HIV Chronicles

Chapter 10: Welcome to The Rest of You Life

I arrived to California the next day at 3pm California time, whatever that is. I was met by a car and a driver. He took me to my favorite hotel chain the Harlington. This hotel was beautiful and it has a spa, 24 hour room service, smart tvs and concierge. All the things I need to be comfortable. I learned after a few times coming out here which hotel suited my needs. I came in and just slept. I was awaken by a knock at the door.

"Who Is it" I asked.

"Ms. Humphrey this is your wake up call, its time to prepare for the day. I have your assistant Nicole here," the doorman stated. I hopped up quickly. I looked at the time. It was 8:30am. I should have been up. I grabbed a robe and opened the door for Nicole.

She walked in talking fast as ever with a clipboard. That's when it hit me life of a superstar has officially began. I stood there as she talked trying to keep up but I just couldn't. Her voice was so pleasant and demanding. Her heels were sparkling and about 6 inches high im sure. The sound that they made got on my nerves.

"Nicole. Give me 30 mins to get ready." I stated as I yarned.

She agreed and stated she would get me ready while I showered and freshened up. I got showered and think about my baby and how proud of me he would be. I'm only 18 with so much favor on my life. I didn't deserve to be here so I had a point to prove to everyone. I got out the shower and put on my underclothes. Today's mission was a photo shoot so I had to be dressed by other people. I had to learn how to be the brand. The brand was not Spice it was our group. I was the pretty songstress with sex appeal. I definitely didn't dress that way. I walked out the bathroom in my rob to a makeup chair and a woman playing in makeup on my dresser. I sat in her chair and called my baby. It made my heart melt to see his cuteness on my screen. He was almost one and I can't believe we did this. I was diagnosed with HIV, but my baby and his father did not. We were blessed. I didn't speak to Mark about Karaoke but we did speak about his visit that was coming soon. I would be out here for 2 weeks. He would come the last week to get some time. This time was cool when I needed him but now I am not sure due to all the events that have occurred lately. I still agreed for him to come, we needed to discuss Destin and he will bring my baby.

After my makeup was done I was dressed in a black skirt with a pink sleeveless shirt and silver jewelry. I put on black heels with pink roses on the size. My hair was pulled back into a nice bun and makeup was just flawless. I felt and looked like a wonderful songstress. After I was dressed we went to the car and Nicole ran down my day again. I was meeting Cindy at the photo shoot. Afterwards we were meeting with the label and our lawyers. Later on we have a party to go to with the recording label. It would be a long day. The photo shoot had different sets and all but its worth it. We handled our business and ended up at the party.

"The photo shoot was nice. I felt like they really captured our brand for this single release. I enjoyed the street shoot where we dressed tom boyish," Cindy stated with excitement.

"It was good, but I truly enjoyed the dress up shoot better. I loved that it showed the brand correctly." I stated. We had a good time at the party. We met a lot of people who had influence. Everyone was complimenting us on our single. We haven't released it yet but so far it has been received quite well. We were very happy.

The week flew by fast, this week was less activities with higher intensity. We were doing a local promo tour, visiting a lot of media outlets. The best part was my baby was coming this week with Mark. I wasn't excited about him but Destin was my baby. He started to coo and was almost one years old. He was growing so fast and couldn't wait to celebrate him turning one. They arrived at the airport and were now on the way to meet me at the hotel. Mark booked a room there and I would let him rest while I took my baby out. Destin brought me immense joy and purpose. I couldn't wait to embrace him.