"Alora if you don't answer your damn phone I'm going to chuck both it and you across the fucking room," Miya yelled at me before taking her pillow and throwing it over her face.

Groaning I sat up and finally reached for it. Lance Sterling was written across the top of my screen. If someone asked me why Lance was calling me at 7 am on a Saturday I don't think I'd ever be able to come up with an answer.

"Hello?" I answered after my phone rang for the 4th time.

"Rise and shine sleeping beauty!" Lance practically shouted making me pull the phone away from my ear.

"Dude, it is 4 in the fucking morning over in LA why are you up, and more importantly why did you wake me up?" I said throwing my head back onto my pillow.

Lance Sterling was my manager. He figure out every little problem that stood in the way of my career and made sure it was solved. He is the absolute base of my job and without him, I probably wouldn't be anywhere close to where I am now, but at times like this I realize he really has no perspective on time.

"Well if you must know sunshine you have a flight to catch tonight back on over to LA because someone has a show Wednesday night." I might have been listening, but I was barely comprehending a word that he spoke.

"And why exactly do I have to be there for this said show?"

"Alora sweetheart you are the one with a show. I managed to book you a show to finally close off the tour the way the fans wanted."

"Alright alright, whatever I'll see you tonight or tomorrow or maybe never." I wanted this phone call to be over. I was mentally yelling at myself for not just hanging up and knocking back out.

"Alora are you even listening to me?" Lance asked clearly annoyed

"Lance Matthew Sterling it is seven in the morning. I haven't even had a chance to breathe yet. Do you really think I'm listening?" I was growing more and more tired of this conversation as every second passed.

"I'll call you at noon, but remember I called you now and tried to tell you the plan so you have absolutely no right to be mad at me later. You hear me?"

"Sure thank you now please for the sake of everyone get some sleep Lance I'll talk to you later." I clicked the red button that was calling my name and tried to go back to sleep.

It felt as if I only was asleep for 5 minutes before Miya started shaking me to wake up.

Miya Aoki and I have been attached at the hip ever since she offered me some of her goldfish in kindergarten. Who knew that goldfish would be the start of a bond so unbreakable? There hasn't been a moment in my life where I don't remember her being by my side. Whatever she did I did with her, and whatever I did she did with me. When I felt alone she reminded me that she was by my side. Miya was everything I needed in life and more. I knew that no matter the situation I could turn to her cause she would tell me what I needed to hear.

"I swear if you are waking me up to tell me Lance is calling me again just kill me now," I mumbled pulling the blankets up over myself.

"Fine guess I'll go get McDonald's hash-browns by myself." She grumbled and I felt the weight next to me disappear.

In a matter of milliseconds, I was up and ready to go. If there was one thing about me it was that I would never EVER turn down a chance to get breakfast from McDonald's.

"I'm up I'm up. Let's go."

"I'll go get my keys!" Miya said while running out of my room

As I was putting socks on I heard my phone start to vibrate on my bed. Walking over I looked at the screen to see that Cillian was FaceTiming me. Smiling I answered the phone.

"Well hello there beautiful." He softly spoke

"Hi Cillian," I said while propping up my phone against my vanity.

"What are you up to?" He asked

"Nothing much, Miya and I are just about to go get hash browns from McDonald's."

"You and that damn McDonald's. I swear that garbage is all you eat. Keep it up and you'll be double your weight in 6 months."

I knew he was trying to make a joke but I feel as if all he worried about was what I was eating and if I was working out. I knew what I needed to do in life, and I was doing it whether he realized it or not.

"Hahaha yeah, I guess you're right." I tried to crack a smile

He started to say something but his words got silenced by the call I was getting from Lance.

"Hey Cillian, Lance is calling me I'll call you back in a few." I didn't even let him reply before picking up Lance's call.

"Ah, my favorite manager what can I do for you on this fine Saturday morning."

