Man behind the Mask

Chapter 1.

(This will only be written from one P.O.V)

Ugh.. Late again! I gotta run back to the apartments, change, feed Whiskers, and get to the studio! I sprint down the road and take a cut through an alley. This brought me to the park. "Ah, Florida." I took off running in another direction towards my apartment. Woah what is that? I looked off into the distance for a moment at this crazy huge flock of birds that came from nowhere. "Thats so beauti-AH!" I ran into someone. Just. Great. I looked up whilst rubbing my forehead. "Agh.. I'm so sorry!" He spit out. Oh my God his voice is amazing.

My vision cleared and a tall, thin man stood above me holding out his hand. He had brown hair with these shocking green eyes and this dorky smile across his face. "I can't believe I just- I'm sorry." I said as I took his hand. When I stood up I dusted off. "I'm Hannah. I live in the apartments over there and I'm kinda in a rush." I said shaking his hand. "Oh.. Okay. I'm Ryan. I'll probably see you around then since I just moved into those." I got weird feelings inside when he said that. "Cool." I said smiling."Can't wait!"

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Spfft.. I will probably never see him.. I got stuff to do! I don't have time for hanging out right now. I throw on more comforting clothes and fed Whiskers before he scratches my face off. "Uh, be good, Whiskers!" I yelled as I left. I locked him up good and went to the studio. I can't wait to sing the new lyrics I wrote today, I think as I jog along the sidewalk. Its easier for me to jog since my weight has been bothering me.. 21 years old and weigh 130 pounds. That bothers me so much.. I don't know why. I never feel good enough about it.

"Whatever.." I push the thought from my mind.

I arrived at the studio and packed on some pocket-size deodorant. "Thanks Degree.." I whisper slipping into the studio.

"Hey guys." I greeted.

"Hey!" "Dude where were you?" "Hello there, sexual."

Of course Melani would say that.

Amy, Chad, and Melani all sat at their stations inside our tiny studio. Amy is a secretary while Chad and Melani do my more "vocal-stuff".

"Guys, I actually wrote some lyrics I want ya'll to read!"I said pulling out my phone. "I wrote them in my notes because I didn't have anything handy, hope they're good."

Chad and Melani both studied the lyrics.

"Can you sing a tune to it?" Chad asked looking up.

"I can try, but I don't have much."I say, worried because I never thought about it.

I breathed.

In and out.

"When the moonlight dances upon our skin..I can't help but think how will we end, end?" I sing to a beat made up of me popping my hand on my thigh lightly."I take the dew drops that fall down your face and feed them to the flowers for a while. Looking into your eyes gave me my first near-death experience; I saw heaven, for the first time. Woah-Oh-ooh. Woah-ooh-oh-oh." I finished with nothing else coming to mind.

"That's all I got." I spat.

"I really like it! But I wanna speed up our beat and change your tones, okay? It helps for less almost voice cracks, and it's more clear." Melani said while ordering Chad around to start changing equipment and altering things.

"Alrighty, let's get to work." I say walking into the tiny room where my feelings flow. I love singing, but art is also a passion of mine. So, I designed the inside of the room where I record like a fantasy. I sang my heart out for a while and we cracked up when I made up lyrics. "Dude, stop distracting me!" I say playfully at Chad. He just laughed at me in a weird maniac way. "Ummm..." Melani, Amy, and I all say in unison. We all started laughing after that.

"This beat will work best." Melani said pressing a button that played a tune.

"I LOVE it." Amy said smiling.

" This would be perfect. Sometime this week we need to write down a title and start doing a music video." I said nodding.

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After the long afternoon of studio work I finally left and headed back. I was running this time. I had some energy after leaving the studio, explosive energy. I always do after I leave that place.I thought about that guy from earlier as I passed through the park. He said his name was what, Ryan? Huh. He seems nice.

When I reached my door I was near collapsing. "Agh, Whiskers, come on." I say to him as I put my keys down on the table and walk back to my room. I rubbed his fuzzy head and he purred. "My wittle baby." I say and he meows. For a moment we meowed back and forth at each other as I dozed off. Then I blacked out.