Fantasia's POV:
Taraji had taken me back to Dale's. Where it all happened. I can't believe it was just a night ago. Time feels like it stops when I'm with her. She had ordered me a Cosmopolitan, and we sat there on the bar stools waiting for the singer to sing that night.
Then Taraji's friend was there and gave us a side eye line he knew we fucked. Was it that obvious? Nahh..
Then we watch as Dale gets up on stage to introduce the singer. "How y'all doing on this..." the crowd finished, "Lovely California Evening!!" Dale then laughed into the mic because of how the crowd knew him so well. "We got a woman who's a horn with her voice. You could hear that thang from a mile away. Give it up for the amazing, the talented...
Danielle Brooks!" The crowd wooed and cheered at herring the woman's name. Now I was intrigued. I wonder what this woman will look like.
I then heard a loud singing voice start, but the singer was still behind the curtain.
"Why am I willing to give myself to you?" The majestic and powerful voice sang.
"Is it because I'm scared to leave?
Or am I afraid to stay?"
She sang, softening her singing voice.
"I wouldn't wish death on anybody any day,
But I'm willing to wish it on you..."
Damn. These lyrics hit home.
"I don't know why,
But I'm getting tired of being mistaken for a fool.."
She finally stepped out onto the stage, and there I saw was a curvy, chocolate-powerful woman. I was in awe. Is this how Taraji saw me when I first got on the stage? I then looked over to her, and she was just as mesmerized as I was by the woman. She continued to sing,
"Why am I willing to give myself to you.?
I'm not scared to leave.
I'm not afraid to stay,
And I wouldn't rather not be on display,
So I ask again.."
Why am I willing to give myself up to you.?
I guess It's because when no one was there,
I was... your.. Glue."
The crowd was silent at first, waiting for the band to stop. Then, right after that, everyone erupted in cheers and shouts. "Thank you all! I wish y'all a good night in Cali!" she said, waking off the stage right toward the bar. Me and Taraji were at.
Dannielle POV:
I had seen too very beautiful women after singing, looking at me mesmerized, which made me blush a little. One was caramel and pretty small, and the other was a dark chocolate woman like me with hella curves. I walked over to the bar they were sitting at and decided to make small talk.
"Did y'all enjoy my song?" I asked them. "It was magical." The dark chocolate woman spoke. "The way you carried the vocals and made sure to get the word out and understood was incredible. I'm a singer myself, and I love to see someone with such a powerful thing called the voice." "I'm taking it that you do gigs too?" "Yes, I move back down here from New Orleans." the woman told me. "What's ya name miss?"
"Fantasia Barrino. This is Taraji." "Nice to meet you Miss Barino and Miss Taraji!" she said, kissing both of their hands. "You don't speak much, do ya?" Danielle asked Taraji. "Sorry I'm just shy.." she said while looking down, playing with her fingers.
"Nothing I can't fix," she said, grinning at Taraji, which puzzled Fantasia a bit. It's more than a bit, actually.
