Lucas
I woke up with a strong headache, and I had a hard time opening my eyes. The first thing I saw was a white wall in front of me. When I turned my head, I found a lot of devices surrounding me, some of them were connected to my body.
What the hell is happening?
Some people were also lying on several beds near mine, they were wearing the same light blue outfit. I was in a hospital room. A nurse entered to check the patients, her eyes widened when she looked at me.
"Doctor!" she screamed while running in the corridor.
The doctor came after a few moments, he was looking at me in disbelief like he wasn't expecting me to wake up someday.
"Welcome back." He smiled. "Let me check your pulse first." He put his stethoscope under my shirt, I shivered because his hand was cold.
"Why am I here?" I asked with a weak voice.
I had no idea of what happened to me, did I faint after drinking too much?
"It's been five months since you were in a coma." He said calmly.
5 months? Wait, 5 fucking months?!
"Someone found you unconscious in a deserted street, you were bleeding a lot, it seemed like someone stabbed your stomach multiple times, thank god that man brought you just in time, we could quickly operate on you." He sighed "Don't you remember this?"
I shook my head slowly. He raised an eyebrow and hesitated before asking me "What's your name?" Come on, is that even a question?
"My name is..." Wait, what is my name? Shit! Why can't I remember my name?
The doctor called the nurse "Prepare the MRI room, he needs a scan.”
I was losing my shit. I was freaking out. I tried so hard to remember my name but nothing. I don't remember a single thing about my life.
Who am I?
"What's wrong with you today, Juliette? You look so tired, are you sick?" It was cute how Damian was worried about me. I smiled and gave him a peck on his cheek.
"No, I'm alright. I just didn't sleep so well last night."
After yesterday's conversation with that mysterious producer- I couldn't stop thinking. I searched about him on the net and found a lot of articles;
"Kyle accused of sexual harassment" "Kyle betrayed Top Star Entertainment".
It was really unfair. Kyle indeed produced a lot of songs for the most famous artists, a bunch of them were already on my playlist and I was ready to add the other ones. He's so talented, and I can understand why his boss was jealous, but his plan was definitely stupid.
"Juliette, is there something I don't know about?" Damian interrupted my thoughts. He was my best friend during the last six years. I never hid anything from him, but this time, I wasn't sure if I should tell him what happened or not. He was looking at me with those cute cat eyes so I couldn't resist.
"I'll tell you everything after class. We'll go to our café okay?" I told him before going back to my sit.
After a long and boring biology class, we finally went out of school and headed to our usual café.
"An iced latte for me," I told the guy behind the counter.
"And a cappuccino for me." My friend said shyly. Damian has a crush on him but he's too shy to make the first step. He never had a real conversation with him actually.
"So, now tell me what happened!" He said impatiently.
I told him everything while drinking my coffee, he was just listening to me. I liked it about him, he always listens.
"Whoa! That's great!" he exclaimed. I couldn't believe how excited the situation made him when it made me totally confused. "You said that your dream was to become a singer. It's your chance, Juliette!" His smile was so wide that it made me laugh.
"I don't know. I'm not sure about this, honestly. My parents would kill me if they knew."
I honestly didn't care about my parents. I was just afraid that my life would be messier than it already is.
"Look," Damian crossed his arms, "I have a feeling that one day you will become a great and famous singer."
I giggled, "And I have a feeling that one day you will become Peter’s boyfriend." His face was so red after what I told him. He looked at him while he was serving some customers. I kind of understand why he liked him. He was really handsome. He was blond, tall, and was always kind to us.
"You should really talk to him, Damian," I told him after seeing the desperate way he was looking at him.
"Okay..." he blushed. "But I'll do it tomorrow."
I rolled my eyes and finished my coffee.
No one was at home when I arrived, as usual. I took a shower and went to prepare something to eat for dinner. If there was something I was good at a part of singing, it was cooking. It's kind of a hidden passion, I always relax when I prepare something for myself.
I turned on the music and started dancing while cutting the vegetables and sausages before putting them in the frypan. I never cooked for someone, not even my parents because I know that they will just keep on criticizing me and say that I better go study instead of wasting time on making dishes.
While I was eating, I received a message. "Kyle?" I raised an eyebrow. I was surprised to receive a text from him, then I remembered that I gave him my number yesterday.
09:45 pm From: XXX XXX XXX
"Can we meet tomorrow?" Kyle.
Kyle was waiting for me at a table at the corner of the café. I couldn't recognize him when he first waved at me because he looked so different compared to the last time I saw him. The dark circles and the pale face were replaced by glowing skin and shiny brown eyes, the messy hair was now still messy but in a nice way, and his wet and dirty clothes have given way to a classy outfit; a light blue shirt and beige pants. What a complete metamorphosis! From a sad and desperate man who wanted to end his life to this elegant man now smiling at me with his bright teeth.
"It's nice to see you again, Juliette," he said after sitting back.
"You look different," It was the first thing that came out of my mouth because I was so surprised by this change. Kyle started laughing when the waiter came to take our order.
"So, have you thought about it?" He asked me after drinking a sip of his Americano.
I hesitated before speaking, "Honestly, I really want to do it, but I'm worried about my parents as you know. But I want to do it. I really want to start a new chapter."
Kyle smiled, "You made the right choice, and you don't have to worry about your parents because one day, they will accept your dream," He sighed and continued, "I know that I'm risking your life by doing this, but I will just ask you to believe in me and believe in your passion."
While I was looking at him I realized that I never trusted someone as I do to him.
"I already believe in us, Kyle, or should I call you Mr producer?" We started laughing and continued talking about our future plans while drinking our coffee.
