Summer In Napa

.:Man Down:.

Chapter 15: Man Down.

A Couple Weeks Later

"Kori!" Flex scream as he burst into the dressing room. Kori jumped and held her chest. The MUA stopped and Kori stared at him and asked, "What? I am about to go on?" Kori was in Miami Florida about to take the stage at Club Story on Miami Beach.

"I have two huge announcement. One your song is projected to be number 3 on Billboard hot 100 next week—." Flex told her and she gasped as she smiled from ear to ear.

"And number 2 is I know this was your last gig and you wanted to go home—."

"Really though! I aint traveling no where else. I did everything you told me to do. I didnt talk to Dandy, had no contact with my child or mom. The only place im headed is to Napa. End of Story." She bluntly confessed to him as he had a sly smirk on his face.

"Mayor Scottman son, Travis is opening a Teen Club called Under21 and they have booked you to perform to help bring in him some votes in the upcoming election. He is under fire due to some rumors about the reality of the club and need you to come and turn it up." Flex explained as Kori laughed, "Sorry, I have been keeping up and my bestfriend mother is running against him. I aint doing it."

"Sadly I already confirmed and you kind of dont have a choice. He is paying us 150 thousand dollars more than any of these gigs have. And its tomorrow we are hitting the road right after this—Goodluck." Flex demanded her as he rushed out. She took a deep breath and stared into the mirror.

"Son, im proud of you. This place came along." Mayor Scottman told Travis as they looked around the club and Travis responded, "And who would have thought just a few weeks ago it was about to be shut down...by the governor."

"I have friends in very high places...that audio was stolen from me so it could have bene altered as the story in Napa goes. That finaly debate yesterday put up nearly neck to neck. Kori is coming to perform here tomorrow , she is generating alot of buzz in the teens around here...And Thursday is the vote. We got this." He told Travis as he tapped Travis arm and walked out. Travis walked over to the stage and hopped on it and exhaled. Akair walked out from the back hallway on the phone.

"Im on the way over to you—." He spotted Travis all sad and down and exhaled, "Imma call you when Im out front Nat." He have been getting very close to her since she was released. Akair walked over to Travis and stated, "Why are you so down? We worked hard as fuck—You, Cristian, and I to make sure this place was up to par. It opens tomorrow with KORI performing and you are sad."

"How do you already know that?" Travis asked and Akair responded, "It was uploaded to your Dads socials...now answer my question." Akair sat down next to Travis and Travis responded, "It just this summer is almost over and its been nothing of what I could have imagined it to be. All I wanted to do is spend it with people that matter, but got wrapped up in all this mess—."

"So what Im hearing is that you wanted to spend it with Benji?" Akair asked him. Travis shot him a look and Akair continued, "Listen my brother came out to me when he was 10. He was already putting hairlights in his hair. He cried for days and months. Nearly took his life twice. Being gay in Russia is wayy harder than being gay here. If you wanna spend time with Benji—do it."

"He didnt even answer the phone when I needed him the most. Not even a call back. That night that audio dropped of my dad basically playing up under me—he wasnt even there to be a shoulder." Travis explained.

"Like you said we are ALL caught up in this parent war and some relationship are just casualties of this war..I for one been hiding a big secret that I just hop doesnt ruin the relationships I made when shit hits the fan." Akair vaguely hinting at him and his brother hiding from Travis and Mayor Scottman his Dad true ally. Travis looked at him crazy and confused as he stood up and stated, "I have to go, but um—see you back at the house."