The past few days have been amazing, I've been playing regularly at Midnight Muse while working the bar. I told mom about the offer to STAR entertainment, she said I should take it. I was seriously considering it.
I contacted Melvin and he said that he already made a reservation to the apartment. I subconsciously started packing. I asked Melvin and he said that the apartment was animal friendly, so I packed all of fish-sticks stuff too.
Not only did I work but I went on a date with Melody, she's a very sweet girl and was very good at controlling her emotions. I agreed on another date and it ended with her kissing me on the cheek. I was only 23 and Melody was 19 and still, in college, her innocence was noticeable, the fact that she kissed me on the cheek instead of my mouth proved it.
Besides that, I did some research on STAR entertainment and they've produced dozens of famous artists and filmed some of my favorite movies. The most thriving news about it was a famous boy band, called MNKS, supposedly pronounced minks.
MNKS is a popular band that holds 4 members, In order of the name it goes, Myles Clove, Nathaniel Jax, Kenric Dredar, and last Shane Rodriguez. I listen to their music and it's good, the lead singer Nathaniel Jax has a powerful voice but it lacks emotion. My favorite is Kenric Dredar, he has the kindest voice and is the one who truly enjoys being on stage.
Having everything already packed I decided to call Melvin to send over an uber. He was happy that I decided to go and I couldn't wait to get my dream started.
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I'm sitting in the front seat of the car because most of my stuff filled the back. The driver was a gay man who wouldn't stop flirting with me.
"I love your hair, can I touch it?" He said smiling.
"I'm flattered you like my hair, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't touch my hair while your driving." The man looked at the road and bit his lip. "Could I have your number? It's just that your exactly my type."
"Your type is a straight man with a bad temper? Please keep your eyes on the road and stop flirting with me." His emotions made me feel sick, this man was very creepy and I wanted to get out of the car immediately.
We arrived at the enormous building with a sign labeled STAR entertainment. I called Melvin and had people grab my stuff before I left the car, I didn't trust him whatsoever.
"I thought you were nice?" He mumbled. I look at him with no emotion on my face but everything I was feeling was what he was feeling.
"Pardon?"
"But really your just a homophobic prick." He said bluntly. I look at him eyebrows twitching. "I'm not homophobic for christ's sake, If anything my phobia is you." I get out of the car and grab my bag that was at my feet. I slam the door and walk away angrily from the uber.
The audacity people have to disrespect others piss me off, I wanted to go to the company in a good mood... so much for that.
Walking into the insanely large building, I was greeted by Melvin himself.
"Kenzie."
"Mackenzie, it's Mackenzie."
"Right, sorry."
He grabbed my bag and signed me in at the front desk. The secretary eyed me while I gave my information. Annoyed from the morning I hold back an eye-roll.
Melvin notices my sour mood and offers me tea, he explained that it was medicinal and it calmed people down. I didn't make the tea, melvin was a kind and calm man, my mood settled and matched his.
We walked into the elevator after Melvin, said some hellos. In the elevator, Melvin was off.
"What's wrong? You seem nervous."
"It's because I am, I kinda have a crush on the lady we're about to see." I smile because he was sincere. I could tell when people are lying and he was not.
The elevator doors opened and the lady at the desk was a beautiful woman. She was a little overweight but she gave me a sense of confidence. Her hair was tied up tightly in a bun and she wore red lipstick. Her clothes were high-waisted jeans and a red blouse. I smile at Melvin and his good taste in woman.
Melvin flirts with her for a while and then gets me the key to my new home. We walk to a hallway with multiple rooms.
"Is this where I'll be living?"
"Not this floor, this isn't the living quarters."
We passed the hallway and enter another that was full of windows. There wasn't anything attaching it to the ground, it was the hallway attaching the two buildings of STAR entertainment.
We went into the elevator and he pressed the second last button. That means I live on the second top floor of the building.
"You're not a fanboy or anything right?"
"For whom?"
"Alex Carl, Emmy Montgomery, MNKS, other big artists signed here." I flinched as he named off some of my favorite actors and singers. I knew I wasn't a fanboy, but I always had a crush on Emmy Montgomery. She's a Latina, with the body and face of a supermodel. She always shows emotions, real emotions in her films and I always loved watching them.
"Not a fanboy," I reassure him, he sighs in relief.
"May I ask why?"
"Well, to be honest, there weren't any apartments open for you in the quarters for newly signed artists, so I convinced the CEO, to let you stay in the quarters with the bigshots. I showed him a video of your performance and he agreed."
"I'll be livings with, Alex Carl, Emmy Montgomery, and the band MNKS, amongst others?"
"Yes." I was shaking, I'll be in the same building as some of the most famous people in the world right now, I didn't know how to react. Melvin was smiling because that means the CEO also sees talent in me and that Melvin did the right thing to sign me before anybody else.
We get out of the elevator and run into a member of MNKS.