The Letter
-Back to the present-
"Things only seemed to get progressively worse from that point on." The woman rubs the back of her head and painfully smiles at the camera.
"The man that I bumped into, is the answer to everything that has gone to shit in my life..."
The thunder crackles through the sky as the rain continues to pour outside.
-Time skip: October 10th 8:30am-
Louisa's POV:
I manage to arrive on time for once as I walk up the steps to the buildings bright red doors. I sign myself in and go to sit at my desk. Whilst I let my computer load up, I snack on a breakfast bar from my bag as a quick breakfast before my day begins.
"Hey Lou, hope you're ok this morning?" Gavin walks over to me and steals a few sweets from my jar whilst he's at it.
"Ye, just a bit tired as usual haha."
He places a letter on my desk that has been sealed with red wax imprinted with the letter 'M'.
"This arrived for you this morning. Not sure what it is though?"
I pick up the brown envelope and study the handwriting, it's rather well written. I wonder who it's from...
"You going to open it or just stare at it?" Joel asks looking over my shoulder as Callum and Georgia join him.
"Alright, I'm opening it now haha. Cut me some slack will ya." I answer ripping open a side of the envelope.
As I pull out the contents of the envelope, 2 pieces of smaller paper fall out onto the desk as I open up a letter.
Georgia picks up the two pieces of paper and hands them to me. "They look like concert tickets."
"Motionless In White... Oh my god! There's no way that these are real?" I excitedly grab the tickets from her and inspect them. (They seem to be real.)
"What does the note say? Don't leave us in the dark." Callum chimes in as I begin to read out the letter.
Letter:
Dear Louisa,
Congratulations! We are excited to inform you that you have been chosen out of thousands of our followers on Twitter, to receive a pair of VIP tickets to a show near you, for our up and coming Europe/UK tour!
Inside this envelope, you will find a pair of VIP tickets for you and a friend/family member to come and meet us before the show, as well as giving you early access to the venue.
All the information about the contest/tour can be found on our website at www.motionlessinwhite.net
If you have any further questions, please email our event organiser at the email address at the bottom of this letter. We look forward to meeting you.
Signed
Chris. M, Ricky. O, Ryan. S, Devin. S, Vinny. M
"That's pretty cool Lou." Joel smiles as he looks at the letter.
"I can't believe it. I didn't even know they were holding a contest."
I quickly get Twitter up onto my monitor and type in Motionless In White's username and check their feed. Soon, I stumble upon a tweet from a few days ago which reads:
Tweet:
We are announcing our up and coming Europe/UK tour with a contest! A few of you will be chosen at random from our following list and be selected to receive 2 free VIP tickets valid at any show. To enter, all you've got to do is follow us on Twitter. Good luck to everyone! #MIWVIP
"Well, at least you know it's legit. So who're you gonna take with you?" Callum asks.
I go to Motionless's website and check out the 'Tour' section of the site. "Well, there's a date for Doncaster on the 15th November. Is anyone free that evening that would like to come with me? I know it's not your kind of music so I could ask others if none of you wants to come along?"
"I'd happily go with you if no one else wants to go. It's not my scene but since it's free and your fave band, I'll tag along."
"Thanks, Joel. I suppose I could ask Kiaya as I know she's been listening to them recently and likes their sound."
My boss Simon interrupts our conversation as he arrives at work and places his bags by his desk.
"What's going on here then?" He asks curiously and walks over to see what we're all staring at.
"Lou won some tickets to go see a band she likes." Gavin chimes in.
"One of your screamy shouty bands?" Simon chuckles.
"Aha, ye. I know they're not to everyone's liking. They're playing at the Dome on the 15th of November. I was wondering if I could have half the day off so I could go home and get ready?"
Simon picks up the letter and reads it. "Check with Cheryl when she comes in later, but I don't think it should be a problem." He hands me back the letter after he's read it and goes to sit down at his desk.
"I don't think there's anything on the calendar for people taking that day off, but yeah, I'll ask when she's in. Thanks."
With that, everyone goes back to their desks ready to start the working day.
-Time Skip 8:30pm: At Home-
At home, I show my mum and sister the letter and tickets I received. My mum at first thinks its fake and takes some convincing, but she has agreed that I can go as long as I take someone with me.
I turn on the Xbox and start to play some Monster Hunter World for a while before I have to go to bed. Whilst playing I think about who I'm going to have accompanying me to see Motionless In White. I know Joel said he'd go with me but I feel that Kiaya might have a little more fun if she tagged along.
I put down the controller and grab my phone from the sofa arm and check the time. My phone reads 9:32pm. Not too late give her a call. I scroll through my contacts until I reach Kiaya's number. The phone rings for a few seconds before she picks up.
"Hey Lou, what's up?" She sounds tired.
"Well, first of all, I've got some rather exciting news to tell you."
"I'm listening?"
"Well, today I received a random letter at work that was addressed to me. No one sends anything to me at work so it confused me at first. But when I opened it, I found a pair of tickets and a letter inside."
Kiaya buts in "Tickets? Tickets to what?"
"If you let me finish, they were tickets to go see Motionless In White." I answer with a smile beaming from ear to ear.
"Really? You sure they were real?"
"That's what I thought at first, but then I checked the letter accompanying the tickets and their social media. Go check Motionless's Twitter right now. It's a post from a few days ago."
I hear her tapping on the phone as if she's scrolling through something until she stops and seems to find what she was looking for that piques her interest.
"Oh my god! You're right. You lucky fucker!" She joins my enthusiasm and answers back.
I sit twirling my hair as I speak again.
"Sooo, I was wondering if you wanted to come along with me? There were two tickets after all and I can't think of who else to take but you..."
"Oh hell yes!"
"Well, that settles that then." I chuckle at her sudden remark.
I take the letter and tickets out from the envelope that I left on the sofa and take a photo of them to send to her.
"The details of the venue, date and time are on their website. If the details are ok with you, I can't wait to go with you! It's gonna be so much fun!"
She responds excitedly "Defo! I'll let you know tomorrow if I defiantly can, but I don't have anything planned that I know about."
"I hope you can tag along. It's gonna be so much fun!"
"Right I'll love you and leave ya Lou. Speak to you later. Nighty night." After saying our goodbyes for the evening, she hangs up.
Picking up the Xbox controller once again, I play my game for a little longer before I too decide to call it a night and head off to bed.
Authors note:
Hope you enjoyed this slight filler of a chapter. The plot thickens!
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