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Last time on Starry
Love Dream! Melanie, Hazel, and Justin’s narration: Melanie: “My name is Melanie!
I’m 9 years old and I’m already working to become a singer!” Hazel: “And I’m Hazel, her number
one fan!” Justin: “And I’m Justin, also
a number one fan.” Melanie: “I can’t believe it.
I was so sad last time. Someone must have called the police and complained
about Alison at the park. So
the police came and asked her to leave.
Now she’s gone. Who knows
if I’ll ever see her again? She
was such a nice person.” Hazel: “People can be so judgmental.
Attitude like that just makes me mad!” Justin: “Just because she looks
poor and is homeless doesn’t mean that she’s a bad person. She was quite the opposite. Isn’t that right, Melanie?” Melanie: “She was a very good
person. She was even a story
writer.” Hazel: “And a very good story
writer, too.” Justin: “But she left her stories
with you, right?” Melanie: “That’s right. Just before she had to go, she gave me all of
her stories. All of them! She asked me to make songs about them. I promised that I would. I’m going to do my best. I’m going to turn her stories into my songs,
so she can touch people’s hearts through me!
That’s what she wanted to do with her stories.” Justin: “She knows that you’re
Starry~en~Luv now.” Hazel: “Yeah. She’s the only one who knows, other than the
people at Regal Records and me and Justin.
That’s it.” Melanie: “You know what? Let’s not stay sad anymore. I don’t think Alison would like that. She’ll want us to be happy. She’ll want me to do my best in what I promised
to do for her.” Hazel: “That’s the spirit, Melanie!” Justin: “Go for it.” Melanie: “It’s time for 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 There were people dining at the outside
patio of a downtown “Hey,
there, welcome back to AM 640, your number one source for music that
you want to hear!” said the young male announcer on the radio. “We’re taking requests right now for any songs
that you’d like to hear. Wherever
you are or whatever you’re doing, if you’re at work or in summer school
classes, just call in and we’ll take your requests.
And we have one caller right now!
Caller, you’re on at AM 640!” “Hi!”
said the caller. “Hey,
how’s it going?” said the announcer. “I’m
great, thanks!” The caller sounded
like a young teenage girl. “That’s
awesome. So what would you like
to hear right now?” “I
want to hear that new song that sung by that new little girl artist. Her name is Starry~en~Luv,” said the caller. “Ah,
you want to hear ‘Dream’ by Starry~en~Luv.” “That’s
right!” “No
problem! We’ve been getting tons
of requests for this song. But
that’s alright, because we want to play what everyone wants to hear. Here we go.
‘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! A
young woman who was sitting down having her lunch took off her sunglasses
and she looked up at the radio. It
was “This
is so good,” she said softly. Starry Love Dream Episode 15: My
heart skipped a beat! It was
a big hit! John Wilkins was in his house and he was
watering a small potted plant that was in the kitchen. The radio was on and it was playing the song
“Dream”, sung by the new singer Starry~en~Luv.
As the song was playing on the radio, he paused and put down
the water pitcher that he was using. Mr.
Wilkins went over to the radio and he turned up the volume higher than
he would normally have it. Melanie’s
song was playing loudly. Her
voice seemed to almost echo and it was very beautiful and angelic. She sounded so much like a fully established
professional singer, even though this was only her debut song. 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! His
cat named Fluffy started to rub her head against his feet. Mr. Wilkins picked up his cat and held her as
he stood near the radio, listening to Melanie’s debut song. He stroked the cat’s small head and Fluffy purred.
She stopped and looked at the radio as if she was also listening
to the music. Mr.
Wilkins smiled with amazement. “My
goodness, Melanie, you did a very, very good job,” he said out loud. There were millions of young people in the
Hundreds
of radio stations across the country were swamped with requests to play
the song from early in the morning through the afternoon up to late
at night and sometimes even in the fringe hours of the night. Many people wanted to hear this song. And the radio stations did their best to follow
through for their listeners. 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! It
was listened by a bunch of kids who were showing off skateboarding skills
near the grand-looking City Hall in downtown However,
the two of them would not be listening to any music at all, since they
had far too much work to do. They
were still working to try to clear the Premiere’s name of the accusations
that followed him around. Melanie was in casual but pretty summer
clothes. She was in the building
of Regal Records and she was quickly walking down the hall. She saw the room that Christina had asked her
to go to when she was ready and it was a meeting room. The door was slightly ajar and she opened it
fully and she looked inside. Christina
saw her first. “Melanie! Come right in!” she said excitedly. Melanie
smiled brightly and she walked in and closed the door. Their producer, Joseph King was also there,
along with several other staff members. “I’m
glad you don’t get lost anymore. I
think you know where everything is in this building by now, Melanie,”
said the producer Mr. King. Melanie
nodded to that. “Oh, yes. I’m totally used to it by now.” “Good. That’s great.” Mr. King looked around. “Everyone’s here, right?” Melanie
looked around and Christina nodded.
