Now am I good enough?

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(Bethany's Pic above ☝️)

‘Kala ko ba na ok?’ she said.

“I thought so too. What should I do next?” I asked her while in the car papa-uwi na sa bahay.

‘Uhm, wait diba may fare bukas sa school and nandoon ang lahat?’ she asked ‘and my song number ka diba?’.

“Yes why?” I questioned her. “Hmm my napili ka na bang song?”.
“Yes meron na Slow Han-.” She cut me off.
‘Change it’

“What? Why? Yun lang ang napag practican ko.” I whined at her.

‘The next step for Louise is to make her guilty. Kaya palitan mo ang song mo na relate sa nangyayari sa inyo ngayun.’ She said na halatang naka smile sa kabilang line ng phone.

“Oww ok. Thank you Bethany I love you” I thank her and hang up.

3 Oras kung rene-hears ang bago kung songs. Guys alam kong di ako gaano ka galling at ka active sa school but ibahin niyo ako sa Music and arts doon ako nag e-excel. Marami rin ang hindi nakaka-alam na meron akong talent sa pagkanta. Di ko rin kasi pina pakita na magaling ako sa mga bagay na to. Only the teachers, my parents and Bethany and nag e-encourage saakin para daw ibahagi ko sa mundo ang talent ko. I keep on refusing until napagod na ako at finally pumayag nalang. Kaya secret nila akong sinali sa fare bukas para daw mag alay nang kanta at para narin makilala ang talent ko sa buong school.

I woke up early and prepared for the school.

I immediately headed to the convention center at sinalubong ako ni Bethany. ‘Hey, you good?’ She questioned me.

“Yup! Never been better” I smiled at her nervously.

‘Good. Everyone is now here, the show will start in 5 mins. Ikaw ang last and special performer. Good luck’ she said and ushered me to the back stage.

May total na five performers and mag pe-perform ngayun and after this ay mag e-enjoy ang mga students sa mga booths and then other fun activities then lastly and closing ceremony. 

‘Please welcome our forth  performer……..’ I heard the MC said.. kina-kabahan na ako ng subra. Wala naman akong stage fright pero ang magperform sa harap ni Louise ay mas nakakatakot pa sa isang libong taong pag-pe-performan ko. Sinilip ko kung saan si Louise and nakita ko siyang parang bored na bored na sa kanyang upoan. At nakita ko naman si Bethany with encouraging smile I nod at her and smiled.

‘And now the last and special performer please welcome Miss Riley Montero’ Sabi nang announcer nari-rinig kong nagsisigawan ang lahat curious siguro sa kung anong I pe-perform ko.

‘This is it’ I said in myself I walked confidently patungo sa stage ‘Playing is what I do best, dito ako magaling, kayang kaya ko to’ I encourage myself.

“Hi guys” I greeted them.

Biglang naghiyawan lahat ng tao. I smiled at them at halos lahat ng babae ay sumigaw at para kinikilig?.

‘Ewwww people. I will only sing here para sa isang tao ngayun and that’s the Ice Queen over there’ I said in my mind.

After kumalma ng mga tao I began to strum.

The Script

"Nothing"

[Verse 1]
Am I better off dead?
Am I better off a quitter?
They say I'm better off now
Than I ever was with her
As they take me to my local down the street
I'm smiling but I'm dying trying not to drag my feet

They say a few drinks will help me to forget her
But after one too many I know that I'll never
Only they can’t see where this is gonna end
They all think I'm crazy but to me it's perfect sense

[Chorus]
And my mates are all there trying to calm me down
'Cause I'm shouting your name all over town
I'm swearing if I go there now
I can change her mind, turn it all around

And I know that I'm drunk but I’ll say the words
And she'll listen this time even though they’re slurred
So I, dialed her number and confessed to her
I'm still in love but all I heard
Was nothing (nothing, nothing, nothing)

[Verse 2]
So I stumble there, along the railings and the fences
I know if we're face to face then she'll come to her senses
Every drunk step I take leads me to her door
If she sees how much I'm hurting, she'll take me back for sure

[Chorus]
And my mates are all there trying to calm me down
'Cause I'm shouting your name all over town
I'm swearing if I go there now
I can change her mind, turn it all around

And I know that I'm drunk but I’ll say the words
And she'll listen this time even though they’re slurred
So I, dialed her number and confessed to her
I'm still in love but all I heard
Was nothing (nothing, nothing)

She said nothing (nothing, nothing)
Oh, I wanted words but all I heard was nothing
Oh, I got nothing (nothing, nothing)
I got nothing (nothing, nothing)
Oh, I wanted words but all I heard was nothing

Ohh, sometimes love's intoxicating
Ohh, you're coming down, your hands are shaking
When you realize there's no one waiting

Am I better off dead?
Am I better off a quitter?
They say I'm better off now
Than I ever was with her

[Chorus]
And my mates are all there trying to calm me down
'Cause I'm shouting your name all over town
I'm swearing if I go there now
I can change her mind, turn it all around

And I know that I'm drunk but I’ll say the words
And she'll listen this time even though they’re slurred
So I, dialed her number and confessed to her
I'm still in love but all I heard
Was nothing (nothing, nothing)

She said nothing (nothing, nothing)
Oh, I wanted words but all I heard was nothing
Oh, I got nothing (nothing, nothing)
I got nothing (nothing, nothing)
Oh, I wanted words but all I heard was nothing
Oh, I got nothing (nothing, nothing, nothing)

I got nothing [x3]