Bad Romance

happiness

NaileaDevora: maybe i am happy

We went to the beach, even out to a club, and got matching tattoos behind my mother's back for the rest of our time in Mexico. Thankfully, I blogged the majority of my adventures for all to see on the internet. We also got to know one other on a deeper level after spending two weeks alone in a hotel room. Which is natural, and I called Larray the next morning, out of my mind since I hadn't moved beyond the cuddling / make out phase. Anyway, it was our last day, and as much as I enjoyed my time here, I craved the comfort of my own home. But I really savored my temporary getaway from L.A.

"Have you packed everything?" Vinnie questioned as he prepared to carry the suitcases down the stairs. "Yeah, just give me a minute to finish my makeup and my last suitcase will be ready," I said as he stepped out the door. It gave me a pleasant feeling in my chest, as if everything in my life was finally falling into place and in my favor. I assisted in getting my stuff down and into the car, we said our goodbyes to my family, and we dipped, with my uncle driving us there as a favor.

"G'day fellas, want to say hi to the vlog mommy?" I say as she comes into view. "Really, Nai, I look bad," she complains. "What do you mean, you look good," I react. "Anyway, okay y'all, we're on our way to the airport because we're leaving today, and finishing editing this video is going to be a headache," I explained to my camera. "We should get there early in the afternoon, and according to Thomas, we're going out to eat," I add, "anything else you'd like to add, babe?" I say as I turn the camera to face him "no, but I had a lot of fun with you," . "I know that's right."

Once we get to the airport, we arrive on time. My mother and I say our goodbyes as she takes a flight to return home. "You two, take care of yourselves, okay?" She hugged both of us and walked through her own gate. "Well, that was sad," I say, whimpering, but I'm instantly consoled by a hug, and we hurry to our flight.

"Ray," I shout as soon as we arrive and gather our belongings. I sprint to embrace my hometown friend and former roommate, who shouts, "I missed you too." Ray is picking us up, and I couldn't have asked for a better person to do it because she gets along with anyone, making the car ride a great deal of fun. "Thank you," Vinnie says as she drops us off at home. And, as predicted, there was a welcome home party-like vibe in the mansion, with everyone hugging us and shouting our names, Bryant taking photos, and Thomas blogging; things felt normal once more.

Once everyone has calmed down, I say, "Guys, just let us shower and get ready for dinner." I hurriedly shower and get dressed, as I am the last one to board the car. "Fletcher is going to have a lot of questions," Mia comments, "fuck Fletch," I exclaim, "I forgot what it was like not to have him in my face," Vinnie says, and I laugh in agreement. Fletcher and his staff were ready for us as soon as we exited the vehicle. "Nai, Vinnie, where have you been, we've missed you two here" he begins, "we had a short vacation trip" I answer, "how was it since you two sort of went missing" he proceeds, "it was a lovely trip man, you should try having a break yourself" I smile and dash inside the restaurant.

When I first started out as a youtuber, I never imagined that I would ever have to deal with paparazzi. Sure, it can seem empowering at times, but the rollercoaster ride quickly wears off. As an influencer rather than a full-fledged celebrity, I have it better, but it's still draining to have to deal with it and not be able to enjoy my social media lifestyle freely. I hoped I could go back to Mexico and do it all over again at that moment. Yet my friends made it worth it while we had dinner.

Life had unfolded nicely for me.

Naileadevora: a fever dream I swear (@/Vinniehacker)