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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 attend Grade 5 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: “Well, we did it!
We joined the newsletter committee at our school.
I’m going to be the advice column writer.” Hazel: “And I’m going to be the
photographer. Say cheese!” Justin: “Hey, no pictures of
me!” Hazel: “Awww,
you’re no fun. But at least,
things are really looking good with the newsletter.
The editor, Terry, is really cute.
Susan is a really awesome artist.
Darren is a great writer. Yung
is a super-smart little whiz kid. Kathy
is full of energy! What an interesting
crew!” Melanie: “People started writing
letters for my advice column, too, and I think it’s a big success. It’s also making a lot of people wonder what
in the world is going on, when they saw Starry~en~Luv’s name as the
author of the advice column!” Justin: “I heard a lot of people
wondering if it was really the same person as the singer on the radio. It was interesting listening to what they were
saying.” Melanie: “But you know what…sometimes
it’s sad. There must be a lot
of people who have really extreme problems, like that boy that I was
trying to help. He was being
abused by his father. It makes
me so sad that something like that was happening to him.
But I did my best to help him because that’s what Starry~en~Luv
does.” Hazel: “Things did get better
for him after all. Thank goodness.” Justin: “He should be okay by
now.” 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 Christina drove Melanie to an area near
the lakeshore of They
stopped in the parking lot and they came out of the car. Melanie and Christina walked to an area where
there were several people working. Near
the entrance was a huge billboard that was all covered up by a canvas
curtain. “Well,
here we are. There’s something
that I want to show you, Melanie,” said Christina. “What
is it?” asked Melanie. Christina
smiled at her. “You’ll soon see.” She walked over to the supervisor who was working
there and she began to talk to him briefly. He nodded and shouted some orders to some of
his workers. The canvas curtains
began to pull sideways to uncover the huge billboard.
What Melanie saw next totally shocked her. She gasped, her eyes wide open, and her hands
clasped together at her heart. Christina
rejoined Melanie and looked up with her.
“Well, what do you think?” On
the billboard, Melanie saw herself.
Actually, she saw Starry~en~Luv, dressed up in her beautiful,
flowing, sparkling, white angel costume.
She had her hands clasped together at her heart, too.
She was looking up at the stars and her eyes were closed. Her face was being viewed from the side. And there were some words there as well. Starry~en~Luv Dream Debut Special Live Produced by Joseph
King Regal Records Date: September
30, Melanie
was speechless for a few moments, but then she finally composed herself. “Is…is that really me?” she whispered. Christina
looked very glad for her. “Yes,
it is. That’s you when you become
Starry~en~Luv.” Starry Love Dream Episode 18: It’s
my first concert, I’m so excited! With the concert just a couple of days away,
Melanie felt nervous and excited and happy all at the same time. She was standing at the front steps of her school
because she was waiting for Hazel and Justin to arrive. In a few minutes, she saw the car that would
drop off Hazel and her brother Lawrence at school. It stopped by, dropped of Hazel and Lawrence,
and then drove away. “Hey,
Melanie,” Hazel called out. Melanie
waved at her with a smile. Hazel
joined her, keeping her little brother beside her. Hazel
looked puzzled as she stared at Melanie, who was silent but had a small
smile on her face at the same time, and she was looking down, too. “What’s up?
You seem very quiet.” Melanie
looked up and her smile became big and bright and she gave Hazel a hug. Hazel was surprised but she smiled as she hugged
back. Melanie pulled back after
a moment. “I
guess something good is happening.” “Yes,”
said Melanie. “It’s my first
public concert. I’m so excited about it.” “Oh,
that,” said Hazel, who smiled. “You
told me that already. I’m so
happy for you. I can’t believe
it!” Now, she was getting far more excitable than
she usually was. “You’re so awesome!
I can’t believe that my best friend is going to sing in her first
concert! I feel like a star-struck
fan!” Hazel took Melanie’s hands.
“Say, can I have your autograph?” Melanie
blushed and began to laugh. “You
mean, right here?” Hazel
started to laugh, too. “You can
give me one later.” For
a minute, they waited there and they talked.
They were waiting for Justin this time.
After a few minutes, they saw him walking down the sidewalk towards
them with his little sister Helen. Justin
and Helen joined them and Hazel and Melanie waved at them. “Hello,
Justin, Helen,” said Melanie, who looked extremely happy, and Justin
noticed that immediately. He
smiled slightly. “Good
morning,” said Justin. “You’re
really upbeat today.” Hazel
gasped and she turned to Melanie. “Oh,
wait, we haven’t told him yet, have we?” she asked. “No,
we haven’t,” said Melanie. Justin
looked a little puzzled. “You
haven’t told me what?” “Melanie
is having her first public concert, or should I say, Starry~en~Luv?”
said Hazel. “It’s going to be
on Saturday at For
a second, Justin seemed to look excited as his eyes went wide, but then
it disappeared quickly. “Is that
so? That’s awesome! Congratulations, Melanie. Where is it going to be?” Hazel
looked down and sighed. “Man,
nothing ever makes this guy scream with excitement.” Melanie
giggled. “It’s going to be at
the “ “Oh,
yes, please do that. I’d love
it if you could come. I want
you to.” Hazel
smiled at both of them. “I’m
coming, too, of course. I’m going
to get my whole family to go and see you live in action,” she said. “We’ll
be sure to cheer you on,” said Justin, and this time, he smiled, a little
more brightly than he normally would. Melanie
looked extremely happy to hear that.
