Miss Purple and Little Pink : FANGIRL

Hello! First of all, I truly apologize for being inactive. School was really pressuring, you see. Now that it’s Summer, I promise to make up on that!

April 26, 2014 was one of the most adrenaline-filled days of my life. Do you want to know why? It’s all because I met three of New York’s Times Bestselling authors! Tahereh Mafi, author of the Shatter Me trilogy, Veronica Rossi, author of Under the Never Sky trilogy, and Ransom Riggs, author of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Hollow City had a book signing event which was held in Glorietta’s Activity Center, and I was one of the 2000+ fans who attended the event.

The place was surely filled with hyper bookworms, all excited to see their favorite authors, and to have their books signed.

The registration started at 10 a.m., and I made sure to be there at 10 sharp. Upon arriving at the said mall, I thought I was early, but I was wrong! More than 500 people already arrived before me, and I was surely shocked. For an hour, I waited in line just to have my books registered!

At 2:30 in the afternoon, the authors showed up, and my, the noise was deafening! The fans screamed and squealed, hoping that their idol would notice them. And of course, I was one of them. We waved our books like madmen to show our support to the geniuses that stood a few meters away from us. The emcee interviewed the trio, and the authors answered the questions giddily. One of the highlights of the event would be the Ransereh kiss! Ha-ha. You could just imagine how the crowd went wild when it happened! Another highlight would be the fans who were summoned to the stage because it was said that they have been waiting for the event since 1:54 a.m.! The authors hugged those girls, and of course, they were the ones who were called first. ~~I was envious.~~

At almost 4 in the afternoon, the book signing started. I was the 640th in line and I waited for three more hours. But well, the waiting was worth it! Not only did I have my book signed, but I also met two fangirls and actually made friends!

When it was my turn, I was star-struck and I couldn’t form any words! My, Tahereh laughed at me!

I handed her a letter I wrote and asked for a hug, and before I left, she said, “It was so nice to meet you!”

Believe me, I was close to tears.

That day was so overwhelming. I mean, meeting your favorite author, creator of your favorite characters, is a really great experience. It was fantastic! To be honest, I cannot find an adjective that is capable of describing what I felt that day! That day was surely memorable, and I am really thankful that God made that day possible. Also, I really want to thank my parents and my little sister who endured the 9 hours of waiting with me.