She exited the arena through a back door and met up with her father, band mates, and body guard in front of a black stretch Rolls Royce limo. “You were amazing on stage.” Her father remarked before opening the car door.

Ashley took a sip out of her beer. “I know.” She muttered before stepping into the limo. The worn out auburn haired beauty took her seat and waited patiently for everyone else to do the same.

*~*~*~*~ 

They arrived minutes later in front of the large Ritz hotel. Ashley discarded her empty Heineken bottle into a nearby wastebasket. Her gaze moved towards the window and landed on the gorgeous building. She didn’t see anything but windows and fancy decorations. She saw theses hotels on a daily bases. They meant nothing to her. Didn’t even impress her anymore.

Entering the large 5 star hotel. She pulled out her hotel key card and headed towards the elevators. She needed a hot shower and a few lines of cocaine to get her through the night. She wasn’t into the whole ‘drugs, sex, and rock n roll’ thing at first, but after a while it just became part of her job. Becoming addicted to the deadly drug hardly ever crossed her mind. She wasn’t going to be one of those people to get hooked and dependent on them.

Her hand trembled lightly as she pushed the card into its slot. When the light turned green, she pushed the red velvet door open and stepped into the large master suite. The tired guitar player didn’t even pretend to be amazed by all of the nice expensive things inside. Instead she took out her cell phone and pushed a series of numbers. Bringing the small black phone to her ear, she waited patiently for Rachael to answer. “Rachael? Yeah it’s me. I need a change of clothes and a line of coke brought up to my room. Okay, bye.” She closed her phone and tossed it on the bed.

Ashley walked into the suite’s bathroom and started to remove her grimy, smelly, rock clothes. She stood in front of the mirror and ignored the sad look in her eyes. “You look like shit.” She told her reflection, noticing the dark circles under her eyes. Disgusted, she moved away from the mirror and stepped into the shower.