"Rachel! Rachel!"
"Huh? What?"
"I'm done."
"Oh." I had fallen asleep while Anna was dusting on some blush and eye shadow.
"Rachel, hurry up! You have to get your hair fixed and Sarah wants you to try on your outfit for today."
"Oh, hmm, fine." I dragged myself off the chair and forced myself into Hannah's room.
"Oh good God! What have you done to your hair?" Hannah's voice hurt my ears; I hadn't gotten that much sleep and was so not ready for her to start talking.
"I couldn't find my brush." I said, as innocently as possible.
"Sit down!" She tugged a brush through my hair and spent her time going 'Tsk, tsk.' Well, at least I didn't have to have my hair done up in some elaborate twist today, I was supposed to just leave it out. Hannah was done before I could close my eyes. "Thank you!!!" I gave her a hug and rushed off to get into my outfit.
"Good evening Miss Rachel."
"Hey Eddie." I tried hard to sound perky but I was just really tired.
"Rough day?"
"Yeah, I had to live on three hours of sleep."
"Wow."
"Where are they?" I was talking about the paparazzi; I was surprised to find only two people sitting in the lobby.
"Oh, I told them you moved hotels." He smiled.
"Honestly Eddie, I don't know what I would do without you." I leaned over the counter and gave him a hug. "It won't be long before they realize that I'm still here but thanks anyway." I pecked him on the cheek.
"You're welcome."
"Goodnight Eddie!"
"Night, Miss Rachel."
When I entered my room I fell face first onto the queen sized bed, I kissed my pillow and hugged my duvet, "I love you guys." Wow, a whole day of filming and suddenly I was talking to inanimate objects. I fell asleep in five minutes, with my heels and make up still on.
Ring ring! Ring! Ring ring!
"Huh?" The phone was ringing. "Go away..." I moaned.
Ring ring! Ring! "Okay! Fine!" I picked up the phone, "Hello?" I said in the most cordial tone I could conjure up at the time.
"Good evening Miss Rachel, I was wondering whether you wanted to have any dinner brought to your room?"
"Oh, hi Eddie. Wow what time is it?"
"Nine thirty, we were just wondering if you needed anything."
"Wow, I've been asleep for a long time! Um, yes please, some food would be nice." I smiled to myself, Eddie was so considerate.
"What would you like?"
"Whatever you recommend." He knew what was good in the kitchen and was really good friends with the cook.
"Ok, it will be there in a half hour."
"Thanks Eddie, you're a lifesaver."
"My pleasure Miss." He hung up the phone and I fell back on the bed. "Mmmm..." I loved my soft pillow. This was by far the nicest hotel I had ever stayed in, I made a mental note to tell Emma that for future reference. I decided it was time to get up and change into some comfortable clothes. I ran my fingers through my hair, "Ouch!" It was tangled and really messy. There was an awful stinging pain around my ankles, I looked down. "Aw shit!" The heels felt so heavy and my ankles were red. "Ugh!" I yanked off the heels and rubbed my ankles. 'You have one new message from EVIE!!!!!' Evie had made me a personalized ringtone for her calls and texts. I checked my phone 'Rachel, wanna go out to dinner tomorrow night? I've got soooo much to tell you!'
'Where?'
'My place? At about 7?'
'Oh, sure. How's Bill?'
'That's classified :)'
'Aw come on!'
'Nope. Tomorrow night - my place. :)'
I let out a long sigh. Something happened between her and Bill... It's not like her to keep these things a secret from me, her best friend. Hmmm... Ah well, whatever. I got up and stepped out onto the balcony, "Mmmm..." The view was breathtaking; I could see the lights of the city and the millions of stars that dotted the black sky. I sat down on one of the chairs and just stared out at the rest of the city. I wished to be part of that, just leading a normal life, no cameras, no magazines, no media, no fame. Just plain old Rachel. Yeah, right, like that would ever happen. My thoughts were interrupted when my phone started vibrating 'One new message: Unknown number' God help me if this was 'the' Tom Kaulitz. 'Hey, what's up?'
It was him. Oh my God. What did I have to do to make him go away?
'Your penis'
'Funny.'
'Really? When was the truth funny?'
'Why are you so bitter?'
'Honestly?'
'Yeah. What did I do to you?'
'You won't leave me alone.'
'Why don't you like me?' Okay, if he really wanted me to answer.
'Because you are an over confident womanizing manwhore who just can't get over himself. I don'tlike you! So please leave me alone.'
'Fine' I don't know why, but that one little word seemed really sincere and sad. I could just picture the emotion on his face. I bet nobody's ever said anything like that to him before. I heard a faint knocking sound "Room service!" I ran to the door, opened it and was greeted with a delicious smell. "Oh hey thanks so much!" I took the tray out of the young man's hands. "Will you tell Eddie I love him? He is so amazing!"
"Will do Miss. Anything else you would like?"
"Um, no, this is great." I gave him a smile that made him blush, hehe, it was so funny watching him get uncomfortable.
"Ok, well, if you, um, need anything, you can, um, just call." Oh God, poor boy.
"Thanks." I got on my tippy toes and kissed him on the cheek, he was probably gonna be on the phone with all his friends about this in a few seconds. Oh well, I was glad I made someone happy. I put the tray on the table, grabbed a cup of water and sat down. "Mmmm..." I took the lid off the plate and saw that Eddie had gotten me roast chicken and potatoes. "God, I love that guy." I hadn't even put the lid down when my phone started ringing. "Ugh!" I checked to see that it was an 'unknown number' calling me. "Hello?"
"Hey." Tom Kaulitz. Tom frickin' Kaulitz. Brilliant.
"Oh I thought you understood that I'm not into you."
"Aw come on...!"
"What?"
"Give me a chance!"
"No thankyou."
"Why?"
"Please. Dude, I was just about to eat dinner."
"It's ten pm. Do you usually eat this late?"
"No! I had to sleep because I was up so late at this club where I met the most egotistical guy, who wanted me to dance with him and wouldn't listen to me when I said no."
"Hmmm, he sounds hot."
"Yeah, I think you two would make a great couple."
"Oh I bet." I could just picture his smug smile.
"What do you want? I'm serious, dude, I want to eat!"
"You know some people would love to be talking to a sex God like me."
"Then I guess I'm lucky I don't find you hot."
"Sigh... I'm just too sexy, I guess. Too much to handle..."
"Whatever helps you sleep at night."
"You know some nights I don't get any sleep, too many pretty girls keeping me up." Was he serious? Did I need that mental image?
"Sure it wasn't just your ego?"
"Damn woman. Face it. I'm hot and you love it." I hung up. What the hell? Honestly? I decided to settle in and eat my food. Grrr! How could one person be so over confident? I was gonna kill Evie for giving him my number!
