Dreams
Episode 9
Candace Noah
I practiced the song all over and over again but still couldn’t get the exact vocals used in the song . Pete Seeger sang the song with a low pitched voice while I had a natural high pitched voice …
What will I do? I sighed in frustration
I tried to sing it again but still couldn’t get in
“Try singing it your own way. Max who had been watching me quietly suggested
What do you mean by that? I asked
I mean you should try give the song a little twist, he replied
Do you think it will be better that way? I asked worriedly
It will at least be better than the ru-bbish you have been singing since yesterday, he drawled
I looked at him and smiled
“Go to be-d , it is alre-ady late”. I instructed
how do you expect me to sleep when you are still battling with your song? he frowned
“Oh! My baby brother is so caring . I tea-sed
“Just go away”. he retorted and I grinned
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I tried to see the song with my high pitched voice just like Max suggested
I picked up my guitar from the be-d, tuned it to the rhythm of the song and soon started singing …..
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🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
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May God bless and keep you always
May all your wishes come true
May you always do for others
And let others do for you …………….I smiled when I was done singing, the song c@m£ out beautifully
Max! I called but there was no response from him
I turned to look at him and smiled when I saw him alre-ady asleep
I kept on singing the song till I drifted off to sleep…
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The next morning
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A stinging sl@p across my face jo-lted me up from sleep
ooouch! I exclaimed while sitting up
Why did you do that? I glared at Max who was laughing at me
“That is to teach you to be an early riser. he replied grinning
What do you …….. I st©pped when I noticed he was alre-ady dressed up for school
I glanced at the time, it was 8:00
Damn! I cursed , why didn’t you wake me up earlier?
“You were slee-ping so soundly”. he replied while leaving the room
I got off my be-d and ran into the bathroom to freshen up
I returned to the room when I was done and went over to the wardrobe for a change of clothing .
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I stared at my reflection when I was done dressing and was satisfied
I wore a blue floral go-wn and a white sneakers
I sling my backpack across my shoulders , gr@bb£d my guitar and ran out of the room
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I met my mum and Max having breakfast in the sitting room
Good morning!
Morning candy! She smiled, how was your night?
Fine! I replied and scurried out of the house
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I flagged down a taxi and got into it
Delgado music school! I called and the driver nodded before driving off
I closed my eyes and said a silent round ,I pray to make it throu-gh the second round….
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The driver soon got to the school and parked in front of it
I paid him after I alighted from the taxi
Thanks miss , he appreciated and drove off….
I walked into the school compound and headed upstairs to the hall where the competition will be taking place….
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I pushed the door to the hall opened and walked into the noisy hall
I looked around the hall for Loretta and smiled when I saw her seated at a extreme corner.
Loretta! I called while walking towards her
She turned to look at me and smiled
“You were late . She queried
“ I practiced all night. I replied and she smiled
I sat down beside her placing my guitar gently on the floor
The hall bec@m£ quiet when Miss Brenda c@m£ out of the next room to address us
Good morning! She greeted . Welcome to the second phase of the competition and like you all know only 10 of you will make it to the next round . You will all be singing here in front of your peers and the judges …
Oh no! Loretta exclaimed, I don’t like the idea of singing in front of everyone
Why? I asked
It makes me really nervous, she replied and I smiled
It will be alright. I as-sured her
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Kira is here! a girl announced and the whole hall immediately bec@m£ noisy
“ I love you Kira. a boy squealed and I scoffed
I stared at her as she walked in with the same girls of yesterday
she was wearing a very skimpy go-wn and I must admit she really looked beautiful
They all walked over to the judges seat and sat down gracefully .
Why must she be the judge again? she is nothing but a rude br@t
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Chase Delgado
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The sound of my phone ringing jo-lted me out of sleep
Damn! I cursed
I received the call without confirming the caller was
“hello! I gr-unted
Chase! don’t tell me you are still on be-d? a voice asked
Who is this?
“It is me Dave, your manager”. he replied
Oh! I am sorry , I never knew you were the one
“It is alright”. he as-sured….you nee-d to come over to the music school
Why?i frowned , can’t I just take the day off
No Chase, he replied and hanged up
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I dragged myself up from the be-d, went into the bathroom to freshen up and returned to the room when I was done
I dressed up in an all white outfit, picked up my car keys from the stool beside the be-d and headed downstairs
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I met Nick’s mother seated all alone in the sitting room with her eyes glued to her phone
Good morning ma! I greeted
She looked up at me and scoffed
Bastard! She cursed, how dare you open your filthy mouth to greet me. She glared at me
“I am sorry. I apologised and walked out of the sitting room
Why does she hate me so much? I wondered
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Candace Noah
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The first girl was called up to the front of the hall ..
