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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! Hazel!” Melanie: “Hey, guess what?
I just met my new manager! You know every singer has a manager, right?
I got one now!” Hazel: “Aaaaaahhhhh! You’re so awesome, Melanie! What’s her name? What’s she like? What’s she going to do for you?” Melanie: “Her name is Christina.
She’s really nice and she looks like she’s still young.
I think I’m the first singer that she’s going to be a manager
for. But that’s alright, because this is the first
time I’m becoming a singer. She’s
going to help me become a professional idol pop singer.” Hazel: “Oh, alright. Well, then, I guess that means that you and
Christina can learn from each other.” Melanie: “Yes! And we’ll do our best together. That’s a promise.” Hazel: “Was that the reason why
you weren’t outside in the playground with me during lunch time that
day? She came to our school, didn’t she?” Melanie: “That’s right! Actually, it was Mr. Wilkins and Christina.
The three of us had a little interview in the library.
Christina was a little worried at first that my Grandma Annabelle
didn’t know that I’m working on a singing career, but I think she understands
why I don’t want her to know yet.” Hazel: “Great, Melanie. Are you going to let me meet her? She sounds really cool.” Melanie: “Sure! I’d love to introduce you to her when I see
her next time.” Hazel: “Awesome! Thanks!” Melanie: “Here we are! 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 was getting ready for school in
her room. She was putting on
her school uniform and she was looking in the mirror when her new cell
phone started to ring. She went
to her schoolbag and took her cell phone out.
She made sure that the ring of the cell phone was very soft so
that her Grandma Annabelle would not hear it. “Hello?”
said Melanie. “Now,
Melanie, if you’re answering your own phone, you should sound more professional,”
said the girl on the other line. Melanie
was surprised. “Huh? Um…is that you, Christina?” Christina
started to laugh a little. “Not,
‘um, is that you Christina’. You’re
going to be a professional singer, Melanie, so you should sound more
like it when you’re answering your own phone.” “Oh,
you mean like ‘Melanie speaking’?” asked Melanie. Christina
smiled as she spoke on her cell phone just outside of the building of
Regal Records. “Yes, yes, that’s
right. That sounds good. It sounds perfect for you, too.” Melanie
giggled slightly and she smiled. “Oh,
I’m sorry. I’ll do that then.” “What
are you doing right now?” asked Christina. “Getting
ready for school,” answered Melanie. “So
you remember the appointment that we have later today, right? Right after school, I’m going to pick you up.
I’m going to pick you up from your school so be sure to be at
the front.” “Yup,
I remember. I’ll be there. But thank you so much for reminding me.” “Oh,
that’s no problem. So I’ll see
you later then?” Melanie
nodded excitedly. “Oh, no problem,”
she said. “Bye
for now.” “Bye.” The
two of them ended the phone conversation.
Melanie held her cell phone with both hands and held it next
to her heart. She closed her
eyes, smiled, and looked very dreamy for a second. “Today…today’s
the day I’m going to meet the producer.
I’m going to Regal Records with my new manager Christina and
we’re going to meet the producer. It’s…just
so amazing. I think…I think I
might just become a singer after all…” Starry Love Dream Episode 9: Impress
the producer, but his songs are scary! The sunlight reflected off the windows at
Melanie’s school. Melanie was
sitting in class while the teacher Miss Langley was teaching class. She was writing notes on the chalkboard while
the students were copying. Someone
passed a small piece of paper on Melanie’s desk and she looked up. It
was one of the girls. But she
did not know her name. The girl
smiled and pointed towards Hazel, who gave a quick wink and smiled. Melanie smiled as well and she unfolded the
small piece of paper. “Please
come over to my house after school today.
Hazel.” Melanie
was a little surprised. She had
to tell Hazel later that she would not be able to come over to her house
after school today because of an appointment that she has with During morning recess time, Melanie and
Hazel were near the exit door at the back of the school that led to
the school playground. “Hey,
are you coming over later or what?” asked Hazel, who just joined her
a few seconds ago. Melanie
began to laugh in an uncomfortable way, as if she had just done something
wrong, her hand at the back of her head. Hazel
looked at her suspiciously. “Something
is wrong with the way that laughing sounds,” she said. “Um,
Hazel…I’m so sorry…but there’s something I have to do after school,”
said Melanie. “What
is it?” Hazel asked. “I
have to go somewhere. My manager
is picking me up at the front of the school right after school and we’re
going to Regal Records,” answered Melanie. Hazel’s
eyes widened with great surprised and excitement. “What? Really?!
What are you going to do? Are
you going to record your first CD? Tell
me! Tell me! Tell
me!” Melanie
giggled at Hazel’s excitement. Since
Melanie is not really the kind of person that becomes very loud when
she’s excited, it was nice that Hazel could express her excitement for
her. “We’re going to meet the producer at Regal Records.” “You’re
going to meet the producer? What
does he do?” “He’s
the one who’s going to work with me.
Just like my manager. It’s…a
little complicated. The kind
of stuff he does. He does a lot
of things. But I guess the easiest way to say it is that
he’s the boss who helps in people’s singing careers.” Hazel
smiled. “That’s pretty cool. So that means he’ll help you become a real professional
idol pop singer. Isn’t that right?” “You’re
right,” said Melanie. “So
what are you guys going to do anyway?” “It’s
just going to be a meeting. It’ll
be the first time I meet him. Christina
told me his name but I forgot his name already.
