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The Concert of a Lifetime – Part 1

All William could think of was wanting more time to spend with Audrey. He wished he could grab her hand and spend all night looking into her eyes. But he knew he had a concert to perform. William quickly whispered into his manager’s ear, who was making sure everything was running smoothly with the meet-and-greet. “Audrey, you are the winner of our Halloween Backstage Bash pass!,” the manager shouted out to the crowd and then looked at Audrey for her reaction. Everyone in line started cheering and clapping for her. “What? I didn’t know I was even in the drawing for it!” Sasha freaked out and had a good feeling she would be joining Audrey in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. William looked at Audrey and winked at her, and Audrey immediately knew that William had just hooked her up. “You and your friend just follow me,” the manager said and William quickly said, “See you soon!” Audrey could not believe what was happening and smiled at William, which made him feel like his heart had actually started beating for the first time, a feeling he couldn’t remember ever existing.

Audrey and Sasha were escorted to a room right off to the side of the stage and were offered drinks and snacks while they waited for William to finish with his fan obligations. The rest of the band were warming up on stage and Sasha was already checking out her next victim if William didn’t work out. “I can’t believe this is happening!” “I know!,” said Sasha as she made her way to flirt with the band. Audrey laughed to herself and couldn’t wait until William made his way to her. William was dying to finish signing and taking pics with his fans so he could spend as much time as possible with Audrey before having to perform. He hadn’t felt this kind of rush in what felt like lifetimes, so seeing her face couldn’t come quicker.

Audrey was startled to not even see William appear in front of her. “I hope you have had a drink and food and have made yourself comfortable,” William said in an enthusiastic voice. Her eyes seemed to pierce his soul and he felt as if he had known her for as long as he could remember. “I have, and cannot believe you did this for us!” She felt the same as William, as she had dreamed about this moment ever since she started crushing on him since Bite Lust’s first album came out. “Let me introduce you to the band.”

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Audrey Meets William #3

There was a line around the block at the venue where Bite Lust was playing. Audrey and Sasha jumped out of their Uber as fast as they could, hoping the line was not for the meet-and-greet. “This sucks,” Sasha said as she slammed the Uber door shut. Sasha was always the complainer – half-glass-full kind of gal. Audrey was not going to let Sasha get her down. She had been waiting for this moment for what seemed to be a lifetime. “Come on Sasha, let’s go meet Bite Lust and have a good time!” Of course the line was for the meet-and-greet, Audrey thought to herself. Who wouldn’t want to meet William. At least it was a cool Fall night and everyone was dressed in costume for Halloween. It looked like a hoard of trick-or-treaters going around the block. People driving by were probably thinking these people found the jack pot of treats.

One hour had past and Audrey was daydreaming about William. What would she say? Would he even look into her eyes? Sasha was continually talking about how absurd it was to wait in line so long, but to Audrey it sounded like Charlie Brown’s teacher talking in the distance. Didn’t phase her a bit. She was used to blocking out Sasha, even though she loved her to death. Sasha was a very forward and confident woman, which came in handy when you needed help getting rid of guys who couldn’t take the hint. They were finally inside the building and she could see him about fifty feet away. She had the biggest grin on her face and her heart was racing a mile a minute. William had been talking to fans for over an hour and for some reason he actually took the time to glance in her direction – to take an eye break from the fans directly in front of his face. It was like a spot light from the past lit up a stage and Audrey was the envy of the entire room. William took a double-take because he couldn’t believe the striking resemblance the woman had to Audrey Hepburn. “Could you please sign it to Megan?,” a smitten fan politely asked William as she held up a vinyl album cover of Bite Lust’s latest album trying to get his attention. He didn’t even hear her because of his infatuation not even a room-length away. Everything else faded to black and all he saw and felt was what he longed for so long ago. He could hear her rapid heartbeat, could sense her longing for him from across the room and could smell the perfume she was wearing like a flower was right in front of his nose. Audrey was blind to the fact William was even looking at her. She thought he was just giving the room what they wanted, for all the fans to swoon over him. Of course she was right there with all of them, but wasn’t presumptious enough to think he only had eyes for her. Sasha, on the other hand, did a one-eighty in her mood and gushingly said, “Did you see that Audrey? He was checking me out!” Sasha was a very attractive girl, but more on the grunge side and the exact opposite of Audrey.

William finally snapped out of what he thought could only be an hallucination. His eager, yet slightly annoyed fan, had repeated herself four times before William reluctantly zoned in to the present moment and started signing her album cover, forgetting of course to make it out to Megan. Audrey and Sasha continued to make their way closer and closer to William and William could not make it more obvious he was rushing the next twenty or so fans. All he wanted was to have this person right in front of him to “take his breath away” in the emotional sense, for it was impossible in reality. Audrey and Sasha finally made it to the front of the line and before Audrey or William could say a word Sasha rudely jumped in front of her best friend and said, “Hi William, I saw you checking me out a while ago. How about we meet up after the show?” Sasha then gave a look like she wanted to devour him and smiled like he had already accepted the offer. William’s first thought was to embarrass her because of her assumptions, but he saw that she was with the person he really wanted to see and bit his tongue. “That is a bold and confident move. What’s your name?,” William quickly said. Before Sasha could even finish saying her name William immediately responded, “Who is your friend?,” and looked right into Audrey’s mesmerizing brown eyes. “My name is Audrey.” She felt like she was under a spell. The moment their eyes met William knew she was the one he had been waiting to meet for decades. He couldn’t believe her name was Audrey and how much she really resembled Audrey Hepburn so long ago.

