Warriors Human Short Stories

Secret Singing Talent?

Secret Singing Talent?

(Songs Featured: "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry, and "My Life Would Suck Without You" by Kelly Clarkson)

Cynthia, Leon, Isa- 17

Holly, Jay, Bree- 17 ½

Haliah, Paige, Brendon- 18

Haliah froze hearing singing coming from her younger sister's room.

"A penny for my thoughts, oh no I'll sell them for a dollar

They're worth so much more after I'm a goner

And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singin'

Funny when you're dead how people start listenin'"

Haliah crept closer, carefully and silently pushing open her sister's door to see who was singing the familiar song she knew was 'If I die young' by a band she didn't listen that often too.

"If I die young bury me in satin

Lay me down on a bed of roses

Sink me in the river at dawn

Send me away with the words of a love song

Uh oh uh oh,"

She stared at her sister who was sitting at her desk, working on what looked like homework, tapping her foot to the beat of the song she was currently singing at a medium volume. Haliah had no idea that her athlete of a sister could sing, and sing that well, everyone knew Cynthia loved sports, but she constantly denied having any ability music related, saying she sounded like a dying cat. But with the way she was singing Haliah seriously doubted it, Cynthia sounded more like a choir singer than a dying cat, she was really good.

"The ballad of a dove

Go with peace and love

Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket

Save 'em for a time when you're really gonna need 'em oh

The sharp knife of a short life,

Well I've had just enough time

So put on your best boys, and I'll wear my pearls,"

Haliah gently closed the door as Cynthia finished and spoke in her normal voice, "Ugh! I got this same stupid problem wrong again!" Haliah giggled softly at the remark as she went to her room, no doubt her younger sister was working on math homework, her most hated subject. Sitting at her desk an idea popped into mind, last week she had hosted a fundraiser for the graduating high school students that were going to graduate alongside her and had promised she would get someone to sing for them. Asking her sister would be free and wouldn't cost a ridiculous amount of money, maybe, just maybe, she could get Cynthia to do it. The scheduled date was in a few weeks, plenty of time to convince her. Getting to work on her multitude of homework she thought of ways to convince her

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The first thing she tried was the direct approach, "Cindy, I want you to sing at the fundraiser reward assembly."

"What!" Cynthia yelled in surprise, "I'm not singing for you Haliah!" She stumbled backward and tripped over the couch, falling flat on the floor.

Her sister pleaded, "Please! You're really good Cindy! We can't disappoint all those people who helped raise that money! They want to see someone sing and I want you to do it!"