Letting Go Is Easier Said Than Done (An Original Story)

Chapter 78

Chapter 78

Time Skip... Two Weeks Later...

  This is it, the day of junior recital. Half of the school is coming to watch me sing. I'm so excited yet super nervous. I don't have stage freight but knowing that Derek, Ted, Becky and her parents, and my parents will be the audience puts a lot of pressure on me to be absolutely perfect. If I mess up at all and it's noticeable, I'll hold it against myself for a long time. Music is third period which means I only have a couple of classes before it's time to perform. That's not much time to relax and tell myself that I can do this. I can do this... right? Stop it! Of course I can do this. I've been a performer all my life so why would a junior recital be any different? 

Third period... Recital time..

  I take a few minutes to sit in my music teacher's office, gather myself, say a silent prayer, and make my way out to the crowd. As I introduce myself awkwardly, I'm in shock at just how many people are crammed into the rather small music room. There's at least three hundred to three hundred fifty people in the audience. "Well I wasn't expecting to see so many of you here. Well this is awkward." That manages to get a few laughs. "Well you all know me. I'm Myra Waters aka the Singer as some of you call me. I have nine songs in my set. I hope you enjoy them." I look at my voice teacher (whom happens to be my pianist for my recital performances) and dive right into the language piece. I'm not going to lie. I'm rushing through it so I can enjoy the rest of my set. I also manage to only have to glance at my music three times. That's an accomplishment for me believe it or not. 

  The rest of my set is much more enjoyable and runs smoothly. My favorite song in the set by far is "I Dreamed A Dream" from Les Miserables, one of my favorite musicals of all time. It's just so powerful and gives me a lot of opportunities to showcase my vocal range. When I'm all done singing my heart out, I get a standing ovation from everyone in the audition, including Becky with her parents holding her up. That alone is all it takes for me to become emotional and burst into happy tears. Derek and Ted rush down and throw me over their shoulders. I'm carried around the music room while grinning like the biggest idiot of my life. People I barely know repeatedly tell me how great I did and a few even give me hugs. I've missed this feeling. I lost it for awhile and now it's slowly coming back. This is hands down my most memorable recital to date. I'm going to remember today for a long time.