Double Rainbow

Chapter 3

I wake up to warmth and a bright, sunshine filled room. I roll over in the white sheets, not being able to stop smiling. I yawn, stretching my arms and legs out all over. I crack my back, and roll off the bed.

Standing in front of my full body mirror, I notice something different about myself. I look better. I smile to myself, and go where my phone is plugged in.

I have a text from Tamra, at which I ignore, and a text from Shannon, checking in on me. I click on her contact, holding the phone up to my ear, and lay back on my comfortable white bed.

"Excuse me. Thanks." I hear Shannon mumble, excising herself from whatever she's doing I presume. The background noise lowers. "Hey Kate!"

"Hi shannyyy!" I screech. "What's up girl?!"

"Nothing much, just messing around backstage. How about you?"

"I just woke up." I say, yawning again.

"Katheryn? You sound... good." She notices, with a skeptical voice.

"Did I sound bad before?" I giggle.

"No, but you sound chirpier, happier maybe... Are you not telling me something?"

I smirk knowing what she's getting on about. Should I tell her about Josh?

When I don't reply, she calls for me again,"Katy?"

I clear my throat. "I met someone."

"Woah woah slow down bitch! Tell me everything." She yelps into my phone, causing me to jump slightly.

"Okay well last night I really wanted to go to a club in downtown Miami, but everybody fell asleep. So I paid the driver to take me to the club. So get there and sit down at the bar, and you'll never guess who asked me if they could buy a drink." I start to tell my story.

"Who?"

"John." I pause, waiting her reaction.

"What?! That dick! What is wrong with him?" She yell-whispers into the phone.

"Oh, I know. And then I cried, he followed me out and tried to apologize or something, and I told him I was done. Then walking back to the club, I bumped into this guy and almost fell onto the concrete but he caught me in his arms. It was serene. We stared at each other for forever, but oh my god Shan, he's gorgeous. And then he offered to drive me home, and then in the car I fell asleep, and woke up crying and also... Sitting in his lap. He comforted me and then we walked into my hotel and we almost kissed but then Tamra yelled and I had to go." I finished, smiling to myself.

She responds with grunts or mumbling or "aww".

"Holy shit! You're living in a freaking rom-com Katy!" She screams erratically.

Shannon has always been like my mother. She's always skeptical of my relationships and decisions, but at the end of the day, I know she'd take a bullet for me. I love her for that. "You don't think it's bad or dangerous?" I question truthfully.

"No Katy, not this time. Maybe it was like karma or fate or some shit, but this is real. Katy, my love, you are living now."

"Thanks for the wise words momma Shanny!" I laugh into the phone at the seriousness in her voice.

"But who is he? Did he know who you were? Details please!"

"Well, his name is Josh, he's incredibly hot, he lives in LA, he drives a BMW, and he's so sweet. And I'm pretty sure he doesn't know about Katy Perry, which is good I think."

"Awwwwwwwwww Katy! I'm so excited for you. I'll call you later, I have to get back. I love you babe! Kisses!"

I giggle,"Ha! Okay. Loves ya. Muah!"