Chapter 6

• BEN POV
• I stare at the booklet in my hand, with a stunned expression I look to my manger who is sitting across from me
• His smile is wide as he gesture with his hand for me to keep reading. Despite myself I found my eyes slide back to the photocopied booklet in my hand
• This is the kind of trick I expected from him so why am I suddenly too stunned to say a word, this wouldn't be Fred if you aren't stunned
• "How do you see that, brilliant right?" He put his hand across his chest beaming at me
• I want to wipe out those smile on his face right now, knowing I pay him to make me angry makes me more mad than I am at this moment
• "Why a tour in Nigeria, I just told you I wanted to go there and relax for a week, nothing grand" I pick my words slowly and gently, Incase he misunderstood the one we had three days ago that prompted to this
• "Exactly, relaxing and also making some money Ben that is the dream"
• His smile is far too wide, his determined face is on and seeing it? I knew I had no chance he will make me take this music tour
• "This wasn't my idea of relaxing Fred, I just wanted a week away from all of these" I gesture around the music studio
• "Exactly the same thing am saying, just few music, two hours or so and we get other artists to perform too. It doesn't get harder than that"
• Knowing he wouldn't reason with me I gave up the idea of talking to him anymore, at least for now
• If his decided than am to follow his lead, that's why his my manager and his so damn good at this but am not agreeing to this
• I just wanted him to have a minute of been fucked up and I will decide what to do with him
• But Fred is immune to whatever I throw his way and I couldn't put him on my leash.
• It also felt good to have him in my team since his too honest for his own good, some days I need honesty
• Music used to be my passion, something I drowned in when I feel life is going sour and freezing away from the moment it wasn't like before
• But now? It's all about getting the cash. Get writers to write a trashy lyrics and then a producer to continue from where the writer stop and then you have to sing the trash and people will love it
• Because it's Ben-min. The name is wide, everyone wants to meet him they want a collaboration with the biggest music star in SA
• I wanted something different now, still with my music but something entirely different from where I am now..
• Which was why I wanted to be away for some time, a week at most cause I still have my upcoming album to complete but my manager has turned it into another money mechanism
• Money is good, having much is good too but I just needed a little time away from all this
• "I do not like your face right now Ben, it's just a week as you say maybe 3 days out of the days you're staying. Think about it"
• He already knows he's had me hooked, his just looking at my face right now to know if his right or not, the devil
• The door to the mini studio slid open and someone walks in. With the sound of the heel making way over here I already know who it is
• "Baby......" A high pitched feminine voice called out, I guess she sighted me and quickly slid to my laps wrapping her hands around my neck
• She is on a blue butterfly teamed dress with a trouser and a high stillote. She is petite, beautiful with the most sweetest smile when she grins. She dumps her bag on the next seat as she lean more tightly to me
• "Have missed you, and who will believe it's been just three hours gosh" she snickered, frowning deeply
• Fred clear his voice and she followed the sound and met his face
• "Oh......" She prickled in the most condensing manner and I can almost see her rolling her eyes at him "Never knew someone was here" she turn her face back to me dipping her head low as she capture my lips with her mouth, she nibble softly and I let her play with them
• "Maybe you should look better next time, with your eyes wide open" he replied and she let go of my lips instantly eyeing him
• "I do not know for the love of God why you keep him" she huff sliding out of my laps into the chair opposite mine
• Fred hates Bianca and as much as he hates her he wouldn't do anything except advice me to leave and considering she is my girlfriend I plan on doing nothing like that
• She can be crazy and all but then who doesn't like them crazy??
• "Maybe you two can actually stay in a place without the usual confrontation?" I look to the both of them and Bianca roll her eyes so hard
• "I hate his guts and can't imagine what he is still doing here....." She grumbled about more reason why I should let him off as my mind became distant from their bickering, knowing this one as a usual occurance to them
• When they were done she turn to me
• "Oh babe I didn't tell you how my shopping went" they must have finish their argument as she is back to me again
• Fred snorted and Bianca look to him
• "Didn't ask for your opinion dude" she tells me how exactly her day went and all the shopping she did with her girls and I just listen to her talk about it happily
• "Hey....." I drag her close to me standing up "we should head out"
• Her smile is overwhelming and so very sweet as she happily takes her bag
• I turn to Fred
• "We will still talk about this" he nodded in understanding as I held my girl in her waist and she gripped me as we step out
• As expected there are paparazzi strolling around and once they sighted us there are snapshots going around.
• Bianca stood on a tiptoe placing a quick kiss on my lips as the pictures are been taking.
• This is my life and I can't escape from it even if I wanted to
• We had few more poises before finally leaving the paparazzi heading to the car...