And the Winner Is�
I listened to the radio intently, wanting to hear the winner of the *N Sync contest. I knew I had a 1 in a million chance of winning, but might as well hope.
�And the winner of the go on tour with *N Sync contest is�� the DJ trailed off, probably hoping for us to die from anticipation. �JESSICA CHUNG from Minneapolis, Minnesota!�
I sat, shocked. Then I jumped up and started to scream. After I got that out of my system, I regained my posture and sat down again.
�Let�s call our lucky winner and see what she says,� the DJ continued.
A couple seconds later, I hear my phone ring.
�Hello?�
Jessica?
�This is,� I said, trying to remain as calm as I could.
Congratulations, you have won the Go on Tour with *N Sync contest!
I screamed into the phone.
Pack up now, because the radio people will be there tomorrow at 10:30 to pick you up and fly you down to Orlando to meet the guys!
�YES!� I cried. �Thank you!�
Yep. Anytime. Good luck to ya.
Click.
I turned off my phone and rushed to pack everything.
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I looked in the mirror at my reflection. I had on a pair of black super flares with a black Adidas shirt that showed just enough skin. I had my hair up in a high ponytail. In my eyes, I looked just about perfect. My goal was to dress casual, yet fashionable. Now all I had to do was convince them that.
The doorbell rang at exactly 10:30.
I wiped off my sweaty palms and opened the door.
�Are you Ms. Chung?� an important lady asked.
�Yes. And please call me Jessica or Jessie. Ms. Chung makes me feel so old ya know?�
She laughed. �Very well Jessica.� She pointed to a bulky looking man to her right and said, �This is Raul and he�ll be your guard.�
�Guard? I don�t need a guard.�
�Believe me. You will,� she smiled. �Now let�s go shall we?�
I picked up my 2 suitcases and carry on bag.
Raul took the suitcases from my hands. �I�ll hold on to these for you.�
�Thanks.�
And so we hailed a cab and we were on our way to the airport.
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�We will be landing in Orlando in a few minutes so please all passengers fasten your seatbelts,� announced the stewardess.
I did as instructed, very excited.
�You�re excited aren�t you?� asked a deep voice.
�You bet,� I responded.
Raul smiled and sat back in his chair.