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Last time on Starry
Love Dream! Melanie and Hazel’s narration: Melanie: “My name is Melanie!
I’m 9 years old and I attend Grade 4 and I would like to become
a singer!” Hazel: “And I’m her number one
fan and her best friend of all time, Hazel!” Melanie: “Number one fan? You’re going way faster than me! I just went
to the audition at Regal Records.” Hazel: “The audition for new
talent?! What happened?” Melanie: “I sang the song ‘My
Heart’ for them, and then they were like all speechless and then they
all started freaking out! They
said they had chosen me and that I had the best singing voice and they
wanted me to work with them right away!
I won the audition! I was so happy!” Hazel: “Aaaaaahhhhh! Oh, my gosh, that’s
so totally great!” Melanie: “Yeah! But it’s too bad that we had to lie to my grandmother
just to go to the audition.” Hazel: “Yeah, well, that’s only
because she didn’t let you go to the audition. Just because she’s your grandmother doesn’t
mean that she has the right to stand in the way of your dream!” Melanie: “Well, yeah, I guess
you’re kind of right about that.” Hazel: “Of course, I’m totally
right!” Melanie: “But I still can’t believe
I won. I’m going to make my dream
come true.” Hazel: “I know you will. And I’m going to be your number one fan, too!
Speaking of being a number one fan, something interesting is
going to happen at our school these next several days.
It’s going to be interesting, I just know it!” Melanie: “Yup, very interesting.
So here we go! Starry Love Dream! I wonder what’s going to happen next! Stay tuned!” Opening theme song “Starry Love Dream”
by Starry~en~Luv (Happy dreamy love, wings like a dove) (To the starry night, in the starry light) A dream can’t just stay a dream in my mind It would just be a waste and I would be
in a bind No matter where and how far you have to
go You’ve got to chase your dream so much so Never ever lose sight of the love, of the
dream Let your dream flow like the never-ending
stream I know things are tough and it’s easy to
get sad But as long as we’re together, even if things
go bad I want to sing like a lovebird and touch
your heart (touch my heart) Please stay with me and stay close to my
heart (close to my heart) Starry love dream! I wanna be your
happy dreamy love I wanna spread
my wings like a dove Fly with me all the way to the starry night
Fly to the sky and bask in the starry light I wanna be your
happy dreamy love (happy dreamy love) I wanna spread
my wings like a dove (wings like a dove) Fly with me all the way to the starry night
(to the starry night) Fly to the sky and bask in the starry light
(in the starry light) Starry love dream Hold my hand tight and always stay by my
side Let’s hold onto the dream as we go along
the ride Stay with me, my love, and don’t try to
look back If we lose our way, we’ll always try get
back on track There are so many obstacles to fight your
way through But as long as you believe, your dream will
come true Oh, my love, even if things don’t always
go right We have our love, our dream, never lose
our sight I want to sing like a lovebird and touch
your heart (touch my heart) Please stay with me and stay close to my
heart (close to my heart) Starry love dream! I wanna be your
happy dreamy love I wanna spread
my wings like a dove Fly with me all the way to the starry night
Fly to the sky and bask in the starry light I wanna be your
happy dreamy love (happy dream love) I wanna spread
my wings like a dove (wings like a dove) Fly with me all the way to the starry night
(to the starry night) Fly to the sky and bask in the starry light
(in the starry light) Starry love dream (Happy dreamy love, wings like a dove) (To the starry night, in the starry light) Starry love dream, I love you! The Prologue Melanie and Hazel were walking through the
hallway of their school as they were on their way to their classroom. They passed by a large bulletin board and then
Hazel saw something that was interesting. “Hey,
Melanie, look at this,” she said. Melanie
stopped and she checked out what Hazel was looking at. “There’s going to be a school play.” Melanie
smiled with delight. “Oh, wow! I love plays,” she said. She began to read the text that was on the poster.
“’Auditions are now open for the year-end school play “Forever
Love”, the story of a young couple separated by their families who hate
each other. All who are interested
in taking part in this charming love drama please proceed to the drama
classroom.’ That’s so sweet!” Hazel
giggled at that. “Yeah, you love
drama, don’t you? All that love
and romance and mushy stuff like that?” Melanie
gently hit Hazel’s shoulder. “Yes,
I do. I like it a lot, thank
you very much. And I think I
remember you telling me that you like that kind of stuff, too.”
The two of them started to laugh. Hazel
saw something else that was beside the poster.
“Hey, check this out. It’s
a list of characters that’s going to be in the play.
Like what kinds of characters they are.
It says here that if you want to play one of these characters,
come to the drama classroom.” Melanie
looked at the sheet that Hazel was looking at.
“Hmmm…there are not very many characters. I guess it’s because it’s an end-of-the-school-year
play. If it’s going to be a huge
play, it should be in the middle of the year.” “What
kinds of characters are there? A
peasant boy, a noble girl, a singing angel…” “Singing
angel?” said Melanie. She looked
closer. “I
knew you’d say that somehow,” said Hazel.
“It says here that there’s a part where one of the characters
is going to sing and the character that’s going to sing is the angel
who’s trying to bring together the two families that hate each other.” Melanie
smiled brightly. “Oh, wow! That’s so sweet!” “Why
don’t you audition for that part, Melanie?” Melanie
looked up at Hazel with surprise. “What?
Me?” “Yeah!”
said Hazel. “I think it’s time
for your singing debut at Melanie
and Hazel started to giggle softly.
Melanie thought about it for a while.
“It’s been a while since I was in a school play. I always loved it. I always got the singing parts,” she said softly.
“You know what? I’ll go for it. I want the singing part.” “Awesome! Then you’ll touch people’s hearts here. Your first public performance in this town and
it just happens to be in this school,” said Hazel. Melanie smiled sweetly. Starry Love Dream Episode 7: How
romantic, just like a school play It was after school when the drama classroom
became available for the people who were in charge of organizing the
school play. The students who
were interested in taking part in the play were outside the classroom
waiting and they were all lined up.
