The three of us filed into the dressing room. Chandler and Rome took seats while I walked around the room, taking everything in.
Part of me missed performing but not being on the road constantly.
“Do you want to post this?” Chandler turned her phone toward me to show the picture she’d apparently taken of me and Myome.
It was just the two of us standing together in the dimly lit hall. Myome held her flowers and microphone while I held her hips and we stared at each other as we spoke. She had a huge smile on her face and I couldn’t lie, I was looking down at her lil pretty ass like I wanted to break her down.
“Yeah. You can send it to me.”
“Alright.”
Chandler sent me the picture and I posted it to my page with a microphone as the caption then sent it over to Myome.
Allison came back for me and Rome a few minutes later with two security guards who walked us through two side doors and got us beside the stage so we could stand in front of the barrier.
Radiant Reverie came out damn near instantly and I saw when Myome saw me and Rome. She smiled widely and waved at me quickly before adjusting her microphone in hand and looking at the crowd.
I crossed my arms over my chest while I looked up at the stage.
My eyes stayed on Myome and Rome and I bobbed to the beats as they played.
I couldn’t understand for a second why Twin had been worried. She was good in the studio, better than most actually, but on stage she was a mothafuckin’ monster. She was charismatic, looked beautiful, and sounded clear. I was worried she’d get winded a few songs in but her stamina was good. I’d seen her rehearse but watching her dance full out was different, especially because she was going even harder with a live audience.
When they finished, I whistled, clapped, and cheered. The lights went down and Rome and I headed back toward the side door. When I pushed it open, I was met with screaming and yelling.
I instantly noticed it wasn’t the happy kind and scanned the crowd of people rushing around. My eyes gravitated toward Myome immediately and my heart dropped to my fucking feet.
Myome was laid on the ground. Charm, Allison, and two security guards were all around her. I jogged over and hit my knees immediately. I put my fingers to her pulse to verify she was breathing and looked at Allison who was already on her phone calling for help.
“Yo.” I ran my hand up and down her throat and felt for her pulse again. “Come on, Yo.” I ran a hand up and down the side of her face. I felt like I was going to be fucking sick. ”Come on, Yo.”
My brain short circuited and I didn’t even realize time had gotten away from me until the first responders were lifting Myome onto the stretcher. I hopped up with my hand still holding hers. Even though I already knew she was still breathing, it was reassuring to me.
They let me ride in the ambulance with her and I deflated as soon as Myome’s eyes opened. She immediately panicked, her head darting from one side to the other before she looked at the light above her. I watched her chest move faster while she gasped lightly.
“Ay. You’re good. I’m right here.” I leaned further into her line of sight. “I’m right here,” I assured her.
I squeezed her hand and she squeezed back.
“Berlin,” she said quietly.
I nodded. “Just lay there and don’t move, alright? Just let them check you out. I’m right here.”
She ran her thumb along the back of my hand briefly then squeezed and closed her eyes. Little tears slipped from her eyes and I reached over with my free hand to wipe them.
Her breathing slowly evened and she seemed alright by the time we got to the hospital.
“We need to run a few quick tests on her.” The first responder blocked me from following them through the double doors.
My eyebrows knitted together.
“You want me to fuck you up?” I asked seriously and ignored how his eyes widened. “If you think you’re about to keep me from my wife, you’ve got life fucked up.”
“Sir, we just need to?—”
“Berlin!” Chandler yelled as she closed in on me. “What’s going on?”
“I don’t know. This bitch won’t let me in the back so I’m about to stomp a hole between his fucking ears.”