That’s probably a bad thing, huh?” “Who’s
Christina again?” “Oh,
she’s my new producer. I thought
I told you already. Maybe I forgot
about that, too,” said Melanie, and she giggled because she was a little
bit embarrassed. Hazel
smiled at Melanie. “That’s so
cool, Melanie. Everything seems
to be going right now. You get
a manager. Now you get to meet the producer. I wonder what’s going to happen next, eh?” Melanie
nodded and smiled. “Yes. I wonder, too. It’s really exciting. Things are moving so fast, but they’re all good
things, too. They’re moving fast,
but I think I can keep up with it.” “Great!” Melanie
and Hazel smiled at each other and looked like they were both in a dream
world. It was after school. Melanie, Hazel, and Lawrence exited through
the front doors of the school building.
Melanie looked around and saw in the small parking lot at the
front of the school someone familiar.
Melanie smiled brightly. “Oh,
that’s Christina!” said Melanie. Hazel
looked up. Melanie
waved at Christina, who waved back as she was standing beside her car. Melanie began to hurry down the front steps
and quickly walked over to Christina.
Hazel looked at her carefully as she walked down the steps as
well with “She
looks really young,” said Hazel, but Melanie did not hear what she said. “Hi,
Christina,” Melanie called out excitedly. “Hi,
Melanie,” said Christina. “Are
you ready to go?” Melanie
smiled and she nodded. “Yes,
but I want you to meet my friends first.” “Oh,
sure, no problem,” said Christina with a smile. Melanie
waved over Hazel and her little brother Lawrence. Hazel and Lawrence came over to Melanie and
she began to introduce them to Christina. “This
is my friend Hazel and her little brother Lawrence. Hazel, Lawrence, this is my manager. Her name is Christina.” “Hello,”
said Christina, smiling brightly. “Nice
to meet you,” Hazel said with a smile. “Oh,
please don’t mind my brother. His
attention is not always where it should be.
He’s autistic. He was
born that way.” Christina
smiled and nodded. “Oh, I understand.” “That’s
really awesome. I’m really glad
to meet you. So Melanie’s going
to be a superstar idol pop singer! It’s
all because of you. I’d like
to thank you!” Melanie
was puzzled. Christina smiled
and blushed and laughed in an almost embarrassed way. “Oh, it’s nothing. I’m just doing my job. Melanie and I will be working together to do
things that we like to do, that’s all.” Hazel
glanced over at Melanie. “Melanie. What about your grandmother? Does she know where you’re going?” Melanie
and Christina suddenly looked a little bit uncomfortable, as if they
were both two kids who had just done something wrong and were trying
to hide it. “Um,
well, Grandma thinks I’m going to stay in school to study,” said Melanie. Hazel
looked at both of them suspiciously.
“Oh…I see…” Melanie
and Christina began to laugh uncomfortably. Hazel
covered her mouth and started to laugh as well.
“Oh, well. That’s okay. Her Grandma wouldn’t like it so she might as
well do it behind her back.” Melanie
smiled at Hazel and she nodded. “It’s
my dream and I want to make it come true.
It’s really got nothing to do with her, you know.” Christina
looked at her watch. “Oh, Melanie,
I think we better go. The appointment
with the producer is in about 45 minutes and we don’t want to be late
for that. We should get there with plenty of time to spare,”
she said. “Oh,
right,” said Melanie. She turned
to Hazel and Lawrence. “You two
will be okay here, right? I know
your mom’s picking you up.” “Oh,
it’s no problem,” said Hazel. “Good
luck with everything.” Melanie
smiled and nodded. “Thank you…” With
that, Christina and Melanie got into the car.
Hazel and Lawrence went to the bottom of the front steps of the
school as the car began to pull out of the parking lot and then it drove
away. Hazel hoped that everything would go well with
this meeting between Melanie, Christina, and her new producer. Melanie was sitting on the front passenger
seat while Christina was driving the car to Regal Records. Her schoolbag was in the back seat of the car.
She stayed quiet as she looked at the outside through the side
window and the traffic that passed her by. Her hands were clasped together on her lap but
they were clasped together rather hard. Christina
glanced over at Melanie. “Melanie,
are you okay?” she asked. Melanie
looked up at Christina, a little bit startled.
“I’m alright. I guess…I
guess I’m just a little nervous. It’s
not like I’ve met a producer before,” she said.
“I wonder what he’s like.” “I
heard that he already heard about your singing talent. Someone must have told him about you, even way
back when you had that audition.” Melanie
tried to remember that. Melanie
closed her eyes and she gave a curtsey to the interviewers, who were
her audience. She looked up at
all of them with bright eyes. The
interviewers still looked very speechless and very shocked. “Thank you so much for listening,” she said
to them softly. However, she was starting to feel a little
uneasy as they just stared at her. And
then the silence was broken. “My God, she’s amazing!” one of the interviewers
shouted. “That’s it! Call Mr. King immediately!” shouted another.
Melanie was wondering what had just happened and she looked a
little confused. “She has the perfect singing voice! Tell them the audition is over! Send everyone home!” “We’re choosing Melanie Thompson!” “Oh,
that was his name. Mr. King?”
said Melanie. Christina
looked at Melanie again, a little puzzled. “What
was his name again? I think you
told me already.” Christina
suddenly looked alarmed. “Oh,
no, Melanie, when you meet him, remember his name, please. His name is Joseph King. He’s the top producer at Regal Records and he
is one of the best music producers in all of Melanie
looked startled, too. “Oh, my,
I’m sorry!” Christina
sighed with relief. “I should
be sorry. We should both…we should
both stop being nervous. I’m
a little bit nervous, too. I
have to admit that. I know you’re really nervous.” “Yeah,
I’m nervous, but why are you nervous?” asked Melanie. Christina
looked at Melanie with a slightly embarrassed expression. “Um…I haven’t met him either. I just know who he is but I haven’t met him
in person.” Melanie
started to giggle at that. “Oh,
my goodness…Well, I’m not alone, then.” Christina
smiled at her. “No, you’re not
alone, because we’re both nervous. But
we should try to stop being nervous.
