Cara

The Record Deal

It was a regular Tuesday day. Everyday after school Chloe Emma and I go to Starbucks to do homework, and discuss everything that happened that day (and obviously drink coffee). While we were helping each other out with homework, a tall man wearing a black suit. Everyone stares at him except for me. He walks toward me. I was paying no attention whatsoever because I was so focused on my algebra. He stands there for a while waiting for my attention while all eyes were on us. After a minute of silence I look up to ask Chloe and Emma a question about the homework and behind Chloe and Emma I see a crowd of people staring at me. In the corner of my eye I see that tall man and I jump. I let out a tiny scream while a couple of people behind me laughs. I stand up and shake the mans hand and say " Hey aren't you Charlie Grande?. Yes I am he said. He has wroked with so many Artists, Meghan Trainor, Carrie Underwood, and Demi Lovato. I have a mini fangirl attack becuase he has worked with so many of my fav artists. But I keep it cool so he won't leave.

Charlie says " I've seen your covers on Youtube and you have an amazing voice.

"Well thank you I said"

I want to sign you to my Record Company. I wanna sign you to Grande Records

I stand there with a shoked look no my face while evryone is clapping waiting for me to respond.

y-yes YES OMG YES

he gives me a card that has his number on it
OMG I THINK YOU SO MUCH THIS IS AN HONER
No problem said Charlie, I already have an manager for you
You do? I said
Yes her name is Maria and I already have a meeting set up for you guys tomorrow, it starts at 4:00 sharp. Don't be late
Ok I won't, t-thank you so much for this opportunity
Charlie walks away while I slowly sit back down thinking hard on what just happened. Chloe and Emma stares at me then the silence breaks. I stare into space while Chloe says something. I didn't hear her because to me her voice sounded muffed. Then I shake my head and say "what? Sorry I didn't hear you."...... Um did that really just happen. Did Charlie Grande Ariana Grande's Uncle just sign you to his label? Or am I just hearing things. I have no idea what just happened either says Emma. I stay in silence still thinking about everything that just went down. Then I finally say something. After the meeting do you guys want to go grab some lunch. Of course said the girls. We want to know every single detail that happens during that meeting. Ok then I said. I call our limo for our ride home. While we wait for the limo I finish the last of my homework then I look in the corner of my eye out of the window and I see the car. I gather all of my stuff and walk out of Starbucks. We get inside of the limo and it drives away. I take out my phone and tweet
@CaraHills: OMG thank you @CharlieGrande and @GrandeLabel the record deal. This is an amazing opportunity and I'm so blessed
I run out of characters and tweet again
@CaraHills: and thank you to everyone who has been supporting me since day one. You guys keep me motivated everyday and I'm so happy to have you all in my life. Luv yall😘
I hear Chloe and Emma's phones beep. About a minute later my phone blows up with nonifications from Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Facebook. Ten seconds after that I get over thirty new texts from friends and family congratulating me. I text my parents to tell them what happen. They did not respond, but I wasn't surprised They do this all the time. The limo pulls up to my house and as soon as the car stops Nathalie and Andrea runs out of the house and gives me the biggest hug I've ever gotten. While I hug them I start to tear up then feel a tear run down my face. The hug lasts for a long time then Emma and Chloe runs out of the car and joins the hug. He hug lasts for about 5 minutes then we let go. I look at everyone and see tears running down there faces also. We all dry away our tears while me and the girls get our stuff in the car. We all walk inside and the first thing that we see is Maryland raising her hands out at us giving me a hug. Congratulations Cara, I have been your maid for fifteen years I interrupt her. Stop, stop right there, I know your proud of me but you really need to stop saying that your our maid. Because you are way more than that. You are family and you always will be. You might not know that but remember that we are, we might not have the same last name but we are. Now you can finish your sentence. Ok then said Maryland. I wanted to say that you and your sisters have put a very great impact on my life. You girls keep me young. I love you girls and in very thankful for you guys. I know I don't say that much but I do. And when you become famous enough to have a maid, call me. We all laugh then I say, I will, you know I will. We all give her a hug then go upstairs. We all go into my room. The first thing that we did was Chloe had set up the Netflix so we can finish season eight of "That 70's Show". Emma and Chloe call there parents to tell them that there going to stay at my place for the night. I go call the Limo so the girls can go home to get there stuff for the night. Chloe and Emma has stayed at our house for so long now that they both have there own rooms. I get a text from my dad
