Angels

Chapter 15: Europe and Australia

Mike went to prison soon after that incident. The news of what he'd done to me spread like wildfire because of the band's fame. I had to go to court to testify against him, and the band stayed with me to support me. The court case moved so quickly because I'm 'famous' and 'it was in the public interest'. All of this as we completed the 2nd leg of our tour over the course of 2 months.

I'd busied myself writing songs and practicing with the band and preparing for our 2nd album before going on the 3rd and 4th legs of our tour in Europe and Australia. I was packing my bags ready to fly out to England tomorrow. I zipped up my bag and paused in thought. I've been a part of all of this for 7 months now. I collapsed onto my futon and sighed heavily. I was so tired. My phone buzzed with a message. Adam.

'Hey, Angel! You ready for the tour?'

I smile and send back, 'Yes. Are you Mr table dancer?'

I grin at our inside joke and laugh when he sends back, 'I'm never going to live that moment down am I? You up for a trip around London before the show for my channel?'

I reply, 'Yeah, but if it's anything like that vlog where you get drunk and we almost miss the show, you can forget it.'

He promises it won't be and I say goodnight.

The next day we're on an early flight to London and the next few months are filled with sold out shows, vlogging and non-stop partying across Europe. The whole fiasco is documented on social media and by a variety of news outlets and we land 2 interviews with international magazines. When we land in Australia for the final leg of the tour, I get a call from the studio. The others look at me quizzically and I shrug, just as curious as them.

"Hello?" I say as I answer.

"Devin, it's me," our producer says, "listen, we just got a call from Buzzfeed Austrailia and Rolling Stone magazine. They've run some polls among their readers on who they want to read an article about next for their women's month issues and you came out on top, followed closely by Doris. They want you both to head into their offices before going on stage to do a couple of interviews and video's for their respective online feeds."

"Are you serious? Me and Doris?" I echo, earning me some curious glances.

"That's what I said, now get to work," he ordered, "you're all gonna be millionaires before you know it."

I hang up and turn to the gang and tell them the good news. Doris is stoked and eager to get on the tour bus so we can do our Buzzfeed interviews.

We're greeted at Buzzfeed headquarters and spend a couple of hours making an 'answer our fans tweets' video before being lead into an interview room.

"Alright, ladies I'm Jasmine, I'll be doing your interview this afternoon," she smiles, "how are we today?"

"I'm extremely jet-lagged and hungover, Jasmine," I laugh.

Doris chuckles and adds, "I'm jet-lagged but I hold my liquor better so I'm not hungover."

Jasmine laughs and says, "You two are both some of the few female rock artists that are really making a name for yourselves, how does that feel?"

"It feels pretty damn great," Doris grins.

"Yeah, but I'm still struggling to conceive that we're actually doing what we love right now," I add, "I'm constantly scared that I'm going to wake up and discover that I've hit my head and been in a drug enduced coma for the last 7 months. If that's the case, I hope I never wake up."

"Want me to pinch you?" Jasmine jokes.

"No! I might wake up!" I cry earning myself some laughs.