The next day we went to look for a small studio where we could work together. It took us the entire day to finally find one that we like. It was occupied by some college students before. It was clean and with enough space for at least five people. I wish that one day I would have some partners to work with here. Kyle signed a rent contract, he didn't have a lot of money left after the incident, but he had enough to pay the rent for a few months. I should maybe look for a part-time job in order to help him.When I was waiting for him to finish the paperwork, my phone rang."Hey, Damian. What's up?""Juliette, you won't believe me!""Why? What happened? Wait! Don't tell me...""Yes, I talked to him! Oh my god, I'm still nervous! I just went to the café earlier, there were just a few customers and he was in a go
As soon as I came to the studio, a nice smell of coffee made me smile."Sugar?" Kyle asked me while placing a plate of pastries on the table."Yes, please." I took off my jacket and sat down. He put down our cups of coffee then sat down in front of me."So, how is school? I guess the finals are coming soon.""Yes, we still have two months but I can manage that."He smiled, "You must be smart, then I won't have to worry about you." He took a sip of his coffee, "So, you said that you have something to tell me.""Ah, yes," I nodded. "Yesterday, my best friend and I met a guy who mentioned that he's a dance instructor, just a part-time job, and he's also an underground rapper."Kyle listened attentively to what I was saying to him. He looked as interested in this guy as I am.
"Your state is improving well, Lucas," the doctor announced."When will I be able to get out of this hospital?" Lucas asked, not really caring about his health."You need a few more weeks of rest as your body is still not completely ready."Lucas sighed. I really need to get out of this fucking boring hell, he thinks."Doctor, can you bring me a paper and a pen?" he asked, and the doctor lifted his eyebrow then laughed. "Of course, wait a moment."Lucas put his head on the pillow and kept staring at the white ceiling. "I don't even know where to go after." He whispered. His thoughts were cut off by the doctor who came back with a notebook and a pen. Lucas stared at the pen for a long time. It wasn't just a normal pen, it looked quite expensive.The doctor put his hand on his shoulder. "You seem to have a lot in mind, Lucas, you want to write it
"Where are you going again?" Juliette was short of excuses. She hesitated for a long moment before answering her mother."Hum, I'm going to study with Damian." She bit his lips."You study every day? Really, Juliette?" She rolled her eyes."Yeah. You know finals are approaching—""Don't lie to me, Juliette!" her mom screamed. Juliette trembled with fear as she knew that her angry mother was no joke.She left a deep sigh, trying to calm herself. "Okay now, tell me where you're going.""To meet some friends." Juliette whispered.Her mom approached him slowly. "And who are these friends?""Just some friends. I don't have to tell you everything, mom!""Juliette—" her mom couldn’t catch her as she already slammed the door and ran away.🎶"What's wrong, Juliette? You don't look so well." Kyle was worried."Nothing, Kyle. Don't worry about me." Juliette looked around, “Where is Pete
The next day, Juliette ran after classes to catch the bus that dropped by the studio. She wanted to play the piano so bad."Oh, hey Juliette. You came so early today." Kyle said.When the others are absent, he spends his time arranging some old songs he started writing before the incident, but he doesn't think about releasing them."I came for the piano." Juliette blushed making the man burst out laughing."I knew it!" Kyle laughed. "Start with what I showed you the other day, I'll come to check on you later."Juliette hurried to the small room where they put the piano. She took off her jacket and sat down contemplating the beauty of the instrument. She started playing a piece written by the young producer. It was not as diffic
Finals just started today, and I was nervous. I hope that everything would go well. Kyle treated me and Damian to lunch yesterday to wish us good luck for the exams. I loved how he was always kind to us. I wish I had an older brother like him."Morning, Juliette. You ready?" Damian asked.I scratched the back of my neck. "I don't know, but I'm sure we can do it." I winked and put my arm around his shoulders as we headed to our classroom. Everyone in the school corridors was wishing us good luck. My best friend and I were quite popular even though we never really talked to anyone.We had another fifteen minutes before the first exam, and we sat down to review a little in the garden until my phone vibrated in my pocket. It was a message from Peter. "Come to the main door." I lifted an eyebrow and got up to go there with Damian. We found him leaning against the wall with a box
"Damian, come down to eat your breakfast!" his mom called from the kitchen.Damian just finished showering and was choosing what to wear. It was their last day of exams, and he was so excited that he wanted to wear something very special to impress Peter. He was planning to go with Juliette to the studio after they finish. He chose black ripped jeans and a dark blue shirt. Juliette told him before that these colors suit him a lot.He styled his brownish hair and put on some pink lip balm to complete everything."Morning, mom," He kissed his mother's cheek."Morning, son," She ruffled his hair. "My son is already handsome, but you look even more beautiful today. Want to impress someone?" She smirked, making Damian slightly blush."No, I'm just happy because we're finishing today, and I'm going out with Juliette after s
"So, now we have one vocalist and two rappers. One of them is a dancer too. Can you dance Lucas?" Kyle asked their new member, who slowly shook his head."He can learn it, like Juliette," Peter said.Kyle lifted an eyebrow. "It's not that easy to dance, you know.""Don't worry, Kyle. I'll do anything I can to help them." Peter said.Juliette smiled and looked at Lucas, hoping to see him smile too, but he wasn't. He was just staring at the floor, in deep thought. She wished she could enter his brain and see what was happening there.Juliette met a lot of people before but never met someone as mysterious as him. She never cared about anyone and never got interested in anyone, but she wanted to know more about Lucas. She wished to unravel his mystery."Now that you finished school, you can come during the mornin