I sat there, frozen. I knew I'd heard the MC call my name, but for some reason, I couldn't bring myself to stand up and walk to the mic stand. "Is Meghan in the audience?" the MC said for the second time. I silently reassured myself that everything would be alright, stood up, and hoped no one could detect my false confidence as I walked up to the mic stand in anxiety and fear. I stood behind the mic for a couple of seconds before I finally said "Hi. I'm Meghan as they said before, and I'm going to do a little bit of Beyonce's 'Best Thing I Never Had,' but I'm gonna need you guy's help singing it, okay?"
The audience's loud, enthusiastic cheers startled me a bit because I didn't expect them to be so interactive. I was prepared for blank stares with occasional blinks. Their inviting smiles and attention calmed me as I said: "Repeat after me. Say: 'What goes around comes back around. HEY, my baby!' Your turn." They did their part with excitement, and in that moment I KNEW that my silent reassurance held truth. I couldn't help smiling as I performed what is widely considered a "break-up song" because the feelings of release and comfort I got just standing on that stage were AMAZING.
As my vocal chords released the last note of the song, the crowd cheered, and I walked away from the mic, TWO questions were resonating in my mind: "HOW DOES BEYONCE DO THAT?!" and "WHEN CAN I DO THAT AGAIN?" Suddenly, all the nerves I once harbored seemed frivolous. I silently chuckled at how silly it was to have all this built up anxiety. In addition to that, I felt like I should have been looking for my heart because I definitely LEFT it on the stage.
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