When The Lights Go Down

4. Photoshoots

15:15 pm

Me and the girls walked into the hotel to see Zac, James and David sitting in the lounge area waiting in the caramel coloured seats.

"Hey." I said to all of them.

"Hey girls," Zac smiled cheekily. He looked me up and down and gave a small wave to Meghan and Sydney. "Dragon Lady's going to kill all of you for being late. Tut tut."

"Oh whatever." I said. "We'll be down in a few." I pressed the button for the elevator and felt my phone buzz.

I slid it out of my pocket and checked who texted me while David and Meghan had small chit chat.

***

Once I had showered the smell of salt off my body I changed into light high-waisted jeans and a black crop cami. My hair was a tangled mess but I still used every single one of the products they ordered me to use, all of which took at least 40 minutes to do.

I walked down the corridor of the hotel room which was peppered with the usual security. I had reached the door number 433 and knocked.

Taking in a deep breath, I pondered whether I should do this or not. But it was too late as the door had already swung open and it was too late to regret anything.

"C'mon on in." I was quickly pulled in and the door slammed shut behind me.

"Hey Meg."

"What's up?" She smiled. She smelled like coconuts.

"I have something to tell you."

"Ooh, is it bad? Did you do something naughty?"

"Um," I started. "Kinda."

'All she's going to do is tease me'. I started to panic. 'This is a bad idea, this is a really bad idea'.

She quickly turned around from whatever she was doing and looked at me seriously. "What did you do?"

'Oh god, oh god, oh god.'

"It's about me and Zac."

Her eyebrows raised in shock and then her facial expression morphed into something different. Something cheeky.

"What did you do?"

'Abort mission Brie, Abort Mission.'

"Um, I lied about the secret relationship."

'You twat. You stupid piece of sh-'

"I knew it!" she squealed. "I knew it, I knew it, I knew it. I called it! I bet it! James owes me 50 pounds!"

"No! No, no. You cannot tell James! No one." I warned.

Her electricity immediately started to fizzle then pop. "B-but the money." She said.

"I'll pay you the money, ok? Just don't tell anyone. Please I haven't told anyone yet, not even Ella."

"Ok bestie." She said, smiling kindly. "Thank you for telling me."

I smiled tightly. "Alright, I better get going." I stood up to walk out but she stopped me and pulled me into a tight hug.

"How long?" she asked.

"For basically half the time we've been a band."

"That's ok. You do you."

I smiled. It was real this time. And I was glad she didn't patronize me, I panicked over nothing. I'm so paranoid, all for no reas-

"Do you love him?" She asked quietly.

I huffed.

"No," I pulled away. "Woah, hell no. Too soon Meg."

"Ok." She smiled again. But it was still kind and calm, as if she was waiting.

'Well, she'll be waiting for a long time now won't she?'

"Too soon." I said again, but more to myself this time. "Um, I'm gonna go. Dragon Lady's probably spitting fumes by now."

"Yeah," she laughed. "Tell her I'll be down in a minute."

"K."

I left her room feeling glad that a burden I was carrying around for a while was finally released from my shoulders. But the next one that settled down was heavier.

Do I love Zac?

***

19:50 pm

What I would do to just reach down and scratch my calve.

The lights were blinding, scrutinizing. We stood there, each with our separate instruments.

Obviously Zac's drums wouldn't fit in the frame, so he had to hold a mini drum in his hand with his other hand hovering over it with his drum stick.

The order went: Syd, James, David, Zac, Me and Meg.

I held an old microphone attached with to a stand and Meg held a microphone in her hand. Davids keyboard was held sideways (not his real keyboard) and James and Sydney had their guitars.

But we had to stay in some crazy position for God knows how long. How those other celebrities make it look fun, I would never know.

When the photoshoot was finally done, I was sitting in the dressing room stretching my neck in all different directions. 

"God, this crick in my neck just won't go."

"I know." Meghan said. "When is a carefree photoshoot ever going to happen?"

Sydney's phone chimed.

"I'm going to the toilet losers." And with that, she left.

Once the door closed I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Since when did she ever tell us where she was going?" I joked.

Meghan shook her head. "I dunno. But we've been here for 5 hours and I just want to leave."

"OK, I'm getting changed."

But curiosity took over me and as soon as Meghan turned around to grab her shoes, I jumped for the door and quickly scurried down the hallway to the toilets.

I opened the door and saw the three labels: Female, Male and Disabled. I was about to the push the door for the ladies room but I heard something in the disabled toilet and as I leaned closer to hear what was going on, my heart broke.

***

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