“Thank you so very much!” “Hey, did you hear the commercial on the
radio?” asked one of the girls in Melanie’s class, whose name was Martha. “Yeah,
I heard! Isn’t it amazing?” said
another girl named Joanne. “I
saw the commercial on TV. It
looks like the little girl singer on the radio is going to have her
first concert downtown,” said Jimson, one of the boys in Melanie’s class. “I’ll
bet that’s going to be really something.
She has such a cute voice! Now
we get to see her for real! She
must be so cute!” Martha
and Joanne began to giggle and Jimson laughed. “Yeah,
I’ll bet you really want to see her.
You probably want to see her more than anyone else,” said Martha. Then
Jim looked a little bit disappointed.
“Too bad they didn’t show her face on TV! They only showed a shadow of her and then they
showed her but she had her back turned!
Well, a little bit of her face showed because she was looking
sideways, but that’s not good enough!” “I
guess they want to really make this a big mystery!” said Joanne. “Yeah,
well, we’re about to find out the real Starry~en~Luv,” said Jimson. All over the city, inside many music stores,
there were posters that advertised the first concert of Starry~en~Luv.
In the shopping malls, people were gathered around some of the
music stores and they saw the advertisement and they were talking about
Starry~en~Luv. They talked about what a great singer she is
and that her song on the radio called “Dream” has been number on for
over a month now. People were
excited to see Starry~en~Luv for the first time. It
wasn’t just in the city. It was
also advertised in smaller cities and towns outside of It was after school when Melanie was running
down the sidewalk. She was happy
and glad, of course. She ran
down the sidewalk to the part of the neighborhood where her home was
located. It was also where Mr. Wilkins’ home was located.
When she reached the front of Mr. Wilkins’ house, she stopped
and leaned on the fence, trying to catch her breath. Mr.
Wilkins was watering the garden and he saw Melanie. He saw immediately that she had run all the
way to her from her school. “Melanie!
How’s it going?” he asked her as he waved. Melanie
was still trying to catch her breath.
She leaned against the fence as she beamed at him with a happy
face. “Mr. Wilkins, my first
public concert! It’s going to
be on Saturday! I forgot to tell
you about it, I’m so sorry!” “Oh,
I knew about it,” said Mr. Wilkins. Melanie
looked slightly surprised. “You
did?” “Yeah,
of course, I knew.” He smiled
at her as he approached her and leaned against the fence.
“I do have connections with Regal Records and high-ranking staff
members there, after all. Christina
told me and so did a few others, including that lady that I first talked
to about getting you into the audition.
Everyone there is rooting for you, you know.” Melanie
smiled at him brightly. “I’m
so glad. I’m really excited about
it. I’ve never been the star of a concert before. Actually, I’ve never been in a concert before.
I’ve only watched from the audience, that’s all.
It’s so exciting!” “Congratulations,
Melanie. I knew that you could
do it.” “Thank
you, Mr. Wilkins. I couldn’t
have gotten this far without you.” “Oh,
no need to thank me. I knew that
this would happen to you eventually.
All I did was give you a little push in the right direction. I’m very proud of you. You really are fulfilling your dreams to become
a singer.” Melanie
nodded to that and she was very glad.
“The concert is on Saturday and it’s at “I
wouldn’t miss it for the world,” said Mr. Wilkins with a smile. Hazel was at home. She and Lawrence and her mother Isabelle had
just come home from the school. “Mom?”
she called out as Isabelle was about to go upstairs. “Yes,
dear?” said Isabelle. Hazel
held out three concert tickets. “Let’s
go to a concert on Saturday night.” “You
want to go to a concert?” Isabelle
thought about it for a short moment and then she nodded and she smiled. “That sounds like a good idea. Sure, why not? We’re not doing anything on Saturday night anyway.
Who’s singing?” “Starry~en~Luv
is singing. It’s her first public
concert. We get to see her for
the first time.” Isabelle
looked a bit excited. “Starry~en~Luv
is singing? She’s that little
girl on the radio who’s been singing that really famous song called
‘Dream’, right?” “Yup,
that’s her!” Hazel said excitedly. “Let’s
all go. I want to see this girl
for myself. She has a really
cute voice! I’ll bet she’s really
cute in person, too!” Hazel
smiled. “That she is. Thanks, Mom!” “Hazel
asked her mother and her little brother to come to my concert. Justin is going to do the same thing with his
family. I just realized something,
too. Hazel’s mother knows I want
to be a singer and that I recorded my song onto a tape a little while
back…but she doesn’t know that I’m Starry~en~Luv.
This is going to be really interesting!
I hope a lot of people come to the concert! They’ve heard me on the radio. Now, everyone will get to see Starry~en~Luv,
and they’ll know that it’s me!” There were radio commercials that played
a short portion of Starry~en~Luv’s song called “Dream” and then a female
voice started to advertise the concert. There
was also a television commercial, but at one point, it only showed a
shadow of an angel-like figure singing the song “Dream”.