“Looks like it,” Christina said cheerfully. “Good. Let’s get right to business.” Everyone was sitting down, except for Christina,
who was standing behind Melanie’s chair, because there were not enough
seats. In fact, since there were
so many people in the room, a little more than 30 of them, one-third
of them were standing up. Mr.
King addressed everyone in the meeting room.
The other 30 people in the room where people who worked directly
with Christina and Mr. King regarding Starry~en~Luv’s suddenly newfound
singing career. They included
the makeup artists, hairstylists, costume designers, marketing staff,
recording studio staff, photographers, vocal trainers, dance trainers,
their supervisors, among many others. “I
have some wonderful news for everyone,” said Mr. King, who smiled with
satisfaction. Everyone
looked at Mr. King with anticipation. “Starry~en~Luv’s
debut single, ‘Dream’, after playing for just 2 weeks on the music stations
across the country, has reached number one on the pop music charts.” Melanie
gasped with great surprised, her eyes went wide open. She was totally surprised. Christina was also very surprised and she had
a big delighted smile. Everyone
in the room was very pleasantly surprised as well. “Oh,
that’s great!” “Awesome!” “Man,
I just knew this would happen!” “That’s
so wonderful!” “That’s
great, congratulations to you, Starry~en~Luv!” Everyone
had their attention on Melanie, who looked around the room at everybody
with wide-eyed excitement. Her
shocked face began to slowly change into a bright cheerful look. She was totally overwhelmed with excitement
that she could feel her heart pounding.
It nearly skipped a beat! Several
of the staff members began to applaud her. Mr.
King smiled at the scene and glanced over at Melanie. “A very good job well done, Melanie,” he said
to her. Melanie
smiled at him and she stood up and took a little bow. “Thank you so much!” she said with great delight.
She almost could not speak, for she was so surprised.
She looked up at Christina, who put an arm around her shoulder. “You
did really well, Melanie,” said Christina. Melanie
shook her head with a smile. “Oh,
no, without you, I couldn’t have done this.
I couldn’t have done this without everyone’s help.” When
the applause ended, Mr. King addressed everyone in the room once again
as Melanie took her seat and everyone paid attention. “It’s
really amazing. Melanie, you’re
the youngest artist to become part of Regal Records. And you’re definitely one of the best that this
recording company has ever worked with.
Someday, I want you to be THE best that this company has ever
worked with. I’m very proud of
you.” “Thank
you, Mr. King,” Melanie said softly. “It’s
also the first time that we have produced a young artist whose debut
single reached the top of the pop charts.
Radio stations from all over the country are playing this song
even as we speak. Listeners are tuning in and they’re calling
the radio stations asking them to play this song. Many people are enjoying hearing about it.” “That’s
so wonderful…” Christina said. “Manager
and singer are doing everything right,” said Mr. King. Christina
and Melanie smiled at each other excitedly. “You’re
breaking a lot of records. Christina,
you’re also the youngest manager for an artist ever, and that goes for
all record companies in this country.
And your first job just happens to be a singer whose debut song
ends up being number one. There
are a lot of records that you and Melanie are breaking.
I’m even doing that myself. I’ve
never produced for any singer who’s less than 14 years old.
I’m very proud of both of you.” “Thank
you so much, Mr. King,” said Christina.
“We look forward to continuing to work with you. Everything’s going so well. We should keep going while things are hot!” “That’s
exactly right,” said Mr. King. “That’s
why we should now be working on Starry~en~Luv’s first concert appearance!” Melanie
gasped again. This was what she
was hoping it would lead to. She
has had her audition. She has
had her debut single released on the radio stations across the country. The next step was to work on her first concert
performance. “Starry~en~Luv
will be making her debut performance.
I’m sure many people are wondering what she looks like. They’ve never seen her. Only people at the radio stations have seen
her pictures,” said Mr. King. He
turned to the surprised Melanie. “Melanie,
by having your debut performance, everyone’s going to have their first
real introduction to the new pop singer, Starry~en~Luv!” Melanie
was absolutely ecstatic. Her
hands went to her heart as if her heart had stopped.
She was so speechless and her face was practically frozen with
shock. Mr.
King laughed. “Christina, I think
Melanie needs some water.” Christina
looked down. “Whoa. Melanie, take it easy,” she said cheerfully
and held her by the shoulders. Melanie
shook her head and tried to start breathing again. “I’m
so sorry. I was just…I was just
really shocked. Everything is
going so perfectly! I feel like
I’m in some kind of dream,” said Melanie. “I’ll
get you some water,” said Christina.
She was about to walk over to the water cooler at the corner
of the room but someone had already poured a cup of water for Melanie.
Christina accepted the cup from the young girl who had poured
it. “Thanks.” She
went back to Melanie and gave her the cup. “Here, Melanie. Drink up.” Melanie
drank her water. “Thank you.” Mr.
King smiled. “Well, then. Make sure you take it easy. I don’t want you to have a heart attack so early
in your new singing career. In
fact, don’t have heart attack at all.” Some
people in the room laughed at that.
