Butterflies had swarmed her stomach, as she sat in the makeup chair; staring at her glamorized reflection. She couldn't believe it, she was taking off. Her voice was being played on the radio almost everywhere. Her dream was slowly coming true. All thanks to that day. She remembered when she got that phone call that day, the day her life changed.
Weeks Prior.
The ear piercing scream she had let out, alerted her dad and his girlfriend; causing them to run into her bedroom holding the nearest objects they could find for weapons. "What! What happened?!" Her dad yelled, making her realize that they were in the room and allowing her to get a good look at the two. "First of all...ew! Second of all, JANET, JIMMY JAM AND TERRY LEWIS HEARD MY MUSIC AND THEY WANT TO DO A SONG WITH ME" The two adults realized they were wearing each other's clothing; making it obvious what they were doing previously.
Buttoning the crisp white shirt, Paulette put down the lamp and went over to Addi; jumping up and down with her in excitement. As time grew by; Pauletta and Adria had become really close. She had loved her like she was her mother, it had put a small fill into the hole that her mother had left within her. She wouldn't be upset if her dad decided to marry Letta either, she was the one. "Oh my god! How did they hear your music! What song did they like? We gotta go shopping" Pauletta beamed with excitement, while Damon watched from a distance. Seeing the woman who he grew to love and his daughter interact put a smile to his face. He could tell that Pauletta cared for his daughter the same way he cared for his seed as well.
After explaining how Janet and Co. had got her demo tape, she also explained how she wanted the next steps to go in her career. She told them both how she wanted to be referred as her stage name, Ria, and how she was going to keep her life private from the spotlight. She wanted Ria to be a completely different person from Adria. She had thought Damon was going to be upset about everything, especially about her dyed hair. But, to her surprise he was all for it. He was going to buy her some new outfits and would be traveling with her when she was going to meet with Jimmy Jam and Terry. She was happy to have the best support group ever.
"Ria! We're ready for you!" The sound of the producer's voice had brought her out of her memories, a smile planted on her face. She looked at her self once more before leaving her robe on her chair; heading out to her video set. A few weeks ago she had finally made her debut as an artist, releasing her hit song 'Is This The End'; a cover of New Edition's very own. She had harmonized the backing vocals with her own, Jimmy and Terry laid the beat beautifully; giving the same vibe as the original. Ria was surprised when New Edition gave her the okay to make the song and even more surprised when she heard that they loved her voice as well. It was clear that she was going to be a star, but would she really be ready for the music industry like she thought she would?
Ria was a natural when it came to working the camera and knowing her angles. Although she had practiced for months, the camera loved her and she made sure everyone knew it. She was recording the first part of the music video, where it was just her alone before they would hire a male vixen to play a part in it. She had asked her boyfriend to do it, but Lamont was acting funny and she didn't have time for that. This was her craft and she had no time for games. Finishing up her part in the video, the crew had wrapped up for the day; which gave Ria some additional free time, but by free time she meant she had more work to do. As her status was increasing, she was going to need a crew. A manager, security and a glam sqaud.
The very first week of her single being dropped, she had brought a second pager for work; only allowing pages and calls concerning her singing. She had gave the number to Jimmy, Terry and Janet, but that pager number had reached many record labels and they all wanted to sign her. However, there was one label that stood out to her. Their calls were consistent unlike the rest of them, which she liked. If they wanted to sign her, they would make sure they would get her at any means. But, that wasn't the only thing that attracted her to them. It was what was said in the calls. Whoever the male was on the other side had seemed like he genuinely enjoyed her sound and her music, it was like her voice was a drug and he desperately needed to get another hit of it. That's why she decided to call them back.
Walking up to the payphone; she grabbed the black phone and wiped it onto her jacket sleeve, before punching in the number that was given to her. It ranged for a few minutes before the same male that had been reaching out to her had picked up. "Uptown Records, Sean speaking"
"It's Ria. I'm ready to negotiate"
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"Congratulations Ria, on having the number one song for six consecutive weeks" Sean, Uptown's intern spoke as he opened the bottle of champagne; letting it fizzle on the ground before pouring it into the glasses of Ria's and the people in the room with them. Ria had signed with Uptown Records, a company that released this year. She was the very first artist in the company to achieve an accomplishment that high. She smiled and held her glass in the air and nodded her head before downing the fragrant champagne. She was surrounded by her glam squad, her security and her family. She had decided to become her own manager, she would be the only in charge of herself and her funds. She was too smart to let her self get fucked over.
"Thank you all for being by my side! There's more celebrations and accomplishments to come!" She spoke earning smiles from her friends. While they broke out into conversation, Sean pulled her aside to relay a message that Andre; the record label owner, wanted to give her. "Andre wants an album by next Friday" Ria's eyes nearly bulged out her sockets, friday was less than a week away. This was the downside of being an artist, you had to meet a certain deadline, it was non-negotiable. But, Ria wasn't necessarily worried, as she had multiple songs written years in advance. She just needed to decide what this album's theme was and how long it was going to be.
"I'll get started right away. Let me finish talking with my family and then I'll get in the studio" Sean nodded and let her do her thing, he wasn't necessarily stressing her as he was just an intern just doing his job. "So when are you two getting married?" Ria spoke to her father and his girlfriend, making them share a look with each other. "The same day you and that boy break up" He spoke sternly, causing her to sigh. Her dad didn't like Lamont the moment he had met him, something about him just told him that he wasn't shit and the day he'd find out, he would fuck him up in a heart beat for ever hurting his daughter. "He's at work dad" She quickly spoke, trying to calm him down. "Don't be lying to me" He looked at her shaded eyes, causing her to look away even if he couldn't see them.
"I'm not dad, I promise" She lied through her teeth. She had no idea where he was, she hadn't spoke to him in over two weeks. And their last conversation barely lasted a minute. Her gut told her something was up, yet her heart told her to relax. On the opposite side of town, a deep red Honda's windows were currently fogged up and inhabiting two people that were getting it on. Lamont sat back in the driver's side with his eyes shut and his hand placed on top of a woman's crimped dome, as she bobbed her head up and down. "S-shit! Nique! Oh shit!" He cursed, loving the pleasure that she was giving to his shaft. The girl continued her movements while increasing her speed, making more cuss words flow out of his mouth like water. "Nique! Nique! I'm c—" He couldn't even finish his sentence as he nutted all in her mouth.
Swallowing it, she shuddered in disgust and quickly sat up to quickly berate the boy. "Lamont! I told you never cum in my mouth! You know I don't like the taste of nut" She mugged him and grabbed some napkins out of his glove compartment, wiping the left over semen from her once glossed lips. "I'm sorry, but shit! When you do that swirly thing on my tip, what you expect a nigga to do!" He apologized causing her smile at her dick sucking skills. "Yeah you like that, daddy?" She flirted, quickly forgetting that she was supposed to be upset. He nodded and she climbed over the driver's side and sat into his lap, kissing him with passion while his hands explored her body.
The beeping sounds of his pager caused her to groan and she quickly backed away. She knew who it was because they had paged him multiple times today. "When you gone get rid of that bitch? She forgot about you! End it" He nodded at her demands and turned off his pager. Ever since Ria had moved up in life, he felt useless. He felt like she was using him to get where she was and that she forgot that he had even existed. It didn't help that the girl in his lap was fueling his doubts and anger. "Yeah imma get rid of her baby. Trust. Now let me show you the swirly thing I can do with my tongue"
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𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧.
Fanficthe sunflower that wilts. a story about Ria, a singer with a dark & withering past. what happens when her past eases into her present? and that very past begins to affect her love life? follow along as her story is told.