What is you name? Kira asked without looking at her
Ciiarra Sancheeeezzz. She stuttered
What song are you singing?
“Merry time by bald gold , she replied
“Go on with it”. Kira instructed and the girl started singing with an off key tune
Oh my gawd! Loretta exclaimed, This is so bad
Very very bad, I drawled
St©p! Kira yelled and the girl immediately st©p singing
What the hell are you singing? Kira scoffed
“I am am sorry. the girl stuttered
“Get out . Kira barked , you are not meant to be here
The girl bur-sted into tears as she ran out of the room
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I almost peed on my p@n-ts when I was called Next
What! I exclaimed
“You can do it candy. Loretta encouraged giving me a small smile
I stood up , picked my guitar from the floor and walked over to the front
What is your name? Kira asked staring at me
Candace Noah, I replied
What song are you singing?
“Forever Young by Pete Seeger”
Good! Let us hear you sing
I tuned the guitar and started to sing
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🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
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May God bless and keep you always
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May your wishes all come true
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May you always do good for others
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May you build a ladder to your stars
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And climb on every rung
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May you stay forever you , may you stay for…………
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“St©p. Kira yelled and I immediately st©pped
I felt my heart racing fast
What did I do? I wondered
She looked and me and scoffed
Are you sure you are singing a Pete Seeger song? She asked
I nodded sheepishly
Then why the hell did you make use of a high pitched voice? she grinned evilly
“But Kira she sang the song even better than Pete Seeger”. one of the celebrity girl defended me
“Shut up. she barked at her and turned to look at me
Why did you make use of a high pitched voice? she repeated
I tried to talk but no sound c@m£ out
“You are disqualified from this competition . She informed and the whole hall bec@m£ quiet
But why? Miss Brenda asked , she didn’t do anything wrong in fact I was mesmerised with her voice
“I am the main Judge here miss Brenda, she drawled
What are you still doing here? she asked facing me…… Get out
I picked my guitar and ran out of the hall as tears streak down my face……
Is this really the end of my dreams? I wondered running and bu-mped into someone
“ I am sorry , I apologised looking up and g@sped in surprise when I met the gaze of Chase
Chase! I called wiping the tears from my eyes
he stared at me without saying anything
“I am really sorry”. I bowed before turning to go and he caught me by my arm
“Chase erm I mean Sir Chase. I stuttered
Why are you crying? he asked
Nothing, I lied
I said why are you crying? he repeated
“The competition”. I said as tears flowed freely down my face
What happened to it? he asked
“I was judged unfairly, I replied
Do you sing? he asked and I nodded
he was quiet for a while
If I ask you to try again, will you?
What!! I exclaimed in surprise
Will you? he repeated and I nodded
Come with me,he instructed taking my hands into his as we headed to the hall ignoring the stares and whispers of everyone around……….
Episode 10
Chase Delgad
I was heading to the record studio when a girl bu-mped into me
“I am sorry “. She apologised looking up at me and I immediately recognised her .
She was the girl I met at the orphanage,the girl that motivated me with her words, she was my first fan……
but why is she crying? I wondered
She mumbled an apology and was about to leave when I caught her by the arm
Why are you crying? I asked
Nothing
I said why are you crying? I repeated
The competition, she replied
What happened to it? I asked confusedly
I was judged unfairly, she repeated
Do you sing? I asked and she nodded while sniffing
Seeing the way she was crying, i knew the competition meant a lot to her so I decided to help her out
If I ask you to try again, will you? I asked staring intently at her
What!! she exclaimed
Will you? I repeated and she nodded
Good! I exclaimed taking her hands into mine as we headed to the hall…………
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I pushed the door to the hall opened and we walked in
All eyes turned to look at us and I heard people calling my name in whispers
Why do they all look scared? Is this a competition or a torture room
Sir Chase! Mrs Brenda called while running towards me , what are you doing here?
Are you the judge of the competition? I asked ignoring here question
She shook her head negatively
Then who is?
“Kira. she replied pointing to Kira who was staring blankly at me
I let go of the girl hand and walked towards Kira
Chase! she called , why are you here with her? She frowned
“I want to see her perform. I replied
“What do you mean by that Chase? she has been disqualified”. She yelled
Disqualified? What did she do? I asked
“She could not not siiinnnnngg “. she stuttered
“That is a big fat lie”. Mr Brenda retorted ,the girl has an angelic voice
I looked at Kira and scoffed , it was obvious she was the one lying
Brenda! I called
Yes sir, she responded looking at me
I want to hear all of them sing and I want them Judged fairly
Are you going to Judge them? She asked
“No . I replied, Kira will and I am sure she won’t Judge unfairly this time around or will you? I asked facing her
She shook her head negatively
Fine! I drawled , start the competition all over again
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Candace Noah
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Did I just hear right? I will be given another chance to sing
Oh candy! you are one lucky girl
I walked towards Loretta and sat down beside her
Oh candy! I am so happy for you. She beamed , how did you get to meet Chase?