As Melanie and Hazel walked by them, they noticed that they were
all from Grade 5 to Grade 8. There
were only going to be 10 characters in the play, so it was pretty simple. “Everyone’s
so much older than we are,” said Melanie. “Not
that much, Melanie. The youngest
ones are in Grade 5, so you’ll be okay, I think.
What does it matter anyway? It
was open to all students in the school,” said Hazel. Melanie
nodded and smiled. “Oh, right. I guess you’re right.” Melanie lined up at the back. Hazel was with her but not in the line. “Well, here we are. The wait might take a while.” “Did
you call your Grandma at home already?” “Yes,
I called her already. I wasn’t
sure if she was glad or mad about me going to an audition for a school
play. But she let me do it.” Melanie sighed and leaned on the wall. “Thank goodness, too. She…didn’t let me go to the audition at Regal
Records…” Hazel
smiled and winked. “But you did
anyway. And you won!” Melanie
smiled, too. “Yes. But now I wonder what’s going to happen when
she finds out that I became an idol pop singer without telling her.” “You
would have so many fans by then who love you, and they would hate it
if your grandmother stopped you from singing, so don’t worry about it.” Melanie
took out a small pile of sheets of paper from her bag and she began
looking at a certain part that was in it.
Hazel wondered what the papers were.
“What’s that?” “This
is the school play,” Melanie replied. “What? When did you get that?” asked Hazel. “At
lunch time, I asked one of the drama teachers if I could have a copy. There were a few students there, too, who wanted
a copy and I got one. I was looking
at the parts of the angel character.
I kind of noticed that she had to sing a song but there was no
song in here. I’m guessing the
teachers have one, but…I already wrote one earlier.” Hazel’s
eyes went wide open. “You did
what?! You wrote a song that fast? You did that just for this play?” Melanie
nodded her head. “Yeah, I did. It wasn’t too difficult.” Hazel
looked terribly disappointed as she hung her head low. “Oh, Melanie…you should tell me these things
sooner so that I can get hyped up over it sooner rather than later…”
she said, making herself look and sound like a very sad baby girl. “I’m
sorry…” Melanie whispered. But
suddenly, Hazel looked up and had a big smile on her face because of
that. “You’re going to get the part, I just know it.
You’re perfect for it. And you did all that without me noticing.
That’s pretty sneaky of you.” The
two of them laughed. It was time for Melanie to audition for
the part of the angel girl for the school play.
The drama teachers were sitting down in the drama classroom and
they began to talk to her. There
were a few students in the room as well.
And there were a few from outside who were looking in.
Hazel was waiting outside on a bench that was in the hallway,
some distance away from the drama classroom. “You’re
Melanie Thompson, eh? From Miss
Langley’s Grade 4 class,” said one of the teachers, whose name was Teresa
Walters. “You’re auditioning
for the part of the angel girl.” Melanie
smiled and she nodded. “Yes,
ma’am,” she said softly. Another
teacher approached Melanie and gave her a sheet of paper. This teacher’s name was Olivia Mills. “This is going to be the song that the angel
girl is going to be singing in the play.
Please take a look at it and see if it’s something that you might
be able to sing really well.” “Thank
you,” said Melanie, and she began to read it.
Melanie read the whole song and she looked up at the teachers. “Um…is it okay if I sang a different song?” “A
different song?” said another drama teacher.
His name was Patrick Shaw. “You
don’t like this song?” “It’s
not that. It’s just that…I read
the entire play today and I came up with a song for the angel girl to
sing for the couple. I wanted
to capture the emotions of the loving couple and the pain that they
were going through and the angel girl’s wishing to bring their families
together.” Mr.
Shaw seemed impressed and he looked at the other teachers. “Oh, that sounds very impressive. So you wrote another song just for the angel
girl to sing for this play?” “Yes,
sir,” said Melanie. “Can
we hear it?” asked Miss Walters. “Yes,
of course.” Melanie smiled and
she took a deep breath as she got ready to sing the song that she wanted
to sing in the play. Why
are we still in love with each other? Why
do we still struggle to be together? My
feelings so strong, I don’t know what to do There’s
so much distance between me and you It
feels like there’s no point to love anymore But
my heart won’t let me stop loving you more So
much has happened, so much hurt and pain I
feel I should give up, so we can stop the strain But
if I were to let you go and just walk away I
would regret every living moment of every day Melanie
could tell while she was singing that the teachers were all looking
at her with wide-eyed amazement. They
looked like they were speechless and Melanie continued to sing her song. There were a few students from the outside looking
in and they were watching with amazement as well. They could not believe that this little girl
could sing so well. Hazel,
who was still sitting on the bench outside, wondered what was going
on. She wanted to go inside, but the teachers did
not let her get in the room. “Aaaaaahhhhh, I so want to hear that song!” she whispered to
herself. One
of the drama teachers came out. It
was Miss Mills. “Everyone, may
I have your attention, please? Auditioning
for the part of the angel girl is now closed.
I’m sorry if you were auditioning for that part in the school
play, but we have someone already who will be playing as that character.” Hazel
jumped out of her seat and she was very excited. As a few girls left feeling disappointed, Melanie
came out of the drama classroom and she saw Hazel. Hazel quickly ran towards Melanie. “Melanie! What happened? Did you get it?” Hazel shouted out loud. Melanie
was surprised by Hazel’s loud voice and she looked around. “Hazel!” she said and she sighed. “Well…yes, I got the part.” “What!” Hazel screamed, drawing a lot of unnecessary
attention towards her. “That’s
so awesome! I knew you would
get that part!” “Hazel,
people are staring at us. Please
calm down,” said Melanie. “Sorry,”
said Hazel, as she laughed with an embarrassed and silly look on her
face. “I just got a little carried away for you.
