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“Erm,, it’s…” I should try and be witty, but I don’t know if I can muster that up right now, never mind charming. I’m always grateful to the fans because they will be the ones to keep my career going, but my head is all over the place and it’s challenging to give the best side of myself to anyone. “It’s hard work. Not as glamorous as you might think.” I can see from their expressions that this isn’t the answer they wanted. “But it’s great in a lot of ways too. The parties are just… well incredible. Like a movie themselves.”
This causes squeals of excitement and a lot of jumping around and clapping. I want to keep on inspiring this kind of thrill, but I need to get out of here. I have a mission to complete and nothing will change that. Millie is on my mind the entire time, and I need to get to her before I end up falling apart. I can already feel my insides shaking with anticipation, my pulse pounding because of the irritation…
Millie was like those teenage girls once, I imagine. Young and living here, making her fun doing whatever she could. I can’t really picture it, this doesn’t seem right, it doesn’t suit the Millie that I know. But perhaps that’s why she fell for the guy who wasn’t right for her, the guy who wrecked her life, because she needed something other than this place could offer her. This only makes me doubt that she might have come back. Perhaps she’s in Thailand or something, hiding away in the sun shine somewhere exotic. Anywhere away from here.
“You looking for the red head you kissed?” one of them asks me curiously. “The one from here?”
“Oh my God, is this some kind of romantic reunion?” another one screams. “That’s so exciting. Here of all places. And we’re going to here to see it. We will be the first ones to post it.”
“Please, don’t post anything…” I have to try, even though it’s hopeless. “I’m not here for that…”
“Well, my sister was in high school with Millie. She lives at the top of that hill.” I follow were she’s pointing. “Number eighteen. You can’t miss it. If that’s where she is now, of course.”
I should be cool about this, I should play it right and act like that isn’t exactly where I need to go, but I can’t. I’m beyond that now, I just need to get to Millie, and I need to do it instantly. So, I blurt out a rapid thank you before bursting out in to a run. I race towards the hill, breaking out in to a sweat which might be as much to do with the nerves as it does the exercise, but that doesn’t stop me going. The need to see Millie over shadows everything else completely. Every step I take brings me ever closer to her. My eyes will be on her soon enough…
Then, I might be able to make things right again. Somehow, in some way. I would love to do it before those girls get anything posted online but I don’t suppose there’s much chance of that. Images have probably been posted, shared, retweeted, commented on… it’ll be everywhere. Urgh, no wonder Millie freaked…
Before long, I’m outside of number eighteen, the house that belongs to Millie’s family, if the information from those girls is accurate, of course. I can imagine they must know in a small town like this, so I suppose it depends if I trust them to tell the truth or not. I’m going to have to put my faith in to them though because I don’t have any other information. The news articles only brought me to the town, but they didn’t give me an address.
“Okay.” I run my eyes over the building as I try to gear myself up. “Let’s do this. Let’s see Millie at last.”
I’m excited, I’m scared, I’m nervous, there are a million and one emotions flooding me all at once. I want to get my head in order before I face Millie, but the longer I leave it, the more I give myself the opportunity to talk myself out of it. That’s the last thing I need since I’ve gotten this far. So, I force my limbs to move. I make them go no matter how challenging it is, and I curl my fist around to bang on the front door. Every knock feels that little bit too loud, but I don’t wince. I keep my chin jutted up high to try and feign some confidence.
“Who are you?” The door swings open and I find a beady inquisitive pair of eyes looking back at me. I can only assume that this is Millie’s father which means I need to be on top form. I have to impress him.
