| The Tour |
"Guess what Steph??" I squealed over the phone, "What?? Did you get the recording contract??" Steph asked excitedly, "Yes!!!!!!!!!!! And...ohmagosh...get this...I am going on tour with Mandy Moore and 'N Sync!!!!!!!!" I yelled as I jumped up and down. "Are you serious??? That is sooo cool!!!" Steph said literally screaming. "I know!!! But...there is a but. The whole tour last for the year and there is no holiday, no hometime, no nothing. I'll be travelling non stop...I leave in a week so I can practice in Orlando." I said sighing, "Awww...that's cool Tiffy. You know this is your dream, that shouldn't bother you. We'll keep in touch, you know that dont you?" Steph said sympathetically, "Yeh, I know. I'll hook you up with one of the guys if I can *laugh* They're a bit old for us though..." I said lightening up a bit, "Yeh...you gotta get me together with one of them, or anyone you meet that's cute." Steph said laughing, "I know...I know...You want dark hair, dark eyes, tan, I know your type so don't worry." I said smiling, "Yeh, that's the type I like..." Steph said laughing. Suddenly I got a msg on my mobile phone, it was my manager, Kerry. Kerry was in her late 20's and really pretty. She msg'ed that I have to go to the recording studio (which is just down the road from me.) to re-record some stuff. "Steph, I gotta go chic. I'll call you l8ter tonight aight?" I said quickly as soon as I read the msg, "Yup. Seeya chica." Steph said as she waited in case I say anything else, "Yup. Seeya chic." I said as I hung up quickly. "Mom!! I'm gonna go to Kerry's house down the road cause she told me I need to re-record something. I'll call you as soon as I get there! I won't be long." I said as I grabbed my jacket and ran out the door. When I got to Kerry's house I ran straight down the basement where Kerry is waiting for me. "Hey Tiff!! We need to record some of your songs again." she said as she saw me run down the stairs, "Yup, that's cool." I said as I took off my jacket and got into the recording booth straight away. I finished about 5 hours later."I can't believe you did 6 songs in 5 hours! Can you be more talented?" Kerry asked in awe, "Talented, no. Skinnier, yes." I said sadly as I poked my stomach, "Tiffany...we've had this talk before. You don't need to lose weight, you're fine just the way you are. You're not some blonde lil dipstick that got a fraud recording studio because she slept with the boss. Your talent is true and that's all that matters and you're really pretty, you should know that by now...You've had like what? At least 50 guys hit on you at the party a couple of weeks ago. You don't NEED to lose weight Tiff, you're fine." Kerry said, "Awww, really? Thanks Kerry." I said as I hugged her. "Okay, now onto something MORE serious. I need to speak to you about the tour. As you know you'll be gone for the year and I know that you'll get homesick but this is what you need to do to break into the musical world. They are very famous artists and you can learn a thing or 2 from them. This is very important to me and to YOU of course and this is not a pep speech but I'm just warning you that it's gonna be all fun and games. I can guaratee that during the yeard you'll want to back out, but as your manager I won't let you." Kerry said seriously but the smiled at the last comment. "I know Kerry. I WANT to do this, even though I know it's gonna be hard. I won't let ya down. I'll win the Grammy by the end of the year!!" I said laughing (the Grammy bit was a joke), "That's my girl, now you go home and pack." Kerry said as she smiled and shoved me out towards the door, "Okay, seeya later Kerry." I said as I put on my jacket and started walking home. When I got home I ate dinner and packed my bags straight away. The next day was spent doing promo stuff. Ya know, photo shoot, local interviews and stuff. The week flew by so quickly I didn't even realised it waas the day I'm leaving for Orlando!!!! *The day I'm leaving for Orlando* "I'll call you as soon I get there." I said as I hugged my mom, my sister and my grandma. "I'll take good care of her Jeane." Kerry said smiling as she hugged my mom, "Yes, make sure she doesn't get into any kind of trouble." my mom said sniffing quitely, "I will Jeane." Kerry said smiling. After a couple more minutes of talking we went to the airport in the taxi. When I stepped into the plane I started to cry but then Kerry said, "Come on Tiffy...don't cry, we'll have so much fun shopping in some of the cities and with your paycheck." I wiped my tears away, giggled and said, "I know, I just know that I'm gonna get sooo homesick.". "Awwww honey, everyone gets homesick." Kerry said hugging me. It took like, the whole day to get to Orlando cause I lived in Australia. I was sooo jet lagged when we landed. "Oh my gosh, gimme a bed, gimme something." I said as I walked out of the airport. "Well, we're not staying at a hotel this time. One of the guys has offered us a place to stay in their house." Kerry said as we flopped into the taxi while the taxi driver put our bags in the back. "Really? Who?" I asked curiously, "Uhmm Chris, JC, Justin and Lance live together so they offered us 2 rooms from their house." Kerry said smiling. "That was nice of them...waitaminute...we're gonna stay in their HOUSE??? Oh ma god!!! Get me a mirror! They are so hot!!" I said as I sat up quickly and rummaged through my bag as I tried to fix myself up so I'd look at least half decent when I see them. "They said they'll be home when we get there..." Kerry said laughing as she saw me trying to get some lipgloss on. "Oh cool. Do I look okay?" I said as I brushed my hair frantically as we sped off towards their house. "You look fine Tiff." Kerry said laughing. "Are you sure?" I said as I looked at myself from the rearview mirror. "Yes, I'm sure." Kerry said smiling as she calmed me down. "Miss, we're here." the taxi driver said politely as we got out of the car, "Thank you, so how much was it?" Kerry said as she took out her wallet, "Ohh nothin if I can get Tiffany's autograph for my daughter." he said smiling as he pointed at me, "You know me?" I asked confusedly. My single only came out 2 days ago! "Sure! Everyone is talking about you here!" he said as he handed me a piece of paper and a pen. I signed the paper and smiled at the man, "Thank you so much, my daughter would love this." he said smiling, "Thank YOU. I'm doing a concert here in a couple of weeks, why don't you give me a ring sooner to the date and I can get your daughter the best seat in the house." I said smiling "Oh wow. My daughter would love that! Thank you so much. I guess not all singers are diva like." he said as I handed him my cell phone number. "Thank you." I said as he helped me get my bag out. "Well, I will call you soon to the concert date." he said as he got into the taxi and drove off. "That was such a nice thing you did Tiff." Kerry said smiling, "Well, I'm just doing what I think is right and seeing that, that man's daughter was the first fan I ever had, it's special." I said smiling as I dragged one of my HUGE suitcases and walked towards the front gate. I rang the doorbell and then heard the gate open. I walked towards the door really slowly cause of my huge bags. "Hey! You must be Tiffany!!" Justin said as he opened the door, "Yeh, and you're Justin? This is my manager Kerry" I said as I dropped my bag, introduced Kerry and shook his hands, "Nice to meet ya. Do you need any help with that?" he asked politely, "Uhmm, yes please. I'll go and grab the other suitcases." I said as I started walking towards my bags. "No, it's okay. Hang on. JC!!!!! LANCE!!! CHRIS!!!! Get ur ass out here! Tiffy needs some help with the bags!!!" he yelled into the house. "Tiffy?" I asked confusedly, "New nickname from me." Justin said smiling, "Thanx." I said as I smiled and started walking towards the bags. |