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KeiraI’m finally here.We step into the final stages of songwriting and I still can’t believe this is real. But I’m here in the studio, my hands splayed over the console, and Ethan recording inside the booth. This is real.With Ethan’s skills, we cover almost everything in a few hours. All that’s left are the adlibs, but the song is virtually finished.For years I dreamed of this, and now it’s finally coming through. But it’s a shame we couldn’t finish it in time.“You okay?”I look up in surprise upon hearing Ethan’s voice loudly through the speakers. He had spoken into the microphone, looking at me through the glass partition with concern swimming in his eyes.I hadn’t even realized that I was making any kind of expression. “Yeah, why?”Ethan doesn’t answer but he fixes me with a look that tells me he doesn’t believe me one bit. With a soft grunt, he pulls the headphones off and places them on the stand.“Stay there,” he says one last time into the microphone before he leaves the b
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Keira“Ethan, what are you doing? We’ll be seen!” I whisper-yell at the pop star as he gets out of the car, in broad daylight without even a mask on, or a hat to cover his face.I am so getting fired for this.“Come on, Keira. Live a little!” He calls back before he shuts the car door and walks away. With a groan of frustration, I undo my seatbelt and follow him out.“Ethan!” I call out, not too loud, afraid of drawing attention. Looking around, there are barely any people in the area but it still wouldn’t hurt to be careful. When I finally catch up to him, I chuck a black cap into his chest, one I found in his car. “At least wear that.”He puts the hat on with a grin, clearly enjoying torturing me. “Follow me,” he says and takes off in a jog.Where even are we?I recall entering a gated community and panicking because the guards could have recognized him. But Ethan kept driving and I think we’re in some kind of playground or park. From the looks of it, this part of the community is o
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Keira“Shoot, I forgot to buy us water. I’ll be right back.”Giggling at how adorable Ethan looks I nod my head, yes. “Go, I’ll be right here.”“You better be,” he replies with a chuckle before jogging back to the convenience store.“God, I have it bad,” I mutter to myself, shaking my head and laughing when he turns around and does a funny pose. “Go!” I say louder, motioning for him to go on.My heart hammers in my chest as I pull my phone out. I don’t know what to do with these feelings. Before I could overthink it, I shoot Naomi a quick text asking her for advice, thankfully she replies fast.NAOMI COLE [4:01 PM]Let me ask you this,Are you happy?KEIRA PATEL [4:02 PM]Right now, I am.But until when can I hang onto this?IDK, this feels more like a fantasy than reality.NAOMI COLE [4:03 PM]Aww ☹Keira, baby. Don’t overthink it, okay?Just follow what you think and feel is the best for you.KEIRA PATEL [4:03 PM]I want this.But I could ruin his career…NAOMI COLE [4:04 PM]You me
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KeiraEthan and I take time to walk around his old neighborhood. He told me about his childhood. About how he used to skip classes to go to the park or sleep in the nurses’ office.“They seriously let you do that?” I ask with a chuckle.“What can I say? I’m a pretty good actor,” he says smugly.“Wow, you should get into acting then.”Ethan chuckles, nodding and putting his hands inside his pockets. “Oh my God, my manager would love that.”Suddenly, Ethan slows down to a halt in front of a white-fenced house. Ethan looks up to the two-story house with a sad smile playing on his lips.“You okay?” I asked quietly after a few moments, not wanting to intrude.Ethan turns his smile toward me, “Yeah, I’m good. This--” he gestures at the house. “—is our old house. This is where I grew up.”I look up at the house, it’s beautiful, bordered by a lush green front and assuming back yard. Even looking at it outside, it seems like a beautiful home to raise children in. The neighborhood as well seems
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KeiraMy phone’s ringing alarm on top of my nightstand has always been what has woken me up every day but today, something changed.“Hello?”“Good morning, beautiful.” Ethan’s voice on the other end of the line shocks me awake.“Ethan?” I ask, sitting up slowly, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. “Good morning.”“Did you sleep well?” he asks, sounding more awake than I.I hum in a positive response, still too sleepy to mutter a proper reply. I hear Ethan chuckling in my ear and I smile unconsciously. “Hi.”“Hi,” he replies, more enthusiastic than me. “Go get ready, I’ll see you at work, okay?”I hum again, a smile firmly planted on my face.My mornings have never started so well as today that I sing and hum throughout my morning routine even my roommate, Naomi, noticed.“You seem a lot chipper today, did something good happen?” she asks as she places her dishes in the dishwasher.I can’t help the giggle that escapes my lips, “I—Naomi, I think I really like him… and I think he really li
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KeiraDays pass with Ethan still busy with the rehearsals and concert preparations. But despite that, we managed to keep in touch through texts in the morning and calls at night. Ethan’s usually so tired to carry on a conversation for longer than a couple of minutes, but we both still enjoy what little time we get to ourselves.“It’ll get easier in time,” I tell Ethan, and I hear him stifle a yawn on the other end. “Stop sulking, okay? We’ll have more time in the future.” Though we were making it work, Ethan has been sulking for some time.“But I’m going on tour soon and we won’t see each other for months!” Ethan whines and I can tell he’s pouting even without seeing him. His voice sounds a bit muffled, probably trying to keep his voice quiet.“Months?” I ask, surprised at how long we’d have to wait. I thought he would be gone for a couple of weeks to tour in Europe and then be back before Christmas, but I guess, I was wrong.“Yeah, we’ll plat a couple shows here, then to Europe. Afte
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Keira“So, on a scale of one to ten, how happy are you that I’m here?” Ethan asks, popping another jelly bean into his mouth.We’ve settled on spending the night here in my apartment. Here being less conspicuous and less likely for anyone to suspect anything. Ethan has spent the better half of the hour he’s been here chowing down on our snacks though than focusing on the movie playing on my laptop.“I would have said eleven, but you keep talking so I bump it down to nine.” Ignoring his mock expression of offense, I reach over and grab the bowl of popcorn.For a student dorm, Naomi and mine’s shared apartment is a pretty decent size. It allows for a common area outside, and a big enough bedroom to fit a double-sized bed. But what I used to view as a blessing, now seems like a curse, because with Ethan’s unbelievably long legs and muscular body, the bed I used to roll around in seems too small to fit us both.But Ethan doesn’t seem to mind, even if his feet dangle off the foot of the be
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EthanI’ve always looked forward to game nights with the guys. There’s usually nothing that could beat hanging out in Luke’s insanely large game room with free-flowing drinks and round after round of Mortal Kombat. But since Keira, I find myself dreading leaving her apartment to go to Luke’s.“What took you so long, dude?” Luke asks the moment I enter the door to his penthouse. “You with Keira again?”“Huh?”“Are you dating her?” This time it was Alexander who asks. He claps a hand on my shoulder leading me into the game room where the two other members are waiting.“Dating who?” I ask, trying to feign ignorance. It hasn’t even been an hour since I left Keira’s apartment and promised her I would keep our relationship a secret until she was ready to go public, yet here I am being interrogated by my groupmates.Luke’s game room is the size of a small public arcade. Equipped with the latest gaming consoles on one side of the room and retro gaming machines on the other, stepping in here a
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