After inviting and presenting trophies, it was finally the time for best artist of the year.
Brian and peter were already on the stage, drenched in own seat after the performance. Their group was also in nomination but because of sudden rivalry by the girl bands, the fan wars turned pretty bad for last few days.
"Its finally the time to be nervous." Kris mumbled while eh was on his seat.
Being a leader is hard. He has to shoulder the responsibility when band doesn't win and they too have to maintain their name in the industry otherwise they'll be devoured in no time.
In the last months, there were different accusations against them like chart manipulation, plagiarism, etc. but they came out of it with the help of the amazing success of their recent album.
***
On the other side of globe, Amanda ditched all her office work and was sitting in her office room at home, boring holes in the computer in front of her.
'If they win, I swear to god, I'll tell Kris everything.' She kept on grumbling while her eyes stare the live telecast of award ceremony.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Come in." Mia march forward to see her boss on verge on freaking out.
"Are you okay mam?" Mia asks.
'What should I do? Coming here worsen her situation. She isn't herself since we came here.'
Amanda turned her black orbs towards Mia who had a worried frown.
"I'm totally okay. Can't you stop worry? I'm not a baby but your boss." Mia couldn't stop herself from chuckling at her boss stern gaze but pouty lips.
'Yes yes, you are not a baby.' Mia chuckled inwardly.
"Yes boss." Mia mocked a salute to Amanda.
"Are you single Mia?" Amanda asks her assistant suspiciously.
"I remember you had a boyfriend." Amanda remembered the insta post of Mia.
"Which age you are living in mam?" Mia laughed uncontrollably at the dumbfound look of Amanda.
"It was a year ago mam. That jerk cheated on me long ago…" Mia explained.
"What!!!" Amanda was trying to grasp the situation.
"Yes boss. That @#$%!##$ dared to @#$@ with @#%%#..." Mia stared telling Amanda 'what a jerk of my last boyfriend was' while they went in full gossip mode.
After few hours,
"So, this was then I lost myself and punched the @#$$ squarely on his ugly face." Mia blew out her nose in tissue while ending the story.
Amanda pats her and handed her a can of beer.
"You did great. Open up now. Forget that jerk and move on. You need to explore and go on dates. I'll b giving you vacations." Amanda felt partially guilt for overworking her staff while she was going through a breakup.
"No boss. You were actually there when I wanted to cry. Working helped me forgetting the pain."
"Don't worry. I'm feeling better than before now. Have been going on few dates. Still a long way to go before finding my soulmate."
Amanda chuckles softly at her weird assistant who was closer to her than any of friend or sibling.
"Just remember, you still got me." Amanda tides up herself and went back to her boss mode.
"Yes boss." Amanda and Mia click the bottles.
***
"And the best album of the year goes to…" a lady in her 40s stood at stage while four bands stood behind her.
"Aish... this pressure is killing me." James felt his knees getting weak.
"Can't you hold you pee for a minute?" Blake roared.
"Its not pee. urgh."
"Hold me brother." Nick threw his weight on James.
"Are you crazy? Stand silently you all." John exclaimed being so done with them.
GIGGLE
James turned and found a girl in knee length white gown standing behind them.
"Sorry" the girl bowed respectfully.
"Its okay." James let out a nervous chuckle while fidgeting in his place.
"Just announce it already." Kris felt his limbs shaking so he clutches on Brian's arm tightly.
"Say it's us...please…" Peter said jumping in his place.
The spotlight separates and falls on two places.
The boys tried not to look desperate and flashes a handsome smirk on camera.
"It's a tie." Kris let out a sigh and says, 'at least we got one.'
"I hope so." Blake says quietly.
***
The party was wild. The boys were on way towards their van holding 5 trophies in which, one of them was 'the album of the year'.