Stay Gold {O2L}

15 Days

CANDACE MILLER

"How does it feel to have become such a big internet sensation in such a short amount of time?" The reporter asked. Katie, Melinda, Amber and I were sitting in one of the booths at Playlist live. I almost couldn't believe we were here. 

In less than a month, our Youtube channel became world known. We have over 700,000 subscribers, with the help of the O2L guys and some other youtubers helping us out.

"It feels incredible, undescribable really" I said, and it was true. I couldn't put into words the amount of joy I felt.

"I still can't honestly believe that 700,000 people want to watch us be idiots once a week. It's a dream come true" Amber said and the reporter laughed.

"And Katie, I heard some rumors that you have your debut single coming out shortly. The fans simply can't get enough of your voice, what do you have to say about that?" The reporter had on a huge smile as we all looked at my red-head best friend, who was blushing a deeper shade than I had ever seen.

"I honestly thought I would get so much hate, thought that I couldn't make the cut. I am so beyond blessed that people actually liked my voice, liked all of us. I am beyond grateful for everyone that watches our videos and have gotten us to this point. And my single is getting released today actually, I am going to perform it in a few days at the closing of Playlist for the first time" she said smiling. I was happy to see her so happy, so care free. 

"Well thank you all so much for carving out some time for us, I am going to let you go back to your fans now, goodbye!" The reporter said and told the camera man to shut it off.

"You are all lovely girls, I just want to give you one piece of advice. Don't let the fame get to you, from interviewing countless people in this same booth year after year I have noticed how the littlest sliver of fame makes their heads to big and they hurt the fans that have been with them since the start. You all have big futures ahead of you, don't let greed get in the way" The reporter smiled once more before giving us all brief hugs and we exited the booth one at a time.

"Hey babe, I've been looking all around for you" Connor said to me, wrapping his arm around my shoulders and pulling me close to his side.

"Found me" I smiled and looked into his eyes, I could see and hear the cameras of fans flashing all around us. This was a new and insane life I was living, but I was beyond glad I was doing it with my closest friends and boyfriend by my side.

"How was your first interview girls?" JC asked as he looked at all of us, all hanging off one of the O2L guys like it was our profession. But I could see the way he looked at Katie, how he didn't want her with Kian, how he was dying to have her all to himself.

It was all too sad to watch, so I looked away and instead looked at my crazy dirty blonde boyfriend when I said, "It was fantastic, I can't believe this is actually happening to us" and he smiled back down at me.

"Believe it guys, you all totally deserve it and the six of us couldn't be more proud" Sam said and kissed Melinda on the cheek.

Just as he said that, a swarm of fans came running towards us, all asking for the guys autographs and pushing us aside as if we were trash. We have gotten used to it and actually have come to expect it, they have a much bigger following than us and a big portion of that following resents us for dating the guys.

"Fuck off, whores" One girl with a british accent said as she shoved Amber away from Trevor quite brutally, before smiling at him and taking a picture.

"Hey, I love you guys and you all know that, but this is my girlfriend and she needs to be treated with respect, alright?" Trevor said, calling Amber his girlfriend for the first time. The rest of the guys voiced their agreeing opinions and most of the girls obliged, a few groaning rudely and walking away.

"That's not going to happen everytime, they aren't going to be around to protect us everytime you know" Melinda whispered to me, and I nodded in agreement knowing that it was going to be hard but we knew that going in.

"Connor Franta, just the guy I wanted to see" A random man walked up to us with a chilling smile playing on his features. I could feel Connor's muscles tense above me, indicating he knew this man for reasons I didn't think I wanted to know.

"What are you doing here Jonah?" Connor asked, in a tone I had never heard from him before, and tone that chilled me to the bone.

"I was just here to give your lovely girlfriend a little surprise, one I'm sure she will like. This was taken a week ago, I can promise you and the date is printed on the photo. I'm sorry I had to be the one to do this, but I told him he had a choice, and you beau chose wrong" He handed me an envelope before walking away.

"Connor what the hell is he talking about?" Kian asked the question that was rattling around my brain in that same moment.

"Nothing, he's the psychopath brother of my ex-girlfriend. You don't need to see this, it's probably a dick pic of something gruesome like that" He said and tried to take the envelope out of my hands, but that only made me grasp it tighter. He looked at me with pleading eyes, eyes that were guilty of something.

So I ripped the envelope from his hands and opened it timidly, afraid of what I was going to see. 

I slouched down to the ground crying, my legs unable to support me anymore. Katie ran to my side, allowing me to sob on her shoulder as she slowly took the picture out of my hands.

"How could you Connor?" She screamed as she held the picture in her grasp, trying to console me and murder Connor at the same time.

It wasn't a dick pic, no that would be far better than what I saw on that 8x5 photograph electronically marked with the date 8/5/14. 

It was a picture of Connor kissing a guy, some random, shirtless guy, with a club background and it just completely tore my perfect little world to pieces.