Author's note: Just a heads up...I'm gonna be changing how I write this story from now on, meaning that It's gonna be written like a script (screenwriting). You still will know the characters thoughts, and point of views, you will know when I mention it...but just know that it will be structured a little differently at times. I know I owe you guys an apology for the long wait, but I shall not make you wait another day for this long awaited update....here you go!
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Weeks later...
Whitney's POV
I walk into the studio taking deep breaths preparing for what's going to be the most memorable moment of my life and career. I close my eyes and exhaled, turned around to see Dionne smiling...
"Alright Nippy, I want you to give your best now baby...you got this."
"But D, I don't know if I can do this...I-I mean this is Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson (I sigh)...and YOU! I just don't know--
" Oh Nippy you'll be fine! just pretend that no ones here, you're by yourself. Whitney...this is your time"
"Ok, you're right..."
"I know (she laughs)...so does that mean you're ready then?"
"Yea"
I nod my head taking in everything she said, and Dionne smiles and then returns to the outer booth to watch me, and I slowly release another deep breath. I watch Quincy enter the booth talking to D. He turns on the intercom...
"Alright Miss Houston starting with the chorus and after the hook...let me hear ya..." Says Quincy. and that's when Lionel entered the room and then followed by Michael. I quickly glanced over at Michael and he smiled. I gulped nodded at Quincy and then Quincy pressed play back and I started to sing...
"We are the world... we are the children ...we are the ones to make a brighter day so let's start giving...there's a choice we're making... we're saving our own lives ...it's true we'll make a better day just you and meee.....(I see Dionne smile at me as I hold out that note and she gives me a thumbs up...and then Quincy cuts the music)
"Alright great Whitney...( he says over the intercom, smiling at me I honestly didn't know if he really liked the way I sung it because it was the chorus part, I sung it that way not totally showing off my riffs and runs ,vocal skills and such...) now in you're own way let me hear you sing it again ",he says.
" My own way?"
"Yes let me hear how you'd really sing it!"
"Ok ." I nod and Quincy hits play back again, and I begin to sing the song without out holding back at all, putting use to all my vocal skills and giving it the best that I could ...i was good if I do say so myself )
....Just you and meeeeeeee!!!!!." And Quincy stops the music. I opened my eyes and I looked at all of them ...it was quiet for a good minute until....Quincy starts to clap and everybody else follows. Dionne is smiling really big, and jumping up and down unsurprisingly ,and Lionel and Michael is also smiling.
"Wow Miss Houston-- I mean WOW ...your voice is heaven sent I have never heard anything more beautiful...", he grins.
I take off my headphones and come out of the studio booth to face them.
" Really?... thank you Mr. Jones !"
" With a voice like that you can call me Quincy... hell you can call me Q" (we all laugh)
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Got To Be There
RomanceA love story involving the multi-talented artists Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. When they first meet in 1985... Whitney is an up incoming artist and Michael has already made a name for himself, a HUGE name at that. They both work really hard...
