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Chapter 22 – Continuous Days Work 01

People can’t ignore the music when it’s up and rolling. I can’t stop either because people are looking forward to this day. Time is just too small for us to bond. As I can see it, there are times where I would ditch some partying and just ask Eli to make a schedule for me. You know, make music, tours, meet up with the fans because I feel like I am drained whenever I am not performing. It feels like I don’t have a purpose to go through the days and it’s been lonely for me to just stay at home and look at my ceiling all day.

You’ll probably ask “Why can’t you just spend that money of yours, you got tons of it anyways”. I do have tons of money and they are all in my bank accounts, probably a lot but I don’t usually spare them with the things that catches my eyes. I don’t like buying things all the time, the reason was, I don’t really use it so it always ended up to the storage room or I gave it as a donations to foundations. I like giving my money to others, that’s why, my team and I made a foundation to give to those unprivileged children and even people without home.

We collaborated with a lot of workers with the professional experiences with this kind of work but whenever I could, I would hang out in our office and just watch news or documentaries with a lot about people suffering and just hearing their stories and how they ended up like that. Jericho was the one who handles everything though. That’s way, I’d see him only sometimes because of his unending works but he makes time for me and Eli.

After the concert in Taipei, we are heading straight to the airport for my Bangkok Tour. I was tired and having a muscle pain all over my body but it’s okay because I had fun. Now, it’s our turn to give smiles to the fans in Bangkok but after that I have to fly back to Los Angeles for the Disc Award for my nomination for the Best Solo Artist of 2021 and other 4 nominations. It’s okay because I have a 2 days break after Bangkok so I can attend the award.

I was sleeping when Eli woke me up to tell me that my mom’s calling. I sit up straight and put the phone on my right ear “What’s up my beautiful woman” I said. I can picture her smiling and giving this sweet look and just being beautiful. “How’s you day, son” she asked. She calls from time to time but whenever I am with the crew, I would call her names so that they won’t know it’s my mom and when she hears me say some girls name or just sounding a little bit bad boy, she knows I’m with the team.

“It’s good, I have muscle pain though but this will go away after a rest. How’s your day?” I replied. She told me about my grandmother’s gallery opening in New York this Sunday and she’s asking me if I could go and visit her. I like my grandmother than my grandfather. She is sweet as cakes and candy, whenever, he’s in rage and nobody can stop him then one word from my grandma would shut him up. That’s why even though I had my depressing moment when I was a kid, I don’t really have to be sad all the time because my mom and my grandmother always there to cheer me up.

I am very happy that I could go but what if I see him there, it won’t be a nice scene to see. “He’ll be there, right?” I asked her. She stops for a moment and answered “He won’t stay for long because he need to be in Dubai for his new huge project deal.” she assured me that he won’t do anything to sabotage his wife’s night. I said “okay” in the end; who would dare to go against the king but my grandmother is the owner of the king so he won’t cause trouble for the night. I guess, I don’t have that luxury to take a two day trip, huh.

I had to end the conversation because my doctor was coming and he needs to check up on me from time to time. “I have to go, luv, I’ll see you when I see you. Bye!” I ended the call as Stephen came and sat right across me. You’re wondering why my doctor change? My on tour doctor was in a car accident but he’s okay. He just need to rest his feet for a couple of weeks so he sent his assistant for now which is a general surgeon as well but he calls me now and then to update me of something his assistant can’t tell me. Anyway, he’s asking me what I was feeling and if the muscle pain is gone. “I don’t know but I still feel like burning, doc” I replied. He has a very good manner and he talks too formal than my usual doctor but it’s okay because I can’t be too casual all the time.

After my little consultation to Stephen, the pilot announces that we’re landing. Everybody was busy arranging their stuff and I don’t really do much work because I have other people cleaning up my mess but not all the time. I have to clean my own messes from time to time. By the way, I have a red dot up on my forehead, I think, I need to go to a dermatologist. One thing is for sure, I hate it when my face is not clean,scarred, or a bruise.

We called in breakfast at the hotel because I have no energy left in my body. I am just tired and sleepy but I have to check the stadium at 11 am so I’ll just take a nap after breakfast. I ordered fried chicken, fries, burger and watermelon shake. I am so full after eating all those fat, I’ll be needing to go to gym after my stadium visit. I took up some of my vitamins and dropped dead. I slept for about 3 hours and finally do my routine. After shower, I wore just anything I saw first. I am wearing a fitted jeans,a yellow hoodie jacket and a blue sneakers. I wore my personal knitted beanie from my grandmother. It was her birthday gift when I turned 21 last year.   

Atleast, my muscle pain is a gone for now. Thanks to Stephen, I can move and finally dance again. It’s already 10:50 am. After arriving, we directly went to practice and do the all the necessary things to do. I have to be ready for my interview with NU, which is one of the entertainment news here in Bangkok. Sunny, NU reporter, will do the interview. I’m actually excited to meet her again after the party in Malibu 4 months ago. Unexpectedly, she will be arriving late, for the reason, that she had an emergency said one of the staff they sent here in the studio. She said that, we can change the interviewee if Sunny can’t come. Eli almost agreed to change the interviewee but thankfully, I managed to get there and talk to the staff. “We’ll be waiting” I said to her smiling and thinking at the same time. Is she avoiding me? Or what?