Melanie just smiled. “Okay. We have some initial plans for this concert
already. They’re not finalized. I just wanted to share them with you and I want
to hear some ideas and comments and things like that,” said Mr. King. “We’re thinking about having the concert in
a large auditorium that’s located close by here in downtown “An
auditorium sounds like a good idea.
But it should probably be something very large, due to the popularity
of the debut single on the radio,” said one of the staff members. “That’s
right, definitely. I’m sure there
would be a lot of people who would want to attend,” said another one. Mr.
King glanced over at Christina. “What
do you think, Christina?” Christina
smiled cheerfully. “The larger
the auditorium, the better, I agree with that.”
She glanced down at Melanie.
“What do you think, Melanie?” Melanie
was thinking for a while. “An
auditorium would be nice. But
if the song is so popular and a lot of people want to attend my first
concert, no matter how big the auditorium is, it’s not going to fit
everyone.” Christina
looked a little puzzled. Mr.
King glanced down at Melanie. “Please
feel free to tell me any ideas you might have, Melanie. Don’t think that I won’t listen to you just
because you’re a kid. I want
to hear what you think.” Melanie
hesitated and then nodded. “I
was thinking. What if we have
the concert outside?” “Outside?”
asked Christina. “What do you
mean?” “I
mean outside. Everyone can see
it. If a lot of people come, there’s always a lot
of room.” Some
of the staff members nodded to that idea.
“I think that’s a great idea.
I think having the concert outside would be great!” “But,
of course, we have to know where outside,” asked Mr. King. Melanie
thought of a quick idea and she smiled brightly. “What about the lakeshore?” Everyone
glanced at Melanie. “Ah, the
lakeshore,” said the photography director, Tom Walsh.
“That’s where we had your photo shoot, Melanie.” “Yes. I noticed it was really beautiful there and
that was only day time. I’m guessing
it would looks so lovely when it’s night time with all the lights of
the big buildings glittering above and the stars glittering and the
lake behind,” said Melanie. Christina
smiled and looked up at Mr. King. “Well?
How about it, Mr. King? Why
don’t we have the concert at the lakeshore?
Like around Mr.
King nodded immediately. “That’s
an awesome idea. I’m all for
it. Who else thinks it’s a great idea?” Everyone
seemed to agree. “It’s an awesome
idea! Let’s do the concert at
the lakeshore!” “Let’s
make this a really big debut, Melanie,” said Mr. King. Melanie
smiled excitedly. “Yes, Mr. King!” After
the meeting, Melanie and Christina were standing at the exit of the
meeting room and everyone who was exiting the room passed them by. Each and everyone shook their hands. They all complimented Melanie for her amazing
singing talent and Christina for being a talented manager for her. Mr.
King was the last to leave and he stopped by Melanie and Christina. “Like
I said, I’m very proud of both of you.
Let’s keep working together,” he said to them. “Thank
you so much, Mr. King. We look
forward to continuing to do our best,” said Christina. “Thank
you so very much, Mr. King. We’ll
do our best,” said Melanie. When
he left and everyone else had left, Melanie and Christina looked around
them and saw that there was no one there in the hallways. They both looked at each other and they grabbed
each other’s hands and began to jump up and down, screaming and giggling
like excited and delighted little girls. Another week had passed by. The song ‘Dream’ by Starry~en~Luv was still
number one on the Canadian pop charts.
The popularity of the song seemed to continue to increase every
single day. On
a public transit bus, there was a young woman who was listening to her
portable radio walkman. Her eyes
were closed and she was humming. The
song that was playing through her earphones was ‘Dream’. The
same song was playing inside a car that was driven by a couple of college
students There
was a mother hanging clothes in the backyard of her house. She heard the song playing and she turned around.
Her son and daughter turned up the volume when Starry~en~Luv’s
song began to play and their mother smiled at them. At
a radio station called Flow 94 FM, inside a broadcasting room, the song
was playing through speakers and two radio announcers were listening
to it as well. “You
were listening to ‘Dream’ by Starry~en~Luv!
That’s a really amazing song, isn’t it?” said the female announcer. “It’s been number one for the past week and
I have a feeling that it’s going to be that way for a very long time. She has the voice of an angel though I heard
she’s only an elementary school student.” “No
kidding. It’s amazing when someone
that young rises up and shows everyone everywhere what she can really
do,” said the male announcer. “That’s
the kind of thing I like to see. Instead
of growing up and doing things that might harm themselves and others
around them, this little girl has total control of her life.” “I
wonder what this girl is like. They
didn’t give us her real name. They
only gave us her stage name, Starry~en~Luv.” “But
it’s a cool stage name. You got
to admit that.” “Oh,
that’s for sure!” “Well,
I heard that this new girl is going to be performing at her first live
concert. No details have been
given yet. But when that day
comes and everyone shows up at that concert, everyone’s going to find
out who this girl really is and what she’s like,” said the male announcer. “I’ll
bet she’s really cute, too. She
has a beautiful voice, she must also be a very beautiful girl,” said
the female announcer. “Oh, wait,
you know what, it’s commercial time.