But I’m so happy that you got it!
Did the teachers like the song that you wrote?
I wanted to hear it so badly, you know.” Melanie
smiled at Hazel. “Don’t worry. You’ll hear the song. They liked it very much. Actually, they were speechless for a while.
Make sure you attend the school play when it happens, so you
can hear it, okay, Hazel?” Hazel
nodded with a big smile. “No
problem!” A few days later, the students who were
selected to play the characters in the school play “Forever Love” were
gathered in the drama classroom. They
were practicing their parts with the drama teachers who were helping
them. Melanie was the youngest person there, and people
thought it was perfect because they said she was so cute and small,
perfect for a little angel girl. Melanie
was sitting down as she watched the boy and the girl who were playing
the characters of the noble girl and the peasant boy. They were Christopher Chan and Patricia Kim,
and both of them were in Grade 8. They
were also the oldest characters in the play.
The two of them practiced their lines for the play and Melanie
was very impressed by them because they were very good at acting. Melanie
observed the two of them as they practiced and there was something about
them that she noticed. But she
was not quite sure what it was. It
was more like a feeling that she had, but she was not sure if she could
put it to words yet. But whatever it was, it seemed very interesting
to her. And
then, Melanie noticed something at the door of the classroom. The door was closed, but there was a little
glass window on it. Melanie was
slightly puzzled because there was a girl there watching what was happening
inside the classroom from the outside.
She wondered who she was. She
looked like she was about the same age as Christopher and Patricia. And
she also noticed that the only thing that girl was watching was the
area where Christopher and Patricia were.
Was she looking at them? Was
she one of the people who wanted to audition but didn’t get any parts
in the school play? “I
don’t want to lose you, my dear! My
heart would shatter and the pieces will be blow away by the cold wind
if you were to leave me!” said Christopher, who was to play the part
of the Peasant Boy. “I
don’t want to leave either!” said Patricia, who was to play the part
of the Noble Girl. “Why? Why are you so worried about me? I know that you want to be with me all the time,
but my parents won’t allow it!” “My
lady, haven’t you noticed already? I
have always acted in the most honorable manner towards you and that
should tell you something about how I feel about you!
And the reason for that is…my lady.
I am in love with you!” The
Noble Girl seemed very surprised. “But…but
my parents won’t accept it…My parents won’t accept it! You say you love me, but I don’t know how I
am supposed to feel!” When
Patricia and Christopher were done practicing, Melanie clapped her hands. Christopher and Patricia turned towards her
and then bowed. “You
two are really good,” said Melanie. “Thanks,
Melanie,” said Patricia, who smiled at her.
“I love being in school plays.
When I get older, I’m going to become an actress, I hope.” Christopher
smiled as well. “That’s pretty
cool. I like plays, too, but
to me, it’s more like a hobby. Maybe
when I’m a lot older, I might become an actor, too, but I haven’t decided
yet.” “Oh,
there’s plenty of time to decide, not to worry,” said the drama teacher
Mr. Shaw. “Actually,
you’re perfect for the part of the angel girl, Melanie,” said Christopher. “We all heard you sing already. And you wrote that song, too? Didn’t you?” Melanie
blushed but she still smiled. “Um,
yes, that’s right. I wrote it. I wanted to feel the feelings of the characters
by making up a song about it. And
the angel girl will sing it.” “You’re
amazing, Melanie. You should
become a professional singer,” said Patricia. Melanie
looked embarrassed as she laughed. “My
friend…said the same thing to me one time,” she said softly. And, of course, she has already taken the first
steps to becoming a professional singer.
It’s just that, in this school, nobody knew about it, except
her friend Hazel. At
one point, Melanie was practicing her character. She spoke to the noble girl and the peasant
boy with great emotion, wishing so much that their families would stop
quarreling and let the love of the young couple blossom and bring peace
to their land. “Peasant
Boy, Noble Girl, please listen…” said Melanie, who was to play the part
of the Little Angel Girl. “This
country has been ravaged by civil war for so many years!
Please help bring peace to this country and to the people living
in it. And the only thing that
will make peace happen is your undying love for each other. You are of two opposing families. You know that your families hate each other.
But both of you know…both of you know that you are in love with
each other, even you, Noble Girl. Please don’t deny your own feelings. Denying your feelings of love will only hurt
you later on…” The
other students and the drama teachers were surprised again, because
not only was she a very good singer, she was also a very good actress. “That
was amazing, Melanie,” said the drama teacher Miss Mills. Melanie
looked up and smiled as she blushed.
“Thank you. It’s nothing,
really. I just love being in school plays. I’ve been doing this since I was in Kindergarten.
We always had plays at the school that I used to go to.” “You’ve
had lots of practice then,” said Miss Mills, as she smiled down at Melanie,
who nodded. “Yes! And I think it’s a lot of fun, too!” Melanie was reading the play again just
after school. She was reading
it as she was sitting on the front steps of the school.
It’s been a long time since she took part in extra activities
at school, and she felt very good about it.
At her old school in “Hey,
Melanie,” someone called out. Melanie
turned and saw Christopher, who stood beside her. “What are you still doing here?” “Oh,
I was just reading the play again. I
like the story a lot, so I’m looking at it like a romance novel.” Christopher
began to laugh. “You’re serious,
huh? I guess you would like that
romantic stuff. Where’s your
friend? What’s her name again?” “Hazel. She left already.” “Oh,
okay,” said Christopher. He looked
slightly uncomfortable and Melanie noticed that immediately. He was looking around as if he was looking for
someone, and then he seemed disappointed. “Christopher,
are you looking for someone?” asked Melanie. Christopher
was startled. “What? Oh, no, I’m not looking for anyone.” “Is
something bugging you? Is it
about the school play? If you
want, you can tell me about it. Maybe
I can help you with something.” Christopher
began to laugh again. “Oh, I’m
not so sure that you’ll be able to help me on this one. It’s just too complicated. Well, maybe to some people, it’s not, but for
me, it is. And, also, you’re
not old enough to handle things like that.” Melanie
was puzzled. “What do you mean?” Christopher
shook his head. “Don’t worry
about it. It’s not really important
anyway.” Melanie
looked at him for a long time and he just stood there, looking straight
ahead and sometimes would look around, as if he was looking for something. Melanie glanced down at the copy of the school
play once again and she was thinking for a moment. “I
don’t know. Anyways, it’s not
really a big deal, right? I mean,
everybody goes through that kind of stuff.