In another part of the commercial, they showed her real self,
but her face was turned away from the camera, or only a side view of
her face was seen. There was also a girl’s voiceover that advertised
the concert. “It’s
Starry~en~Luv and her debut special live concert. Be there at Tara Weston was at home when she saw the
television commercial. She was
in the living room of her home and she was flipping through the channels
when she saw the commercial that advertised Starry~en~Luv’s debut concert. “No! She doesn’t show her face completely! You’re teasing me, Starry~en~Luv!” she shouted
with excitement. She was ecstatic.
“Oh, I’m definitely going to your concert!” Julie
Weston, who was her mother, looked at her because she was a little confused
by the way “Yes,
Mom?” said “What
in the world are you so hyper about?” “Mom,
let’s go to a concert on Saturday night!” And
Julie was very surprised. Kelsey Rayne was at home as well when she
saw the television commercial. She
watched it without a word, but her thoughts were racing. She wondered who this girl was. She heard that she was the same age or close
to the same age as she was. “I
wonder who she is, but I still think her song sucks,” she whispered. “Maybe I should attend the concert after all,
just to see who she is.” Kelsey
started thinking about other things.
She remembered the school newsletter, where one of the staff
members was named Starry~en~Luv, but nobody knew which of the staff
members was using that name. She wondered if there was a connection. She also wondered about Melanie, who was also
in the newsletter committee. She
also wondered about the photo shoot back then.
Melanie was apparently working with Regal Records on a newfound
singing career. Kelsey
was starting to wonder about something else that she was suspicious
about. And she also thought about something else that
started to make her a little angry. The next day, which was Friday, the day
before the concert, an issue of the Havenly Times school newsletter
was distributed to the students of It
was an advertisement. It was
for Starry~en~Luv’s concert. Anita
was reading the newsletter in class during a short break and then she
saw the advertisement. She turned
to Karen, who was sitting beside her. “Hey,
check this out. What do you think
of this?” asked Anita. Karen
took a look at the advertisement. “It’s
for the concert of that little girl singer on the radio. That’s pretty cool. It looks like she’s going to have her first
public concert,” she said. “I
know that, but don’t you think there’s something odd about it?” Karen
looked up, puzzled. “What do
you mean?” “Well,
just think about it. The author
of the advice column calls herself Starry~en~Luv.
There’s a little girl singer on the radio named Starry~en~Luv. Now, on the newsletter, there’s an advertisement
for a concert that’s going to be done by Starry~en~Luv.” “So?”
said Karen, still looking puzzled. Anita
smacked her on the head with the newsletter.
“Come on, think! Don’t
you think that it’s more than a coincidence?
There’s rumors that Starry~en~Luv goes to our school. I think it might be true! And I think she’s part of the newsletter committee!” “Oh!” Karen finally realized. Anita sighed and shook her head. “You could be right. Who are the girls in the newsletter committee?” Anita
thought about it. “Well, there’s
Hazel. And then, there’s Melanie.
There’s Susan, also. All three of them are in our class. There’s another girl who’s the assistant editor
who’s in Grade 6. There’s also
that little nerd of a girl in Grade 4.
That’s it.” “Oh,
I see. So…one of them might be
Starry~en~Luv herself!” Anita
nodded. “That’s right. I’ll bet it’s true!” “Which
one do you think it is?” Anita
thought for a moment. “Well,
let’s see. Hazel has a nice voice
but I don’t think she sings. Some
kids told me that Melanie can sing but I’ve never heard her sing.
I don’t know if Susan sings.
And I don’t know anything about that girl named Yung.” Karen
tried to think about those people for a while.
“I don’t know. One of
them could be Starry~en~Luv, but it’s hard to tell.
For all we know, it could be anyone of them or maybe none of
them at all. That’s possible,
too.” “I
guess we’ll find out who she really is at the concert. Let’s go to it,” said Karen. “Yes,
let’s go to the concert. It’ll
be on Saturday night.” Melanie arrived at the At
another part of the dressing room, Christina was looking over Melanie’s
adorable costume with the fashion designer Cindy Paquin. The costume was soft, flowing, white dress.
It seemed like two dresses in one, because the inside was similar
to a halter dress and the outside that covered the upper back and sleeves
and lower half of the skirt were see-through.
One side of the skirt was much longer than the other side.
There was a huge ribbon on the lower back as well. “What
a beautiful costume. It’s perfect!”
said Christina. “Of
course, it is. Melanie looked
so perfect in it during the dress rehearsal,” said Cindy. After
Mina was done applying a light touch of makeup on Melanie, she stood
back. “You have a little bit of blush again. It’s perfect for you. What do you think?” she asked. Melanie
smiled. “It’s great. Thank you!” she said. “Okay,
your hair is done now. I just
have to put this white ribbon in,” said Lisa.
After a moment, she was done.