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Audrey’s Excitement! #2

“Audrey, come on! We have to go.” The shout came from across Audrey’s apartment in the Village in Manhattan as she put on her lipstick. “I know, I know,” said Audrey as she gave herself one last look-over in her bathroom mirror and darted for the front door to meet her best friend and roommate Sasha. Audrey could not contain her excitement! She was about to meet the lead singer of Bite Lust, her favorite rock band ever. She started listening to them when she was only eighteen during her first year at NYU. Now, three years later, she won a meet-and-greet from the rock band’s Instagram giveaway and Sasha was the benefactor of Audrey’s generosity. Sasha was also a fan – basically through osmosis with Audrey. Sasha was forced to listen to Bite Lust on a daily basis, whether she wanted to or not. Audrey had followed Bite Lust from their first single that was released, had attended almost every concert they had ever performed and of course could sing every song word for word. But she also knew the real reason she absolutely loved the band. It was William, the lead singer. Not only was he gorgeous, but he had a voice that could make any woman melt into a puddle. And now she was going to be meeting him for the first time on Halloween night! She had never missed Bite Lust’s annual Halloween concert, her favorite night of the year. She loved everything about Halloween. William always dressed up like a vampire and she did too. She loved when he would flash his sharp canines between singing and playing his guitar. She always tried to make her way to the front of every concert. She imagined he was singing only to her, lost in his eyes and his voice.

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The Best Decade of My Life, Until… #1

I have been around a long time.  You might say many lifetimes.  But only one decade truly captured my heart, my soul, my being.  It was the 1960’s, when Audrey Hepburn made her mark in the golden age of Hollywood.  I was obsessed.  I loved everything about her.  Her elegance, her beauty, her charm.  She owned the spotlight wherever she moved.  It was a time period like no other.  Full of glitz, glamour – everything seemed to sparkle, especially around Audrey.  The lavish parties where everyone dressed to the nines.  It was perfect, except for timing.  I did grace her presence on several occasions, for you see, I was – and not to brag – a handsome man, and money was no object.  I knew the ways of the world and was used to wining and dining, used to the finer things that life had to offer.  But I met her too late.  If only I was in Hollywood when she debuted in Roman Holiday, when she was only twenty-four.  She would have been closer to my age and nothing would have stopped me.  I did get one moment and a smile from Audrey at one swanky get-together in Beverly Hills.  “Hi, I’m Audrey.  Have we met before?,” she said.  Her eyes gazed into mine and she was everything I had hoped she would be in that quick and fleeting moment.  “My name is William, William Gatsby, and I so very wish we had.”  We made small talk for another minute or two, and “It was a pleasure meeting you” was the last words she spoke to me.  It took a lot for me not to make a scene.  But I held my composure, which part of me regrets.

I wanted more from her, to be up close and personal with her.  To talk to her, look deeply into her eyes and throw all abandon to the wind.  To live an eternity with her.  But I was only a young adult.  Twenty-one to be exact.  But a very old soul trapped in a young man’s physique.  It wasn’t fair.  If only my ageless soul could have been in an older man’s body.  Say a decade older, the exact same age Audrey was when she starred in my favorite film – Breakfast at Tiffany’s.  If only I was thirty-one, I would have frozen her in time.  She would have remained the vision of beauty I saw glimpses of during the 1960’s.  But I couldn’t be selfish at that moment.  I couldn’t step out into the light and change the woman I adored forever.  The stars didn’t collide.  Our fates were not meant to be.

Time had crept by, almost like it had stood still for decades.  Never in love all these years, just in lust.  Each decade grew further and further from those glory days.  I still followed Audrey Hepburn’s career and life until her passing. It was as if my heart was torn in two that day. I attended her funeral, no one knowing of course. Sixty years had passed since the 1960’s before I would once again find myself feeling like I did so long ago.  Women caught my eye, but not my soul.  No one compared to Audrey Hepburn, until one evening in The Village.  I had lived in New York for the better part of fifty years after living in Hollywood.  I loved the hustle and bustle of city life.  People coming and going.  Always something to look at and do.  The energy was like no other and on this Fall night, fate finally stepped in.  Brisk air hit my face and the temperature was just right for a long sleeve.  The leaves were turning the most beautiful of colors.  The outside just beckoned you to explore the great outdoors.  It was Halloween night, and boy did I enjoy this once-a-year extravaganza.  People actually enjoyed dressing up again.  Not many people cared about dressing up and looking sharp and beautiful on a day-to-day basis anymore – not like the 1960’s – but at least on Halloween they made an effort.  I got to be myself on this special night, for it didn’t take long for me to be in costume. 

TO BE CONTINUED

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