Confessions of a Bunny

~***Diamond***~

"Let's repeat that last line and then we'll be good! Ok!"

My dream was slowly starting to become a reality and I couldn't be happier. Ever since I met Nicoli things have been going faster than I'd ever thought or expected. I was in this process of recording songs at music store and then mailing them to A&Rs left and right and not really getting the response that I should have. And then comes Nicoli and with one 1 tape I am in recording studios with people I'd never thought I'd meet recording my own songs. I'm even traveling more to meet with these people as well. As you know my first trip was to Vegas, and the trips didn't stop after that, Nicoli arranged for me to go to New York and Chicago to work with more people on vocals and song writing. He was investing more into me than any other person had ever done before. Well separate from my aunt, my aunt had always taken care of me and invested into my song writing, she'd always buy me journals and introduce me to different types of music. She said if I was going to write music, I had to know all genres and not just get stuck in one. It wasn't bad advice at all and because of her I am more cultured in music than most girls my age. My true passion was love songs, it didn't matter if they were country or RnB it had to be a love song.

"That was great you can come out the booth!"

I took off my headphones and headed back out to the sound area to hear the song. It sounded, ok? Ok girl you sounded great the sound engineer said queuing up the song to replay so I can hear it. The first time hearing my voice on a song, I couldn't believe it. People had always told me I could sing, but I never believed them. It wasn't till I listened to my first recorded song that I started to believe more in myself. I listened as he played the song back and smiled to myself, I took in all of the vocal lessons that'd I been getting and really let them flow into the music. Wow that's really me? Yes ma'am I didn't add anything to it. Can you make me a copy of it? Anything you want you're the boss he said smiling at me. I looked at my watch to see that it was a little after 5 in the morning. I'd been here all night yet again. Whew I guess we better get out of here; I didn't think it would take that long. The best things take time, and you are the best I've heard in a while. You're just saying that. No, I am serious I've worked with a lot of artists some can sing and others, well that's why we have all these buttons on this sound board. You really think I have a shot at making it Cedric? I definitely do, you just need to get these songs heard by one person and boom you out of here girl. The next thing you know I'll be coming to record songs at your own private studio. My own studio I can see that I said laughing as we got things wrapped up so we could leave. It wasn't the first time I'd left the studio at 5 and I knew it probably wouldn't be the last time either, Ced walked me out to my car and made sure I was good before he went to his car and drove off.

I forgot to mention I finally got a car. It took a lot of working double shifts, but I was able to save some money and get me used Honda Civic. Not only did I get one too, but the other girls got vehicles as well since we were all on different schedules, we couldn't share a car anymore so we all had to get our own. I don't think I'll ever get tired of seeing the sun rise in LA, I thought to myself as I drove up Sunset. Not a soul on the street except me and my thoughts. I hadn't seen my aunt in over 6 months since the last holiday and I was starting to miss her. The talks we'd have and the way that we'd joke around. I just had to make it through the next 3 weeks and then I could sneak down there and check up on her. Once I left it was like a rip tide, my cousins got their stuff together and within a few months they were both moving out leaving her alone in the house. She says she's happy they are both gone, but I know her and the fact that there is no one at home for her to take care of is getting to her. I parked my car locked it and went into the building expecting to hear silence since it was so early. That's definitely not what I heard. Seems our young active male neighbor has company again. I shook my head as I went into my unit. Thank God for insulation in the units. I quietly took off my shoes and went towards the room I share with Mysti. She must have had a hard day cause she was sleeping like sleep was going out of style. I chuckled a little before grabbing my clothes and going into the bathroom to wash my face. You doing this Charmaine I mumbled to myself.