You’ll learn in a few years, I guess, and then you’ll understand.” Melanie
thought about what she had noticed earlier when Christopher and Patricia
were practicing their lines. It
was something that she could not describe in words.
But now, she probably could, as she noticed more of it in Christopher. She
sighed softly and put a hand on her heart and she smiled. “It’s really hard, you know.” Christopher
was puzzled. “Huh? What do you mean? What’s really hard?” “You
know, love.” Christopher
was extremely surprised and shocked.
He felt like his entire body was made of glass and was breaking
into tiny little pieces. “Ah! What?! What…what
do you mean?” “When
you’re in love with someone, it’s hard to tell that person what you
really feel. You get worried
about so many things! Like, for
example, you wonder if she doesn’t like you or something.
Or maybe, what if she’s already in love with you? Or maybe, what if she’s in love with someone
else? It’s so simple and so complicated
at the same time.” Christopher
looked like a comical character from a cartoon as he turned red all
over. “Ah…ah…ah, um, what do you mean, Melanie?
How…how…how…did you know…?” Melanie
started to giggle softly. “I
could tell while I was watching you and Patricia perform,” she said,
and she blushed and put her hands on her cheeks and closed her eyes. She looked like she was in some kind of dream.
“It’s so romantic!” Christopher
screamed. Melanie just kept on
smiling calmly as Christopher sat down on the steps with his head down. “Dear God. Am
I really that obvious?” he asked. Melanie
glanced over at him and shook her head.
“No. She doesn’t know
that you’re in love with her. I’m
the only one who knows your secret, and I didn’t even have to ask you
about it.” Christopher
looked at Melanie. “How…can you
do that? Do you have like mental
psychic powers or something? You
seem to be great at singing and acting, you must have some kind of weird
superhuman power, too.” Melanie
laughed softly. “Oh, no, I don’t
have that. It’s just something
that I noticed.” She sighed and
glanced down at the copy of the school play again.
“But it’s so romantic. Who
would expect that the person who plays the Peasant Boy is in love with
the person who plays the Noble Girl in the school play in real life?
That’s like a…that’s like a real life soap opera!” Christopher
sighed. “Oh, please, don’t make
fun of me.” “I’m
sorry,” said Melanie, still with a sweet smile on her face. “But, Christopher, what are you going to do
about it?” Christopher
looked up at her and he seemed much calmer now.
He had recovered from the shock of finding out that Melanie knew
about his secret crush on Patricia.
“I don’t know…I’m not really sure.
I’ve never had a girlfriend before.
I would love it if she became my girlfriend.
She’s so perfect, and so pretty, and so sweet, and so cute! Just imagine yourself when you become 13 years
old! Then, you’ll know what she’s
like.” Melanie
blushed. “Oh, okay,” she said
softly, and she laughed. “Wait
a second,” Christopher said. Melanie
looked up at him and wondered what he was thinking. “Melanie, since you’re a girl, you would know,
wouldn’t you?” “Know
about what?” “Oh,
I don’t know. Like, what would
a girl look for in a boy? I know,
you’re just 9 years old and you’ve never had a crush on anyone, but…” “Au
contraire, I’ve had tons of crushes.
I just don’t talk about them.
But I’ve never had a boyfriend in my entire life.” Christopher
was surprised. “Oh? Well, okay.
That’s probably good enough.
Tell me. What do you think
I should do to make her see me and like me?
I don’t know what to do. I
want to win that girl’s heart. She’s
the perfect girl!” Melanie
smiled at him and she nodded. “You
need to be a proper gentleman.” “I
need to be a proper gentleman? What
the heck is that?” he asked. Melanie
laughed. “I mean, well, first,
you have to be nice to her and really friendly with her.
Make it look like you want to be friends with her. And show really good manners. Open the door for her or say hello every single
time you see her and ask how she’s doing.” “That’s
it!” Melanie
was puzzled. “What’s it?” Christopher
stood up and turned towards Melanie.
“Melanie! Please teach
me how to be a gentleman! Please
teach me how to win a girl’s heart!
I know I could ask other boys about this, but they don’t know
anything because all of them have been dumped so many times!
You have the unique perspective of being a girl, so it makes
the most sense to ask a girl what impresses her about a boy!” Melanie
blushed slightly and felt a little embarrassed.
“Um, well, okay. I’ll
do my best.” “Thank
you!” Christopher said loudly. Melanie
started to laugh again. For the next several days, the students
who were going to participate in the school play were rehearsing their
parts. They would do this after
school for about an hour or two every single day.
However, Melanie and Christopher always met each other after
the rehearsals and Melanie would tell him some tips on what makes a
boy attractive to a girl. She
would even have him practice. While
Melanie walked like a lady out of a door, Christopher had to hold the
door open for her and graciously allowed her to go through first. When Melanie was walking up the steps, Christopher
would offer to hold her hand as she went up the stairs. But Melanie also told him not to overdo it,
because a girl would hate it if she was being treated like she can’t
do anything by herself and Christopher made sure to remember that important
point. And
Melanie also taught him never to insult a girl’s love for things that
are cute or romantic or anything else that a boy would find cheesy and
boring. “What? What do you mean? Don’t insult a girl’s love for cute and romantic
things?” asked Christopher, who looked quite puzzled. “What
that means is that if a girl likes something, you should respect it,
even if you don’t like it.” “Oh,
okay. Give me an example?” Melanie
thought for a moment, and she decided to use herself as an example. “For example, I like romantic comedy.” Christopher
looked like he had just been struck by something. He looked down and Melanie was puzzled by that.
