It was the day of my book release announcement and I wanted to be just like Taylor Swift. I would always make a secret session when I have a new book release that the people that took part in it are only my fans and some of my friends that are free for today.
I was drying my hair and making sure that I was presentable enough to meet people and not make a fool of myself while talking to them. I was always self conscious if I should do things. I crave for people’s approval that that’s all I lived for. But, I kinda like it. Maybe, it keeps me from messing up and keeping my career for years and making me a milestone to the world of literature. I feel like I keep this up for years, I would be an inspiration to writers all over the world and I can speak about my struggles too.
I went inside my car and looked outside the window, asking my driver to take me to the venue. I was sitting right next to my bodyguard and I told him to stay here. I really don’t want to make people afraid of me because I always have a bodyguard with me. He resisted so I didn’t say anything. I was wearing a tea-colored polo, underneath was a white t-shirt. Tan pants that reached my ankles partnered with white socks and shoes that made me look more beautiful than the other outfits I tried on.
When I arrived at the venue, I was smiling all over. Even though I did this a million times in the United States, I still felt like it is exciting doing it here in my home country. It was just so heartwarming that my influence reached here.
“Hello guys, oh my god. There are so many of you,” I said as I saw the 100 people of fans that sat on the ground. There was a big couch that plastered the words Not Like The Movies with the background of Lover on it. I sat on the couch with a guitar on the side of it.
“Thank you guys so much for coming here. Wait, I forgot,” I got out my laptop and put it on the edge, passing through them. I always put out a live show on Instagram so that whenever people want to see the announcement, they can just watch it live. When I finished putting it into the edge, I went back to the couch. “Guys, turn around and smile for the camera,” I said and made a peace sign. When we were done posing, we laughed about how awkward it was.
“Ok, so there isn’t much to talk about “Not Like The Movies”. This is about an in college girl that is living in a world that has main characters and side characters. She is a side character. As a side character, she should take part in 5 storylines. In her last story line, she met a boy who was the main character. She likes him but she knows she can’t love him,” I said. I continued blabbering about how this is the first new world book I have ever written since I wasn’t sure I have the guts to make a world.
“Any questions about how the book covers look that way?” I asked. One person raised his hand so I made them stand up and ask one of the people to give him a microphone so that I can hear him clearly and not misinterpret it as something else.
“Uh, why does the background of the book cover the Lover background?” he asked. “Well, the background of The Confessions of the Serendipity Squad looks like Adele’s album cover right? And whenever I make a book, there’s always a song that connects to it. Rumor has it for TCOTSS and All Too Well for AWTEW,” I replied to him. “This book has a song that connects to it. I have been listening to it for more than years now and it is called Daylight by Taylor Swift. Want to hear it?” I asked them. They nodded and got out the guitar and put my fingers to the keys.
“And I can still see it all in my head,” I sang. The instrumentals played in the background as I slowly strummed the guitar. I remembered the times I had with Collei and I had always dreamed of it.
“Back and forth from New York, singing in your bed,” I didn’t know why I was thinking about Collei at this time and I didn’t know why I was strumming the guitar. Everything was gone when I thought about him. Whenever I think about him, I always end up in an abyss where only he matters most.
“I once believed love would be burning red,” I felt like in every word that I said that I was singing it to him. But, I didn’t know if I should be thinking of these things. He cheated and why am I falling in love with him? I’m not a kid anymore.
“But it’s golden, like daylight. Like daylight,” that’s when I thought of the thing I should be focusing on. Making a good show and giving it the best that I can. When the press conference ended, I got out of the place and bid goodbyes to them. I was tired and I felt like I would just collapse
I checked my Instagram messages. There were a lot of messages from fans but there was one message that intrigued me. It was from Kazu. It was a picture he sent of Collei sleeping on a table.
[Doc Autrich slept while watching your live in insta lol. Even if he hasn’t slept for 24 hours, he still watched it and end up sleeping. Come get your man, haha]
I laughed at the state of Collei but we weren’t friends. Why should I laugh, right? I felt rude and judgmental.
[He said he wished you sang that song to him instead of your fans haha, he’s down bad]
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Your Kiss
RomanceSummer. A good time to unwind, relax ,and have a fling. But when the fling turns to dust as summer ends, you want to cry in autumn and winter all season long, as you wait for the next summer. Axton Degamo is a 16-year-old boy studying psychology and...
