Show Me Love (Nathan Sykes and Ariana Grande)

Almost is Never Enough

   I heard screaming right when my head popped up. The song for Baby I started playing “Hello New York! Let’s get this party started”.

            My voice was starting to get tired but I forced myself to keep going. “Ok this next song is called Honey Moon Ave”, I said. I felt Jai start coming to my mind. I wrote this song while I was with him at my house. We were fighting about him thinking I cheated on him while he was in California. I remember him getting really angry and drunk. Something I never told anyone; he hit me that day. He was really drunk that day and he apologized when he was sober. All I remember was calling Nathan after that happened.

N: Hello? Ariana?

A: Yeah… I-it’s me

N: What’s wrong? You sound like you’ve been crying

A: *sob*

N: Ariana, talk to me

A: Jai….. And I… am fighting…. And he-he

N: C’mon Ari

A: He’s really drunk

N: What happened?! Ari, please tell me!

A: H- he, h-he h-hit me. *sobs harder*

N: ARI! ARE YOU ALRIGHT? ARE YOU HURT?! WHAT DID HE DO

A: He s-slapped me. In the f-face, and I have a bruise

N: HE DID WHAT?!?!

A: He slapped me.

Pause

N: God I wish I was there with you.

A: I know; I miss you

N: I miss you too

A: *cries harder*

N: Ari, Ari, please stop crying. When I get there, I’ll beat the crap out of him

A: I just really, really wish you were here

*Jai yells in the background*

N: Ari, Ari, what is he saying

A: He wants me off the phone

N: Ari, listen to me. Please just defend yourself. Don’t come out of your room!

A: Ok, I have to go

N: Ariana, be safe, for me

A: I’ll try

N: I’ll be there in a couple days, I promise

A: Ok

N: Love you

A: Love you

            I wrote the song after I hung up on Nathan. I remember I ran into my room and locked it right after Jai slapped me. I don’t even remember why I forgave Jai. I think I was just scared he would hit me again. I felt myself want to cry on stage but I forced it down. “So you all know the song Honeymoon Avenue, right? Well I might need your help tonight”, I said into the microphone. I didn’t know if I could get through the whole song. My fans cheered me on and I started singing. I motioned for them to sing with me.

I looked in my rear view mirror and
It seemed to make a lot more sense
Than what I see ahead of us, ahead of us, yeah.
I'm ready to make that turn
Before we both crash and burn
Cause that could be the death of us, the death of us,