So we’ll be back after these words from our sponsor.
You’re listening to Flow 94 FM.” Melanie was at home and she was having dinner
with Grandma Annabelle. Grandma,
as usual, rarely said anything while they were eating. But what she would do was look at the newspaper
that was laid out beside her. Occasionally,
she would turn the page. In
the background, there was a radio playing.
Melanie had suggested earlier that the radio be turned on while
they were eating and Grandma thought it might be okay to have that. Grandma also did not mind if Melanie tuned into
one of the pop music stations. Thank
goodness for that. Melanie wanted
to catch her own song playing while she was having dinner. There
was a young boy who had called the radio station. “Hi! Can you play ‘Dream’ by Starry~en~Luv? It’s a really catchy song. I like it a lot and my sister likes it a lot,
too,” said the young boy who was the caller. “Sure,
no problem,” said the young woman who was hosting the radio program. “Everyone seems to want to hear this new singer
sing. And why shouldn’t they
hear her? She has an amazing
singing talent for someone who is still an elementary school student. Here we go.
‘Dream’ by Starry~en~Luv.” The
song started to play. Melanie
slowed down her eating and she listened in.
She listened to her own voice singing her debut song. It was her voice. But in a way, it also wasn’t her. She felt that it wasn’t her who was singing
that song. It felt like Starry~en~Luv
was someone else. When Melanie
felt that, she felt like she was listening to the voice of an angel. She began to blush a little. Melanie
thought in her mind. Am I really
that good a singer? I’m so…overwhelmed. I can’t believe I made it this far already! Grandma
looked up at the radio and could not help notice the voice of a little
girl singing what seems to be a very popular pop song lately. Melanie noticed that and she wondered what Grandma
was thinking. Grandma continued
to look at the radio for a long time. “Grandma,
are you listening to that girl’s singing?” asked Melanie. Grandma
was silent for a moment and then she glanced at Melanie. “They said she was still an elementary school
student. Did I hear that right,
Melanie?” she asked. Melanie
nodded and she smiled. “Yes. She’s probably my age.” And she really was. Grandma
looked at the radio again and listened for several more seconds. “I am not a fan of modern pop music. But I have to admit that she is a very, very
good singer.” Melanie
nearly gasped. “You really think
so?” Grandma
glanced at Melanie and she nodded, but she had no expression on her
face. “Yes. She
has a very good singing talent. She
might become great someday.” Melanie
was so excited that she wanted to tell Grandma that SHE was Starry~en~Luv. She wanted to tell her everything! She wanted to tell her that SHE was the one
who was singing that song. She
wanted to tell her that she was fulfilling her dream of becoming a singer! “Grandma!”
she said, but then she stopped herself. Grandma
looked at Melanie and was puzzled. “What
is it, Melanie?” Melanie
hesitated and then she smiled. It’s
still not the right time to tell Grandma or anyone else what was going
on. The concert would be the right time to show
the world around her who Starry~en~Luv really is. That would be the right time. This was not the right time. “It’s
nothing.” But
Melanie smiled anyway. She was
extremely happy. She was extremely
happy that Grandma thought that she was a good singer! Another week and a half passed by. Melanie was putting on her black dress shoes
at the front door of the house. She
was pretty in her school uniform. School
had started once again. She picked
up her school bag but it was a different school bag.
She did not want to carry a backpack anymore. This time, she carried a dark blue suitcase
that was bought from the school itself, because the school was selling
its own school supplies to students who could afford them. It was a “Bye,
Grandma. I’m going to school
now,” said Melanie. She opened
the door and left the house, making sure that the door was locked. She skipped down to the sidewalk and began to
walk quickly to school. Today
was the first day of school and it was the first day of Grade 5 for
Melanie and her friends. Melanie arrived at the front of the school
at the right time. She knew that
Hazel’s mother would be dropping off Hazel and Lawrence at that part
of the school at this time of the morning.
Melanie saw the car start to drive away and Hazel waved as the
car went farther away. Melanie
began to run towards them. “Hazel!”
Melanie called out. Hazel
turned and saw Melanie coming towards them.
“Hi, Melanie!” she called out also. Melanie
stopped and the two of them hugged each other for a long time. “I
just made it on time. I was hoping
I’d see you and Lawrence in the morning before school. That’s why I came early.” “Hey,
that’s good. Today’s the first
day of Grade 5 at our school. We
probably got a little smarter but probably not that much taller,” said
Hazel. Melanie
giggled. Then she saw someone
walking towards the school from the distance.
“Oh, that’s Justin over there.” Hazel
turned and saw Justin. And then
both she and Melanie became puzzled.
“Who’s that with him?” said Hazel. There
was a tiny little girl wearing their school’s uniform. She was holding Justin’s hand and skipping happily
as she walked with him. They
were walking towards them. Melanie
and Hazel and smiled and waved at him.
Justin saw them immediately and he waved back, but of course,
as usual, he didn’t have any expression on his face.
It’s the same old Justin. Justin
joined Melanie and Hazel. “Hello. Good to see you two again,” he said coolly.
