Chapter Two
FERAN
It was great to finally get away from all the noise, walking behind me was my manager and security men and although 'Tunde' my manager is trying to get my head filled with my schedules for the next two years I wasn't listening to any word, all I want to do is get to my room… not exactly my room anyway I'm five hundred miles away from my house but still it would be a blessing to make it to a room before I faint or something from the terrible headache plaguing me.
"Tunde, I think that's enough for the night we'll continue tomorrow" I could barely hear my own voice as I finally held the door to my assigned hotel room.
"but…but the tour is in few months' time and we are still far behind" I know he's just doing his job but I couldn't help but get angry.
"can I just have a moment of peace first?! It's been a long day and I should at least get some sleep" I said
"of course, I'm sorry, can I get you anything to eat?"
"no I'm fine, you should get some rest too" I said
"i don't think that is going to be possible tonight, still got a lot to do" he said
"ok then, don't be too hard on yourself"
He signed "we shall see, good night" he said as he opened the door to my suite "your flight is seven in the morning"
"good night Tunde" I said with a wave of my hand.
"finally, I'm alone" I said with relief as I closed the door behind me.
"thinking about seeing terminator for the hundredth time?" I didn't even need to look.
"Tolu! And just as I thought this day was over" as usual her hair was braided and she was wearing a baggy trouser and a sweatshirt, she calls it her relaxing outfit, most people including myself thinks it's too careless for a designer but she usually shrugs any comments off and says she feels most comfortable in them. I think she looks like a sack of beans and I take pleasure in telling her every time I see her in the outfit.
"what are doing here?" I asked not so surprised to see her already in my room.
She laughed and stood up from my rough bed thanks to her "Feran, I know you have missed me, and you are probably wondering how I got here and if I got you those wafers you love so much"
"did you go somewhere? Cos I didn't seem to notice" and now she's bouncing around my room laughing so loud the entire hotel must have woken up.
Tolu has been my friend since like forever, our families were very good friends and we literarily grew up together even went to the same schools till she decided she would love to major in fashion and study abroad and I settled to pursue my dreams as a musician. She's my best friend, my only friend, being a star sure has its pegs. Growing up we adored each other, all the affection often poured into abuses and teasing. Apart from being my friend she is my designer, after four years of fashion school, she's been dolling me up for every outing, meeting, concert, everything...I always take the pleasure in telling her I was her ultimate muse and thanks to me, my fans home and abroad patronize her wears but she always stuck out her tongue and gave me a lecture of how she was a great good influence on my attitude, that if not for her I wouldn't have made it through my first record. It is all lie, everyone knows I was the gentle one and she's the one that gets me in trouble and now she's busy trampling my room wailing about how I do not appreciate her and how she will not give me the wafers she got.
"don't try to bring the wafers into this"
"what arrogance, say please and I would consider giving and before you let your pride take over, you should know it's the lemon-vanilla whipped creamed, the rare one" making her common devilish face, she brought out the package, it is indeed the lemon-vanilla whipped creamed she sure knows how to make me beg.
We lied on the bed with our bellies full with wafers, I was exhausted and I just want to sleep but Tolu never stops talking, so I will either have to chase her away or just fall asleep if she doesn't wake me up for another gossip.
"that's it, time to go" I stood up and tried to pull her away from the bed.
"come on Feran don't be a sadist, I still haven't told you about my new summer designs" she made her 'won't you listen to me' face.
"you know I had a seven hours' concert today right?" I said still trying to pull her away.
"yesterday, its already three o'clock in the morning" she said with a satisfied smile on her face.
"more reasons you have to go!" finally getting her off the bed and trying to shove her toward the door but 'God! She's strong'
"Shile broke up with me" that stopped me.
"what! What happened?"
"well… apparently I am not giving him the attention he needs; his words not mine" the distress was all over her face.
"I'm so sorry" I said and tears were starting to fall from her eyes.
"I don't know Feran, I'm I that bad? I mean…why would he even makeup that silly excuse, we were always together thrice a week! I'm I not committed or loyal enough or maybe I'm just not pretty enough" she's so sad and it sickens me.
"no…not that, he is certainly the most stupid guy ever, you are the funniest, classiest, sweetest and definitely the prettiest girl I have ever met and trust me I have met a lot" the distress was still on her face.
"all men do is lie" she said but gave a small smile.
"except me obviously" I said and she rolled her eyes.
"if it makes you feel better, I never really liked the guy" at least that made her laughed.
"bear hug?" I extended my arms and giving me one of her 'you wish' face she still came into my arms and we were like that for a very long time.