Empire State of mind

Chapter Forty-Eight: Enemy Invasion

Shelby's POV

I stand in the middle of the stage as we transition into blue and pink lighting as the second song starts playing with her favorite flowers being displayed on the screen behind me

Mama's favorite colors

I smile as I pound the beat on my chest before raising to the mic to my lips with the feeling of my mother looking down at me from above

Shelby
🎶"Hey
How do my plans fit in with yours? (Oh)
You're such a doll and I'm a boy
Where did my parents go? (Oh, oh)
I'm not in Italy
They like vacation homes much more than they love me"🎶

My eyes trail to my father who shifts uncomfortably as I smile throughout the lyrics and move back and forth with my hand in the air and the audience doing the same

Shelby
🎶"You're made of plastic, I'm just blood
When I was born, you were produced

I wish I was a toy
You say, "Hahahahahaha"
And you laugh
And I cry"🎶

I stare right to Jamal as he looks away uncomfortably but I just keep singing with everyone vibing and not getting the subtle hints

Shelby
🎶"Half of my heart is in your chest
I'm not a mama's boy
I'd go see Italy
I'd go see Tuscany
If you could come with me"🎶

I lift my head to the sky and sing as if I'm looking up at my mother, she always dreamed of going to Italy to try out the food there and to see the beautiful buildings and according to her.......

One of Luscious's promises was to take her

I lower my head as I let the song ride out with the instrumental I had one Alyssa do for me, playing over the speakers and my dancers doing their choreography while I feel the music flow through me, tears ready to come out my eyes

Alyssa's vocal recording
🎶"Maxa-Maxa-Million, what you waiting up for?
Please come out and play with us more
Izzy Izzy Izzybell likes to stay in the house
Please come out and play with us now
M-A-M-A-B-O-Y, mama's boy, mama's boy
M-A-M-A-B-O-Y, mama's boy, mama's boy
Mama's boy, mama's boy
M-A-M-A-B-O-Y, mama's boy, mama's boy
M-A-M-A-B-O-Y, mama's boy, mama's boy
M-A-M-A-B-O-Y, mama's boy, mama's boy
M-A-M-A-B-O-Y, mama's boy, mama's boy"🎶

I smile as I raise my head on beat to meet my father's eyes, I'm not trying to send him a message but at the same time...

There was one sent, I'm my mama's child always and forever

The audience cheers and I smile at everyone as I try and catch my breath from singing, need to get back into practice

"I got more for y'all tonight with two more collabs! And they all special to me but this one, is with a special woman that I find very talent...Tiana..you got me" I say as I look back and see Tiana strutting out as the music starts playing with the crowd going crazy