“There you go! You look
great!” “Thank
you. It’s perfect!” She sighed and she clasped her hands together
on her lap. “I’m so nervous. I hope I can do this right. I hope lots of people come. I hope I can reach their hearts. I hope I can show my feelings.” Christina
was behind Melanie and she put her arms around her. “You’ll do great, Melanie. We planned everything to the last detail.
Everything will work out,” she said and she gave a wink.
The two of them began to laugh. There were people lining up at the entrance
to the concert area. It was now
a half hour before the concert was to start.
The people were showing their tickets to the persons at the entrance. In another area, people were still buying tickets.
There were all kinds of people there, but most of them were young
people or families. There
were people standing around or sitting on the seats from in front of
the stage area all the way to the back.
The concert was to be held under the clear starry night. The weather was perfect for this concert as
well. It was a little warm and
there were few clouds in the sky and the moon shone brightly, but there
were also many bright lights in the concert area. The
stage was empty except for a couple of people checking the sound systems. To the left and right and above the stage were
large projection screens that would show what the video cameras around
the stage were seeing. Christina
was backstage and she looked through the curtains that were on the side
of the stage. “Melanie, check
this out!” she said excitedly. Melanie
was in her costume. She walked
to where Christina was. “Take
a peek outside.” Melanie
poked her head through the curtains and she gasped. There were so many people in the audience already,
and beyond that, she could see a long lineup of people getting into
the concert. In the distance,
the parking lots were full. There
were a lot of people here already. Melanie
pulled back. “There are so many
people!” “Of
course,” a voice said to her. Joseph
King was approaching them. “Your
song is very popular on the radio and many people like it very much. It’s only natural for a huge number of people
to come to your first public concert, especially since you’re such a
mystery to them right now.” Christina
smiled at her. “That’s right,
Melanie. It was a great hit. But they’ve never seen Starry~en~Luv before.
Tonight, people are going to see her for the first time and they’re
going to find out that it’s actually you.
They’re in for a big surprise.” Melanie
looked nervous as she looked down and placed her hands at her heart. Her heart was beating loud and fast and she
felt like it was going to burst. “Oh,
my…” “Melanie?”
said Christina. “Are
you alright?” asked Mr. King. “I’m…so…nervous…” Melanie’s hands were shaking a little. She looked up at the producer and her manager.
“Can I really do this? What if I mess up? What if I forget all my songs?” Mr.
King went behind Melanie and squeezed her shoulders and Melanie was
startled. “You’re as tense as
a rock, Melanie,” he said, and he did it again. “Ouch…” Melanie relaxed her shoulders and she sighed
and looked down. “You’re
definitely nervous.” He stood
next to her and she looked up at him.
“Remember what I told you during your first recording session?” Melanie
tried to remember and she nodded. “Yes.
You told me to just focus on the music and don’t look at you
or Christina or anyone or anything. I just have to focus on the music that’s in
front of me,” she said softly. Christina
knelt down in front of Melanie. “That’s
good advice, you know. I think
you have to apply that here, too, but in a slightly different way. In a concert, you have to look at your audience
as if you were singing just for them.
That is what you’re going to be doing anyway. You’re singing for them. Do you also remember what I said when you called
me one night saying that some kids in your school didn’t like your song?” Melanie
nodded to that, too. “Yes. You said I can’t satisfy everybody. I can reach the hearts and convey my feelings
to a lot of people but not every single one of them and that no singer
has ever done that. All I have
to do is do my best to do what I love to do.” “That’s
also good advice,” said Mr. King. “Not
everyone will like you, but a lot of people already like you. For a first-time singer, you’re way ahead of
everything. You just do your
best to be a singer, because that’s what you are.
You just do your best to follow your dreams.” Christina
stood up and Mr. King stood beside her. “I
know you’ll do your best. This
is what you’ve always wanted to do,” said Christina. Melanie
smiled up at them and she sighed and was starting to relax a lot more. “I couldn’t have gotten this far without you.
Thank you so much for helping to fulfill my dream.
I want to keep on singing. I want to keep on conveying me feelings and
reach people’s hearts. That’s
what I want to do! Because…because
I’m Starry~en~Luv!” It was time for the concert to begin. There
was a young woman standing on the very left side of the stage but no
one could see her because of the darkness.
Joseph King, the producer, was standing behind the sound equipment
with several technicians. He
nodded to the young woman on stage. “Let’s
begin,” said Joseph King. The
young woman received the cue and she spoke into a microphone. “Hello to everyone! Welcome on this close of the summer time!
Welcome to Starry~en~Luv’s debut live concert!
You’ve heard her sing, and now it’s time to hear her sing!
‘Dream’!” At
the same time, Mr. King was speaking into the headset of a walkie-talkie,
giving commands on what was about to be done next. Lights
brightened on the stage. People
in the audience, either sitting on the seats or standing, watched intently
as laser beams began to light up the stage area.
Music was beginning to play through the many large speakers that
had been set up. “I
can’t believe it! It’s starting!”
said one of the girls near the front.
She was part of a group of kids from Melanie’s class.
It was Martha. The other
people with her were Joanne, Susan, and a few other girls from the same
class. “We’re
going to see Starry~en~Luv for the first time!” said Joanne. But
Susan just looked on with a smile on her face.