Let’s just focus on what we have to do and everything will be
fine.” Melanie
nodded her head. “Oh, okay.” Melanie
and Christina looked at each other as they stopped at a red light. “Let’s
do our best, okay, Melanie?” said Christina. Melanie
smiled at her and she nodded. She
was glad that she was not alone in what she was feeling right now. “You’re right. Let’s do our best together.” About
a minute later, the red light changed into a green light and they continued
to drive towards the building of Regal Records.
It was only a few minutes away. Very soon, they arrived at Regal Records.
Christina parked the car in the parking lot at the back of the
building. She and Melanie left
the car and proceeded to the front. When they came in through the front, they headed
for the elevators and they began to ride the elevator that took them
to one of the upper floors of the building. “I’m
still really nervous,” said Melanie, while they were riding the elevator. It was a good thing that there was no one else
in the elevator with them. “I
hope I don’t mess up or anything. I
hope I don’t say the wrong thing to him and make him disappointed or
something.” Christina
sighed and she smiled, trying to bring down her own nervousness. “But it’s your dream to become a singer. There are always obstacles and that’s true with
any dream. We just have to get
past them. Isn’t that right,
Starry~en~Luv?” Melanie
looked up at her and Christina smiled again. “Just
take a deep breath. Think about
what you need to do. Not about
what might mess up.” Melanie
took a deep breath a couple of times and she felt herself relax a little. “I’ll do my best. I know what I have to do. I just have to do my best at it.” Christina
nodded. “That’s right. We’ll both do our best.” The
elevator stopped at the right floor and the doors opened. Melanie and Christina walked over to a secretary
who was behind a counter. “Hello,”
said Christina. The
secretary looked up and smiled. “Hello,
“That’s
right. We’re supposed to see
him in about 10 minutes.” “Great. Please have a seat over there and he’ll be right
with you.” “Thank
you,” said Christina. Christina
and Melanie sat down on the nice leather couch that was close by. Melanie looked at the clock and watched the
minutes tick by and they seemed to be ticking by much more slowly than
she would like. “Hey,
Melanie…” whispered Christina. Melanie
looked up at her. “Maybe we should
have brought some music to pass the time.”
She smiled and almost giggled. Melanie
felt a little better already. “Yes,
I think so, too,” she said, and both of them giggled. “I have a CD player at home. Maybe I should have brought that.” “Maybe
you should always carry it with you.” Melanie
had a feeling that Christina had talked about that on purpose just to
ease the nervousness that both of them were feeling.
“Thank you, Christina.” “You’re
welcome,” said Christina. A
few minutes later, a man came out of an office that was nearby. He wore a business suit and his hair was well-groomed.
He looked extremely professional.
He also seemed like he was in his 40s in age.
Melanie looked at him with a bit of amazement.
He looked like a very confident man who could deal with any type
of business that was thrown at him. “That’s
him,” Christina whispered. Melanie
heard what she said and she gasped softly. “Mr.
King. “Ah,
perfect timing,” said Mr. King. He
walked over to Christina and Melanie, who both stood up. “ “Thanks
for having us, Mr. King,” said Christina. “How
do you do, Mr. King?” said Melanie, who did her best to appear as ladylike
as possible. She was used to
doing that, but for some reason, it seemed a little more difficult today. She figured maybe she was trying too hard and
she should just let it come out naturally. “I’m
doing great. How are you both?’
said Mr. King. “Oh,
we’re fine,” said Christina. “That’s
good. Please step into my office. This isn’t going to take long anyway, so don’t
worry too much,” said the producer and he smiled at both of them. He
led both Melanie and Christina into his office and he closed the door. He sat down on his chair which was next to large
glass windows that had a perfect view of the “Please
have a seat.” “Thank
you,” said Christina. Both of
them sat down. “So,
Melanie, I heard about that song that you sang at the audition. Someone there called me like a frantic chicken
and told me about you. They were
really excited,” said Joseph King. “And
since they were recording the video at the same time, I got to see you
sing and I must say that I was really, really impressed by it.” Melanie
blushed slightly and she smiled. “Oh,
thank you so much, Mr. King,” she said. “They
all thought that you had the perfect singing voice. They even sent home everyone else who were going
to go for the audition. I share
their opinions as well. I also
think that you are a very good singer, even though you’re still very
young. The audition was originally for 10 to 15 year
olds but in this case, we made an exception.
We didn’t even expect someone from that age group to sing so
well either. But since you surprised everyone with your amazing
singing talent, everyone thought that they could do a lot more for you.” “Oh,
I understand,” said Melanie, as she blushed a little more. “I hope I didn’t cause too much chaos with anyone.” Mr.
King laughed. “Don’t worry about
that. You were certainly a big
surprise, and surprises like that don’t come very often.
But it is almost always a good thing when big surprises like
that happen here. In our record
company, it happens a little more often than in other companies.”
He glanced over at Christina.
“And you have an excellent manager to help you in achieving your
dream as a professional singer. I’m
glad that you are her manager, Christina.
