The day of the Openhouse...
Ren Greens:
I am so nervous, I know I don't have a fever anymore. But my scars on my arms been bother me and the perform. " You are going to do great, that's why the music teacher chose you, " I heard Aisha behind me and I turned to her. " I can't do this, there is over 1000 people out there, even the students. I can't do this, I can't sing in front of that many people. The last time I did this gig when I was 16 years old. Sixteen, Aisha, sixteen. I am scared to do, I can't do this without a reason."
Aisha looked at me and she put her hand on my shoulder, then she smiled. " You do have a reason, Ren. You have us, me, Leah, Elle and Caleb. We will be in the crowd, watching you. Caleb wanted to see you sing again in years. Please, you got this, " Aisha left me and she went with the others. I can do this and I picked up guitar from my case. I waited for the speech to be finished, I looked at the other performers. I am nervous as fuck, but I can do this.
" Now, we have our best of student for the two years..."
" REN GREENS"
I came into the stage ad I looked at the crowd. I saw there were a lot of people, I saw my parents. They looked different than the last two years. They changed a bit and I saw Aisha's parents. They are looking at me with a look. Aisha told me that her parents wants her to be the best of the student or best of the best. But the best of the best title belong to Elle. The dean give me the mic and I took it.
" Hello people, are all of you having a great afternoon?"
No one answered, this is a bit awkward.
" Well, I will sing a song. This song was written by different artist, this song is about we have each other no matter what. It's called " If we have each other." "
I gave the mic back to the dean and I sit down on the stool. I took a deep breath and then looked at the crowd. Pretend no one is there, and pretend I am perform to Louis and Lily. I missed those two and this song I sang to them when it came out on the radio.
"She was 19 with a baby on the way
On the East-side of the city, she was working every day
Cleaning dishes in the evening, she could barely stay awake
She was clinging to the feeling that her luck was gonna change
And, 'cross town she would take the bus at night
To a one-bedroom apartment, and when she'd turn on the light
She would sit down at the table, tell herself that it's alright
She was waiting on the day she hoped her baby would arriveShe'd never be alone
Have someone to hold
And when nights were cold
She'd say
The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad
If we got each other, and that's all we have
I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand
You should know I'll be there for you
When the world's not perfect
When the world's not kind
If we have each other, then we'll both be fine
I will be your mother, and I'll hold your hand
You should know I'll be there for you
They were 90 and were living out their days
On the West-side of the city next to where they got engaged
They had pictures on the walls of all the memories that they'd made
And though life was never easy, they were thankful that they stayed
With each other, and though some times were hard
Even when she made him angry he would never break her heart
No, they didn't have the money to afford a fancy car
But they never had to travel 'cause they'd never be apartEven at the end
Their love was stronger than
The day that they first met
They'd say
The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad
If we got each other, and that's all we have
I will be your lover, and I'll hold your hand
You should know I'll be there for you
When the world's not perfect
When the world's not kind
If we have each other, then we'll both be fine
I will be your lover, and I'll hold your hand
You should know I'll be there for you
You should know I'll be there for you
I'm 23, and my folks are getting old
I know they don't have forever and I'm scared to be alone
So I'm thankful for my sister, even though sometimes we fight
When high school wasn't easy, she's the reason I survived
I know she'd never leave me and I hate to see her cry
So I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side
I wrote this verse to tell her that I'm always by her side
I wrote this verse to tell her that
The world's not perfect, but it's not that bad
If we got each other, and that's all we have
I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand
You should know I'll be there for you
When the world's not perfect
When the world's not kind
If we have each other, then we'll both be fine
I will be your brother, and I'll hold your hand
You should know I'll be there for you
You should know I'll be there for you"
As I finished, I heard and saw everyone was clapping. I did it, I finally did it. My reason is my family and friends are here for me. Plus Caleb is there for me, then the dean came back on the stage. " That song, that really touch our hearts. But I want to know the reason why you chose this song, Ren. Please explain to us."
The dean gave me the mic and I looked at the crowd. " Well, as I was growing up I always had these friends by my side. But the most importantly, Louis and Lily, they were my younger siblings. They were the reason I love to sing and I started to sing. But when they died of leukemia, I really didn't thought had a reason to sing anymore. But when I have my friends and my family with me for this day.
" Also, I am very thankful for everything, " I continued, " but " I looked at my friends and they nodded. " But a month ago, I had the hanahaki disease, stage three of it, " everyone was shocked and gasped. Except Elle, Leah, Aisha and Caleb. " But I am fine, I got cured. No I did not get the surgical removal, I got cured from the person who love me. I am grateful, that person save me from getting killed by the sickness. I am very lucky to be alive and it's been for me to recover. But now I am fully recover from the side effects and I am very happy to be alive today. Plus this song was made for people who was about to give up, but the people by their sides is always going to be there for them no matter what. They will be there for them. That's the meaning behind the song. I hope all of you love it!"
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General FictionHanahki disease: This is sickness is one-sided love disease, when people experience unrequited love. There is only two cure for it, confess to the person they loved and they loved them back. Or get surgical removal, but lose the feeling of falling i...
