Super Nova

"NOVA, you're on in five!" The stagehand yelled from outside the door.

Nova Quinn, known only as Nova, was exhausted after a year-long world tour. Finishing up the last show of her newest self-titled album, Super Nova, had been my physically draining on the rock star than she could have ever imagined. Nova was the hottest female singer in the business and had done it all; movies, magazines, won Grammy's, and an A-list celebrity.

The public knew her as being a bit of a diva and she often was the talk of celebrity gossip news. Despite her reputation, she still made a few friends with other stars like her best friends, Emma and Jade, from the rock band Roxy. People assumed Nova was just like her cocky father, wrestling manager of the world-renowned Powerbomb Global, Eric Quinn. He had quite the reputation of his own, being a cut-throat business manager, and one of the most well-known managers in the business.

When people took the time to know Nova, they soon saw she was nothing like her father or the reputation that preceded her. Unfortunately, not very many people took the time to find out who the real Nova really was. After years of her bad reputation, she had become jaded by knowing people saw her as the self-centered brat of the rock scene. Other than her fans who loved her, Nova didn't have many people she could depend on. A reputation of yelling at staff, trashing hotel rooms, and not to mention, the party girl lifestyle the paparazzi had portrayed didn't do much to improve things.

The last night of her big tour Nova headed out to the stage with her handler. Just going through the motions, she attempted getting in the zone to go on stage.

"We're walking! Nova's heading to the stage," the lady shrieked in her headpiece making Nova cringe from the shrill voice.

Nova had enough of her demanding lifestyle and strenuous travel schedule and was counting down the minutes for the tour to be over. She was ready to head home to sleep in her own bed in the luxury penthouse apartment in Manhattan after the long tour finally ended for a much-needed hiatus.

"One last show, then home-sweet-home," she thought to herself, as she adjusted her costume.

After butting heads with her manager, they finally agreed she needed some time off to rest. It was obvious to anyone looking in that she wasn't the same woman she hadn't been years before. She desperately needed a break before she lost her mind. The promoters had canceled her last two shows because of exhaustion and fatigue. She couldn't risk her health or sanity much longer, especially after her short stint in the hospital weeks before.

After several weeks of back and forth, Nova wanted to make up for the canceling of several events and do something to show appreciation for her fans. She demanded her last show of the tour be free with a live stream online, against her manager's discretion.

Nova stood under the stage platform, ready to put on one more show for the tour. Standing at the ready on a hydraulic lift that would bring her up into the middle of the stage, she was dressed in a black sequin bodysuit, thigh-high boots, and white custom coat that would show hologram projections as she performed. She shivered with excitement at the idea of the holograms giving the appearance that the coat was the universe, once the lights lit up the stage, knowing her fans would love it. Her shows were full of special FX, pyrotechnics, and laser lights. Far more glitz and glam than Nova thought were needed, but it was par for the course at this point.