“Good to see you, Lawrence.” Melanie
smiled. “Good to see you, too.” “We
only saw each other a few days ago.
You sound like we haven’t seen each other in months. Did you miss us that badly, Justin?” said Hazel,
looking rather mischievous and staring at Justin as if she was suspicious
of him. “No,
I didn’t miss you. I only saw
you a few days ago.” Hazel’s
plan to tease Justin backfired. “That’s
so mean!” Melanie
started to giggle. Justin actually
had a small smile on his face and when Hazel noticed that, she started
to giggle, too. Melanie and Hazel
looked down at the little girl who was beside Justin.
The little girl was smiling happily at them. “Who’s
this cute little girl?” asked Hazel, who smiled. Then she realized something. “Hey, wait a second. I’ve seen you before.” When
the front door of Justin’s house opened, a little girl appeared and
hugged Justin. Melanie and Hazel
were surprised. Justin patted
the little girl’s head. “I wonder who that is,” said Melanie. “Maybe that’s his little sister,” said Hazel,
with amazement. “Wow. That’s amazing.” Christina looked at both of the girls with
a puzzled look on her face but she almost laughed, too. “Why would that be amazing?” “He’s so calm and unemotional most of the
time. It’s kind of surprising
when a younger sister hugs him. It
makes him look…almost sensitive,” said Hazel. “But that would be so cool, I think,” said
Melanie. Justin
put a hand on the tiny little girl’s shoulder.
He smiled down at her a little and she smiled up at him as well. “This
is my little sister,” said Justin. “And
her name is Helen. Today is her
first ever day of school. It’s
her first day of Junior Kindergarten.
Helen, these are my friends.
These are Melanie, Hazel, and Lawrence.” Helen
waved her little hand at them. “Hi! It’s very nice to meet you, everyone!” she said.
Her voice was tiny and cute. “Nice
to meet you,” Melanie said with a bright smile. Hazel
went totally crazy. Melanie was
very surprised and was almost thrown back.
Hazel was completely overwhelmed by Helen’s extreme cuteness! “It’s nice to meet you! You’re so cute!” she cried out. “I want to hug you everyday!” Helen
looked puzzled. “Huh?” “Cool
it, Hazel,” said Justin. Hazel
stopped herself and calmed down. “Sorry.
I just had to get that out of my system,” she said and she started
to laugh uncomfortably as if she was embarrassed.
Melanie put a hand on her forehead and shook her head. “I
have to bring her to Kindergarten. I’m
sorry I won’t see you until classes start.
I’ll look for you two when I’m done then we’ll see each other,”
Justin said to Melanie and Hazel. “Oh,
sure, no problem,” said Melanie. “We’ll
see you later. I have to bring
Melanie
nodded and smiled. “Sure!” “Great. See you guys later,” said Justin. He started to walk towards the school’s front
entrance with his little sister. They
both disappeared through the front doors. “Wow,
that’s amazing,” said Hazel. Melanie
was puzzled by that. “You’re
amazed again?” “Justin
is so calm and cool and collected most of the time. No one would think that he would have a sensitive
side to him. His little sister
was holding his hand like she really loves her big brother. And Justin was really sweet with her, too.
I’m just…really surprised.” “Oh,
okay.” Melanie giggled at that. “I know what you mean. Let’s go inside now. Let’s bring your brother to his class and then
let’s find our classroom.” Hazel
nodded. “Okay. Let’s go.” In their new classroom, Melanie and Hazel
were sitting on desks that were next to each other. Justin came and sat down on the seat that was
reserved for him by Hazel. The
three of them sat next to each other.
Many of the students in this Grade 5 class were the same as the
students from last year’s Grade 4 class.
There were some new faces. But
most of the students were familiar. And
that included the evil Kelsey Rayne who was sitting near the front of
the class with her friend Natasha. “She’s
still in the same class as us,” Hazel whispered grudgingly. “Don’t
even think about her,” said Justin. “I’d
really like not to think about her.
Right now…it’s really hard not to.” Melanie
looked a little concerned about that.
“Oh, Hazel, I know you don’t like her but please don’t do or
say anything.” “And
you shouldn’t like her either, Melanie,” Hazel said in a way that was
annoyed. “She’s annoying and
she’s evil. I think she probably
came from hell or something.” “It’s
not that I don’t like her or dislike her or anything,” said Melanie. Hazel
became puzzled. “What do you
mean by that?” “I
don’t really know what to think about her.
I don’t know anything about Kelsey.” Justin
nodded to that. “That’s true. Even though she really, really hates Melanie
and has done some really awful things to her, we shouldn’t really be
mean to her.” Hazel
looked totally surprised. “Oh,
my goodness, you think that, too?” “Let’s
just ignore her,” said Melanie. “We
don’t have to pay attention to her anyway.” Hazel
sighed and she nodded. “You’re
right. But if she does anything
or says anything really mean to you, I’m going to get so mad!” She made a fist in front of her and it was shaking.
