Chapter 2
TRAVIS
Watching a show, Travis is locked on to the TV screen in his living room. He is feeling bored, but better. After those tours and concerts, nothing beats staying at home. Fifteen minutes into the show he's watching, he heard knock on the door and he shouted at his guests to come in. One by one, Andrew, Kean and Alex entered.
Travis’ found his 65th floor penthouse after their first major concert. His band mates saw him sitting in his large Italian black sofa on the left. At the back of the living room is the dining which opens up to the in infinity pool. At the left of the living and dining are his kitchen and his music room. When the boys entered, there were bright lights the flat screen. There were also faint lights coming from outside of the French glass doors that separate the rooms from the pool. At 65 stories above Timberfalls, one can marvel at the constellation of buildings and the traffic. There were also the yellow stripes on his light-gray wall. His furnishings are between the shades black to brown. To the right of the main door is a small hallway that leads to his room, Karen’s and the guest room. At the end of the hallway is a door that leads to a small flat where his two bodyguards sleep.
“It’s almost midnight, let’s go to Club Flux,” Kean said, giving him a small grin while greeting him.
“Yeah, dude,” Andrew said, his eyes gave away an impish smile.
“Where is Karen?” Alex asks while looking around the room. I know that look. He always has a small thing in him for Karen. Well, it’s given since they used to sleep together, until I set my eyes on her and she totally shifted onto me. I know she still hooks up with him sometimes but I don’t mind at all; we're not exclusive even though she lives in my house and practically spends my money. It was never a competition. If I want to, it’s always been me that they'd choose over my mates. It is only when I reject them that they turn their attention to the other guys.
“I don’t know and I don’t care, man. I’m just glad I get rid of her once in a while.” he said. Shit! That girl is giving him the hell of a lifetime. Lately, she is being whiny and possessive, which is not in their setup. She is one of his groupies and an aspiring actress. He lets her live with him for convenient fuck and at the same time helping her with the career she wants. They are both using each other. He knows that Karen needs him for the connection he has and he needs her to get rid of those girls and bimbos who wants a relationship or shackle him at the altar. But that doesn’t stop him from sleeping around but only to those who knows the game and still wants to be with him after knowing he has a girlfriend and at the same time living together. Fuck! He’s just turned 24 and the bands are at the peak of their career; they don’t need any complications right at this moment.
Karen is older than him by three years. He actually likes her because she’s mature enough and being one of the groupies, she can handle the things around his band and the lifestyle he is currently living. He somehow cares for her since she’s been with him for sometime now. But it ends there. Lately, he just doesn’t know what to do with her and the fuck is being lame with her. Don’t get me wrong, she’s a pretty with platinum blonde hair, around 5'5”, and curves at the right places. She always wears her hair long and straight. She has a confident jaw and a slim nose. She sometimes wear a lot of makeup but her almond eyes will make you forgive her. He likes her because he did think she cares for him. That’s why he noticed her among those girls trailing them. But her attitude really sucks. Good thing his place is big enough, so, they can both have space and not bump into each other all the time. He even gave her a bedroom in his house.
On a screen near the dining wall, they notice a car getting into Travis’ reserved parking slots. He loves his cars, so, he always keeps an eye on them with this screen. It’s a bimmer he bought last year but rarely uses. Karen uses it now since he has three cars aside from his hummer which he doesn’t mind sharing with her. And now he knows his quiet moment ends. Travis exhaled deeply as he looked away from his friends. He started switching the channels while he simultaneously thought of what Kean had just said. He rolled his eyes in exhaustion; maybe going to a club is better than staying home with that nagging bitch. He glances at the door as if waiting for her to go up all the 65 floors.
