Sona's Dream

Chapter 3

Wait. Why is everyone gattered here? I'm not alone? "Now let's welcome them all! Please enter the stage!" I heard the announcer said it. We began to enter the stage, one after the other. Soon we were all on the stage. We had to stay in a line - from one to forty-six. The jury began to say:

-N. 1 passed!

Everyone clapped. The boy smiled. He looked confident as if he knew that he will pass... Wait! If they are announcing right now who will pass and who will fail then it means... I'm not out yet! I was really happy! They kept on announcing:

-N. 2 failed.

She left the stage crying. I felt sad for her.

-N. 3 failed.

-N. 4 failed

-N. 5 failed

-N. 6 failed

Wait what?! Everyone fails?!

-N. 7 failed

OMG I'm the next! And almost everyone failed! I closed my eyes. I prayed. I know it won't help but at least it lets me calm a little down. I heard them saying number 8... PASSED! I passed! OMG I passed!! I opened my eyes, I saw Mister Bulga looking at me and smiling. I smiled back! I passed! I left the stage and was told, that I shall go to my room and wait for them to call me again!

I entered my room and I began jumping without stopping! I couldn't stop! So happy right now! I have the feeling as if I have some big strong wings right now! I can fly. I feel so light. I don't know how long I laughed. I only stopped after my stomach hurt so much, which made it impossible to keep on laughing. I stood up and sat on the bed. I managed to pass the first round! I still have the possibility to become a singer! I thought again about me standing on a stage singing for my fans and to give them autographs after the concerts. It would be so great! Someone knocked on the door.

-Come in.

-Mister Bulga opened the door and came in:

-Congratulations! I knew that you will make it!

-Thank you mister Bulga! If you didn't give me all those lessons in the last 3 months, I would never been able to even stand on this stage today!

-No problem. You stood on the stage today because of yourself. If you didn't learn, then I can teach you as much as I want, you would not been able to stand on this stage. So you need to thank yourself. Ah yes, I came to tell you to go on the stage.

I went with him on the stage, he stood behind me. There were 13 people on the stage. Behind every one of us stood an adult. I think it was their teachers. The announcer began to say:

-Congratulations to those 12 young singers who passed the first round! The next round will begin in 1 month! The rules are very simple. Everyone from you need to prepare 3 songs. 2 songs have to be songs from other singers. The other 1 song must be written by yourself. Your teacher is allowed to help you to write your song text. Now let's applause for every single one of them and let's see meet in 1 month!

Everyone clapped, we left the stage. It was late night so we could stay the night at the hotel. I went in my room. Mister Bulga went home. He told me that we will meet in three days in the school. I should rest the next three days.

I need to write a song by myself? But I can't write song texts! What shall I do? Mister Bulga is allowed to help me. But can he write song texts? I don't know. And before I knew I fell asleep. I was so exhausted by all the stress.

The next day I went home. My parents were so happy! They watched everything on TV. They said they are so proud of me and they bought my favourite foods to eat tonight. They even called my aunties, uncles and my cousins to come over.

I thought that that was not necessary because it was the first round. After all 12 people passed so I still have a way to go. 1 month time to practice 2 songs, to write and to sing a song by ourselves is quite difficult. We don't have many time so I didn't understand why Mister Bulga said that I shall rest three days. He knew that 1 month is not long so why shall I rest 3 days instead of beginning my practise? Well let's enjoy the free time. I didn't have many free time in the last few months after all. I practiced every free minutes with singing and thought about those advises, which Mister Bulga told me. The last three days past with enjoyment. I played with my cousins that night and I went out with my friends. My friends really admired me. I feared that they will leave me because I managed to stand on a stage to sing and them not. But they were as friendly with me as always. I'm thankful for that. We talked about everything and one of my friends is now in a relationship. Well I congratulated her but I didn't understand why she want to spend her time with a dude. She was so free and now she's like a bird caught in a cage. Well she seems to be very happy so I'm happy for her.