Kristina has never opened up about her true self. Not even her best friend, Harry, gets to see all sides of her. That is, until Billie enters her life. She's never felt anything like this before. Will she be able to open up her heart and mind to a s...
I awake again at what feels like a more reasonable time. I check my phone. 10:10am. I head to the bathroom to get ready for the day. She's got some press at 12pm and I want to go get the stage ready and sound check done whilst she's busy. I decide on navy blue chinos, a white tshirt, a grey pullover and my chunky white sneakers. Harry actually packed a decent suitcase for me. Like the control freak he is, he packed complete outfits for me.
When I emerge from the bathroom, Billie is propped up on her elbow and looking at her phone. She looks up to see me. "Morning" I say cheerfully to her. She takes in the sight of me; plain black underwear and a white bra with nothing else. "Hi" she responds and looks back to her phone sighing. I busy myself getting dressed for the day. "Is everything OK?" I ask her. "Mmm" she says "It will be after this day is over". After only managing to put my pants on, I sit on the edge of the bed to look at her. "Big day?" "Yeah" she says and heads to the bathroom. Did I do or say something to upset her?
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Texts between us were sporadic and were mainly about each others plans for the day. I finish up with the stage set up and start sound check. First the mics, then the instruments. Putting them all together, I sing and play 'Finally // Beautiful Stranger'. Feeling the lyrics now more than when I wrote it. "Oh I've never seen a mouth that I would kill to kiss. And I'm terrified but the truth is this. And I say, beautiful stranger here you are, in my arms and I know, that beautiful strangers only come along to do me wrong and I hope, beautiful stranger here you are in my arms and I think it's finally, finally, finally, finally safe, for me to fall." I finish sound check happy with how everything travelled. She's not here yet. I text her:
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