Imagine getting a call that YOU were chosen to be signed to a record label. Also imagine having to stop your reality just to become someone and something you're not. Having fame is not easy and some people regret making that decision.
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"Get up bitch, today's the big day," Carmen jumped on my bed and screamed in excitement.
"Ugh, move," I groaned, rolling over and stuffing my face into the pillow.
"Dream, we got rehearsals in like thirty minutes. We perform tonight," she exhaled deeply and I just gave up and forced my self out of the bed.
"What time is it?" I scratched my head and squinted my eyes, trying to adjust to the light.
"It's ten thirty and if you weren't up all night with that boy you wouldn't be so out of it," she jumped off the bed and pulled her hair up into a high ponytail, a purple mark on her neck was revealed. "Well, what did you do last night?" My eyebrows raised as I went to my luggage and pulled out my clothes for warm ups.
"I chilled with Jon last night," she sighed, pressing her lips together trying to hide her smile.
"Sure y'all just chilled?" I shook my head and threw my leggings on. "I see a fat ass hickey on ya' neck sis. What happened to you focusing on the music and no distractions?"
"I'm still gone do that. There's this thing called not catching feelings. We just taking it slow anyways,"
"Just saying. You've been eyeing him since we met him, and you know how niggas are these days. Just looking out for you,"
Like always.
"I'm just having fun Dream, something you need to do for once," she spoke softly and tied her forces up.
"You know he asked me to just give the song to him, and just let you two perform it tonight. He's full of shit,"
"Why?" She scrunched her eyebrows and moved closer to me.
"He's using you as a publicity stunt Carmen," I breathed out and threw on my Jordan Retro's.
"You don't know that shit," she smacked her lips and grabbed her Nike bag.
"I don't know, I felt it. I know you not gone listen to me so just be careful," I pressed my lips together, laughing and shaking my head.
Jon wasn't really into Carmen and I could tell. He never looked her way but of course she made the first move.
Carmen pushed up on men that didn't like her and ended up getting her heart broken in the process.
I'd tell her everything I saw, let her know how I felt about the guy. Just keeping it a buck wit' her. I'm not gone tolerate her being disrespected or treated less than what she's worth.
And in the end, I was the shoulder she cried on. I'd never hit her with the I told you so. I wanted to so many times but what does that shit prove? She'll continue to do the dumb shit and I'll continue to be hard on her, and I'm the little cousin.
