CHAPTER 6: The Honourable Tribute

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6th February 2023

"please welcome to the stage.. ANASTASIA" the voice over said and everyone cheered

the black curtain dropped and that's when i appeared, with my back to the crowd

"ahhhhhhh ahhhhhh
aaaaaahhhhh
aaaaaa—ahhh
aahhhhhhhahhhhhhhhh
ahhaaaa uhh ahhhhhh
ahhhhhahhhh
uuahhhhhhh
uahhhh ahhhh" i did the arabic scaled riff that is at the beginning of 'already' one of my favourite beyonce songs that she released alongside of the lion king movie on the soundtrack album she made

and in all honesty, i'm proud of myself for hitting those notes because they're hard to hit. you have to have such a angelic voice and be able to basically do vocal acrobats to hit the right notes and on time

"tonight i want you to stand up on your feet..." i breathed heavily into my hand held microphone "in honour for the most awarded artist in grammy history... the queen" i say, announcing her making history a little early but i don't care, and then add "when i was little i wanted to be her so bad.. and it's because of her that i'm stood on this stage today being able to do this tribute for her" i say honestly

"so sassy.. so sexy.." i hum as i shake my head while i speak

"this one's for you. i love you beyoncé" i smiled even though she couldn't see me

"ONE TWO THREE FOUR" i say quickly, harshly, with force as i spin around and then strut to the opening of 'crazy in love'.

i strut down the stage as everyone stands and cheers "eeeyyyy" i cheer on the crowd with a big smile

i come to a stop in the middle of the stage, kick my right leg out to my right and pose, and on beat i throw my arm over my head and do the 'dangerously in love' album cover pose while i sing the second verse and everyone cheers for me

"when i talk to my friends so quietly
who he think he is? look at what you did to me
tennis shoes, don't even need to buy a new dress" i stroke up my right leg and slide my leg along the floor so i can stand normal again

then i point out to the crowd towards jude "if you ain't there, ain't nobody else to impress
its the way that you know what i thought i knew
its the beat that my heart skips when im with yyyoouuuuuu" i riff with a deep voice as i sing

"but i still don't understand
just how your love can do what no one else's can" i shrug to the crowd cockily then start strutting again to the chorus of the song

me and the dancers did the uh oh dance and everyone was up dancing singing and cheering for me.

i made note to look at beyonce who was also stood beside jay smiling hard and watching me as i did the best i could to tribute her.

"grammys sing uh oh" i say into my microphone as i did the dance
that's when they chanted 'uh oh' to me during the song

once that part was over i moved out of the line with my dancers and started strutting forward

"got me loookkkinnnnn so craaazzzeeehhhh my baaaabbbbeeehhhhh" i sing, my thick british accent making itself known

"sing it y'all" i said and suddenly turned american which made me smile slightly

"oohh-ooohhhhhhhhh" i riffed while beyoncés backing vocals came through the speakers
"hhhheeyyyyy eeyyyyyy" i called out louder as i strutted around the mini stage

"ooohhhoooooo WOAAHH!!!" i hit a higher note as i strutted

"beyoncé" i called out as i strutted back on myself and made my way to the middle of the stage from the left side

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