Chapter 42: "A Little Prayer"

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"Mission report. No sign here of the missing space explorer. I'm moving to the next planet," Rosita said from onstage.

Darius got himself prepared as Meena started walking toward the stage.

"Ready, Gina?" Darius asked her.

"It's Meena," Meena corrected.

"Wait, what is?" he wondered.

"Never mind," she shook her head.

"Listen, find that feeling. It is now or never," Darius told her.

As the music was about to start, Meena remembered Jamie's advice: to picture Darius as Alfonso, which seemed to work, making her smile.

"Okay. I'm ready now," she nodded with a smile.

(A/N While we know it's Darius singing, I'm putting Alfonso's name instead.)

[CHORUS:]
"I say a little prayer for you"

[MEENA:]
"The moment I wake up
Before I put on my makeup"
[CHORUS:]
"Makeup"
[MEENA:]
"I say a little prayer for you"

[ALFONSO:]
"While combing my hair now
And wondering what to wear now"
[CHORUS:]
"Wear now"
[ALFONSO:]
"I say a little prayer for you"
[CHORUS:]
"For you"

He lifted Meena up, her blue outfit becoming a white one.

[BOTH:]
"Oh, baby"

[MEENA:]
"Forever, ever"
[ALFONSO:]
"You'll stay in my heart and I will love you"
[MEENA:]
"Forever, ever"
[ALFONSO:]
"We never will part
Oh, how I love you"
[MEENA:]
"Together, together..."

The fight between the gorillas and Crystal's men continued as Jerry's phone rang, making him scream before answering it.

"Oh, Mr. Crystal, where are you?" Jerry asked.

"I'm trapped somewhere under the stage," Crystal shouted.

"I'll find you, sir," Jerry assured, yelped as he hung up, then yelled as he ran, "Mr. Crystal, I'm coming!"

[ALFONSO:]
"I run for the bus, dear
While riding
I think of us, dear"
[CHORUS:]
"Us, dear"
[MEENA:]
"I say a little, oh"
[CHORUS:]
"Prayer for you"

[ALFONSO:]
"Oh, shawty
At work"
[BOTH:]
"I just take time"
[MEENA:]
"And all through my coffee break time"
[CHORUS:]
"Break time"
[ALFONSO:]
"I say a little"
[BOTH:]
"Prayer for you"

[BOTH:]
"Forever and ever
Forever
Oh, yeah"
[MEENA:]
"I will love you"
[ALFONSO:]
"Ever
I say a prayer for you"
[MEENA:]
"Oh, how I love you"
[BOTH:]
"Together, together
Together, yeah
Oh, yeah
Would only be heartbreak
For me"

[MEENA:]
"Only be heartbreak
For me"

The audience cheered, making Meena look at the real Alfonso in the front row. When she turned back, she saw Darius.

"Yes!" Darius cheered, laughed, then declared, "I am gonna win a ton of awards for this."

Meena just smiled before going downstage to talk to Alfonso.

"Hi," Meena greeted.

"Um, hi," Alfonso did the same, a bit confused.

"I'm Meena," she introduced.

"Oh. Um, Alfonso. You-you were incredible," he told her.

"So were you," Meena said.

"Um, what?" Alfonso questioned.

"Oh. Uh, uh, never mind. Um, want to meet up after the show, maybe?" she asked.

He was a bit taken back until the audience member beside him nudged him, making him answer, "Uh, okay."

"Okay, great. Bye," Meena waved as she ran offstage.

Then when she got backstage, she went to Jamie.

"It worked," Meena told her.

"What worked?" Jamie asked.

"Picturing Darius as my ice cream guy," Meena answered.

"That's great! Also, good luck with meeting up with him after the show," Jamie smirked.

"Thanks," Meena giggled.

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A/N Yay! I love it!

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