She looked like she was ready to hit someone. Melanie
and Justin looked at each other. Justin
shrugged. Melanie smiled uncomfortably. All
the students were talking to each other.
The new teacher had not arrived yet.
Melanie, Hazel, and Justin began to listen to what all the kids
around them were saying to each other, because they noticed that there
were some rather interesting conversations. Anita
Chow and Karen Smith, who were Hazel’s former friends, were talking. “Hey,
did you hear that new song on the radio called ‘Dream’?” asked Anita. “Yeah,
it was really cool. I wanted
to listen to it over and over again,” said Karen. “I
know!” The two of them were giggling
excitedly. “I heard that it’s
sung by an elementary school girl. Do
you think she’s our age?” “Who
knows? I hope she is. I really love her voice. She’s an awesome singer.” “I
wonder what she’s like.” “Yeah,
I wonder, too!” There
was another interesting conversation between Jim Castro, Jimson Reeve,
and Martha Truong. Melanie, Hazel,
and Justin listened in as well. “Hey,
I wonder who this girl really is. What’s
her stage name again?” said Jimson. “On
the radio, they called her Starry~en~Luv.
She’s a really good singer!” said Martha. “I
know. They said her song’s been
number one for almost 3 weeks straight now,” said Jim. “That’s
so cool. But no one’s ever seen
her, huh?” said Jimson. “That’s
because she’s a new singer. Maybe
when she has a concert, everyone will find out what she looks like. I’ll bet she looks really cute,” said Jim. “Yeah,
I’ll bet she’s cute, but probably too cute for you, Jim,” Martha said
with a laugh. “Oh,
come on! She’s like a mystery
singer with a beautiful voice and her song is number one! I have to have some kind of admiration, right?”
said Jim. Jimson
began to laugh as well. “I guess
you’re right.” Martha laughed
also. Hazel
and Justin both looked at Melanie. Hazel
looked excited and Justin had a small smile on his face. “Hey, you’re getting famous,” Hazel whispered. Melanie
smiled and blushed at the same time.
“They don’t know it’s me yet.
But soon, they’ll find out who Starry~en~Luv really is.” It was lunch period at the school. Melanie, Hazel, and Justin were all in the school
cafeteria and they were just finishing their lunch. Hazel
thought of something. “Hey, Melanie,”
she said. “Yes? What is it?” asked Melanie. “Can
you sing a part of ‘Dream’ for me? I
really like that song.” Justin
was puzzled and so was Melanie. “What? You mean, right now?” Melanie asked. She was blushing and looked a little shy. “Yes,
right here! I want to hear it. I listened to it so much while I was at home.
I want to hear it straight from you, not through a radio.” Melanie
hesitated for a while, but then she smiled and she agreed to it. “Okay. I’ll
sing you the second verse and chorus,” she said. 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 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! Several
students, some of them from their Grade 5 class, who were nearby heard
Melanie’s singing. They stopped
what they were doing and they watched her and they listened to her singing. The song sounded familiar to a lot of them.
When some of them realized that Melanie was singing the popular
song ‘Dream’ from the radio, people were excited and amazed. 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 The
first thing to do is smile while you hug your pillow And
today, the most important thing that you should do Will
be to come closer to making your dream come true Dreaming
a dream, make a wish upon a star Just
dream! Melanie
was done. Some students were
standing near them and when Melanie realized that, she looked up and
she blushed. After a bit of admiration, the students began
to go back to what they were doing before.
Some of them smiled at Melanie and Melanie saw that and she smiled
back. “Wow,
Melanie, that was really good,” said Martha, one of her classmates. “Yeah,
you sing pretty well. That’s
the new song on the radio, right?” asked one of the boys who was in
a different grade. Melanie remembered that boy’s face as one of
those two students who were with that other boy who had spilled food
all over Melanie’s uniform one day last school year.
His name was Erin Chlumsky. “That’s
the song called ‘Dream’. That’s
the new song on the radio. I
heard it’s really famous,” said another one of the boys, whose name
was Adrien “Hey,
you know what, your singing was pretty good,” said one of the girls. She was in Melanie, Hazel, and Justin’s Grade
5 class and her name was Joanne Leighton. Hazel
smiled at Melanie. “Looks like
you’re getting some fans, Melanie,” she said and started to giggle. Melanie just blushed. “Um,
yeah,” Melanie said softly and she smiled.
She felt shy and happy at the same time. “You
planned this, didn’t you?” Justin asked Hazel. Hazel
looked surprised and shook her head.
“No, I didn’t. I really
wanted to hear the song. It’s
only natural for people to notice her singing and start liking how she
sings.” Another
girl who was in their Grade 5 class was there.
Her name was Susan Lockhart.
“You know what? While
she was singing, I noticed her voice sounds so much like Starry~en~Luv
on the radio. Their voices are almost exactly the same,” she
said. Melanie
and Hazel gasped. Justin was
surprised, too, but he did not show it.
