The D-Tribe (Rewritten!)

Chapter 5: Elimination Round

Joy immediately erupted inside of the Daniels. Rhea rose into her standing position as a grin with an open mkouth appeared on her face. “Wait, we’re in the contest?! Seroiusly?!”

“Yes, seriously. It’s what it said right here in Gmail,” Ray said, his eyes shifted back to his phone.

“Well, what’s it say?” Ralpha asked, his face being lit up and his widened eyes full of enthusiasm.

“It says here, ‘Congratulations, D-Tribe. You are now part of the Battle of the Bands Competition. There are obstacles yet to come, so let’s be prepared for it. I hope you rise up to become one of the best bands in the world,’” Ray read it out loud.

“Oh-ho-ho,” Ralpha said as his right fist and his left palm collided with each other. His four left fingers wrapped around his fist. His face was now plastered with determination. “We’re gonna be the best band, alright.”

“Anyways, I’m proud about having us as a band and I’m proud of being part of the contest with you,” Diona said.

“Yeah, same here. This would be my chance to express my passion for keyboard,” Rhea said.

“Don’t forget about the deal with the Dazzles, Rhea,” Ralpha said.

“Yeah, that too. And hopefully, Celia will be safe and sound,” Rhea said.

After dinner is finished, everyone went to do the same, usual nighttime routine before heading to bed. They bid goodnight to each other. Lights were out and all the Daniels drifted off to sleep.

The next day, they did the usual morning routine before dressing themselves up to go to Cru Point. Ray was dressed in his black Nike shirt, blue pants and brown rubber shoes. Ralpha was dressed in his red t-shirt, blue pants and gray loafers. Diona was dressed in her white shirt with brown leather jacket, black jeans and black Dr. Martin’s Chelsea Boots. Rhea was also dressed in her white shirt, just like her mom. The only difference is that she wore blue jeans and black & white sneakers.

Right now, they were in the exact same auditorium-like area where the D-Tribe auditioned to be part of the Battle of the Bands. Along with Johnnie, Jenny, Jayden, Eli, Nicholas and even Celia. Because not only the contestants are present, but there are also other people watching the performances as the audience. And the D-Tribe’s friends are some of those people.

Right now, they were sitting somewhere on the left side of the seating. In the front row. The conversation was scattered among the whole gang. You see, on Rhea’s right were Celia, Jenny and Johnnie. Right behind her was Eli and beside him on the left was Nicholas. On the other side of Eli was Jayden. On Rhea’s left were Ray, Diona and Ralpha. You can see two grownups — a male and a female — sitting beside Nicholas.

The female has tan skin, but has lighter shade than Celia, brown hair and brown eyes, just like her daughter. For her outfit, she was wearing pink shirt with beige shorts and brown sneakers. Her name is Marene Rose Manzedillio.

The male has tan skin, but it’s a bit darker than Celia’s. His hair and eyes were also brown. For his outfit, he was wearing white polo shirt with a few buttons in the middle-top corner, blue jeans and white rubber shoes. His name is Jeffery Sheko “Jeff” Manzedillio.

The two grownups seemed to have a freestyle conversation with Diona.

"You're here to watch the auditions as promised?" Rhea asked Celia.

"Yup," she answered.

“We heard from Ray that you participated in the Battle of the Bands and you endr up being accepted,” said Jenny.

“Yeah. Congrats, guys. We can't wait to watch you perform on stage as a family band," said Johnnie.

"Me too," said Jayden.