I heard many great things about you.” Christina
seemed to blush a little, too. “Thank
you, Mr. King. I’m really happy
that I can work with Melanie on this.
I mean, on her new singing career.” “I’m
very glad to hear that. Melanie,
even though Christina is new in the music industry, I know that you
are in good hands. She has some
really good references. She’ll
take care of you very well.” Melanie
smiled and nodded. “Thank you,
sir,” she said softly. “Anyways,
I’m very glad to finally meet you, Melanie.
I’m very glad to meet both of you.
And now, we should get to the business at hand,” said Mr. King. “Yes,
sir,” said Christina, who smiled. “The
first thing that we should be working on would be your debut,” said
Joseph King. “For your debut,
we’ll have you sing a very awesome song and it will be recorded and
broadcasted on the radio. Millions
of people will be listening to your beautiful voice.” Melanie
was startled, but she knew that this should happen. “Oh, my,” she said with a smile. “It really is time for my debut, isn’t it?” Christina
looked over at Melanie, worrying slightly because she might have looked
like she was making a fool of herself in front of the famous producer. But it looked like she might have been wrong
because Mr. King looked like he didn’t notice anything. “That’s
right,” said Mr. King. “All new
singers must go through their debut, their first song that is broadcasted
on the airwaves. And with your
singing talent, I’m sure that it’s going to be no problem at all. If I liked your song, I’m sure many people will
as well.” Mr.
King leaned forward and began to look through some pages of printed
material that were on his desk. When
he found the page that he was looking for, he took a couple of exact
copies that were clipped to it and handed it to both Christina and Melanie. “This
will be the song that you’re going to be singing for your debut. With this song and with this awesome singing
talent that you have, we’re going to create a legendary child prodigy
singer out of you,” said Mr. King. Christina
looked at the entire song quickly. Melanie,
however, was taking a much longer time as she read the lyrics of the
song. There was silence in the
entire room and Christina was starting to feel a little worried. Mr. King was waiting for Melanie to finish reading. “Oh,
Melanie, did you read the whole song yet?” asked Christina, trying to
send her an urgent message that she was probably taking too much of
the producer’s time. Melanie
looked up at Christina. She could
tell she was a little worried. Then
she looked up at Mr. King, who was looking straight at both of them. He seemed to have a serious look on his face
and Melanie felt a little nervous again. “I’ve
finished reading it. I…just had
to read it a couple of times,” said Melanie, but her voice did not sound
as enthusiastic as it was before. “Melanie?”
Christina said, as she was a little puzzled. Mr.
King looked straight at Melanie. “Okay.
I’m assuming that the song doesn’t sound very impressive to you,”
said Mr. King. Christina
felt alarmed suddenly and she smiled at Mr. King but uncomfortably. “Oh, that wasn’t it, Mr. King. Melanie was just looking at the song and while
it’s true that she’s a little bit nervous, I’m sure that the song that
you just presented to her is great.
I mean, I read through the whole thing and I think it’s quite
nice.” Mr.
King raised her hand towards Christina and she stopped. Melanie looked a little uncomfortable about
the situation that she and Christina suddenly found themselves in. “That’s
fine, Melanie
looked over at Christina, who still looked worried. Melanie looked up at the famous producer and
she took a silent deep breath. “I
think the song is nice but…” “Melanie…”
Christina whispered. “But
what?” the producer asked. Melanie
felt uncomfortable but she had to speak her mind. She absolutely had to speak her mind because
if she did not, she might not be able to do things properly. She wanted to sing from her heart and the song
did not look like it would allow her to do that. “I’m
sorry, Mr. King, but this song. I
think it’s a nice song. But when
I look at it, and imagine myself singing it, I don’t think there’s enough
emotion in the song that would carry over if I sang it.
When you sing a song, the lyrics should have emotion and express
it dramatically, too. So when
you sing it, it really shows. I…I
hope I’m explaining it the right way.” Christina
looked even more uncomfortable. “Um,
Melanie…I really think that Mr. King would like us to sing that song…”
she said. Mr.
King began to laugh and both Christina and Melanie were puzzled. They both looked at him. “I’m
really sorry, Mr. King. I’ll
talk to Melanie more about it. Maybe
we should talk about it more and then we can go ahead with the song,”
said Christina nervously. “That’s
alright, “You
are? I mean, that’s great,” said
Christina, but she seemed very surprised.
Melanie was also surprised. “Melanie,
you should understand. When I
ask someone their opinion, I don’t like if they’re going to tell me
what they think I want to hear. Too
many young singers have destroyed their promising careers that way. But since you’re still young, I’m glad that
you have the ability to tell the truth.
If you don’t like the song, that’s okay.
We can always try another one that you might like.” Melanie
and Christina looked at each other and they both sighed with relief. “By
the way, that song that you sang in the audition, what song was that?”
asked Mr. King. “It
was a song that I wrote, sir. It’s
called ‘My Heart’,” said Melanie. Mr.
King smiled at her. “It was a
very nice song. I’m glad to hear
that you also have the talent of writing your own songs.
You should also develop that talent.” Melanie
had a great idea in her mind and she smiled.
“Mr. King, I’m so glad that you think I’m a good singer. Being a good singer is what I want to be. But I would also like to write my own songs.
That’s what I’ve always done, actually.
So if it’s alright with you, could I please write my own songs?
And could I please write my own song for my debut?” Christina
looked over at Melanie with a bit of shock in her face. She knew that writing songs was a hard enough
job on its own, especially good songs.