"Well someone seems to be in a happier mood than they were earlier this fine Saturday morning." His laugh echoed through the phone

"Well considering it isn't 7 am anymore and I've had the chance to breathe I am much more enthralled." I heard him laugh through the speaker of my phone.

"Sunshine remember I told you about the whole show on Wednesday and your flight back to LA tonight?" As hard as I tried to remember I physically could not.

"No, I'm sorry I must've been a little out of it. Could you run me through it again?" With that Lance told me everything that would happen in the next few days as I returned to LA.

"Wait wait wait but where would I stay? My apartment isn't near ready for me to move in." To say I was a bit overwhelmed with all the information Lance just threw at me was an understatement.

"We will figure that out when you get over here for now just enjoy the next few hours with Miya and your mom and I'll call you tonight okay?"

"Got it. Thank you again, Lance. I'll talk to you later."

He hung up and I took a deep breath trying to take everything.

"Babe I have been yelling your name for the last 3 minutes you alive in here?" Miya burst through the door.

"Yeah, I'm sorry Cillian and Lance both called me." I softly spoke

"What's wrong? Why so sad all of a sudden?" The bed sunk in next to me as Miya sat down.

"Cillian made one of his stupid remarks again, and then Lance called to inform me that I'm leaving for LA tonight cause I have a show on Wednesday to close out the tour." I loved performing more than anything else in this world. Being in a room full of people who have all supported me in some form is a feeling like no other. But it always sucks having to leave my mom and Miya all the time.

"Well it's one last show and then you're done for however long you want, and for Cillian, I don't even understand why you are still with him Al. It seems like he makes you more frustrated than happy at this point." I knew Miya was right. Cillian and I have been off since almost the beginning of our relationship. "Plus Al you know how weird your relationship is. Not even in the aspect of the way he acts but your age. Don't you think it's weird how he texted you the day you turned 18 and then tried and tried to be with you? He was obviously looking at you even before then like you were some sort of prey to him."

"God I know and the more I get reminded of it the more I realize how odd it was, but Miya I can't just walk away from him. Yes, he may be an asshole at times and sure 8 years is quite the age gap but I've grown attached to him. It's hard to pack up our memories and walk away."

"I get that Al I really do but please if he continues to act the way he does stand up for yourself."

"I will and I do, but c'mon let's go get those damn hash-browns I am starving."

"Can we bring your mom with us?" Miya was quite literally my mom's fourth child. With my brother and sister living in a different states, and me always going back and forth she's the one who kept my mom sane. Visiting her whenever she had a free moment. Taking her out to go shopping and getting lunch together every Sunday. It was refreshing being able to go on tour and know that my mom had someone to fill the hole I always left behind.

"Yes please, I wanna be around her before I leave." I loved my mom more than I loved anyone else in this world. She was my rock. Whenever I felt the world crumbling around me she was there to pick up all the pieces that fell. Growing up without a dad was never hard for me. Sure at times I wondered how different life would be if I had one but I never would have changed how I grew up. I never had to worry about "what if" because my mom always made sure that there just was. My mom gave my siblings and me everything we could ever ask for and more. She got her doctorate degree while raising 3 very annoying kids. She did it all, and she always reminds me that she would do it again if it meant happiness for us. There was no one that deserved the world as my mom did.

"Momma let's go you're coming to get McDonald's with your two favorite people," I yelled through the house.

"Well then what are you waiting for? Off we go." She popped around a corner and shooed us out of the front door.

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hi hi hi! that's a wrap for the first chapter. I didn't thoroughly edit it (if you see any mistakes please don't be afraid to correct me) and it kind of runs on and on, but it is a need to start this story. Also, it's not my proudest work, but give me a few chapters to get it all going. You guys will meet the Sturniolos in the next chapter I promise.

Anyway, how was everyone's day? Today was my first day in the second semester and it wasn't too bad at all. That's it for now, I love you all and I'll see you soon💋