Then he started to laugh, and as the seconds passed by, his laugh
became more and more hysterical! Melanie frowned a little and closed her eyes
and shook her head. “Melanie! You like romantic comedy?! Oh, my God, that’s so cheesy!” said Christopher,
and he continued bawling with laughter. Melanie
sighed and then raised her voice just a little.
“But anyways!” she said. Christopher
stopped suddenly. “Huh? What?” “If
I was Patricia and I said that I liked romantic comedy, and then you
started laughing, she might feel insulted and not like you anymore. The worst thing that could happen is that she
would slap you and walk away and she won’t want to hang around you anymore.” Christopher
was taken aback and let out a loud gasp.
“Whoa! You think so? Damn. I
guess I shouldn’t do that then.” Melanie
smiled at him. “Yeah, I’ll say
you shouldn’t.” The day of the performance came. It was to be done during the late afternoon.
Most of the students would stay at the school to watch the play
and some parents would also attend. Melanie was checking out her cute white angel
costume in front of a mirror backstage and she thought it was perfect. “You
look adorable, Melanie,” said the drama teacher Miss Walters. “You’re the perfect little angel girl for this
part.” Melanie
blushed at that. “Oh, thank you,”
she said softly. She took a deep
breath and placed her hands on her heart and she could tell that her
heart was beating fast. “My heart
is pounding. It always happens in every school play I’m in,
no matter how much I’m used to it. I
want to do everything perfectly.” “I’m
sure you will. As long as you
do your best, Melanie, that’s the most important thing.” Melanie
thought about that and it sounded familiar.
It was the same thing that every teacher has ever said to her. “You’re right. I’ll do my best. And if I do my best, I’ve succeeded.” Christopher
emerged onto the backstage and he saw Melanie.
“Hey, Melanie,” he called out.
Melanie looked up at him and he gestured her to come to him. She could tell that it was something important
so she went over to him. He was
already in his peasant boy costume. “What
is it?” she asked. “First
of all, thanks for all those things that you taught me the last several
days. They’re really good. And you know, you really could be the master
of love,” said Christopher. Melanie
giggled and blushed. “You’re
so sweet. Thanks.” “Second
of all…well, I decided that I’ll…confess my love to her after the play.” Melanie
gasped. “Oh, that’s wonderful!”
she whispered and she looked around and saw that Patricia was not at
this side of the backstage. She
was probably on the other side. “I
think it’s perfect, too, confessing right after the play.
It’s going to be so romantic!
I feel like I’m going to melt!” “Don’t
actually melt, Melanie,” said Christopher.
“But, yeah, you’re right. It’s
perfect. You were a great help,
you know. Thanks for everything. Later, I’m going to tell her just how I feel
about her. I did everything that
you told me, too. I acted like
a perfect gentleman towards her, like during classes and stuff like
that. And just to make sure that she doesn’t know
that I’m in love with her, I was nice to all the girls, too. It was just to make myself look good to her.” “Very
good,” said Melanie. “She’s sure
to like you.” Christopher
looked up and saw the beautiful Patricia and she was talking to one
of the drama teachers. She was
dressed in her beautiful and shimmering Noble Girl’s costume.
“Whoa…Melanie, there she is…Just look at her,” he said, his voice
hushed. He was definitely in
awe at her beauty. Melanie
turned to look at her and gasped. “Oh,
wow. I wonder where they got
that dress.” “Are
you thinking about shopping?” asked Christopher, who looked like he
was suspicious. Melanie
patted him on the arm. “I’m a
girl. Shopping is second nature. And don’t make fun. I’m sure Patricia likes shopping, so if you
insult that, she won’t like you. You
don’t have to like shopping, but don’t insult someone else’s love for
shopping.” “Oh,
right. I have to be a gentleman,”
he said with determination. There
was an announcement that told all of the participants of the school
play to get ready. Melanie, Christopher,
and all the other students gathered together and they all got ready
for their ultimate task, which was to put on a great show for the audience. The Noble Girl looked up at the Peasant
Boy, who looked like he was very concerned about what was going to happen
to her if she were to leave the war-torn country.
The Peasant Boy seemed unusually affectionate towards her. “I
don’t want to lose you, my dear! My
heart would shatter and the pieces will be blown away by the cold wind
if you were to leave me!” the Peasant Boy cried out. “I
don’t want to leave either!” said the Noble Girl. “Why? Why
are you so worried about me? I
know that you want to be with me all the time, but my parents won’t
allow it!” “My
lady, haven’t you noticed already? I
have always acted in the most honorable manner towards you and that
should tell you something about how I feel about you!
And the reason for that is…my lady.
I am in love with you!” The
Noble Girl seemed very surprised. “But…but
my parents won’t accept it…My parents won’t accept it! You say you love me, but I don’t know how I
am supposed to feel!” After
a few more lines of emotional drama between the two of them, a bright
light appeared behind them. In
the audience, Hazel was sitting with her mother Isabelle and her brother
Lawrence. Hazel became very excited as the Little Angel
Girl appeared. “There
she is! She’s so cool!” shouted
Hazel. Isabelle
looked at Hazel as if she had gone crazy.
“Hazel, she’s played several parts already. This is not the first time she appeared on stage
tonight, you know.” “Yeah,
I know, but each time she shows up, she’s just so cool!” Isabelle
put a hand over her eyes and shook her head.
“My daughter sure is strange.
It must be the genetics,” she whispered. “Peasant
Boy, Noble Girl, please listen…” said the Little Angel Girl. “This country has been ravaged by civil war
for so many years! Please help
bring peace to this country and to the people living in it. And the only thing that will make peace happen
is your undying love for each other.