Has Melanie been found out already? “I
know,” said Martha, who laughed. “I
just noticed that now, too.” She
turned to Melanie. “Hey, Melanie,
if you could sing like Starry~en~Luv, maybe you should become a singer
yourself. You do sing pretty well.” That
was close! Melanie and Hazel
sighed with relief. Melanie began
to giggle in a shy and uncomfortable way.
“Oh, thank you so much. Maybe
I will,” said Melanie. “What
are you talking about?!” a girl shouted. “That
voice!” said Hazel, who suddenly looked annoyed. “It’s the witch!” Everyone
turned towards Kelsey Rayne, who was standing close by. She looked like she was very proud and smiled
in a very boastful way. “You
guys are talking about that new song on the radio by some new girl named
Starry~en~Luv? Starry my foot! That’s got to be one of the worst songs that
I’ve ever heard anyone sing.” “What
are you talking about? That song
is cool!” said Susan. Another
girl stood beside Kelsey but she was in a different grade. “She’s right.
I don’t really like it. I
think it sucks,” that girl said. Kelsey
nodded to that. A
boy also stood near Kelsey. “I
don’t like it either. Her voice
sounds so childish. I think it’s
better if a singer has a more mature voice.” “Oh,
you guys don’t know anything about music then!” said one of the girls
who liked Starry~en~Luv’s song on the radio.
She was not in Melanie’s class so she did not know who she was. “It’s
true that this Starry~en~Luv girl has a nice singing voice. But there are a lot of singers who could sing
better than that,” said Natasha, who was standing beside Kelsey. “I might listen to her for a little while, but
that’s it. I wouldn’t listen
any more than that.” “Her
song is number one right now! That
says a lot!” said the boy named “So
what if she’s just a kid? She
can sing just as well as all those older pop singers!” said Joanne. “I
don’t think you guys know what you’re talking about. Just because she has a cute voice that everyone
likes doesn’t make her a good singer,” said Kelsey. “Just because her song is number one on the
pop charts doesn’t make her a good singer, either. That’s nothing!” “Why
is that nothing?” said Martha. “Because
you have to express your feelings when you sing, you fool! You have to touch people’s hearts! And when you sing, you have to show in your
singing that you love to sing! You
have to love singing to be able to sing and reach people’s hearts!”
shouted Kelsey. Melanie
was startled. There was something
rather bizarre about what Kelsey had just said.
She wondered if it meant anything. “This
song doesn’t do anything,” said Kelsey. “Maybe
it’s because you don’t have a heart,” said one of the girls who liked
the song. The
argument continued between the students who liked Starry~en~Luv’s song
and the students who didn’t like it.
Melanie, Hazel, and Justin did not say anything.
They could not say anything at all.
They did not want to either. “Let’s
get out of here before things really heat up between these people,”
said Justin. “I
agree,” said Hazel. “Let’s go,
Melanie.” “Okay,”
said Melanie. Melanie,
Hazel, and Justin snuck out of that part of the cafeteria. As they walked towards the exit of the cafeteria,
a couple of teachers were approaching the arguing crowd of students.
The three of them left the cafeteria and they walked down the
hallway a fair bit before they stopped. “Gosh. What a weird situation that was,” said Hazel. “Let
them do their arguing. We have
better things to do than to listen to them arguing.
That would just waste our time,” said Justin. “Yeah,
you’re right.” Melanie
looked down as she leaned against the wall.
Hazel and Justin saw that she looked like she had a disappointed
look on her face. She seemed
almost sad, as if she had failed at something. “They
didn’t like the song. I mean,
those other kids,” Melanie said softly. Hazel
sighed and shook her head. “Melanie,
don’t worry about it. Who cares? Who cares about what they think? There are a lot of people who like your song.
Why else would your song be number one for the past 3 weeks?
People want to listen to it.
People want to hear it. They’re
calling radio stations demanding that they play it.” “What
about those other kids?” “Them?” Hazel was puzzled. Melanie
doubted herself. “I want to sing
because I want to express my feelings and touch people’s hearts. I’m…happy that I did that for some people.
But I couldn’t do that for other people.
Was there something wrong with the song?
Did I mess up somewhere?” “I
don’t think you messed up anywhere,” said Justin. “I think it was perfect. Don’t listen to what those other kids are saying.
They probably don’t even listen to music so they don’t understand.
They don’t know anything.” Melanie
looked up and she sighed. Still,
she felt like she had done something wrong.
She felt like she had sung her debut song perfectly. A lot of people have heard that song already.
Many people like that song. But
there were some who didn’t like it.
She felt like she messed up, but she did not know how she messed
up. “What? That
sure is weird,” said Christina, who was sitting down on her couch watching
television. She was talking on
her cell phone with Melanie. “A
little bit funny, too. People
can sometimes get really passionate about music, you know.” “That’s
not funny,” said Melanie, who was sitting beside her window, looking
at the dark scenery outside. It
was late at night. “Sorry. You’re right, it’s not funny.” Christina sighed and she thought for a moment. Melanie
sounded a bit disappointed and she sighed as well. “They were arguing. One side liked my song and the other side didn’t
like my song. I guess I was able
to touch some people’s hearts by expressing my feelings through songs,
but there were some people that I couldn’t do that for. I tried but I still failed,” she said softly. “I
see…” Christina said softly. “Isn’t
that what a singer is supposed to do?
