Everybody Has a Secret
Chapter 2

 I slammed my door shut and turned the radio on. I began backing out when the radio station played my new single. No, thanks. I flipped it to the country station and sang along quietly with Taylor Swift. My home was close to the school, so it took no time for me to get there.
          My mom, Raine, is the one that wanted all of this for me. She was famous back in the day, but still keeps her career “alive” with advertisements and shampoo commercials. She knew people, and one phone call was all it took for her to have me shipped out to live with her. She wants to live her life through me, and I’m tired of it. I have talent, but I never wanted this. I wanted to be a marine biologist, but I’m done trying to tell that to her.
          I walked in through the front door and dropped my school bag on the tile floor in the vast foyer. She had a nice place, I’m not going to lie. I walked into the kitchen and grabbed an apple. My mother was in head-to-toe Juicy Couture. She was sitting at the table with my manager, Lilah, going over the plans for the show tonight.
          “Hey, superstar!” My mom squealed when I entered. I rolled my eyes before turning around to face her.
          “Hi,” I mumbled. “Hey, Lilah.” I liked Lilah, she was sweet. But, she was a total pushover and did whatever my mom demanded of her. So, I wasn’t going to get any help from her in my quest to back out of the spotlight.
          She smiled at me and turned back to my mom.
“What’s up?” I asked.
          “Nothing, nothing. We were just hiring some new security detail for you. L.A. can get a little rowdy, as I remember,” my mom butted in. “My friend, Roger, has a young guy in his force that he offered to us to be your personal escort.”
          “Mom, that was the ‘80s. And what do you mean, ‘force?’” I asked. Then I thought better of it and just left the room. I ran up the stairs to my room and fell onto my bed. God, she was just so…in your face! She never let me have any room to breathe. I put a pillow over my face and screamed into it.
          I rolled over and set my alarm for 4:30 so I could take a quick nap. When I woke up, feeling totally refreshed, I hopped out of bed and brushed my hair really quickly. I walked downstairs and saw Lilah was waiting for me. “Hey,” I said, more calm now.
          “Hey!” Her other personality was present, now that my mom wasn’t in the room. “Your mom went ahead to sort out the new security and lighting system. Want to go now?” She asked.
          I nodded and we headed out to the limo. Ron, the driver, opened the door for us and we slid in. I sat back and looked out the window as I made my way to another concert. Hopefully, this one will be fun, I thought sarcastically.
 

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