CHAPTER TWO
I headed towards Studio A, hoping I could see if anyone was in there. Luckily, there was. I found Kwest at the soundboard with a set of headphones on, bobbing his head to what he was listening to, adjusting various knobs to his liking.
I snuck up behind him and covered his eyes.
"Really Jazmine? You know I hate your childish games. Cut it out." He spun around and whipped off his headphones. Noticing that I was NOT this 'Jazmine' girl, he jumped up and scooped me into a bone-crushing hug. "Harrison! What are you doing here?" He released me with a smile.
"I'm back." I told him laughing at his energy. Yup, definitely missed him too. "Well, kind of."
His brows furrowed. "Kind of?"
I took a seat in a chair next to his, and he followed suit. "Yeah," I started. "It didn't work out like I thought it was going to. So I came back. I just spoke with Darius.." I trailed off.
Kwest frowned, "Uh oh, what happened? Is he making you do some ridiculous shit again? Anymore random shows he's expecting you to do?"
I shook my head. "No. Well, I don't know. He said he can't give me studio time right now, but I'm gonna work my way back up to it. So he's going to put me to work apparently, he wants me to come in at 9 tomorrow morning."
"9 in the morning?" His eyebrows shot up. "Does he remember how your schedule works? Last time I knew, Jude Harrison could barely get up at 11 in the morning. Forget about trying to get up for work at 9."
"Shut up!" I laughed, playfully punching his shoulder. "I've been pretty good with my sleep schedule lately, thank you very much."
Kwest shook his head with a laugh and turned to face the soundboard to continue his work. I could see him glance at me out of the corner of his eye as he turned a few knobs in front of him. "Have you talked to Tommy since you been back?"
I sighed and turned my chair to face the recording booth that was currently empty of any artist. "No, and I plan to keep it that way for as long as I can." I could see Kwest start to ask me 'Why?' I cut him off. "I'm not ready to talk to him yet. After last year, when I just up and left. I broke his heart, Kwest. I don't think he'll want to see me anytime soon."
At that moment, I needed to be somewhere else; anywhere else really. I knew, if I stayed any longer, Kwest would start asking ridiculous questions that I wasn't ready to answer yet. Out in the mail lobby of G-Major, I saw new artists buzzing around, some sat on the couches writing in journals, others playing instruments idly. I smiled to myself remembering all the songs I've written here. There's so much inspiration around you when you took a moment to notice it all.
I knew I wasn't going to get anything done here today, so I figured I'd head home. As I walked past the reception desk towards the front door, I nodded to Kaily with a smile. "I'll see you tomorrow morning. Have a good day, sweetie!"
She smiled at me with a little wave. "See you tomorrow! Also, thank you for talking to Darius for me."
"You're welcome!" I called back to her and pushed the door open.
Since my Mustang was back in the garage at home, I had to call a cab. I didn't mind, it was just an inconvenience. I took out my phone and scrolled through my contacts to find 'Taxi'. Before I was about to select it, I saw the name directly below. Tommy. I still had his number; no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't bring myself to delete it from my phone.
I shook my head to clear all thoughts of him, and hit the button to call the taxi. After a few rings I got the dispatcher who gave me a 10 minute wait. I leaned against the wall of the building and scanned the busy intersection. People rushed around me, in a hurry to get to their destinations. Cars and trucks came and went at the intersection; stray honks filled the air from impatient drivers. I let a small smile pull the corners of my mouth. As lovely as London was, it didn't compare to home.
A few minutes later and my taxi pulled up. I opened the rear passenger door and slid in, giving the driver my address. He gave me a nod and pulled out into traffic. I looked out the window and let my mind wander back to him. Tommy was seeing a woman. A woman who was undoubtedly beautiful and I couldn't compare. I wondered how long they had been going together and decided that I didn't want to know. I was afraid that if I knew anything about their relationship, I would fall apart. I still loved him, but he had moved on.
The cab finally pulled up to the house and I noticed Sadie's green VW bug in the drive way. Oh great, here we go. I definitely didn't want to deal with her right now; all the questions she would no doubt ask me. Why'd you leave if you were just going to come back? How was it over there? Have you talked to Tommy yet? My head started to ache already with an ensuing headache. I paid the driver and headed up to the front door.
I stopped in front of the door with my hand on the handle. I took a deep breath before entering.
Ready or not, here I come.