You are of two opposing families.
You know that your families hate each other. But both of you know…both of you know that you
are in love with each other, even you, Noble Girl. Please don’t deny your own feelings. Denying your feelings of love will only hurt
you later on…” Music
started to play and it was very soft and soothing. It was a song that was composed by Melanie herself
and it was performed by the school band, especially their violinists. On a large screen that was on one side of the
stage were some words that introduced the song to everyone. “Forever Love” Vocals and lyrics
by Melanie Thompson Instrumentation
by Melanie
began to sing the song for everyone with perfection, showing her feelings
through her voice, her facial expressions, and her bodily movements. In
the audience, there was a little girl in one of the back seats and she
was wearing the uniform of this school.
She sat with her hands clasped together on top of her crossed
legs, and her hands were beginning to form fists.
She also wore a large sunhat so her eyes could not be seen. “So,
it’s you again…” she whispered, and she let out a sigh. The sigh seemed almost angry. “It’s…you…again…the one who went before me…” No
matter what, we’ll always be in love Hand
in hand, we’ll never let go Forever
love… Why
are we still in love with each other? Why
do we still struggle to be together? My
feelings so strong, I don’t know what to do There’s
so much distance between me and you It
feels like there’s no point to love anymore But
my heart won’t let me stop loving you more So
much has happened, so much hurt and pain I
feel I should give up, so we can stop the strain But
if I were to let you go and just walk away I
would regret every living moment of every day Forever
love… No
matter what happens, we’ll always be in love Fly
with me through the sky on the wings of a dove Together
through the hardships, the darkness, the pain Even
if the sun was shining, even if it was pouring rain Hand
in hand, we’ll never let go Forever
love… So
many things try to take you away from me I
wish we could just fly away and forever be free The
world frowns at our love for each other But
we mustn’t let that stop us from being together My
love for you is strong, it will never die We’ll
never lose each other as long as we try Dear
my love, the brightness of the glorious morning Is
what we’ll see when we pass through the suffering Please
stay with me and never let go of me Hold
my hand as we go where we can love freely Forever
love… No
matter what happens, we’ll always be in love Fly
with me through the sky on the wings of a dove Together
through the hardships, the darkness, the pain Even
if the sun was shining, even if it was pouring rain Hand
in hand, we’ll never let go Forever
love… No
matter what, we’ll always be in love Hand
in hand, we’ll never let go Forever
love… We’ll
always have our love, our forever love… The
Noble Girl and the Peasant Boy embraced each other and then they kissed. The Little Angel Girl seemed to shine even more
brightly as the two of them kissed each other. She opened her eyes as she held her hands at
her heart. “You’ll
always have each other’s love,” said the Little Angel Girl. With
that, the audience began to applaud very loudly. Some of them were speechless and shocked by
the Little Angel Girl’s beautiful singing. The
little girl who was sitting in the back of the audience was also shocked
and speechless, but no one could tell what she was feeling if anyone
noticed her because she was wearing the large sunhat which covered most
of her face. She was not applauding at all. In fact, her hands formed fists on her lap. She was most definitely angry about something. “So
that’s the reason why…that’s the reason why…” she whispered. It was an angry whisper. Hazel
was absolutely ecstatic. “Melanie,
you’re so awesome! You’re the
best singer in the world!” she shouted out loud.
Isabelle began to laugh as she clapped her hands. People
continued their applause as the Little Angel Girl gave her blessings
to the young couple and told them that they would always be in love
with each other and that they will always have each other’s love no
matter what happens. The play had just finished and it was a
great success. People were doing
a standing ovation for the performance for several minutes. Every student was in the backstage area. Melanie was in front of the mirror and she was
loosening up the front of her angel costume, since it was getting hot
inside. She could hear many sounds
of congratulations going around. “That
was an excellent song, Melanie. It
was so beautiful,” said one of the girls who participated in the play,
and she was very happy. “Thank
you,” said Melanie, as she smiled very sweetly. “A
job well done, Melanie,” said the drama teacher Miss Walters. “Thank
you,” Melanie said again. She
then suddenly saw an interesting scene that was just starting. Melanie went to a certain area of the backstage
where she would be partially hidden by a pillar. She could hear a conversation begin between
Patricia and Christopher. “That
was some performance, huh? I
think it was great,” said Christopher. Patricia
smiled. “Yeah, it was great. I hope I get to play in many more plays. Someday, maybe I’ll make my dream come true.
My dream to become an actress,” she said. “Cool. I hope you do make your dream come true, Patricia.
I have my own dream, too, and I hope that I’ll get to fulfill
that dream tonight.” Patricia
was puzzled. “Your dream might
be fulfilled tonight? What do
you mean?” “Well,
there’s something that I’ve always wanted to say. I’ve always wanted to say this for a very long
time. And I’ve always wanted
to say it to you.” “To
me?” said Patricia, who wondered what he was trying to say. “What is it?” “Patricia. I am in love with you. I would be really glad if you were to go out
with me.” Melanie
smiled and a blush appeared on her face as she heard Christopher confess
his love to Patricia. She wondered
what was in Patricia’s mind and heart when she heard that. Patricia
looked shocked. The two of them
looked at each other for a very long time and Melanie wondered what
was going through their minds. She
looked at the two of them. Melanie
was puzzled. The two of them were not saying anything to
each other but they were looking at each other.
Melanie began to smile. Perhaps
this was the beginning of a beautiful relationship. “This
isn’t the school play anymore, is it?” asked Patricia. “No,
this is for real, Patricia,” said Christopher, who offered to hold her
hand. She put her hand in his hand, and it made Melanie
blush with excitement that she felt like her heart was going to burst
as she watched the two of them. Patricia
looked up at Christopher, but her look seemed bothered suddenly. “But…but I’m not ready to have a boyfriend…”
she whispered. Christopher
froze. And so did Melanie. “What? What do you mean?” said Christopher. Patricia
put her hands on her mouth and looked like she was about to cry. “I’m so sorry…I’m’ really sorry. But…being in love…is something that I can’t
do right now. I’m…I’m glad that
you told me…but I’m not ready to be in love yet.” Christopher
seemed speechless for a while. In
fact, he had absolutely nothing to say.
