Only A Dream--Monica

Nevaeh abruptly awoke to the sound of her manager, Rachel calling her to wake up and
get ready for the busy day that awaited her. She was the type of person that was always prompt and never overslept, but for some odd reason, today was an exception. After Rachel tried several attempts to wake up Nevaeh, she finally arose from her bed and headed over to her luxurious bathroom to start her early morning. From the other room Rachel said urgently, “Nevaeh you know today is a huge day for you, we have to prepare for your album launch party tonight and I hope you didn’t forget about the radio interview we have scheduled today.” Nevaeh rolled her eyes in annoyance, she was tired of hearing her manager constantly nagging her about what she needed to do but she knew Rachel had her best interest at heart. “Rach you’re starting to sound like a broken record,” Nevaeh complained with an irritated tone. Rachel sighed as Nevaeh stepped out of the bathroom still in her pajamas, now with a full face of makeup on and her naturally curly hair decorated with butterfly clips. She sat on her california king bed as her manager handed her items of clothing one by one so that she could decide on an outfit for her big day. Nevaeh had finally decided on two outfits, one for the radio interview she would be attending, and one for her album launch party later that evening. As the two young women made their way out of the door, they were met with a sleek, black SUV that was parked in the long narrow driveway of the mansion. After a long car ride through LA traffic, Nevaeh and Rachel opened the car door only to be met with a crowd full of screaming fans and paparazzi, Nevaeh stopped briefly to greet her fans, take photos and sign autographs. Eventually, Nevaeh and her team made it safely into the lobby of the building where they were guided into what looked like the radio room where the interview would be held. The people in the radio room welcomed Nevaeh and her team with warm smiles as they introduced themselves one by one, briefly after greetings they began the interview which consisted of Neveah answering questions

about her debut album, plans for a potential tour, and experience with her newfound stardom. After the interview, they were headed to the venue where the album launch party would be held to discuss decorations, the guest list, and overall preparations for the event. Nevaeh finally headed back home to rest before her busy day would resume once again for a huge celebration later on. She was beyond excited about finally launching her album after all of the blood sweat and tears that she put into her craft, she could not wait for everyone to hear the long awaited project. Before she knew it, it was 5:00 pm which meant she had to start getting ready for the album launch party so that she could be there before the party started at 7:00 pm. With an hour and a half left to spare, Nevaeh left her house to meet Rachel and the rest of her management team at the venue where guests would start to arrive. She entered the nearly empty venue at 6:15 pm, giving her and the staff enough time to make sure the finishing touches were in place for the party. “Hey Rach what time is it?” Nevaeh asked, as Rachel checked her phone for the time, it was 6:57 pm and guests started to line up in front of the venue where a bouncer stood at the door to make sure the people let into the event were on the guest list. As they began to file into the large room, Nevaeh greeted everyone with open arms and a wide smile, she was so happy to see all of the familiar faces.The guests spent their time mingling with one another, taking photos at the photo booth and helping themselves to refreshments until it was almost time for Nevaeh’s debut album to be released to the public. Nevaeh made her way to the stage with a microphone in hand, “Hello everyone, I would like to thank you all for coming and I’m so thankful for every single one of you.” The crowd erupted into a fit of applause as Nevaeh continued her speech, “As of now, my debut album will launch in exactly two minutes and I cannot be more excited yet nervous for you all to hear what I have been working on these past few months, so without further adieu, I would like to officially announce the launch of my new album, ‘Dream’.” Everyone in the audience cheered for Nevaeh as she made her way off the

stage and into the crowd of people. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves while Nevaeh’s music blasted throughout the whole venue, Nevaeh went around chatting with friends both old and new and all of her family members, she was so thankful for all of the special people in her life. The party eventually came to an end and Nevaeh made her way back home, still in awe of her magical night. She layed on her bed closing her eyes and reflecting on her life, she couldn’t believe it was real, it almost felt like a ​dream​ that she had no intention of waking up from. The sound of an alarm clock blared in her ear as she awoke groggily from her sleep, she began to realize the room she was in was not a large master bedroom but a small room that contained a twin sized bed with posters all over the wall and several instruments in the corner of the room. In a tired, raspy voice she said softly, “I knew it was too good to be true.” It was only a dream.