"UMM APRIL?? YOUR UP NEXT SWEETIE"
Ms. Mangers voice woke me up from my day dream. This was my fist time singing onstage since my mom died. whelp , I said to myself. It's now or never..
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3 years LATER.
"OMGGG LAUREN!!!"
" YOUR MY HEROOOO"
"CAN YOU SIGN MY BOOBS??"
"WHATS YOUR NUMBER"
"I FOLLOW YOUR DAD ON FB!!"
I chuckled to myself as the cheers of my fans got drowned out my white rovers window rolling up.
"You did good today kid" my manger Danna smiled impressed. I WOULD BE IMPRESSED MYSELF DAMN. Singing live almost every night and keeping up with my background dancers wasn't easy man.. "I'm just happy as long as the money is rolling in my bank account." Danna just rolled her eyes and shook her head. she looked as if she felt bad for me. "what??" I cocked my head at her. She sighed softly. There was silence until it was broken, "I just feel like your not seeing it..". What in the hell am I not seeing , a 19 year old making money a 56 year old man couldn't make in a lifetime , a nice condo in NYC , and this nice Range Rover!!! " And what exactly do you mean by that???" I raised an eyebrow. "All you care about is money, money can't buy you.." I cut her off almost as soon as she was about to say it. "uh uh , nope. ion wanna hear it DANNA. MONEY IS MY TICKET OUT OF THE HOOD." I crossed my arms and slipped my headphones in my ear. That's the end of that conversation. I tried to drift off to sleep but images of my mom and our old home kept coming into my mind.
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THAT NIGHT AT THE CONDO
I was too lazy to stand and take a shower , so I went to my bathtub and started a bubble bath. After i had stripped and slipped in the tub I grabbed a sprite and my bible. "hmmm , I don't know what so special about this o'l book anyway". I was startled by a response I wasn't expecting. "Keeps people sane, in my personal opinion" It was only Jake , back up dancer , best friend. "Still. How? Like people have so much faith in this little old book and you don't even know if its real". Jake nodded, he was smart verrrrryyyy smart. I was waiting for some lecture about it , but I was surprised when he said "Listen , this book has saved peoples lives man. It's gonna hit you someday and you'll have your own story to tell about what it's done for you" He smiled at me , and kissed my forehead before walking out. 45 minutes have passed and I was dozing off , I smiled sleepily and got up to let out the water. I slipped on my onesie and dragged my feet until I reached my bed and just plopped down.
The next morning I woke up to my makeup team shuffling around my room. "Damn can yall be any less noticeable?" I scratched my head as I yawned with my other arm and squinted. awwww shiit , I left my contacts in last night. I jumped up and ran to the bathroom knocking a couple of the crew over. "Are you okay sweetness??" who was tha- waaaaaait that's Danna. I groaned trying to take out my contacts in the mirror. dammit it's too blurry. MY EYES WERE BURNING LIKE HELL. I felt someone tug at my shirt , Jake. "ah ah , stop touching it Lauren". Ugh I hate when he babies me , like the hell you thought this was??? Sometimes this whole famous crap seemed more like a babysitting service. I huffed and tilted my head back and let him slip off the contacts. I rolled my eyes "Thank you Jake" I smiled until I had smelled my breathe when I had just spoken. I dear God. I turned to face myself in the mirror , I looked a mess. I hurried and washed my face , and brushed my teeth. I knew Jake and the rest of the crew were starring at me. "Damn!! can't a girl brush ha damn teeth without being eyeballed" I rolled my eyes hard and stormed into my bedroom. Low mumbling filled the room. I sat in my chair and let the makeup crew do they thang.