Martha and Joanne looked at her. “Hey,
aren’t you excited about this, Susan?” asked Martha. “Of
course, I am. But I already know
who Starry~en~Luv is.” Martha
and Joanne looked at her with great surprise.
“What! Who is she?!” they
exclaimed. Susan
smiled at them both. “You’ll
see in a few minutes.” Hazel
was sitting in the audience and her little brother Justin
was also in the audience. With
him were his family, which included his mother, his father, his older
brother, and his younger sister. They
looked on as the concert was just about to start. Two
boys named Erin and Adrien were also there, the ones who liked Starry~en~Luv’s
song. The only thing they didn’t
know was that when their friend Danny, who was also with them, had spilled
food all over Melanie’s uniform, he had actually spilled food on Starry~en~Luv
herself. But, right now, they did not know that the girl
they did that to back then is the same girl who’s going to be on stage
just a short time from now. Hazel’s
old friends were there, too. In
another part of the audience, Rachel, her big brother Jeffrey, and the
rest of her family watched. Rachel
watched with great excitement and very wide eyes.
Even those little ones who were making fun of Hazel’s little
brother Those
staff members of Regal Records who worked with Melanie to make this
concert a reality stood backstage as they watched.
Mr. King and Christina were at the sound equipment with several
sound technicians. Christina
was starting to look nervous herself.
Mr. Wilkins arrived at the scene and Christina and Mr. King shook
hands with him. Mr.
King heard on his headset that Melanie was ready and he gave the command
to start. The
music had just started and a circular shape opened up on the stage floor. From below the stage, a circular platform started
rising up and standing on it was Starry~en~Luv, her back turned to the
audience. As she was raised from
under the stage, she stood with her hands clasped together in front
of her and a microphone in one of her hands.
She was looking down and her eyes were closed and she had a smile
on her face. Her beautiful white costume sparkled and shimmered
and flew about in the gentle breeze which was part of the special effects.
Laser light beamed all over the place and other kinds of white
and colored lights added to the visual effects.
Sparkling diamond dust flew around the stage and upwards. Everyone
watched in awe as the beginning of Starry~en~Luv’s song was playing. Starry~en~Luv
turned gracefully around, her eyes still closed. The three big projection screens showed her
face to the audience as she turned around, her costume flying around
her. She held out her microphone in her hand to the
side. People started to cheer
for her. People
who attended Melanie’s school, except for the newsletter staff, received
the shock of a lifetime. “Melanie?”
said Tara Weston. “You’re…”
Martha started. “Starry~en~Luv?”
said Natasha. She looked to the
side. Kelsey had a wide-eyed
look on her face. Isabelle
was in shock. “Melanie?” she said, and she looked over at Hazel. “Hazel! You
didn’t tell me that Melanie was Starry~en~Luv!” she exclaimed. Hazel
smiled at her. “It was a secret. But now everyone knows.” On
the stage, Starry~en~Luv opened her eyes to the audience and she smiled
a little more brightly. “Dream” Performed by Starry~en~Luv Produced by Joseph
King Vocals by Starry~en~Luv Instrumentals and
Backup Vocals by Highway Omega Regal Records Dream… Oh,
make a wish upon a star (wish upon a star) Oh,
make your dream come true (your dream come true) Dreaming
a dream The
quest for a wish might make you happy, make you sad But
in the end, it will all be worth it, you will be glad! Just
dream! Dreaming
a dream, make your dream come true Sing
a song or write a story, anything you want to do Whatever
good thing your dream might just be Never
lose your hope, never lose your energy Dreaming
a dream (Just dream) Dreaming
a dream, make a wish upon a star Go
on a journey, you’ll go to many places afar Always
remember that I will stay and walk with you And
keep in your heart whatever it is you want to do Dreaming
a dream (Just dream) Just
dream! Wake
up from your comfortable and peaceful sleep Remember
the dream you had while you slept deep Let
the warm golden sunshine through your window (sunshine through the window) The
first thing to do is smile while you hug your pillow (hug your pillow) And
today, the most important thing that you should do (you should do) Will
be to come closer to making your dream come true (make your dream come
true) Just
dream! Dreaming
a dream, make a wish upon a star Look
up at the night and watch for a shooting star It’s
a long and difficult road to get to where you’re going No
matter what happens, we should always keep trying Dreaming
a dream (Just dream) Dreaming
a dream, make your dream come true Don’t
be discouraged and always be true to you Leave
behind all the troubles that made you cry The
dream would only be a waste if we did never try Dreaming
a dream (Just dream) Just
dream! Wake
up from your comfortable and peaceful sleep Remember
the dream you had while you slept deep Let
the warm golden sunshine through your window (sunshine through the window) The
first thing to do is smile while you hug your pillow (hug your pillow) And
today, the most important thing that you should do (you should do) Will
be to come closer to making your dream come true (make your dream come
true) Dreaming
a dream, make a wish upon a star Just
dream! Dreaming
a dream, make your dream come true! (Just dream) Dreaming
a dream, make a wish upon a star (Just dream) Dreaming
a dream (dreaming a dream) Just
dream! Starry~en~Luv
sang perfectly and she moved with her singing as well! People in the audience were in awe and amazement.