Dad: Congrats
Me: Oh thank you, took a while for you to respond and I was hoping you could say more than that because this is a big moment in my life but I understand. Thanks dad
He reads the text but doesn't respond. I throw my phone onto the bed and cross my arms. Nathalie comes into my room so she can help me pick out my outfit for tomorrow's meeting and for school. She see's that I look upset but she isn't the type to get into someones business so she just stares at me for a while then she walks into my closet. Btw if you have ever seen Scream Queens then you know what my closet looks like because after the second episode I had people come in and remodel it so my closet can look exactly like Chanel's. It only cost a couple hundred thousand dollars. Anyways, she opens the door and we rummage around to find a outfit for school. I have worn a crop top and high waisted denim pants for the past two weeks. My whole closet is basically full of crop tops. The only shoes that I have in my closet are high heels. I only have three pairs of flats and there Adidas and Nikes I have over 372 pairs of heels. My closet is basically a mall, you will be amazed on how many outfits I have. My search for a T-shirt failed so I had to go for a crop top. I picked out a denim crop top that almost looks like a bralette. And a black stretchy mini skirt with black strapped heals with a Kate Spade purse. Andrea walks into the closet and see's me and Nathalie looking for a outfit. Andrea starts looking and finds a strapless light pink knitted sweater with a pencil skirt. Perfect said Nathalie. I go on to try to find a purse to match the outfit and Nathalie goes to find shoes for the outfit. Nathalie found a nude pair of shoes with a zipper on the side and I found I soft black purse. I don't know what designer its from but I thought it was cute. I have so many outfits in my closets that I forgot that I even bought most of the stuff in it. We lay both of the outfit out on table in the middle of the room. Me and Nathalie walk out of the closet and she sits down on the bed while I sit on the windowsill. She stares at me while I stare out of the window. Even though I absolutely hate it when people stare I try to ignore it the best that I can. I turn my head to see her still staring at me and she says
What's the problem? You just got a record deal, if I were you I would be planning a party right now.
Dad didn't even care about my record deal. This is probably the biggest day of my life and he didn't even call me to say how proud he is of me. All he can do is text "Congrats" like what type of father is he. He didn't even show up to my birthday
You know how busy her is. He is traveling all around the world working with these amazing actors. He is a hard working man
BUT WHAT TYPE OF FATHER DOSENT EVEN CALL TO SAY HOW PROUD HE IS OF ME (this time I stand up and raise my voice) I HAVE WORKED MY ASS OF TO GET THIS FAR. LAST YEAR HE DIDN'T EVEN SHOW UP TO MY OWN BIRTHDAY PARTY WHICH WAS FOR FAMILY ONLY.
Ok calm down, I bet he doesn't even check his phone that much anymore
"Andrea walks in"
I sit back down while my eyes fill with tears.
Andrea and Nathalie gives me a big hug while I wipe away my tears. My dog Bambi runs in and sits on my lap. Bambi is known for cheering people up when there sad. After the hug is over I walk into the bathroom and I get an nonification
@ZacEfron: CONGRATS TO MY BEAUTIFUL GIRLFRIEND @CaraHills for the record deal. Can't wait for your voice to blast through my radio when I'm driving to set
I start to tear up again but I also start to smile. I respond back to the tweet
@CaraHills: thanks babe. I've been crying so much. Not because I'm happy also because I'm sad. But thanks for the support. See you tomorrow night?
I send the tweet the drop my phone onto the side of bathtub. I cry until I feel like I have no tears left. Nathalie and Andrea knocks on the door because I have locked myself into the bathroom for twenty minutes. I get a text from my mom
