familiar // david dobrik

seven

THE AFTERMATH of telling my friends the truth was more beautiful than the chaotic mess I imagined. We stayed and talked til 3am in the morning.

'You know whats funny?' I began. Everyone was here still, I was laying on the couch my head in Corinnas lap; everyone else was either sprawled across the floor or squishing in the remainder of the lounge space. 

'I think, well I can only assume, that I watched your videos.' I laughed. Everyone jumped up at this.

'Wait, Why?' Zane asked. I laughed at their eagerness to know why I believe this. 

I sat up and faced my friends, David was in the corner of the lounge room; I was scared of the alone time that came after this.

'I don't remember a thing right, I couldn't even remember my face. But when David opened the door at Alex and Dom's that time I had this rush of... familiarity.' I shifted my gaze to David himself, she was smiling slightly. Why did I feel so giddy around this boy. 

'It was only about a week ago when you shared a throwback picture and I realised that you were my phone background when I woke up. ' It was silence for a minute before everyone burst out laughing. It felt good to be comfotable. 

'Even old you loved David' Heath said a little too loud. I saw Zane hit him in the back of the head and I avoided Davids gaze, I hope he just forgets about that one. 

A week had passed since the night I told my friends. I had been busy, I hadn't had any chances to see them since then. 

The song took off. It did crazy well and a few little radio stations turned into a lot of big ones. Lots of places were calling the agency asking for interviews. The company thought it would be good to hire me a manager, so they hired this tall thin red haired lady named Kate. She was extremely sweet and good at her job. 

'Alright so, we're gonna trial some phone interviews for the radio stations in New York and Florida and if they do well we might just go with phone interviews instead of travelling interstate. Unless of course they want Aspen to do some live on air performances.' Kate was adressing this to the board meeting, they were deciding on how my next few months would plan out. Everything was going well but they wanted to keep my in L.A to work with Adam and Derek for the rest of the album. The label wanted it out fast but Adam and Derek stood their ground saying and I quote, 'Art takes time, Steve'.

But I was happy with this, the travel made me nervous, I know it was going to come eventually but L.A feels like home. Well my friends do.

After the meeting I drove home, no one had organised anything in the group chat so I assumed everyone was busy. Once in my apartment I layed on my bed, I miss my friends. Maybe I'll shoot them a text.

Aspen: Hey, anyone doing anything tonight? I'm having withdrawls... :(

Zane: Sorry honey, me, Heath and Mariah are having a romantic date!

Heath: Correction. Mariah and I are going to the cinema and Zane invited himself. I'd offer you to come but it's all sold out :(( 

Heath: Come hang after?

Aspen: Oh yeah that's an idea!

David: I'm free, everyone else I think is busy but we can hang and meet them after to grab some vlog footage?

Aspen: Yay, sounds like a plan!

David: Cool, come over whenever ;)

David: :)**

Zane: Nice save David

erm hey hehe

this is me making my graceful entry back into this book now I dont have a job. hope its all good