Chapter 5: Forever Boy
I unlock my phone the next morning. I look at my Twitter and see a headline that fucks me up. "Mac Miller keeps photo of Ariana Grande on his backdrop to keep strong." I feel tears well up in my eyes. I get up and shower. I belt out the words to "Thinking Bout You"
I'm just thinking bout you
I'm thinking bout you
I'm thinking bout you
I finish the song and put on a crop top with some yoga pants and pull my hair into my usual high as fuck ponytail. I walk to my car and get in. I am driving when Mac finally calls.
Hey boo.
Hey baby. I miss you so much.
I miss you more, Ari. How is rehearsal?
I'm actually on my way there right now.
That's cool. I assume you saw the news.
Yes. That was so fucking sweet. Goddamn, I love you, Mac Miller.
I love you too, Ariana Grande. I have to go get to the next venue. Talk to you later.
I pull into parking lot and go into the rehearsal area. Victoria and Little Mix have already finished their rehearsals.
"Hey, Ariana," Jade says.
"Hi, Jade," I say. I hug all of them and Victoria. I grab my carrot microphone as a joke for rehearsal. I begin with Moonlight and end with Problem. I decide against having Focus because the majority of my fans hated it. It's not my favorite, but I released it to leave my old sound, which I still love to death, to prepare them for this new sound. I finish rehearsal and head back home. I decide to take a nap.