As she finished her song, she raised her mic in the air and she
posed in a very elegant and beautiful way.
People in the audience began to applaud very, very loudly! At
the sound equipment, Christina was ecstatic.
“Mr. King, she’s so amazing!” she exclaimed. Mr.
King smiled and nodded. “That
she is, Mr.
Wilkins was with them and he smiled as well.
Christina glanced over at him.
“Mr. Wilkins, I’m so glad that you found her and told Regal Records
about her.” “Indeed. You were the one who started this all, Mr. Wilkins,”
said Mr. King. “I
just gave her a little push. Melanie
has always wanted to be a singer,” said Mr. Wilkins. Two
spotlights shone on Starry~en~Luv as she walked closer to the front
of the stage and she smiled with eyes that seemed very joyful and emotional
at the same time. She almost
looked like she was about to cry from the joy she felt, but she was
not going to cry at all. “Everyone,
thank you for coming to my first public concert tonight!” she said into
the mic and her voice carried over to the entire audience. People were still cheering very loudly. “She’s
so pretty!” shouted Rachel, looking with great awe. “I can’t believe how great she sings!” Starry~en~Luv
continued to speak into the mic. “I’m
so happy that you all came tonight!
It’s always been my dream to become a singer!
I want to convey my feelings and reach people’s hearts!” Hazel
and Isabelle cried out with excitement.
“Aaaaaahhhhh! She’s so cool!!!” Justin
was smiling in the audience. “Very
good, Melanie…” he whispered. “That
little brat’s a singer? Am I
dreaming this?” said Ginalyn, one of the girls who made fun of Melanie. “I
can’t believe that she’s actually Starry~en~Luv!” said Christopher,
a student from Grade 9. “She
sings a lot better in person!” “I
can’t believe it…It really is true…It’s not just true. It’s actually her!” whispered Kelsey. She had a wide-eyed look of awe on her face. She slammed her hands down on a railing and
that made her parents and Natasha and her parents puzzled. “Kelsey?”
said Natasha, who looked surprised. Kelsey’s
parents were also quite surprised. “Kelsey,
what’s going on?” said her mother. “Are
you alright? What’s wrong?” said
her father. “In
the school newsletter…that really was you…and…that time when I saw you
in that car with that lady named Christina Lane…from Regal Records…that
time…in the photo shoot…that other time…in the school play…and in….” Kelsey
looked absolutely stressed out and she looked like she was about to
pass out. “Kelsey!”
Natasha called out. “Snap out
of it!” Kelsey
did snap out of it and she gasped and looked up with wide eyes and extreme
shock. Susan
smiled and she nodded. “You’re
a beautiful singer, Melanie…” she said softly. Starry~en~Luv
bowed down to the audience. “Please
enjoy the rest of the concert! I
have 6 more songs for you all! This
next song I’m going to sing for you, it’s called…’My Heart’!” The audience began to applaud again loudly as
the music began to play and Starry~en~Luv started to walk back to the
center of the stage. Starry~en~Luv
faced the audience with her eyes closed as she got ready to convey her
feelings through her next song! “My Heart” Performed by Starry~en~Luv Produced by Joseph
King Vocals by Starry~en~Luv Instrumentals and
Backup Vocals by Highway Omega Regal Records My
heart, oh, my heart, I feel like it’s been broken Shattered
pieces blown away, forgotten and forsaken Carried
away by the cold wind of the winter storm That
took my life away, too much pain to form I
feel like the whole world has crashed around me I
want to hide away, to a place where I can be free But
it might be nothing more than a cruel illusion The
cold world’s chill has broken my concentration If
only there was a way to pick up the pieces and move on (If only there
was a way) If
only there was a way to dream again and carry on (If only there was) Why
does my heart continue to dream despite it all? (Why does it continue?) The
starry love dream, I hope would give me a call (Oh, the starry love
dream!) (My
heart must love again…) Why
do I still dream when my heart has been broken? Will
my dreams be nothing but a memory forgotten? Please
help me find another way to realize my dream Push
away the cold currents of the torrential stream (My
heart) This is my life, my wish, my world, and my heart (My
heart) Help me find a way to mend the pieces of my heart My
heart must love again! So
far away, even if you’re so far away from me I‘ll
never forget you, I’ll fulfill my promise, you see I
feel sad and I feel lonely, like I’m the only one here But
I know that you’re here, to chase away my fear My
heart is longing for you; I don’t want to be alone We
have to bear the pain, the sadness, the hurt, all alone Oh,
I want to keep dreaming, oh, I want to keep singing Diamond
dust flying in the sky, my broken heart is crying There
is a way to pick up the pieces and move on (There is a way) There
is a way to dream again and carry on (There is always a way) My
heart needs to continue to dream despite it all (My heart must continue) The
starry love dream, I know it will give me a call (Oh, the starry love
dream!) (My
heart must love again…) Why
do I still dream when my heart has been broken? Will
my dreams be nothing but a memory forgotten? Please
help me find another way to realize my dream Push
away the cold currents of the torrential stream (My
heart) This is my life, my wish, my world, and my heart (My
heart) Help me find a way to mend the pieces of my heart My
heart must love again! (My
heart, oh, my heart!) This is my life, my wish, my world, and my heart (Love
again, oh, love again!) Help me find a way to mend the pieces of my
heart My
heart must love again! It was a magical night for a lot of people,
especially for Melanie, who had become Starry~en~Luv. She had 5 more songs after “My Heart”. Of those songs, 2 of them were based on 2 stories
that she had read from a very special friend. They were 2 songs based on 2 stories written
by Alison. As
the audience cheered Melanie on, somewhere outside the concert area,
there was an elderly woman who had a calm but happy look on her face. Alison
did not have enough money to get a concert ticket but she did not have
to. She was able to catch a glimpse of the concert
and hear a few of the songs sung by Starry~en~Luv from just outside
the concert area where people would not be able to see her. She smiled. “Thank
you, Melanie. Thank you. Thank you for making my stories into your songs,”
Alison whispered. Alison began
to walk away and she went to her shopping cart.
