Almost Famous (dolan twin fanfic)

Meeting strangers

(Adeline's pov)
"Hey. Are you ok?"
I looked up surprised to see two boys who looked almost exactly the same. One had green and brown eyes and the other had eyes with mainly brown. Neither of them were wearing shirts and one had a maroon snapback on. I'd be lying if I said they weren't cute. (A/n the twins outfits are above) "Yeah I umm." I wiped my tears away with the sleeve of my jacket. "I'm ok." They sat down next to me on the bench. "You can tell us. We won't tell a soul." The one with the maroon SnapBack said, He held up his pinkie and laughed. I smiled and wrapped my finger around his pinkie. I don't know why I feel like I can talk to these strangers maybe because I don't have many people to talk to. Luckily they don't seem to be fans though. Most fans would have screamed breaking my ear drums by now. So I think I'll be ok, and the other guy held up his pinkie and I wrapped mine around his too. "I'm Ethan and that's Grayson." I nodded. "I'm Adeline."
They smiled. "Nice to meet you, are you sure you're ok?" Ethan asked me.
I shook my head and laughed slightly. I don't think they are fans, I guess I can tell them.
"Do you ever feel like people think they know you but they really don't?" I quietly asked them, still kind of crying.
They nodded. "All the time." Grayson said shaking his head as if he's fed up with everything. I nodded. "I feel like a lot of people have misconceptions of who I am" I said looking down.
"There's like two sides of me, an image that I feel pressured to keep up with and who I really am." I don't know why I'm telling them this, I don't tell anyone things like this. Ethan and Grayson looked at each other then back at me. Then Grayson's jaw dropped like he'd realized something.
"You're Adeline Hartsong!" Grayson screamed and smiled like he was fan-girling. I looked down ashamed, of course they know and I just told them things I don't tell anyone. I stood up off the bench and continued walking down the trail. How could I be so stupid? I should have just walked away in the first place.
"Hey wait up!" One called. I turned around. It was Ethan. "Look I'm sorry, you're probably sick of that, People calling out your name ...He's just a huge fan. Your new song is his ring tone." He told me and smiled.
I nodded and looked down, kind of laughing. I was forced to take singing lessons and do an album, as soon as Linda found out I could sing when she accidentally heard me in my bedroom, she felt as if the whole world should know. I was forced to sing songs and record them and some ended up on the top charts on ITunes but I could care less.
"Hey. Hello? Adeline?" Ethan said looking at me, waving his hand over my face. I guess I zoned out. "You ok?" He asked. I nodded "yeah sorry. I didn't mean to walk anyway from you guys. It's just been a very long day. Like I was telling you guys earlier." I said looking at both of them. Grayson nodded. "Want to continue telling us what you were saying before or..." Ethan said looking up at me. "Um yeah sure." I walked back over to the bench and sat down. I sighed and continued even though I should not even be here talking to these boys right now.
"I just constantly feel pressure to not let anybody down and it's just all to much sometimes." Ethan nodded. "We understand." He said.
I raised an eyebrow kind of laughing. "Do you really though?" I asked.
Grayson laughed slightly "We umm kind of have a couple million fans from YouTube and Instagram." Grayson said quietly. I know they weren't trying to brag, just letting me know they can actually relate. I face palmed myself. "I'm so sorry. I'm so selfish. I just figured no one could possibly relate to all of this...and yet here you guys are." I said also kind of quiet.
"I get it. Fame definitely has it's ups and downs." Ethan said shaking his head. "That's actually why we came up to the park today. To kind of run away from it all." Grayson said looking at me smiling genuinely.
I nodded. "Me too only...I'm not allowed out of my house like ever...My manager is currently pissed off at me because I left....But can you blame me?! I haven't left the house in 3 weeks until today.." I sighed.
"What? 3 weeks? Adeline I'm sorry... that really does suck.." Ethan said giving me a hug. "It's ok. I just feel cut off from everyone else sometimes..." I said breaking the hug. I heard my phone go off. "Speaking of my crazy manager. This is now the 45th time she's tried calling me..." I declined again. "Damn. That sucks. I'm sorry." Grayson said. "Not your fault." I smiled up at him. Just then I heard my voice. Grayson's phone went off. Ethan wasn't lying I was his ringtone. I looked up at Grayson his face was red "Hello?" Grayson choked out still embarrassed. I looked at Ethan and we laughed.
"Yeah we just wanted to go it for some air, clear our heads. Ok. Yep. Bye." Grayson said hanging up. "Who was that?" Ethan asked him. "Matthew." Grayson said putting his phone back in his pocket. Ethan nodded Then looked at me. "That was our manager." He laughed. "He sounds easy going." I said. I was a little jealous. "He is." Ethan said. "Adeline why don't you just fire your manager?"
Grayson asked. "I can't. My mom can only fire her...And my mom won't ever fire her." I said almost crying again. I think Grayson noticed. "Hey um Adeline." I looked up at Grayson. "Yeah?" I said coughing. "Want to go out for smoothies with us?" He asked me looking hopeful.
I smiled. That sounded amazing, of course I wouldn't order a smoothie, every bone in my body wanted to. Even if Grayson only said it because he was a fan. I really wanted to go out with them. I shook my head. Almost crying again. "I can't...I'm not even supposed to be outside right now." My eyes filled up with tears. I just want some friends. "I wouldn't ever be allowed to. Plus paparazzi would actually be out of control..." I said coughing.
Ethan pulled me into yet another hug. "It's going to be ok.." he said to me. "Yeah maybe some other time." Grayson said smiling at me. I nodded and pulled out of Ethan's hug. I knew I wouldn't probably ever see Ethan and Grayson again and that hurt a little bit.
My phone rang, only it wasn't Linda it was Jim. I answered. "Hey Jim." I said to him trying to sound like i wasn't crying.
"Adeline!" He sounded worried.
"Jim what's wrong?!" I asked quickly, starting to get nervous.
"paparazzi went into the park...Listen to me. I need you to go where no men with cameras would ever know to go! Call me when you get there! We're coming to pick you up!"
I coughed and started breathing heavily. Ethan and Grayson looked at each other and back at me, they looked worried for me. "Adeline are you ok?" Grayson asked putting his hands on my shoulders. Everything started to get blurry. I remembered Jim was still on the phone with me.
"Ok Jim." I managed to breathe out. I hung up. I was having a hard time breathing and I couldn't see clearly.
"Adeline?" "ADELINE?" I think Grayson or someone was calling me. My head was spinning. This is why I can't leave the house. This is why I don't get to do simple things like go for a run or have friends. Everything ends up with someone getting hurt or someone crying and cameras capture it all. I coughed out very faintly "get help..."
that's all I remember before Everything faded to black.

Lowkey hate this chapter But it what it is. Comment your thoughts. Did Adeline make friends finally? What will happen next? 💜xoxo
for anyone wondering the twins are 15 years old in this book :) same age as Adeline.