Caleb didn't speak to me for the rest of the week. There was an awkward tension in the house, it was almost like they were censoring what was said just in case me or Caleb would go off at any minute. I didn't want to admit it but most of the house hold was siding with me, not that there were sides but people were defiantly being kinder to me, while most everyone was giving Caleb the cold shoulder. It wasn't reassuring though it was humiliating the pitying looks I was given.
An exact week had passed since the event. That's what I'm calling it now the event. Since then nothing has been between me and Caleb, well actually I tried to talk to him but he won't respond. It was an awkward day when I had to interview each of them about the song. I usually took the camera and Rob had a break while I spoke to the band about how all the song came about, but how was I suppose to get a good answer out of Caleb when the song was about me. So I chose to set the tripod up therefore the interview was as private as possible. None of the viewers would be able to tell I wasn't there and I could get better answers out of them.
'What you're not asking the questions today?' Nathan asked when he saw the tripod.
'I thought I could get a better answer if I wasn't there,' I said. Nathan mumbled something which sounded like he said bastard but I wasn't sure. He took his seat in front of the camera.
'I want to know about the latest song Cold feeling, How did it come about? What is it about?'
'You, know all this,'
'Yes but the viewers don't, and try not to mention my name,' I said before going back inside.
Later that night I was cornered by Nathan, Jared and Matthew and Mack the manager. I had been pushed into the laundry.
'Hey Kate, how's it going?' Mack asked.
'Fine, is there a reason for this meeting in the laundry?'
'We just wanted to have a chat,'
'About?'
'Well, as you know we'll be going to LA soon to release the album and do some promo work, nothing exciting, and well you've been here for just over a month surely by now you have enough footage for your show?'
'You're firing me?' I was surprised by how light my voice sounded. I was sure I wouldn't be able to open it without crying.
'No! We're not firing you we just think that you have enough you won't need to come to LA,'
'First of all, stop talking to me like a child, it's demeaning and you were happy to pretend I was an adult until I slept with him. Secondly call it what you will you're firing me, you might as well have the balls to say it and finally I came here to film until the album was released, so I will gladly leave but Rob stays,' It was silent no one would look at me, 'Do we have a deal?' Mack nodded I shook his hand. It was killing me to be professional but I have to be. I turned to walk out, my hand was on the door knob before, Matt said:
'We don't want you to go, no one does.'
'I know,' I gave them a warm smile which I hoped they understood as no hard feeling, and walked out of the room and into my own. I wanted to cry but my emotions had been switched off and my brain had switch to organise. I called the airport and booked the next flight to LA then to Sydney. Then I summed up the courage to call George. He didn't ask a lot of questions which was a comfort.
'That's ok, we need you here anyway the summer festival coverage is killing us and we only have Renee, Jane and Danny, so we could use you.' Relieved I hung up and started to pack my bags for the early flight I had in the morning. Rob came in a little while later.
'Are we leaving?'
'No, I'm leaving you're staying,'
'Did they ask you to leave?'
'Kind of... yeah.'
'Those sonovabitches.'
'Be nice,'
'No, how could they do that, don't they know how much work you put into this?'
'It's for the best, now I wrote down some questions for you to ask, you know what to get on film so I don't need to tell you.' He was pouting, 'Rob, its fine I just need you to do your job well so I don't get fired, so be on your best behaviour, oh and don't sleep with anyone in the band or they might chuck you out to,' in was my attempt at a bravado but it was weak. Rob gave me a hug before leaving.
Adrianne came in to help me pack, not that she did though she just sat on my bed and talked.
'Nathan gave him so much crap,'
'What do you mean?'
'I overheard Nathan practically yelling at Caleb, he was really pissed off. He was saying like it was disgraceful how he was acting and he shouldn't have treated you so badly and the facts that they fired you and he didn't even have the balls to do it. He was really laying into him,'
'Really, Nathan but he doesn't even like me,'
'Nathan doesn't like any form of media but he's taken to you, I don't believe you didn't know that.'
'I am so bummed you're leaving,' said Adrianne from my bed where she was sitting as I packed my bag, 'who am I going to talk to, Alice is always at her place with Matt and Laure and Nathan are always together or planning the wedding and Caleb's a buzz kill.'
'You know you have Jared,'
'Oh yeah I always forget that, anyway I'm going to watch all your episodes on YouTube.'
'My episodes aren't on Youtube,'
'Yes they are dumb dumb, but it still won't be the same'
'You can email me or call any time, and there touring Australia early next year, so we'll catch up then and I'll show you what life's like on my corner of the world.'
'I can't wait I'm excited already.'
The next morning, I left. I taxi took me to the airport; I called George and told him I was coming back. I didn't know how much I was suppose to tell George of what happened he was my boss but he was also my friend. He wasn't surprised or angry that I was leaving; he said that I had done a good job and that they needed me working the summer music festivals anyway.