She began to push the shopping cart full of plastic bags and
she walked away. People were cheering loudly while Starry~en~Luv
was on the stage after her last song of the night. She was waving at everyone with a bright smile
on her beautiful face. She really
looked like an angel to a lot of people in the audience. Kelsey
turned around and she began to leave without saying a word. Natasha noticed that and she glanced at her,
wondering why she was leaving already.
Kelsey’s parents were also puzzled by that. “Kelsey,
where are you going?” asked her father. She
stopped and she turned around towards her mother and father. She had an unusual look on her face that seemed
terribly sad all of a sudden. They
were taken aback. Natasha saw
that, too, and she was also very surprised. “Mom,
Dad…please…can we go home now?” Kelsey whispered with her voice sounding
monotone. Her
mother looked very much concerned for her so she nodded. “Okay, Kelsey. We’ll go home now,” she said. Kelsey
and her family began to walk away. Natasha
just looked on, confused. She
wondered what was really going on with Kelsey. Tara, Dinah, Anita, and Karen were altogether
and they were still very much in awe. They all looked at each other with surprised
looks on their faces. “That
girl Hazel made friends with…” said Karen. “I
thought she would be a bad person…” said Anita.
“But if you can sing like that, how can you be a bad person?” Dinah
shook her head. “No, our parents
were wrong for saying those things and the other kids were wrong for
saying those things. But now…I
don’t know how we can face Hazel and I don’t know how we can face Melanie
anymore…after all those things.” “But,
if it’s okay with you, I’d like to know more about you. Because I want to know what’s good about you.” Melanie thought of something. It was her ability to touch people’s hearts
through songs that she wrote. Melanie
looked up at the girl and she smiled slightly. “I guess there’s one way you could find out,”
she said. “How?” the girl asked. “On the radio,” said Melanie. The girl seemed puzzled. “What? What
do you mean ‘on the radio’? You
mean on the news radio or something?” Melanie shook her head slightly. “No. Not
the news radio. I meant, on a
pop music radio station. Like
92.5 FM, for example.” When
“Now,
I know…” whispered “I can’t believe that little brat in school
is actually that little girl pop singer on the radio named Starry~en~Luv,”
said Ginalyn, who was one of the two girls who made fun of Melanie.
Her friend Mary was beside her as well. “What
was that song that we tore up back then when we found her in the school
park?” asked Mary, looking very shocked. “It’s
the song she sang just earlier. I
remembered it was called ‘My Heart’.” “All
this time, she was actually a pop singer?” Ginalyn
nodded and she frowned. “I can’t
believe this. I can’t believe
this at all. What am I supposed to think? I have no idea! I feel so humiliated!” Some
distances away from them, there were three students in Melanie’s school
who were just starting high school.
They were Christopher, Gale, and Patricia.
Christopher and Gale were standing together. Gale leaned her head on Christopher’s shoulder
and Christopher looked down at her and put an arm around his girlfriend. “That’s
the girl who told me that I should have the courage to tell you that
I was in love with you back then,” said Gale. Christopher
smiled at her and they were quiet for a while.
“She’s a very good girl.” He
looked up and saw Patricia a short distance away from them. Patricia smiled at them and she nodded and gave
thumbs up. He smiled at her,
too. Rachel, the little girl who wanted to be
Melanie’s friend but her brother didn’t allow her at first, looked extremely
happy to be here. She tugged
at her big brother’s sleeve and Jeffrey looked down at her. “She’s
not a bad person,” she said softly. After
a long hesitation, Jeffrey smiled at that.
“You’re right. She’s a
very good person,” he said to her. “From
now on, you can be friends with her.
I won’t stop you anymore.” “Thanks!” The
members of the newsletter committee, Yung, Kathy, Terry, and Darren,
all came together and they all seemed to have enjoyed this wonderful
concert. “I
think we should make this into a major story in the next newsletter,”
said Terry, who was in charge of the entire group. Kathy
nodded excitedly. “Yeah, let’s
do it,” she said. Darren
smiled and he nodded, too. “She’s
part of our school. She’s one
of our own. And she’s a famous
idol pop singer now.” “That’s
a wonderful idea. I can just
imagine the newsletter full of pictures of her,” said Yung, smiling
slightly. Isabelle
held onto Lawrence, who seemed very happy. Hazel
stood up from her chair with her camera.