Mom: OH MY GOD YOU GOT SIGNED TO A RECORD DEAL?! I can't explain how happy and proud I am. I think that this is the best day of my life. I'm gonna throw you a party. I'm gonna fly back home and when you came back home from school I will be home. I love you, stay safe and I am so proud. Momma loves you <3
I smile at my phone and wipe away my tears. I walk to the mirror and see mascara all over my face. I give w little laugh and start to look for a makeup wipe. When I found one I took off all of the running mascara along with the rest of my makeup. I pull out my phone and I see a new text from Zac
Zac: hey babe what's wrong? I saw your tweet and I'm a little concerned. I have 4 minutes till I go back on set so I was wondering if we can talk
"I send a screenshot of my conversation with my dad"
Me: what type of father just says ok. I know he's a busy man but take some time to acknowledgeable me I've only seen him once a year I'm already hurt enough
"Then I send screenshot of the text my mom sent"
Me: wow, it's kinda sad how my mom cares more about me than my dad. She actually took time out of her day to FaceTime me and to send me this text.
Zac: babe it's alright. I'll see you tomorrow. My place?
Me: sure, I luv u
Zac: Ily2
I open snapchat and take #nomakeup selfie (I'm kinda of a snapchataholic) my last snapchat story was 600 seconds long. I open the door and see Chloe and Emma sitting on the bed looking at the tv trying to find a good show on Netflix to watch. Hey I said in a kinda depressing tone. What's wrong? Said Emma. Oh nothing, my father doesn't care about my record deal
Maybe he doesn't care about music? Said Chloe
Or maybe he doesn't care about me
Oh shut up. He loves you. You probably don't know that but he does. And if you ever feel alone or if no one loves you, remember that you have us. And we love you more than him. We don't like seeing you all depressed so cheer up. Wanna dance. Ugh how do you do that? Do what said Emma, make everything into a dance party. I have no idea but if I'm ever feeling down then turn up some Taylor Swift and let's Dance!
We all laugh and turn on What Do You Mean? by Justin Bieber and we all start to sing on the top of our lungs. I pull out my phone to snapchat this funny moment to all of my 269,451 followers. Andrea and Nathalie walks in and starts to dance with us. After 30 minutes of Dancing to Beyoncé and Justin we all fall down on my bed and starts to talk.
I love having these random ass dance parties with y'all
Me to said Nathalie
Me three said Emma
Me four said Andrea
Me five said Chloe
We all bust out laughing and start to talk more
Cara, when you go on tour and travel all around the world, promise to take us with you said Emma
What the fuck type of question is that. Every concert I perform in you guys are without a doubt coming so we can have random ass dance parties backstage. That's what I thought said Andrea
Shut up
"We all start to laugh"
We all sit up and start to watch "Clueless" on Netflix. Hey I have that outfit! I said
Of course you do said Chloe
Whatever
After 6 hours of our Netflix movie marathon and snapchating we go downstairs to tell Maryland that were ordering a pizza. I go into my closet to find my onesie pajamas. I put on a Batman onesie with the hood. It's one of my favorites because it's all black and black and lavender (and any pastel colors) are my fav colors. I walk downstairs and see that the pizza man at the door about to walk out. I run down the stairs and yell PIZZAAAAAA the girls laugh while Nathalie opens the box. We all grab a slice of pizza and Emma says HERES TO CARA, CHEERS, we all hit our pizza slices together then eats them. There was so much cheese on my pizza that the string coming from my mouth to the slice felt like it was never gonna end. Andrea grabs my phone and snapchats me trying to eat the cheesy pizza. We all laugh very hard to were we can hardly breathe. Omg this is why I live you guys. You guys keep me laughing
That's why we're here. To keep you happy because you get depressed very easily said Emma
Oh shut up
After eating five slices of pizza I go upstairs and get ready for bed while I prepare myself for tomorrow. Nathalie and Andrea goes in there room while me and the girls talk.
What if I screw up this meeting with my new manager
What the fuck are you talking about?
There just gonna talk about your upcoming concerts and appearances. There's nothing you can say that can screw this up said Chloe. Ok then..... Well goodnight
Goodnight Cara
The girls walk into there rooms while I lye in bed staring at the celling thinking about what I should say for the meeting. I hope I don't make a fool of myself. One can only hope
Xoxo, Cara