Reminiscing.

Mark laid on the bed of his hotel room, but couldn't sleep. He kept on thinking of how henry scornfully mocked and made fun of him, he couldn't just get the thought out of his mind. He reminisced back then to when they were so close to each other. They did almost everything together, Mark first met with John back then in their secondary schooling years. They easily got acquainted with each other because they both had a passion for music. They do visit studios frequently to record their songs, and sometimes they do drop their songs on the music streaming platforms whenever they had enough funds to do so.

Mark and John later met with Henry after some months, he happened to also be a music lover and had the talent to do music. Three of them became very close friends, people got to notice the closeness between the three of them, they were mostly seen together doing their favorite, making and recording songs. They studied the same course at the university, which is music under theatre art. They continued with their music career after graduating from the university, they even made a promise to always be there for each other,

"We would always keep on helping each other no matter the circumstances, fame or popularity as an artiste won't separate us as friends". They would always say to themselves.

They were recognized by different record labels and got signed to each of them. Mark got signed to 'COOL BOIZ' record label, Henry got signed to 'Shining stars' record label and John got signed to 'Rock on' record label. Within some months of them being signed to different labels, John and Henry started making waves in the music industry. They dropped hits songs continuously and they became famous in the music industry. Mark tried his best too, he dropped cool songs continuously, but none of them became a hit song or made waves. He tried contacting John and Henry to see if they could help him out since they were already big artiste in the industry, but it was all in vain. John denied not knowing Mark when he finally got in touch with him by phonecall,

"Mark? never heard of that name before, I don't know you and I don't know what you are talking about". John said denying him.

"Is this what fame and popularity can turn a person into? we made a promise to always be there for each other no matter what". Mark would always say to himself anytime he remembers how John and Henry forgot and abandoned him.

Anger and hatred filled his heart and mind as he flashbacks to those events that took place between him and them. He wanted to show them and prove to them that he could also become famous as them, but things seem not to be going his way.

"Could it be my current record label that is slowing down my success as an artiste, maybe what I need to do is to sign to another label, and I could become famous". Mark thought to himself.

He was still laying on the bed completely and fully awake, the time was about 3:22 pm, he wasn't feeling sleepy at all. He sat up on the bed and reasoned once again to himself,

"Maybe my mum was right when she kept on telling me to try signing to another label and see what comes of it.

But serious problems would arise if I try that, my contract with the label isn't over yet, I would try talking to my boss to see if it's possible to do so".

At about 3:40 pm, his eyes became heavy and he felt sleepy. He laid on the bed and slept off.

"Wake up Mark".

"Mark wake up".

Mark opened his eyes to see his manager's face and his hand slightly tapping him. He got up from the bed and yawned for some seconds, his manager glanced at him and said,

"You gotta go prepare now, let's move immediately, the time is already 7:33 am".

Mark went to the bathroom, brushed his teeth, and showered, he dressed up and they drove off in his manager's car. The latest model of Benz moved vibrantly on the road, with cool music playing to keep Mark and his manager cool and intact as his manager drove the car smoothly on the road.

"You should get a car of your own". Manager Jeffrey said to him.

"Yh, surely, I should have done that a long time, but some circumstances are holding me back from doing so". Mark replied.

Jeffrey smiled a little, paused the playing music, and inquired of Mark.

"Am I permitted to know those circumstances that are holding you back"?

"Am ain't that much of a celebrity that can't walk on streets without being cheered and praised by fans, I don't have to hide inside cars, I am just a regular infamous upcoming artiste, so I don't need a car". Mark responded

"Wow! what a nice excuse, there are so many reasons for purchasing a car, for example, transporting yourself from one place to another would be easier". Jeffrey stated.

"You got me there, let me go for option two, I am still too young to drive a car". Mark said jokingly.

"What! like seriously, a big guy like you is still referring to himself as too young". Jeffrey uttered while laughing.

The conversation between both of them lasted as long as ever as the car moved on to its destination.

Mark sat on his bed with his phone in his hand, he was scrolling through his social media handles, liking pictures, and checking out current stories. Suddenly, a certain sound and beat popped out of nowhere into his inbox, the sender was unknown. The beat was so cool and vibeful to listen to, it was one of the best he had ever heard. He began writing lyrics down as he vibes to the beat,

"This beat is so cool, I am surely gonna record this in the studio, but who is the person that sent such an awesome sound to me"? He queried himself.

He checked his inbox to see if he could find the person's profile or profile picture, but he found nothing, absolutely nothing.

He took his phone to call his producer, ben, he dialed Ben's number and put the call through,

"Hey Mark, Whatsup, anything new"? Ben stated after picking up Marks phone call.

"Yes bro, there is something new, after the release of my debut studio album tomorrow, I want us to work on a new song I have prepared at hand, I have the beat we gonna use in producing the song, Damn! the beat is so special and cool, we are going to talk more about it when we meet tomorrow". Mark said

"Ok, see you tomorrow bro". Ben said lastly, ending the phone conversation.

He sat on his couch and promised himself in his thoughts not to allow some things bother him anymore. He promised not to allow the disagreement he had with his mum bother him anymore, the way henry and john denied him, made a mockery of him, and the way they abandoned him won't bother him anymore.

"I won't allow those issues bother me anymore, I would just try to live life to its fullest, keep on making good music and cool vibes even though my music isn't going as far as I want it to". Mark said to himself in his thoughts.

He puts on his television, took his remote, and started checking out channels if there was anything reasonable he could watch. It's been over a week since he last watched his television, he would rather be busy operating his phone than watching television, he wasn't that much of the television type. While he was checking out channels, he came across one of John's music video for his hit song 'Ever' which is one of the songs that is currently trending around the globe. He watched the video with despise and detestation, he quickly switched the channel because seeing John's face alone on tv was making him angry.

He finally found a channel where a comedy program was taking place. He laughed a lot as he watched comedians cracking very funny jokes, this made him remember the VIP CITY GATHERING where comedians displayed their talents and entertained the crowds with their funny jokes. While the television was still on, his mind roved to how well his debut studio album was going to perform on the music streaming platforms,

"Is it going to be a flop, or is it going to do better and get better streaming numbers than I am usually used to getting". He said in his thoughts.

The television was put off by Mark as he stood up from the couch straight to his bed, darkness had already taken over daylight,

"I hope all of tomorrow's activities are gonna be lit". He uttered to himself before sleeping off.