The Reunion by Kayla Olson(25)
“It’s been a surreal day, to say the least! I’m so happy the single is resonating with people—we worked harder on this one than ever before, so it’s nice to see it taking off.”
They talk for a minute more about her inspiration, about her decision to pivot toward music from acting, about if she can give any more hints about her upcoming album.
“Actually, I’m glad you asked!” she says with a mischievous smile to the camera. “?‘Meet Me in the Garden,’ my next single, will drop sometime in the next few days—there are some hints already in my feed, and there will be more. If you think you’ve figured out the hidden message, which is a lyric from the chorus, tag me in a story. First to figure it out will win some signed merch!”
“You heard it here first, friends!” Marissa announces excitedly. It’s a win for both of them: more traffic to Snapaday, more exposure for Millie—whoever advised Millie to drop her single right before this takeover needs a raise, because it was undoubtedly part of their strategy, to keep Millie front and center of the reboot and this press moment.
Marissa checks her watch, an analog timepiece with a strap made of sunny-yellow silicone. “I had a few more questions, but I think that’s a great place to leave it. We’ve got twenty minutes until we go live for the Q and A—why don’t you all take a break, get some snacks, and we’ll meet back here at five to noon.”
Sasha-Kate abandons her director’s chair before the words are even out of Marissa’s mouth, stalking across the room like she can’t get away from us fast enough.
“What’s with her?” I say to Millie before I think better of it—the last thing I want to do is pour fuel on our old feud.
Millie rolls her eyes. “It’s my fault,” she says. “First thing she said to me when I got here was, ‘Congrats on hitting number one, Hālo’s pissed.’?”
“Well, congrats on pissing off Hālo,” I say cheekily, and she laughs. Hālo’s reign at the top of the charts lasted a solid ten years—Millie’s dethroning her is no small feat. I absolutely get why Hālo would feel threatened by it.
Millie pulls out her phone, reminding me I have a missed message of my own, probably Bre or Attica with some last-minute reminder for the interview. But no—it’s Ransom—I’m still not used to seeing his name on my screen again after all this time.
I swipe it open, and my screen fills with an extreme close-up of Ford and Ransom together, making a pair of faces so over-the-top serious they’re hilarious.
you’ve got wardrobe after your snapaday thing, yeah? if you’ve got time for lunch while you’re near the studio, ford and i are headed to the diner—we’ll do our best to snag the haunted booth just for you ;)
I laugh, despite myself, and Millie briefly glances up from her phone. I’d forgotten all about the haunted booth.
Tell Ford he’s going to break his eyebrow if he arches it any higher, I write. And yes—count me in.
SNAPADAY LIVE: Q&A #GIRLSTALKGIRLS TAKEOVER
@Bianca_OnTheVerge
they look so cute, ahhhhh
@readloveslay22
ugh why does it keep freezing
@readloveslay22
or is that just me
@Dan_and_Xan_stans
not just you, @readloveslay22
@hamstertroll
FIX IT, come on, it’s not like this is your own platform or anything @abbeyyyyy17
be patient, guys, it’s just cause there’s like 50,000 people crashing it all at once @Bianca_OnTheVerge
75,000 now
@GOTV_fanboiiii
ok its working now EVERYONE STOP WHAT YOURE DOING OUR QUEENS HAVE ARRIVED
@purrmaid2007
Liv where did you get those shorts
@arianaventi
I just wanna know if Ransom’s single yet orrrrr
@abbeyyyyy17
ransom’s not doing the q&a tho @arianaventi @authoremilyquinn
Loved hearing all their answers in your stories this morning, @Snapaday @haileyg @marissasanchez—thanks for doing this! Excited for this Q&A!
@arianaventi
@abbeyyyyy17 yeah but maybe they know
@MillsMillsMills
MILLIE I LOVE MIDNIGHT
@hamstertroll
anyone else notice their hashtag could be read girl stalk girls @spinderella
@arianaventi no i think they got engaged @arianaventi
@spinderella I know there are rumors about that but has anyone actually seen them together all week???
@spinderella @arianaventi yeah good question, now i wanna know too @abbeyyyyy17
@spinderella @arianaventi ohmygahhhhh can we just forget about Ransom for TWO SECONDS and listen to the girls? #GirlsTalkGirls not #GirlsTalkRansom @arianaventi
@abbeyyyyy17 @spinderella fwiw i would absolutely tune in to #GirlsTalkRansom, can we do that instead @spinderella
@arianaventi HARD SAME @abbeyyyyy17
@abbeyyyyy17
agree to disagree, y’all are a good example of why we even NEED a chat like this but ok @arianaventi @spinderella @Bianca_OnTheVerge
anyone else think sk’s interview made it sound like honor totally picked the dream job in new york over staying in cali with duke? sorry not sorry for the spoilers if anyone here hasnt gotten to the series finale @GOTV_fanboiiii
ughhhhhh @Bianca_OnTheVerge I hate it but you have a point @Abbeyyyyy17