I arose from the bed with my hair a mess. Glancing around the room, Austin and Johnny were still asleep. I grabbed my phone to check the time, 7:34am. I'm not much of a morning person but today I wanted to go look at some stores for some vinyls or clothes. I rolled over and got up from the bed and headed to the bathroom, the light blinding me as I winced. I grabbed my clothes for today and got showered and changed.

As I walked out, I seen the glare of a phone screen, which was Johnny's. "Did I wake you up J?" He responded with a shake of his head which I returned with a simple "Okay," before I grabbed my day bag and headed out. I started with a small little record shop. Every now and then it's really nice to just take a break from the touring, even if we don't have it as extensive as the bigger bands.

As I was looking through the section marked under Pop-Punk, I seen a familiar looking white colored record with black and orange words all over it. It was Paramore's Riot. I immediately pulled out my phone and messaged Hayley, with some hesitation and nervousness. Normally I don't have any trouble texting new people. But something about it being Hayley fucking Williams. Either way, I took a picture of the album and sent it with a message: "Look at this little coincidence!"

Putting my phone away, I continued looking at vinyls, moving to the Hardcore section, seeing bands like Knocked Loose, of course, Turnstile, Kublai Khan TX, and finally my band Revenant. This was truly a surreal moment for me, we've put out 2 EPs and just before this tour with K.L. we put out our first full album "Funeral Grenade." I immediately picked it up and carried on shopping for a bit longer, picking up some records from Metallica, Ice Nine Kills, and Blue Öyster Cult. I checked out and went out to look for more stores.

My phone started to buzz and as I looked at it I seen that Hayley was calling me, which came as a shock. "Was I that nice last night?" I thought to myself and laughed. As I answered she greeted me warmly. I could tell that she was smiling on the other side, which made me smile. "Are you out right now?" I asked her. "Yes actually, why's that Adam?"

"Well the guys were still asleep when I left the hotel and I wanted to ask if you wanted to maybe, I don't know. Grab a coffee?" I asked quietly. "Of course! Where did you have in mind?" Hayley answered eagerly, almost as if she's waited for the question forever. "There's this place by the record store I'm at. I can send you the address, if you need."

Upon her approval I sent her the address and headed on my way to it to wait for her. My heart was racing so much that I had to sit down immediately upon arrival. About 10 minutes later, a taxi arrived and out came Hayley. I got up immediately, almost falling and making a fool of myself in the process.

"Careful, Adam! Don't need that face ruined for the show tonight." She laughed along with me. We headed inside together and ordered. I got an iced frappé and she got an iced caramel coffee. We sat down and started discussing a bunch of different topics, eventually ending in us talking about music.

"So Hayley, what made you buy a ticket last night?" I asked. "Well like I said I always love seeing local bands. To be honest I never really payed attention to your style of music until last night." My face lit up slightly. "Really? I'm honored." She smiled back at me.

We continued to talk for a bit longer before Johnny texted me saying Austin woke up and we have to be at the venue for loading in at around 5:30. It was currently 2:50, so I asked if Hayley wanted to walk around the shops with me. Shortly after, we walked out together chatting on the way until we seen another small music store, this one having shirts with it. We walked in, and immediately Hayley is recognized by the employee and gets a picture, which was nice to see.

We walked together through more small shops before eventually splitting up so I could get to the hotel and get my basses and load them into the bus. After half a day, I could confidently say, "I'm friends with Hayley Williams..."