The Come Up

Chapter 51- Big Things

"So the release date for the album is finally set. Would you like to tell your fans the date and title?" Kimberly Evans smiles at me and the audience on the talk show go insane. 

I smile dashingly. "My album 'The Come Up' will be released on February 7th on apple music!" The audience roars in applause. 

"You heard it here first! Chanel will be releasing 'The Come Up' on the 7th of February, only a week away. I know you must be so excited to finally give your fans a full body of music to listen to." Kimberly says.

"Most definitely. We were going to drop a mixtape first but I told Mac I wanted to go for the full album. I think I have amazing fans that really deserve the most, especially with helping me through the hard times I've had." I nod. 

I move my straight hair behind my ears and look out at the audience. A little girl waves excited that I looked at her and I smile big and wave back. 

"You're very responsive to your fans too, which is always a good thing." Kimberly says.

"Yea, wouldn't be here without them." I answer. 

"So in the past couple weeks we've been hearing about this new formed friendship with Mila London and a lot of fans wanted to know if you guys have a song together on the album." Kimberly looks at me deviously and I chuckle. 

"Mila and I are really cool. She's a fun person. I guess you guys will just have to wait and see for yourself." I put my hands up in surrender. 

"Aww, she won't tell us." Kimberly pouts at the camera. 

"Nope!" I respond, pretending to zip my lips and throw away the key. 

"So you released your song 'Nothing Without You', which is still doing great by the way." I nod and say thank you. 

"In the last verse you say, and I have the lyrics right in front of me..." She looks down at her little notepad. 

"The Ville can't be the same without you

Locked and unloaded behind those bars

I promise to be the anchor that grounds you

I promise to never chain up my heart

You took the key when they took your freedom

You bailed me out and I left you in

But if you can't hear me calling

Call back, I'll answer on the first ring" Kimberly puts down her notepad. 

"There are so many who just want to know who you were talking about. Those are very personal lyrics so we, on the show.." Kimberly motions around. "We wanted to give you the opportunity to explain the lyrics if you wanted to. 

I look at Kimberly briefly and smile, then turn my head backstage to look at my publicist, Casey Rithers. Mac sent her with me and they prepped me on how to answer questions about the accident and Flex and everything personal, but they didn't prep me to answer anything about Trev. I was told that Casey would be at every interview from this point on. 

Casey responds quickly. She shakes her head and I turn back to Kim who looks a little confused. 

"Sorry." I laugh apologetically. "Asking for permission." I joke. But I wasn't joking at all. 

"Maybe I'll explain those lyrics another time, but yes they are very personal lyrics and I still hope people can relate to them and find some kind of comfort in it. That is always the plan with any song that I do." I glance at my publicist and she gives me a stern thumbs up for wiggling my way out.