A singer has a tough job already.
A singer who writes her own songs is an even tougher job. Mr.
King smiled at Melanie once again. “I’m
very impressed. You’re definitely
going to be become a great singer one day.”
He leaned back in his chair.
“Go ahead. I want you
to come up with a song for your debut.
Put your heart into it like I’m sure you always do.
Christina?” Christina
looked up. “Yes, Mr. King?” “You
both have two days to come up with a debut song. We have to follow a tight schedule after all. You know that.” Christina
smiled and looked very relieved. “Thank
you so much, Mr. King,” she said, with some excitement in her voice. Melanie
was also very excited. “Thank
you very much, Mr. King,” she said as well. Mr.
King leaned forward and looked at his schedule on the computer screen
that was close to him. “Anyways,
I want you both to have a good night tonight.
Good luck on your song writing, Melanie.
Good luck to both of you.” Melanie
and Christina stood up from their seats.
“Thank you, Mr. King,” they both said together. With
that, they were both allowed to leave his office. While they were walking towards the elevator,
Christina sighed and took out a handkerchief and dabbed her forehead. “Oh,
my goodness, that was really stressful,” said Christina. “I’m
sorry if I made things hard for you,” said Melanie. Christina
looked at her and she smiled. “Oh,
no, don’t worry about it. I’m
the one who’s sorry. I’m so impressed
by you. I think you really impressed Mr. King back there
and I’m sorry if I had any doubts about you. You really are a great singer and it will be
great if you wrote your own songs, too.
I’m just surprised because a lot of singers don’t write their
own songs.” “They
don’t?” said Melanie. “No,
they don’t. I mean, some do and
some don’t.” “Oh,
I see. But if it’s like that,
then it’s hard to put your own feelings into your own songs, isn’t it? It’s not as easy to sing from the heart.” Christina
smiled and nodded to her. “You
could be right.” “Anyway…when
I get home, I better write a new song for my debut,” said Melanie, with
a very bright smile on her face. Christina
smiled with her as they both walked into the elevator that just opened
for them. “That’s so cool! You’re working on your debut now,” Hazel said
excitedly while she was sitting in the living room of her house. She was talking to Melanie, who was in her bedroom,
talking quietly on her cell phone. Now
that she had a cell phone, she could talk as much as she wanted with
her friends and not feel guilty tying up the phone line at home and
risking Grandma Annabelle’s wrath. “Yeah!”
said Melanie, who tried not to speak too loud so Grandma Annabelle would
not hear her. “By
the way…Melanie, what’s a debut?” Melanie
nearly fell off her bed at that one, but she steadied herself. “Um…well, a debut is like the beginning of something.
For a singer, if they’re doing a debut song, that’s like the
very first song that they’re going to sing for lots of people to hear.” “Oh,
okay! I understood now.” Melanie
sighed with relief and she smiled. “Great! Oh, also, the producer told me that I could
write my own song, too. He’s
letting me write my own debut song.” Hazel
smiled excitedly and was trying hard not to scream! “That’s so…amazing! You’re so cool, Melanie!” Melanie
started to laugh a little bit. “I
have to write that song starting tonight.
I have two days to finish it.
I hope I can do it right. I
want to write a debut song that a lot of people will like and I want
them to feel it when they hear it, too.” “Melanie,
that won’t be a problem. I think
you’ll do just fine. Just write
the song like you wrote ‘My Heart’ and that song that you wrote for
the Christmas play. They came pretty easy for you.” “Yeah,
but I have to make it really good. It
has to be really good and really nice, too.” “Are
you nervous?” Melanie
sighed and smiled slightly. “I’m
a little bit nervous. The producer
said it’s going to be broadcasted on the radio in all of “You’ll
do fine. I know you will. Trust in yourself, Melanie. Oh, hey, by the way, can I ask you a question?” “What
is it?” “Do
you have like a stage name that you’re using?
Or are you just going to use your real name when you’re a singer?” “I
wanted to surprise everyone so I came up with a stage name.” “Really?”
said Hazel. “What is it?” “Starry~en~Luv,”
Melanie replied. “My real self
is Melanie. But on stage, my
name is Starry~en~Luv.” Hazel
smiled and giggled. “That’s so
nice and pretty, too. It sounds
just like you, but no one would know that it’s you until they see your
face. They might hear the name and music, but they
won’t know who you really are until they see you.” Melanie
smiled, too. “That’s why it’s
going to be a surprise.” They
continued to talk for several more minutes.
Hazel really couldn’t wait until Melanie became a famous singer. After the phone conversation and after doing
her homework and studying, Melanie sat down at her desk in her room. She was in her nightgown and was ready to sleep,
but she did not feel like sleeping yet.
She had to sit down and start writing a new song for her debut
as Starry~en~Luv! She
had already been thinking about it for the last few hours. She wanted it to have something to do with chasing
your dreams. On the paper pad,
she began to write the name of the song. “Dream” Vocals and lyrics
by Starry~en~Luv Melanie
sat at her desk for a while, thinking about the song. Lyrics began to form in her mind and music began
to play from her heart. She closed
her eyes and she smiled as she let the music play in her heart. Very soon, the lyrics and the music became one. Starry~en~Luv
began to write her new debut song. Hazel was sitting on one of the front steps
of the school. She was waiting
for Melanie to come to school this morning.
She had already brought her little brother Lawrence to his classroom.
She was resting her chin in her hands, and then when she looked
up she saw Melanie coming towards the school.