A singer is supposed to express their feelings and touch people’s
hearts. That’s what I did. But it still didn’t work for everyone? What did I do wrong? Was there something that I missed or forgot
to do?” Christina
thought about something and she smiled.
“Hey, Melanie, I’m going to tell you something that might sound
unbelievable but it’s true. Please
believe me when I say it, because it’s so true.
Even Mr. King would tell you this.” ”What
is it?” Melanie asked. “There
is no such thing as a singer who can touch every single heart in the
entire world.” Melanie
was surprised. “Huh?” “Believe
me, Melanie. It’s very true. Every single famous singer and composer and
song writer that you can think of, not one of them has every completely
touched absolutely everyone’s hearts.
It’s just not possible. But
do you know why they keep doing what they’re doing?” “Why? Why do they keep doing what they’re doing even
though they can’t reach everyone?” Christina
smiled. “It’s because they love
music. Music is their life. They do their best day in and day out to express
their feelings through their music.
They’re satisfied knowing that they’ve reached people. They don’t
have to reach every person. It’s
more than enough to reach some. Do
you think everyone likes those pop singers that you see on TV and listen
to on the radio?” Melanie
thought about that for a moment. “No.
Not everyone likes certain singers.” “That’s
right. But does it matter to
them? They’re not singing so that they can do the
impossible. They’re singing because
they like to sing and they like to express their feelings through singing
and they like to reach people’s hearts and souls.
Trying to get everyone to like their music is impossible. Everyone has different tastes in music. Some people don’t even like music. Don’t do the impossible, Melanie. Don’t worry about the impossible. Just do what you love to do.” Melanie
thought about that for a long time and she realized that it made perfect
sense. She began to smile slightly. “You’re
right. I’ll just do what I love
to do. I’m going to sing because
I like singing and I like expressing my feelings in a way that would
touch people’s hearts.” “Good,
Melanie,” said Christina, who smiled, because she was glad that she
was able to think of some pretty good advice that made perfect sense. “All you have to do is do your best in doing
what you like to do the most.” “You’re
right. Thank you so much, Christina.
By the way, can I ask you something?” “What
is it?” asked Christina. “Are
you sure you’ve never been someone else’s manager before? You’re pretty good at giving really good advice,”
said Melanie. Christina
giggled. “No, you’re my first
job, Melanie. I’m serious.” Melanie
smiled. “It’s just that you’re
a very good manager. I’m glad
you’re with me.” “Thanks,”
said Christina, who blushed slightly.
“I’m just doing my best in doing what I love to do, too.” She looked up at the clock and she saw that
it was getting really late. “Anyways,
you better get to sleep. I have
to go to sleep, too. It’s getting
really late. I have work tomorrow. You have school tomorrow. And we have a meeting at Regal Records in the
afternoon so make sure Hazel and Justin have a great excuse to cover
for you.” Melanie
laughed a little. “Oh, right. Good night, Christina.” “Good
night, Melanie.” The
two of them ended their cell phone conversation. Melanie crawled onto her bed and she pulled
the blankets over her. She lied
down on her side and she thought more about what Christina had said
to her. She smiled and she sighed. “I’ll
keep doing my best…” she whispered as she closed her eyes and went to
sleep. 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!
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Episode Melanie, Hazel, and Justin’s narration: Melanie: “Hello, everyone!” Hazel: “It’s back to school time!
We’re all in Grade 5 now. And you know what? Lots of people are talking about your new song,
Starry~en~Luv. You’re becoming
more and more famous. Your singer
alter ego is getting really popular.
But you’re starting to get popular in the neighborhood, too.” Justin: “What? I hope you mean that in a good way.” Melanie: “I know some people
here don’t like me…” Hazel: “No, that’s not what I
meant. I think people are starting
to see you as a sweet and kind girl.
They’re wrong for judging you the wrong way just because your
father’s being accused of things that nobody even knows are true.” Melanie: “You really think so?” Justin: “But wait a second.” Melanie and Hazel: “What is it?” Justin: “You better be careful,
Melanie. I saw this guy with
a camera and he was waiting outside Regal Records. I think he was waiting for you.” Melanie: “What?! That sounds so scary! Don’t scare me like that!” Hazel: “You’re kidding me!
You don’t mean the paparazzi, do you?” Justin: “That’s what I mean. They’re always looking for pictures of celebrities.
Since you’re becoming a celebrity, Melanie, they’re going to
start coming after you with their cameras.
It’s going to get really annoying.” Hazel: “Be careful, Melanie!
You definitely would not want some paparazzi dude taking pictures
of you and spreading it all over the magazines, telling the whole world
Starry~en~Luv’s true identity before it’s time!” Melanie: “Oh, no! I wouldn’t want that!” Hazel and Justin: “Next time
on Starry Love Dream!” Melanie: “Episode 16: Be careful, people are always talking” |
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