I will tell you about it after the competition”. I promised and she nodded
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The first to be called to the front was the barbie girl
Your name plea-se? Kira asked
“Tiffany Moses”. She replied
What song are you singing?
Love me again by Diana May”. She replied
“Go on with it .she instructed
She started singing and I must admit she got a beautiful voice
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The second person to be called to the front was Loretta
“You can do it Loretta”. I encouraged her and she smiled
She walked up to the front and gave all her best
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I waited for about two hours before I was called up to the front , in fact I was the only one remaining to sing
I took a de-ep breath before walking up to the front
I was really nervous but I knew this was the only chance I have got
Name? Kira asked
“Candace Noah. I replied glancing at Chase who was seated beside Kira
“You can go on with your song. She drawled
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I tuned my guitar with my eyes closed and started singing
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🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
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May God bless and keep you always
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May all your wishes all come true
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May you always do for others
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And a lot others will do for you
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May you build a ladder to your stars
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And climb on every rung
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May you stay forever young, forever young
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May you stay forever young…….
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I heard cheering and cl@pping when I was done and opened my eyes to see almost everyone cl@pping
I turned to look at Chase and he gave me a small smile
He stood up and whispered something to Kira before leaving the hall…..
I just pray everything goes well….
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I felt my heart beating loudly when the witch was about to announce the result
“I am really nervous! Loretta said holding my hands ti-ghtly
“We will make it. I as-sured her “
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If your name is being called, plea-se go over to the next room”. Kira informed and soon started calling the names
Nick Jonas
Benita Gold
Tiffany Moses
Adams Jeff
Ciara Daniels
Loretta Samuels
Ben Castillo
Phil!pJames
Marimba Dan
She paused and sighed before calling the last name which was mine
Candace Noah
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I screamed and hvgged Loretta when I heard my name
I could not believe it, I really could not believe it
“I am so happy. Loretta beamed as we jumped excitedly
Me too……
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We met no one in the next room when we got there
We walked over to the front row and sat down
So can you tell me how you met Chase? Loretta asked
“I didn’t meet him, I bu-mped into him .I replied
Just like that? She asked and I nodded
“Well that is ha-rd to believe because he acted like he knows you before now”
Why did you say so? I asked
Can’t you see the way he held your hands and stood up for you?.
I felt someone tug at my clothes and I turned to look
I was surprised to see barbie smiling at me
hi Candace! she greeted sitting beside me , I am Tiffany
“Just call me candy. I informed and she smiled
How can I help you? I asked
“I just want to be your friend, she grinned
Friends? Why?i asked
“Because you are a friend to Chase . she replied
Really? I scoffed and she nodded
Can you plea-se……. she st©pped when a fat man on suit walked in
Why are the men here always on suit? I wondered
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Good afternoon! the man greeted, I am Mr George and I am in charge of the third phase competition
He looked around to make sure we were all listening before he continued
The stage would be the easier, you will perform a song written by you
“Wow! this is great. I remarked
and you are all going to be Judged by t©p celebrities
What!!!! I exclaimed loudly and the man turned to look at me
Do you have a problem with that miss? he asked
No, I replied
Good! this is a school that mould its students into celebrities so we are looking for the best five
Do anyone have a question? he asked
I do, Tiffany raised her hands
What is it? the man asked
“Will Chase be pres£nt? She asked grinning
The man looked at her and laughed. he will be pres£nt if he is not busy
Yippee! she exclaimed excitedly
I frowned at her
Why is she so excited about my Chase?
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I bade Loretta and headed to the bus station
I was so excited about today. Chase stood up for me, my crush stood up for me
I thought about his gaze on me and smiled sheepishly
How I wish I can see him again?
I stood at the station waiting for a taxi when a white sport car st©pped in front of me
Who is this? I wondered
Candy! a voice called winding the glas-s down
I tilted my head to get a clearer look at the person and g@sped in shock when I saw Chase…
Sir Chase! I called
“Get in “. he instructed
What? I asked in surprise
“I said get in. he repeated”
I opened the car door and hopped into the front seat
Are you happily now?he asked and I nodded
Wait a minute! how did he know I made it throu-gh this round? or is he……..
Where are you headed to? he asked distracting me from my thoughts
home, I replied
And where is your home?
Are you planning on driving me home? I asked in surprise
Is there a crime in that? he asked
I shook my head negatively
Good! So tell me where you live? he asked
“Diamond block”. I replied and he nodded
Is this for real? I asked pinching my self a little
Oh candy! You are really so lucky……
TBC