Hazel stood up and she smiled brightly and waved at her. “Hey,
hurry up, Melanie! Get over here!”
she called out. “Huh?”
she said softly. Melanie looked
up but she didn’t look too excited.
She sighed and she felt a yawn coming to her so she covered her
mouth with her hand. She did not do anything to go towards Hazel
any faster. She just kept on
walking. Hazel
was very puzzled when Melanie finally got to her. “Gee,
Melanie, what’s with you? You
look like you haven’t slept yet,” said Hazel. “Pardon?”
said Melanie, her voice sounding tired.
“Oh…” Hazel
gasped and she looked shocked. “Hey!
Wait a minute! Does that mean…does that mean that you stayed
up all night and never got to sleep?” she exclaimed. Melanie
didn’t really have much emotional reaction to that. “Oh, no…no, it’s not like that…I had some sleep.
Just some sleep.” “What
time did you sleep last nigh?” Melanie
thought for a moment about that, trying to remember what time she went
to bed last night. “Oh, I think
it was…I think it was Hazel
exclaimed with great surprise, and it made her look funny. “What! Are
you nuts? Oh, wait a minute,
why did you stay up so late?” she asked. “I
had to write the song…” Hazel
realized immediately what she meant.
“Oh, you mean your debut song?
You were writing your debut song last night so you slept really
late, huh? I thought you might
have finished it already…like last night, before you went to bed. Did you get to finish it?” Melanie
shook her head. “No. I couldn’t finish it. I fell asleep on my desk.” “Oh,
my, how much did you finish?” Melanie
thought about that for a moment, too.
She tried to remember where she stopped.
“I think I did about…oh, I don’t know, I don’t remember. I can show you. Maybe that will jog my memory. I’m sorry, I’m just
really tired right now.” “Yeah,
I’ll bet. Show me the song.” The
two of them sat down on the front steps of the school while a few students
passed them by. Melanie opened
her bag and she drew out her paper pad, where she wrote down all the
songs that she writes. “Here
it is,” said Melanie, her voice still sounding quite monotone. Hazel
took the paper pad and she started to read what was on it. “Oh, cool. It’s
called ‘Dream’?” she asked. Melanie
smiled slightly. “Yes.” Hazel
started to read the song. 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! Hazel
smiled as she finished reading. “It
sounds really good so far. Where’s
the rest of it?” “I’m
sorry, I haven’t finished it yet. I
said I wasn’t able to, right?” “Oh,
right.” Hazel looked up at Melanie
and she appeared to be amazed anyway.
“But still, it looks really good, even if you only have this
much so far. “I could never write songs. You’re the only one I know who can write songs
and make them good at the same time.” Melanie
smiled at her. “That’s so sweet. Thank you.” “When
do you have to finish it by?” “Yesterday,
in that meeting with the producer, Mr. King, he said I had 2 days. That means, I have
today and tomorrow to finish it all up.
After school tomorrow, I have to bring it to him with Christina. I hope I finish it by then.” Hazel
smiled at her. “Hey, don’t worry. I’m sure you can do it.” “Thanks. But I only did the intro and the first verse.
I haven’t done the chorus yet and I haven’t done anything else
either.” “That’s
a pretty good start though. So
don’t worry about it.” Melanie
nodded and she smiled. “Okay.
You’re right.
I shouldn’t worry about it.” Melanie was struggling with something that
would normally never be a struggle to her.
Their teacher, Miss Langley, was explaining some things during
math class and she was also writing on the chalkboard at the same time. Melanie was trying very hard to take notes,
but at the same time, her eyes were having a hard time staying open. She was feeling quite sleepy. She
rubbed her eyes a few times and tried to focus on the chalkboard. Even the teacher’s voice didn’t seem as clear
as it normally did to her. And
at the same time, her mind was on that song that she was trying to write. Hazel
looked at Melanie, and she was starting to feel slightly alarmed. Just as Miss Langley turned away to copy some
notes from the math textbook and onto the chalkboard, Hazel wrote on
a piece of paper and crumpled it and she threw it gently onto Melanie’s
desk. The paper ball landed on her desk and Melanie’s
eyes went wide open. She looked
up at Hazel. Hazel looked like
she was worried. Melanie
took the piece of paper and straightened it out. There was a note written on it. “Stay
awake! Hazel.” She
looked up at her friend again and she smiled slightly and she nodded
her head a little bit, and Hazel got the message.
Hazel looked like she was relieved.
Melanie seemed to be wide awake once again. Too
bad it only last about 15 minutes, and Melanie was starting to doze
off a little again. Hazel looked
at Melanie, and she was alarmed again.
She looked frustrated. She
was going to write on another piece of paper but it was too late. Miss
Langley’s hand made a slightly loud sound when it struck the top of
Melanie’s desk, and Melanie was totally startled and made to become
wide awake as well. Melanie looked
up at the teacher with a frightened face. “Did
you have a good sleep last night, Melanie?” said Miss Langley, and she
did not look very happy at all, making Melanie quite uncomfortable. The other classmates were looking at her, a
few of them giggling. When she
looked at Hazel, she looked like she had just lost a battle, which was
the battle to keep Melanie awake so that she would not get into trouble
with Miss Langley. Melanie
looked down shyly. “I’m sorry,
Miss Langley. I didn’t sleep
very well…” she said very, very softly. Miss
Langley closed her eyes and looked down and shook her head and sighed. “Must I rescue you again? First, from humiliation in the cafeteria, and
now, the fact that you probably slept very, very late last night,” she
said. She straightened up and
walked back towards the chalkboard, and she spoke at the same time. “Please do keep yourself awake as best as you
can, Melanie. If you can’t do
that, go buy an energy bar in the cafeteria.” There
was more giggling in the classroom, but it stopped very soon. Hazel sighed and shook her head and covered
her face. Melanie glanced at
Hazel. She felt guilty because even after Hazel tried
to keep her awake, she wasn’t able to.