He tried to think, eventually and he looked down for a while. “I see. Well…I’m
sorry to hear that then…” he said. “Please
don’t be mad at me,” said Patricia. “I’m
not. I’m just…disappointed, I
guess.” Patricia
sighed and she put her hands on his.
“I’m so sorry…I didn’t want to hurt you.
But I hope we can still be friends.
I don’t want to stop being friends with you.” She looked up at him and she smiled. “Hey, Christopher, don’t feel bad. I’m glad that you felt that way about me.
I’m just…not ready for that kind of thing.”
She didn’t speak for a while and then she saw her parents some
distance away. “I’m sorry, but
I have to go. My parents are
waiting for me. I’ll see you
on Monday at school, okay?” Christopher
nodded. “Yeah, no problem,” he
said. With
that, Patricia began to walk away towards her parents who were in the
distance. Christopher sat down
on a seat that was close to the props that were on the stage. Melanie came out of the shadows and she looked
a little sad. Patricia
went past a girl who was not part of the school play. Melanie saw that girl and she was just standing
there at the side. The girl looked
like she was looking at Christopher for a long time. When Patricia had walked right past her, the
girl seemed a little anxious. Melanie
recognized her as the girl who was watching Christopher and Patricia
through the door of the drama classroom several days ago, when they
were rehearsing for the school play. Melanie
was wondering who that girl was. “Oh, man.
I guess I’m destined never to have a girlfriend,” said Christopher,
who was already in his regular street clothes.
He was outside the school, sitting on the front steps. “I’m destined to grow old and die a lonely old
man.” Melanie
was sitting just a few steps away. She
was also dressed up in regular clothes.
The sun had already set and the stars were in the sky. But in the western horizon, there was still
some brightness as the sun had set about a half hour ago. “You’re
not going to die a lonely old man, Christopher,” said Melanie. “It had nothing to do with you. You did everything perfectly. It was just her. She wasn’t ready to have a boyfriend. You didn’t know that though. That’s not your fault. Of course, that’s not her fault either.” Christopher
sighed and looked up at the stars. “Yeah,
I guess so, huh?” He stood up
and he stretched with a groan. “What
an exhausting day. I hope my
parents come soon to pick me up so I can go home and sleep for a few
days straight and only wake up to go to the bathroom.” Melanie
sighed. “But don’t forget to
be a gentleman.” Christopher
was surprised and looked at Melanie.
Then he smiled. “You’re
right about that, of course,” he said to her.
Melanie smiled sweetly and then they both noticed someone standing
near the bottom of the steps. They
both looked at that person. “Hi,
Christopher,” said the girl who was standing there. Melanie
was puzzled. It’s that girl again. She was the girl watching Christopher and Patricia
during rehearsals and the girl who was watching Christopher’s politely
rejected love confession to Patricia.
Monica wondered who she was and what she has to do with this
love story. “Oh,
hey, Gale, what’s up? Come on
over here,” said Christopher. “Melanie,
this is Gale Wong, she’s in my Grade 8 class.
Gale, this is Melanie, also known as the Little Angel Girl in
the play.” Gale
smiled at Melanie. “It’s nice
to meet you. You sang really
well up there. I’ve never heard anyone your age who could sing
like that. It was wonderful,”
she said to Melanie. “Oh,
thank you,” said Melanie, and she smiled.
“It’s nothing. I just
love to sing, that’s all.” “Yeah,
but it was really good anyway. And
you were good, too, Christopher.” Christopher
smiled at that. “Thanks, Gale.” There
was silence between the three of them for a while, and Melanie wondered
why it was like that. She looked
up at Christopher and she could not see anything wrong with him. But when she looked at Gale, she saw something
in her face that made her smile. Melanie
felt something interesting, and it might have something to do with what
she’s been wondering about. Why
has this girl been watching Christopher and Patricia? “Hey,
Christopher, can I talk to you for a minute?
I need to talk to you about something.
Alone, please,” she said. Christopher
was puzzled. “Huh? Um, yeah, okay.” Then Melanie stood up and began to walk down
the steps. “Hey, Melanie, where
are you going?” Melanie
turned around and looked back, and she smiled.
“She said she wanted to talk to you alone.” “Oh. Okay. Sorry,
I didn’t hear that part.” Melanie
walked away from them. She went
down the steps and she walked a short way, but she could still hear
them talking from where she was. Part
of her wanted to know what they were talking about but since it was
a private conversation, she told herself not to even bother.
But then, Gale said something to Christopher and it was more
than loud enough for her to hear it. “Christopher! I’m…I’m in love with you! Could you please go out with me?” Melanie
gasped and she turned around. She
could tell that Christopher was shocked and a very delighted smile appeared
on her face. “You mean…I was
right?” she whispered. She had
seen it on Gale’s face, but she was not totally sure about it.
Gale was in love with Christopher! “You’re
in love with me?” asked Christopher. Melanie
came closer again. “Yes, she
is. It was written all over her face when she came
here,” said Melanie. Gale
turned towards Melanie with shock. “What!
It was?!” Melanie
smiled and giggled. “Well, I
could tell. But, still, it’s
wonderful that you’re in love with him!” she said softly. Christopher
glanced at Melanie with a puzzled but slightly suspicious expression
on his face. “There you go again
and your weird superhuman psychic powers again, Melanie!” he said. Melanie
looked shocked in a joking way. “What
do you mean? I don’t have any
weird superhuman psychic powers.” “Well,
never mind.” Christopher turned
to Gale and smiled as Gale turned towards him again.
