Page 24 of Defending the Post
Opening my tablet, I selected the board I created last night without hearing the album. Jhae had a sultry R&B voice and even her up-tempo songs lent more to the soul side of her style. The lovers will for sure connect with those two records. Vibing to the music, I jotted down a few notes before I got a message.
Marquise
Bestie
I chuckled as I swiped his message away.
“Tell me what you think,” Jhae asked.
Jhae and I were both sad to see the guys leave this morning. But I couldn’t express my sadness. I took the sarcastic route, pretending to wave Marquise out the door.
“Let’s go ’90s. I mean full ’90s, with a black-and-white photoshoot, small venues, fake CD cases. No era did it better,” I said.
Tyrus rocked his head back and forth, agreeing with my statement.
“‘Golden Heart’ alone got me emotional about being single,” I said.
Marquise
Wow not even twenty-four hours.
Yet another message appeared on my screen.
Marquise
I want my $100 back.
Marquise
Already acting funny. Get Out.
I closed my eyes and choked down my laughter as he continued to spew his craziness.
“Text him back,” Jhae said as she sat next to me.
I sighed at the thought of appearing unprofessional in front of Jhae and Tyrus.
“He isn’t going to stop,” she said.
Me
Ha! I’m sleeping in your bed tonight and playing your game.
The three bubbles appeared and left the screen twice as I chuckled.
“Jhae, I could work on some social media templates and create a calendar. Look into some medium venue spaces for a summer tour.”
“Medium,” Jhae said, as she titled her body backward.
Marquise
Anddddd
I closed my tablet to make my point.
“The album, it’s intimate. Why not go smaller and create a ticket frenzy? It gives you an opportunity to test headlining a tour as an independent artist,” I said.
Jhae sat back in her chair, reflecting on my idea.