But now, she knew that she was going to stay awake because of
the humiliation she just felt, being spoken to like that by the teacher. She sighed softly and her mind went back to
the song that she was trying to write last night. It was after school. Melanie was in the school library and she was
in the same quiet study room that she had used when she had her first
meeting with her manager, There
was a knock on the door that led into the study room and Melanie looked
up. Hazel was standing there
just outside. Melanie sat up
on the chair just as Hazel opened the door and went inside the room. “Hey,
Melanie, it’s after school. What
are you still doing here?” Melanie
sighed, looking kind of tired. “I
don’t know…if I can actually do this.
I’m trying to work on my debut song, but I can’t finish it. And it’s due tomorrow, too,” she said softly,
looking a little frustrated and sad at the same time. Hazel
appeared very concerned now. “You
can’t finish it?” “I
don’t know if I can.” “How
far did you go this time?” “I
have a little more done from this morning.
But it still needs some more.
I just need a little bit more.
If I can just get that, then maybe I can actually finish it.” Hazel
went over to Melanie and put a hand on her shoulder to comfort her. “Do you want me to stay with you? Would that help you?” she asked. Melanie
almost said yes, but she thought of her friend first. She stopped herself. “Isn’t your mother waiting outside for you?” “Oh,
don’t worry about that. I can
stick around longer for you, no problem.” “Did
you tell her that yet?” Hazel
looked slightly uncomfortable and she had a guilty smile on her face. She began to laugh in a slightly suspicious
way. “Well…yes…” Melanie
gasped, and her eyes were wide open.
“You’re here by yourself?” Hazel
smiled and held her by the shoulders.
“Hey, I had no choice. My
friend needed help with something that’s really important, so I told
my mom that I would stay with her until I know for sure that she’s done
with it. She told me to call her later when I want go
home. Besides, the library is
open until what time anyway?” “I
think it closes at “Yeah,
that’s right. Come on, Melanie!” Hazel looked like she was very determined as
she sat down beside her friend. “I
know you can do it. Maybe I should
get pompoms and cheer you on like a cheerleader.
But I don’t know how to do it, that’s the only problem.” Melanie
and Hazel giggled at that. “Oh,
okay. Thank you so very much,
Hazel,” said Melanie. “Thank
you for staying with me.” “That’s
what friends are for.” For
the next hour, Melanie tried to write her song.
Hazel would offer some suggestions sometimes, such as thinking
about life experiences and things that are close to her heart and about
fulfilling one’s dreams. Melanie
was thinking about them, too, and it certainly did help having Hazel
by her side. The two of them laughed together and spoke in
whispers. Sometimes, Melanie
scratched off what she wrote and replaced it with something else, something
better. Hazel
was reading what Melanie had so far.
“This looks really good, Melanie.
I really want to hear you sing this one of these days,” she said
to her. Melanie
smiled. “Oh, thank you.” Then she looked a little more serious and though
of something. “Wait a second. I think I need just a tiny bit more. Here, I just thought of something. She started writing again at the very end of
the page. 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! Melanie
put down her pen and she closed her eyes and she smiled. “I think that’s it…” she whispered and once
again, Hazel stared at her and at the paper pad and the song that was
written on it. Hazel looked like
she was totally in awe at Melanie’s totally cool style, whenever she
finished writing a song. “Wow,
you finished it…” said Hazel, who also spoke very softly. Normally, she didn’t speak softly, but this
time, she just had to, because she felt amazed. Melanie
nodded and she stood up from the chair, holding the paper pad in front
of her. She turned towards Hazel. “Here
it is. My debut song, ‘Dream’,”
said Melanie, and she smiled in a calm but cheerful way. It was morning again just before school
was going to start. Melanie was
standing at the front doors of the school and she was talking on her
cell phone. She was speaking with Christina, her manager. “I
have the song. I have it all
written down. It’s ready,” said
Melanie. Christina,
who was at the other end of the line, was very happy to hear that. “Oh, that’s great. Just on time, too. Today’s the due date of the song. So I can go ahead and tell Mr. King that we
will be seeing him later in the afternoon like planned, right?” she
asked. Melanie
nodded and she smiled. “Yes,
that’s right.” “Wow,
that’s so great, Melanie.” Christina
was standing beside her car at the parking lot of Regal Records while
she was talking on her cell phone. “I
can’t wait to see the song that you wrote.
What is it called this time?” “It’s
called ‘Dream’.” “Oh,
wow. That sounds interesting,
too. I really can’t wait to check out the lyrics.” “When
you pick me up from school later this afternoon after school, I would
love it if you read it. Well,
I guess you do have to read it anyway, because you’re my manager, right?” Christina
laughed. “Yeah, you’re right. I know it is short notice. I wish you were able to show me the song before
this afternoon. If you could
do that, then if we need to make any revisions to the song, we can do
that. But I guess it can’t be helped.” “Oh,
okay.” Melanie felt a little
bit worried about that. “Then…what
if the song is not that good? We
won’t have time to make any changes then, right?” Christina
thought for a moment. “Hmmm…well,
don’t worry about it for now. If
we have to make any changes, I can ask Mr. King to reschedule the appointment. But…I don’t really want to have to do that,
so I hope your song…is really, really good.” Melanie
sighed and nodded. “I hope so,
too. I did my best the last couple of days.” Christina
smiled at that. “Well, if you
did your best, I’m sure it should be okay.
