Keep Holding On

Don't You Forget About Me

July 10th, 2028

Malibu, USA

Miley's POV

"Your album has been out for two months, it's been doing amazing...will there be a tour?" Cassie asks me. I was currently hanging out with Cassie and Rory.

"I don't know."

"Miley, we need to set a tour date while your album is still number one. I can't believe you're still number one, you've gotta feel good about it."

"Rory I feel great that it's at number one, but a tour? With an album like this normally I do a bigger tour like with Bangerz. That tour lasted eight months, I don't know if I could leave my family that long. I haven't ever been away from my family for that long...the longest I've been away was like, ten days."

"I know it's gonna be hard, but c'mon Miley. Did you honestly think about not touring?" Rory replies.

"I don't know, a couple times it crossed my mind. Like would it be terrible if I just released the album without a tour? I see pretty much everyone asking if there's gonna be a tour though."

"See? That means people want you to tour, people wanna see you in concert live. Could you honestly not do a tour after your album has been doing so well? We need a game plan."

"Okay, let's do it. Let's go on tour." I say. "I've missed it anyway."

July 30th, 2028

"Liam, there's something I need to tell you." I say, walking into the kitchen.

"Hmm?" I take his hand and walk with him into the living room and sit on the couch. "Uh oh, this can't be good."

"Depends on how you look at it. For the past twenty days Rory, Cassie and I have been working on a tour. Thinking about places, times, dates, and a set list."

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah, I'm gonna do a world tour."

"Okay...how much of the world are we talking about?" He asks.

"Seven months." Liam raises his eyebrows in response, looking shocked.

"Seven months? You- seven?"

"Yeah."

"You're gonna leave us for seven months..."

"What?" Jessica asks walking into the living room, overhearing the conversation. "Mom, you're gonna leave for seven months?"

"Um...yeah Jessica, I am."

"Why?"

"I'm going on tour, I told you kids I probably would be."

"But you never said anything about it being for seven months. We're really not gonna see you for seven months?"

"It's part of what mom does Jessica, normally if she releases an album she goes on tour. And the reasons she's going to be gone so long is because she's gonna be all over the world, not just in the US." Liam explains.

"Can we come with you?"

"No, you all have to stay home with dad. You'll be going back to school soon."

"You can't leave us that long mom. You can't leave us for seven whole months. I can't go without seeing you that long." Jessica was on the verge of crying at this point.

"I know Jessica...but we have phone calls and facetime. I know that might not seem like much, but it's better than not getting to talk to me or see me at all. Please go get your brother and sister so we can tell them."