“Mom, wait right here! I’m
going to take pictures of her up close!” she said. “Okay! Take lots of pictures, Hazel!” said Isabelle. Hazel
left and went down one of the aisles and she got to the front and she
ended up near the stage. Justin
and Susan followed her. They
all looked up as Melanie waved at all these music fans. “Melanie!”
shouted Hazel. She had to call
out extra loud because of the screaming fans. Melanie
heard her voice and she looked down and she smiled. Hazel smiled and she held up her camera. She was wordlessly saying that she wanted to
take pictures of her and Melanie nodded to that. Hazel brightened and she started taking pictures
of Melanie. Susan
waved at Melanie as well and Melanie smiled at her. Susan held up her sketchbook so that Melanie
could see what was on it. It
was a drawing of Melanie singing on stage and she looked like a beautiful
angel. Melanie’s hand went to her mouth, surprised,
and she almost laughed. Justin
was there as well and he gave thumbs up to her and Melanie waved at
him. Staff
members backstage were so amazed by the success of the concert. Mr. King and Mr. Wilkins and Christina were
shaking hands with each other and they talked.
They were extremely satisfied by the way the concert turned out
to be. It was absolutely beautiful! “Thank
you for coming to my first public concert tonight. I’m so happy that you all came tonight. It’s always been my dream to become a singer.
I want to convey my feelings and reach people’s hearts.
I want to keep singing…I want to keep singing…just for you…” The End (to be
continued) Ending theme song “Dream” by Starry~en~Luv Dream… Oh, make a wish upon a star (wish upon a
star) Oh, make your dream come true (your dream
come true) Dreaming a dream The quest for a wish might make you happy,
make you sad But in the end, it will all be worth it,
you will be glad! Just dream! Dreaming a dream, make your dream come true Sing a song or write a story, anything you
want to do Whatever good thing your dream might just
be Never lose your hope, never lose your energy Dreaming a dream (Just dream) Dreaming a dream, make a wish upon a star Go on a journey, you’ll go to many places
afar Always remember that I will stay and walk
with you And keep in your heart whatever it is you
want to do Dreaming a dream (Just dream) Just dream! Wake up from your comfortable and peaceful
sleep Remember the dream you had while you slept
deep Let the warm golden sunshine through your
window (sunshine through the window) The first thing to do is smile while you
hug your pillow (hug your pillow) And today, the most important thing that
you should do (you should do) Will be to come closer to making your dream
come true (make your dream come true) Just dream! Dreaming a dream, make a wish upon a star Look up at the night and watch for a shooting
star It’s a long and difficult road to get to
where you’re going No matter what happens, we should always
keep trying Dreaming a dream (Just dream) Dreaming a dream, make your dream come true Don’t be discouraged and always be true
to you Leave behind all the troubles that made
you cry The dream would only be a waste if we did
never try Dreaming a dream (Just dream) Just dream! Wake up from your comfortable and peaceful
sleep Remember the dream you had while you slept
deep Let the warm golden sunshine through your
window (sunshine through the window) The first thing to do is smile while you
hug your pillow (hug your pillow) And today, the most important thing that
you should do (you should do) Will be to come closer to making your dream
come true (make your dream come true) Dreaming a dream, make a wish upon a star Just dream! Dreaming a dream, make your dream come true!
(Just dream) Dreaming a dream, make a wish upon a star
(Just dream) Dreaming a dream (dreaming a dream) Just dream! Preview for Next
Episode Melanie, Hazel, and Justin’s narration: Melanie: “Hello, everyone!” Hazel: “Melanie! You did it!
Your first public concert was a big hit!” Justin: “Congratulations to you,
Melanie!” Melanie: “Oh, thank you so very
much. I did my best. Now I can really say that I’m a singer! I’ve really fulfilled my dream! Sometimes, I wonder if this is all happening
in my sleep, but I’m wrong! This
is reality now!” Justin: “That’s right, Melanie.
You did your best to make your dream come true.
Now, you really are an idol pop singer.” Hazel: “That’s right! Now everybody knows who you really are, Starry~en~Luv!
Melanie is Starry~en~Luv and Starry~en~Luv is Melanie!
People at school are going to be asking for your autograph and
they’re going to want to ask you lots and lots of questions!” Melanie: “Oh, my! A lot of people loved the concert. I can see some of them were kids in our school.
They’re going to come chasing me!
But I think it’s kind of funny!” Justin: “Just be graceful about
it. It’ll be hard to accept being
a well-loved idol.” Melanie: “Oh, of course. I’ll do that.
But you know what?” Hazel: “What?” Melanie: “Everyone knows who
I am now. That means that Grandma
Annabelle will also know who I am. I
wonder what’s going to happen. I’m
a little nervous.” Hazel: “Oh, don’t worry about
her. I’m sure she’s going to
be star-struck, too!” Hazel and Justin: “Next time
on Starry Love Dream!” Melanie: “Episode 19: Now everybody knows who I really am” |
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