Let’s not worry about anything.
Like I said, we’ll do our best, right?” Melanie
smiled, too. “That’s right.” When it was time for the appointment, Melanie
and Christina were sitting in the office of the famous producer, Joseph
King. When Christina picked up
Melanie from her school just after classes, she was able to read the
lyrics of the new song that Melanie wrote.
Christina thought it was very good and Melanie was glad that
she liked it. They didn’t feel that they needed to make any
revisions, but what they thought might not necessarily be what Mr. Joseph
King thought. “So
can you give me the song, Melanie?” asked Mr. King, as he leaned forward
in his chair. Melanie
stood up from her seat and she presented her notepad. On the very first page of the notepad was the
song that she wrote, entitled “Dream”. “I’m
sure you’re going to like it, Mr. King,” said Christina. “Is
that so?” said Mr. King. That
made both of them a little nervous.
Mr. King took the notepad and he began to read the lyrics of
the song. Melanie sat back down on her seat. There
was silence in the room for about a minute.
But then, that silence started to become longer. Surely, Mr. King would have finished reading
that song already. Perhaps he
was reading it more than once, or he was scrutinizing each line very
carefully. Christina and Melanie
were both nervous as the silence dragged on for another minute. Soon, Mr. King’s eyes seemed to widen a little
as he was reading. “This…this
is amazing, Melanie,” said Mr. King. Christina
and Melanie were both surprised. “This
song shows a lot of emotion and expresses what is in your heart. That is how a song should be. It’s amazing.
Everything that I’m looking for in a song is there.” Christina
and Melanie began to look very excited.
“Mr. King,” said Melanie. “Does
that mean…?” Mr.
King started to laugh. “It’s
amazing. Not only are you an
amazing singer, you are also an amazing song writer.
This is perfect for your debut song.
We will go ahead with your new song, ‘Dream’. I think it’s absolutely perfect.” Melanie
gasped and she clasped her hands in front of her heart. She had a very bright and excited smile on her
face. Christina was feeling the
same way as she was. Mr. King
stood up and approached Melanie. “Melanie,
Christina, both of you did a very good job,” he said to them. “Congratulations. Melanie, your career as the singer Starry~en~Luv
is about to start. And ‘Dream’
will be your debut song, written by you.” “That’s
wonderful!” said Christina. “Thank
you so much, Mr. King!” said Melanie.
They could not contain their excitement. Mr.
King smiled at both of them. He
offered his hand to Melanie and the two of them shook hands. Christina looked on and she looked very happy
as well. Melanie had a very bright
smile on her face. Her
dream really was going to come true.
Now that Mr. King has accepted her ability to write her own songs,
she can continue with the next step of her journey to fulfill her dream. For the rest of the appointment, Mr. King took
Melanie on a tour of Regal Records and Christina was with them. He introduced Melanie to many individuals who
would be working with her. They
included those who worked in the recording studios, photographers, those
who worked on costumes, hairstyles, and makeup, dance choreographers,
and so on. Melanie was very glad to meet every single one
of them, even though there were many of them. She was not sure if she would be able to remember
all their names. After
the appointment, Melanie and Christina left the building and were on
their way to the parking lot. Melanie
stopped just before she got to Christina’s car. Christina
glanced at Melanie. “Melanie?”
she asked. Melanie
closed her eyes and sighed, then she opened her eyes again and she smiled
up at Christina. “I’m really
doing it, huh?” she said very softly. Christina
smiled at her and nodded. “I’m
really becoming a singer. I’m
on the way there.” “Yes,
you are, Melanie. Yes, you are.” Christina opened the passenger door for Melanie
and she went into the car. She
entered the car as well and started the engine and began to drive away. 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
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Episode Melanie and Hazel’s narration: Melanie: “Hello, everyone!” Hazel: “Hmmm…hey, who’s that
girl anyway? Isn’t she in our
class?” Melanie: “Yes, she is. Her name is Kelsey.” Hazel: “Oh, I remember her now.
I don’t really talk to her. She has her own friends.” Melanie: “She’s…I don’t think
she likes me very much.” Hazel: “Really? What makes you say that?” Melanie: “I was being nice to
her but every single time that I tried to be nice to her, she was always
mean to me. One time, she needed
paper for a quiz and I tried to give her some paper, but she said she
didn’t want any. She…said it in a really mean way, too.” Hazel: “Really? When I look at her, she doesn’t look like a
mean person. But I guess you
can’t judge a book by its cover, right?” Melanie: “That’s right.” Hazel: “Actually, when you look
at her, you’d probably think she was really pretty.” Melanie: “She’s very pretty.
But…she’s still mean. She doesn’t like me at all. And you know what?” Hazel: “What?” Melanie: “For a while, she was
ignoring me. But lately, she’s
been looking at me in a really scary way.
I think she really wants me to know that she totally hates me. I don’t know what’s going on. What did I do to her anyway that makes her hate
me?” Hazel: “Oh, I see. Hmmm…that’s really strange. I wonder what’s going on with her then. Maybe she has something on her mind.” Melanie and Hazel: “Next time
on Starry Love Dream! Episode 10: Kelsey! The school rival appears!” |
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