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| What I feel like after a day at work! |
What is my point, you may ask? Well, I have a couple. I'm tired, so I'm going to cheat a little on this blog. But on the other hand I consider you, my beloved readers, fortunate for my jaded self. I'm going to give you a glimpse into a work in progress. This is a very rough piece from the New Adult story I am writing.
You know I don't do this often, so please sit back, relax, and feel free to critique at the end. Remember, the only first person writing I do is this blog. I don't care to write in first person, but New Adult is always done that way, so here goes...
I never thought I’d get sick of people cheering for me, chanting my name. Every time I stepped out on stage I inhaled the atmosphere, took in thousands of faceless people. Even though I could only see about the first twenty rows I swear I heard each and every one of their voices. Knowing they come to see me overwhelms me at times. It always hits me when I’m about to go on. My heart beats in triple time. My nerves assure me they’re functioning fully from head to toe. I get tunnel vision and for a few moments I see people talking but don’t hear a word. Then, as soon as my feet hit that stage something happens. I ingest the music until my body can’t resist. I dance to the front of the stage and start singing. The crowd screams.
Right
now I’m getting my hair done. I’m on in an hour, and I’m exhausted. Things
haven’t been right for a while, and I can’t dig myself out of this… feeling
that has settled in me. I’ve started getting panic attacks and I can’t sleep.
The bags under my eyes taunt me in the mirror, as do the pills in the bottle
that stare at me every night. I won’t take them. I can’t. I don’t want to be
like her.
I
close my eyes and try to concentrate on something happy, but that’s another
thing. I can’t concentrate. I fidget in the chair much to the chagrin of my
stylist. She’s been talking to me and I haven’t heard one word. I really do
think I’m losing my mind. All I can think of is that night a few months ago. I
can’t get the picture of my best friend’s dead body out of my head. Walls start
closing in around me and once again my breaths grow short. Just when I think I
can’t take it my phone rings. Relief floods me when I see it is my lifeline, my
sister.
“H-hey
Jess.” My damn voice betrayed me and the silence on the other end made my
breaths grow short yet again.
“I’m
on my way, Raven. Are you going on?”
“I
h-have to, I can’t leave 22,000 people waiting.” I whispered.
“Yes,
you can. Lose your voice, Raven, like when we were younger and didn’t want to
deal with anyone. I’m in my car now. I’ll see you in a couple hours.”
Tears
left my eyes. “Hurry, Jess.” I need her just as much now as I did years ago,
and she is the one thing I count on in my life. Jessica is not just my sister.
She has taken care of me for as long as I can remember.
The
tunnel vision starts again. My heart hammers so hard against my ribcage I
wonder if anyone else can feel it. I’m certain it can register on the Richter
scale at the moment. Just a few feet away is where I will enter the stage. I
pull in the biggest breath I can take and let it out slowly. I can’t leave all
these people hanging. They’ve paid way too much money to see me. But this is
the last show I’m doing. Ever.
Nobody
knows that. The last time I told my agent I needed time off he made it
perfectly clear that if I took so much as one day the world would forget about
me.
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| Raven and Nate, so needing each other. |
I’m
twenty-one years old.
At
one time I loved being so adored. Now I just want to be alone. After three
straight years on the road I’m ready to be “normal” if that’s even possible
anymore. I care about the world forgetting about me, but I don’t. That’s how
messed up I am. Half way through the concert my legs are burning. The dancing
combined with the lack of sleep is messing with my muscles. I keep smiling,
keep dancing, keep waving, keep singing. Then I spot my sister and everything
falls away. Just seeing her gives me the energy I need to give the fans what
they want. I try not to look at her often though, worry oozes off her.
Finally
the show ends. The band and I waved and say our thank you’s. I turn toward
Jessica and feel my feet taking me in her direction. People try to stop me,
they try talking to me, but I have tunnel vision now. Jess is frantically trying
to get to me. She knows. As soon as we are face to face I lose it. I collapse
into her arms.
So there you have it. A very brief glimpse into Chapter One of the New Adult book. Yes I have a title for it, but that'll be subject to change. Now, its time for you to speak up!
What did you think? What genres do you read? Did you want to read more, or put it back on the shelf, so to speak?
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