On the road with Ryder Crawford (Haylor Fanfic)

XXVI - Manager

Eli and I have been assigned to a new room while ours is being tidied up, we've been transferred to a much smaller room with two separate single beds.

It's now the morning of the show and I wake up to the tone of my phone ringing, I grab it from behind my pillow and answer it immediately, peer up to Eli as she shuffles in her bend because of the sudden sound.

"Hello?" I say as I slam the phone to my ear, my eyes still closed.

"You my friend, are one famous girl" Abigail's suggesting voice rings out.

"Good morning to you too Gail" I shrug.

"I'm serious! People back here are going crazy about you, suddenly everybody has a story how they interacted with you. I could just strangle them!" She replies in an irritated tone.

I let out a throaty laugh.

"Stop overreacting Gail and let me sleep." I say as I toss my body to the left, wedging the phone to my face and the pillow.

"Do you call Arizona newspaper over reacting?! Articles about 'Ryder Crawford's surprise blonde front act' and the rumors around you and the manager hasn't stopped too then there's videos, videos everywhere of your performances! Don't get me started on twitter they're all wondering about you" She all but yell so quick she had to catch her breath after her outburst.

My eyes flew open was I really gathering this reaction? When they said I'll get promo by being in Ryder's show I didn't think it'll be this fast.

"You're not kidding are you?" I ask quietly.

"No dumdum. Google your name. Told you you'll kick ass! Don't forget to give me some of your hair, I'll post it in ebay for bidding" She replies in a triumphant tone.

I chuckle silently careful not to wake up Eli

"I think you're gonna have to hold off on that when I have my own show." I whisper to the phone as I tip toe to the bathroom.

She chuckles and replies "Yeah I think your right."

"Listen Gail, I want to surprise my mom can you arrange everything so you two could come and watch the last show I'll be on? I'll buy the plane tickets and arrange accommodations, just make sure she can get off of work" I instruct her as I ruffle my hair in front of the circular bathroom mirror.

She shrieked and I could hear thumping against their house's wooden floor.

"Of course I would are you kidding! Where's it gonna be?" She replies still shrieking.

"In Dallas, AT&T Stadium. Keep your voice down" I reply in an amused tone.

"Whoa, Ryder sure knows how to keep it big" She coos.

"Yup-" I trail popping the 'p' "He's sold out three days of AT&T stadium shows in under thirty minutes, if that's not big I don't know what is"

Abigail whistles in reply.

"Yeah, so a few tabloid exposure sounds like a long way to go doesn't it?" I say snickering.

"Hey! You've gone a long way! Anyway, I got to go do my glamorous job of babysitting while you're out there kicking it with a big shot rock star" She huffs out a deep breath.

"Oh please... I'll be back there in no time. We can babysit together. I love you Gail! I can't wait to see you" I reply to which she responds with 'mwah' sounds over the speaker.

I decided on taking a shower and maybe stroll around streets for awhile.

After a soothing shower, I put on my red coat and black skinny pants, and my old black lightly heeled shoes, kept my hair down and headed down.