year old, but it would make me happy if you would still look over my song and write me a message in What's app, because I don't know if you'll write a letter, so by return of post. In my opinion, it is better if you avoid this, as your does not need to be public. This is not to say that I am trustworthy or anything, but postal workers might see your address, know where you live and word of this might still get around. I don't want it to happen to you even though I could never forgive myself. God have mercy and protect you from this calamity. I am not forcing you to write to me, but it would be nice and make me happy if you did it despite all the circumstances, all the stress and excitedment. You are an independent and free man who knows what he is doing and who makes decisions. I'll pray for you. That would be my number:
0175 9043895
Kind regards and have a nice evening.
Marie Sue

PS: If, god willing,it is so keep in touch, I prefer to write in English, as it is your mother tongue. Of course I could write in German, but as it is now, it would be easier for you. (It doesn't matter what happens to me.) The main thing is that I don't want to be a burden on you in any sense.

Oh my god ...