“That’s nice, Gale. Sure,
I haven’t thought about having you as a girlfriend.” Gale
looked a little anxious all of a sudden.
“You…haven’t?” “But
that doesn’t mean that I’m not against it.
You’re beautiful and smart and you’re a really good person. I’m glad that you were able to confess your
love to me. It makes me feel
happy. And, because of that, I do want to go out with
you.” Gale
gasped and she became delighted. “You…you
do?” she said. “Yeah,”
said Christopher, who took her hand.
“Please go out with me, too.” Gale
seemed extremely happy and her eyes started to become misty. “I’ve been…I’ve been in love with you forever!
For years! I’m usually not good at these things, but I
finally got the courage to confess to you.
I can’t believe it.” “Cool! I’m glad you found that courage,” said Christopher
and smiled at her. Gale
turned towards Melanie, who was looking at both of them with a smile
on her face. “Melanie, that song
that you sang in the play was so good and it really touched me. When I listened to you sing that song, I found
the courage that I didn’t know I had. It helped me decide what I should do, and that
was to confess my love for Christopher.
Thank you so much for your beautiful song.” Melanie
began to blush a lot. This was
the kind of reaction she was hoping for.
“You’re welcome. I’m so
glad…I’m so happy that it touched your heart in such a great way,” she
said softly. Melanie’s eyes were becoming misty as well.
“I love to sing, and I love to touch people’s hearts with songs.” Gale
smiled at her and she stroked her hair.
“And you’re very good at doing that.
I hope that you’ll keep on singing and touching people’s hearts.” “I
promise. I will,” said Melanie. The play had been performed on a Friday
night. When it was Sunday morning,
Melanie left the house in regular summer clothes.
She was going to visit Hazel.
She walked by John Wilkins’ house and she saw him watering the
plants early that morning. “Good
morning, Mr. Wilkins,” she said to him with a bright morning smile. Mr.
Wilkins looked up and saw her. “Ah,
Melanie, how are you this morning?” he asked. “I’m
fine, thank you. I hope you are,
too.” “I’m
doing great. In fact, I’m doing
very, very great!” Melanie
smiled but was puzzled at the same time.
“Not just great, but very, very great?
Did something good happen?” she asked. “Yes,
something that is very good. It’s
something that is very good for you, in fact.
Someone at Regal Records wants to meet you.” Melanie
blinked a couple of times. “Someone
from Regal Records wants to meet me?
Who is it?” “Your
new manager,” said Mr. Wilkins. It
was a shock. Melanie felt like
she was suddenly whisked away and taken up into heaven.
“My…my…my manager?!” she cried out loud with pure excitement. The End (to be
continued) Ending theme song “Dream” by Starry~en~Luv Dream… Oh, make a wish upon a star (wish upon a
star) Oh, make your dream come true (your dream
come true) Dreaming a dream The quest for a wish might make you happy,
make you sad But in the end, it will all be worth it,
you will be glad! Just dream! Dreaming a dream, make your dream come true Sing a song or write a story, anything you
want to do Whatever good thing your dream might just
be Never lose your hope, never lose your energy Dreaming a dream (Just dream) Dreaming a dream, make a wish upon a star Go on a journey, you’ll go to many places
afar Always remember that I will stay and walk
with you And keep in your heart whatever it is you
want to do Dreaming a dream (Just dream) Just dream! Wake up from your comfortable and peaceful
sleep Remember the dream you had while you slept
deep Let the warm golden sunshine through your
window (sunshine through the window) The first thing to do is smile while you
hug your pillow (hug your pillow) And today, the most important thing that
you should do (you should do) Will be to come closer to making your dream
come true (make your dream come true) Just dream! Dreaming a dream, make a wish upon a star Look up at the night and watch for a shooting
star It’s a long and difficult road to get to
where you’re going No matter what happens, we should always
keep trying Dreaming a dream (Just dream) Dreaming a dream, make your dream come true Don’t be discouraged and always be true
to you Leave behind all the troubles that made
you cry The dream would only be a waste if we did
never try Dreaming a dream (Just dream) Just dream! Wake up from your comfortable and peaceful
sleep Remember the dream you had while you slept
deep Let the warm golden sunshine through your
window (sunshine through the window) The first thing to do is smile while you
hug your pillow (hug your pillow) And today, the most important thing that
you should do (you should do) Will be to come closer to making your dream
come true (make your dream come true) Dreaming a dream, make a wish upon a star Just dream! Dreaming a dream, make your dream come true!
(Just dream) Dreaming a dream, make a wish upon a star
(Just dream) Dreaming a dream (dreaming a dream) Just dream! Preview for Next
Episode Melanie and Hazel’s narration: Melanie: “I’m so scared, I’m
so nervous, I don’t know what to do, but I feel so happy and so excited
at the same time!” Hazel: “Why? What happened? Did something happen?” Melanie: “Yeah! Something really good! My new manager! I’m going to meet my new manager from Regal
Records.” Hazel: “What?! You’re meeting your new manager?!” Melanie: “Yeah! And I heard that she’s one of the best that
they have for me. She’ll help
me become a famous idol pop singer!” Hazel: “That’s so awesome!
Things are really falling into place for you now!
First the audition, which you completely, absolutely, positively
dominated, you blew everyone away that was there!
You killed everyone!” Melanie: “Ah, kill? I’m not so sure that’s the right word…” Hazel: “And then, there’s your
new manager! How cool is that?!” Melanie: “Very cool. But I’m so nervous, too. I wonder what I should say to her. She’s like…going to be looking after me for
as long as I’m a singer.” Hazel: “Just treat her like you
would treat your mother. I think
managers for singers are there to help them with their singing careers. It’s the same with actresses on television.
Hey, I thought you knew that already.” Melanie: “Actually, I did.
I’m just…nervous, that’s all!” Melanie and Hazel: “Next time
on Starry Love Dream! Episode 8: The first time I met my manager” |
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