Avani & Anthony

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skipping to after boston show

anthony's pov

that show was terrible. the crowd was quiet and it just wasn't a fun show. i feel bad for saying that but that show wasn't the move. during the meet and greet this girl who looked about 17-18 walked up to me to get a picture and full out ignored avani. avani being the person she is took it as a joke but i thought it was so rude. i think the show may have sucked because it was an early one? but i don't know something felt off.

avani and i walk onto the bus. everyone is silent. that is something that is not common. i think we all are dreading the meeting with matt. when he came off stage earlier he didn't say anything to us. it think he's pissed... oops.

matt walks onto the bus, counts us then tells ed we're good to go. "hey team, let's have a meeting." he informs us. we all walk up to the front area and prepare ourselves. "i'm not mad, i'm disappointed." he says. now that hurts more than him being mad... (a/n if any of y'all have tiger asian parents this is the worst feeling ever. whenever my dad tells me this i know i f'd up...)

"i knew that you guys could do better. yes the crowd wasn't great, but that's your job to make it better. and i didn't see that from any of you. have you all lost motivation? should we just end the tour here? guys, look i know it's hard. living this tour life isn't easy. but you can't just give up. people are paying to see you and send time with you, and whatever you guys just did on that stage is not the people you are." matt lectures to us. i agree with him and i think we have lost motivation.

"so this next show, it's our biggest show. and it's sold out. so please have some energy drinks or coffee but do not let me down in this show. after this one you get to sleep in a nice hotel and spend the following morning in nyc. keep your energy high. i believe in each and every single one of you. we are a family and we will support one another. i love you guys." matt says. we all clap and thank matt. he is such a great tour manager. "okay meeting dismissed." matt finishes. we all head into the back area.

"hey guys can we have a group meeting without matt?" griff asks. we all nod and walk into the back. avani, mads, jaden, nessa, josh, and i all sit on one couch. nick, amelie, chase, and seb sit on another one. and mads, chris, and griff all sit on the 3rd one. griff starts us off.

"guys i think we all know that the show in boston wasn't our best." he claims. all of us nod in agreement. "what happened to not make it our best?" griff asks to initiate conversation.

"i think we didn't have a lot of energy in the beginning and the crowd didn't either so i think that's was one of the many issues." jaden explains. we all agree.

"i feel like we all are low on motivation." madi chimes in. we all agree. "i think we've been grinding out, working so hard that our bodies need a break." amelie says. we all nod.

"so what can we do to make this next show better?" griff continues the conversation. "have more energy." seb says. we all say yes. "lets make it our goal to interact with the crowd more and to make this our best show yet." mads says. we all clap. "period." avani says. we all laugh.

"okay guys, we are a family and we support one another. if you need energy or motivation talk to someone and we will boost you up!" griffin finished the conversation. then we put on a movie and all of us watch it.

the movie finishes, we are still on the road. anthony fell asleep during the movie. he's so cute. i look around and see jaden, mads, seb, nessa, chase, amelie, nick, and madi all asleep. josh, griff, chris, and i are all awake. the boys put on another movie. i run my fingers through anthony's hair.

i watch as chris slowly falls asleep in the arms of madi. josh and griff both seem wide awake. i lay my head on anthony's chest and i feel my eyes become heavier and heavier.