First Lady [Ruthless Records]

industry beefs pt 1

"One thing about my life is if one thing goes right about two things go wrong. - Karma 1994

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One Week Later

Karma was in a funk , Since her talk with Eric and her rejecting the idea of them being a thing again. So when she wasn't on the stage or in rehearsals , She was laid in the bed with a do not disturb sign on the knob.

It wasn't the fact that she missed Eric , At one point he was all she thought about. But she thought about Ralph and how he would feel and as crazy as it sounds she thought about Tomica.

Tomica and her didn't get off at the right foot but she felt bad for the woman , Which also explained why Tomica felt the way she felt at the party. Because no matter what woman came in his life , Karma was all Eric could see.

Maybe it was because she was the first woman to ever have him sprung and he didn't know how to let go.

A knock on her door made her groan as she got up and walked to the door. As she looked through the peephole she sighed seeing Brooke , New Editon's choreographer , Ronnie's uncle and basically everyone's father figure.

She opened the door and as he stood with a smile.

"Hey Brooke." Karma said with a smile

"Hi Karma , I just noticed you haven't been out of your room recently and decided I should come up and check on you." Brooke said as he looked at Karma. "You don't have to tell me anything but maybe you should just get some fresh air." He said to her as she smiled

"Yeah that'll be nice , Would it just be me and you ?" Karma asked as she looked at him. "I need some advice."

"There's a park nearby not too many go to and I can have guards on stand by for you , It'll be just me and you." Brooke said as she smiled

"Alright let me just grab my shoes." Karma said as she walked and quickly put on her shoes before she walked off with Brooke

They made small talk before they got into a private car and soon made their way to the park that was quite empty.

"So what's on your mind ?" Brooke asked as she sighed

"I had a talk with someone in California and it kind of put me in this funk I'm in."

"What was the talk about ?"

"Ugh it was with my ex Eric , he told me he missed me but I told him I couldn't do that to Ralph." Karma said with a sigh. "I want to talk to Ralph about it but I'm scared of how's he going to take it."

"Ralph's a grown man he can handle it."

"But can he handle that ? I really like Ralph and I don't want to fuck it up. I want this to be serious and I'm so happy with him." Karma said to Brooke who nodded

"And if he's the man that he is , He'd understand Karma. It's best to be honest then to hide it , Just like you've been holding on to it for days and you scared of a reaction. What if he knew and you didn't tell him first?" Brooke said as she thought

"You're right I'll talk to him." Karma said to him as he smiled. "Times like these I miss my baby brother." Karma said as she held her locker

"Do you visit his grave site ?" Brooke asked as she shook her head. "Maybe you should visit often , Sit and talk to him like he's right beside and you'll feel a lot better."

"Do you think he'd be proud of me ?"

"I know he'd be very proud and excited to see how far you've come as a star and a person."

"I remember before I became famous , He was my biggest fan. He wanted to listen to every song and every beat. Right before I went on tour he told me I was his superhero and it stuck with me. Like I have to spend my whole life making sure he knows that everything I do is for him."

"And he'd appreciate that , But don't just live for him live for you. You only got one chance at this life thing , So take in every moment while you can."

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Karma and Brooke walked into the rehearsals where everyone expect Bobby was there. Karma said hello to everyone before walking to Ralph.

"Hey , Can I talk to you for a second ?" Karma asked him as he nodded his head following behind her before she stopped in the hallway.

"Everything okay ?" He asked as she sighed and nodded her head

"I have to talk to you about something." She says as she looks at him. "When I was in California , I stopped past Ruthless with Yella and Eric was there and I chilled there for a while but then the conversation came up about me and him."

"What exactly about you and him ?" Ralph asked

"He told me that he missed me , I'm letting you because I know in the beginning your concern was if I still had feelings for him. I just want to let you know about it before you hear about it from someone else but I'm with you and I'm happy with you. He's my past and your my present ." She said as he looked down and nodded his head

He put his arms out and she flinched before she noticed he was just asking for a hug. She slowly wrapped her arms around him and he hugged her before kissing her forehead.

"Thanks for telling me , I'm glad you let me know and you thought about me."

"I'm sorry Ive waited so late , I just didn't know if I should've —

"Karma I'm not mad at all , I understand where your coming from. You didn't want to tell me because you feared a different reaction." Ralph said as he kissed her lips. "Baby I trust you and I believe you , I'm secure in what we have."

"Okay thank you for understanding." She said with a small smile. "Look I'm about to go to back to the hotel , I have to spend some time with Yella."

"Page me so I know you made it safe." Ralph said kissing her forehead

Karma left with her bodyguard and walked outside as she multiple paparazzi's stood outside taking pictures of the singer as they yelled millions of questions but one stuck out the most.

"Karma what do you think about your brother's comments ?" She heard as she paused turning around

"Excuse me ?" She said calmly as she was handed a magazine

Dr Dre on pop star sister Karma : Her name is Karma because she is bad news as well as a traitor

Karma looked at the magazine and felt her blood boil as she tried her best not to rage out but remembered the multiple cameras surrounding her.

"No comment." She said with a soft smile. "But I will say I have a deluxe album coming out for my 5x platinum album with my sold out tour." Karma said with a wink before hoping in the car with her security guard

"I'm going to kill that son of a bitch."