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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’ve become a famous
idol pop singer!” Hazel: “And I’m her number one
fan, Hazel!” Justin: “And I’m Justin, her
other number one fan.” Melanie: “You know, that was a really big thing that happened with me last time.
A long time ago, there was this guy named Alex Rowe and he tried
to follow me and Christina around to try to take pictures of me.
But we escaped them.” Hazel: “Yeah, but you didn’t
escape him completely.” Melanie: “No, I didn’t. He took pictures of all of us helping a thief
get away when we didn’t even know he was a thief, gave those pictures
to a tabloid magazine editor, and had them published for millions of
people to see!” Hazel: “What a creepy guy he
is! If he was the same size as
Justin, I would just slap him like this!” Justin: “Ouch! Hazel, don’t use me when you practice slapping
people!” Hazel: “Oh, sorry. I got a little carried away. I’m so sorry!” Melanie: Come on, you two.
Anyways, I guess that made me kind of look weird to a lot of
people, but a lot of people were on my side, too!
Including all of Regal Records, and Papa and Mama!
Because of everyone, it became illegal for people like Alex Rowe
to do stuff like that to singers and other celebrities.” Justin: “That’s good, Melanie.
That means that you don’t have to worry about him anymore, or
anyone else that’s like him.” Hazel: “That’s right. He’s gone forever!” 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 Melanie wore an autumn coat on this cool
November day and her coat was dark blue in color. She was looking up and saw that the clouds were
getting thicker and that the sunshine was getting weaker. It was not just today, but it’s been like that
for the last several days. The
temperature was staring to drop as well.
She was standing in front of the Regal Records building. She looked away from the sky and she glanced
in front of her. Many
fans were standing in front of the Regal Records building, and they
were being prevented from getting any closer to the famous child pop
singer named Starry~en~Luv by crowd-stopping wooden obstacles and also
by ushers and security guards. “Starry~en~Luv,
you’re so cool!” people were shouting with star-struck awe and amazement
and amazement. They were extremely
happy to be here and Melanie could tell.
Melanie smiled at them and she waved at them like a princess. “Melanie,
it’s time,” said Christina, who was standing at the entrance into the
Regal Records building. Melanie
turned towards her and started walking towards her.
Both of them entered the building. Starry Love Dream Episode 24: Starry~en~Luv’s
beautiful first album “Mom, hurry up!” Hazel called out. She was dressed in a light jacket over casual
clothes and her mother Isabelle was dressed the same way. “Okay,
okay, gee, Hazel, don’t worry so much.
It’s not like we’re going to miss too much…I hope,” said Isabelle,
as she came out of the car. She
had parked her car in the parking lot of Regal Records.
She looked up at the building that was 10 floors high. “So this is the place, huh? It looks really cool. Too bad we almost got lost getting here. I don’t really know my way around downtown “Mrs.
Callaway?” Isabelle
looked down and saw Hazel’s friend Justin looking up at her. “Yes, Justin?” “I
think Hazel is beyond impatient now,” said Justin, with his usual calm
voice. Isabelle
looked over at Hazel who was some distance away. It almost looked like there was steam coming
out of her head because she was getting annoyed. Isabelle put a hand behind her head and began
to laugh uncomfortably, as if she had just done something wrong. “Ohohohohohohohohohoho! Okay, I’m coming. Hold your horses,” said Isabelle, and she laughed
again. Hazel
looked down and sighed with a little bit of frustration. “My mother is so weird. I think it must be the genes of this family,”
she whispered. Isabelle
joined Hazel and Justin followed them.
“Thank you, Mrs. Callaway, for having me,” said Justin. Isabelle
smiled at him. “Oh, it was no
problem. As long as your parents
know where you are, I’m totally fine with you wanting to come along
with us. Actually, Melanie invited you, too, right?” “That’s
right,” said Hazel. “She invited
me and Justin. But the problem
was that no one could take us to Regal Records.
Thanks, Mom, for giving us a ride.
But you have to come with us and see Melanie singing. It’s going
to be so cool!” Isabelle
started to giggle with Hazel. “Wow! I want to see her singing, too. What about you, Justin?” “I’ve
seen her sing already,” Justin said very calmly. Hazel
frowned at him. “Hey, there you
are again, not being very sincere!” she said. “I
am being sincere. Let’s go already.” Hazel,
Isabelle, and Justin went to the front entrance of the building and
they headed towards the reception area.
Hazel was the one who was walking the fastest.
When she got to the receptionist, she was speaking very quickly. “Hi! I’m here with my mom and my friend and Starry~en~Luv
invited us to come see her here! I’m
so excited! Do you know where
she is? We really, really need
to see her because she invited us to come, and we’re really, really
happy that she did!” exclaimed Hazel, in a very excited way.
She looked like she had stars swirling around her face because
she was star-struck. The
receptionist, Sally Jones, was surprised.
She could have sworn that this girl had said all that in less
than 5 seconds. “Um, did you
say that Starry~en~Luv is expecting you?” she asked, her face very puzzled
and confused. Hazel’s
mother and Justin joined her. “Good
morning,” said Isabelle, with a smile on her face. Hazel looked up at her and she was a little
puzzled, too, because all of a sudden, her mom was speaking in a different
way. She seemed almost professional
and calm. “I’m Isabelle Callaway. This is my daughter, Hazel Callaway, and her
friend, Justin Lagazo. Hazel
and Justin are good friends of Starry~en~Luv.
Starry~en~Luv invited us here today.
I believe she was expecting us at around this time.” “Wow,
Mom, you sound so…adult,” said Hazel. Isabelle
just smiled. Sally, the receptionist,
smiled, too. “Oh, okay. Melanie---I mean, Starry~en~Luv, told me about
you three. Thank you so much
for coming,” she said. “Do
you know where we should wait?” asked Isabelle. “You
don’t have to wait. You can go
up and see her. She is on the
4th floor right now and in Studio C.
Please go ahead and take the elevators.” “Oh,
thank you. We’ll go there and
meet her.” Isabelle and Sally
smiled at each other, and then, Isabelle started to walk towards the
elevators, with Hazel and Justin beside her.
Justin pressed the button that would summon the elevator.
When Isabelle and Hazel’s eyes met, they smiled at each other,
looking like they were both very excited, and they had good reason to
feel that way. “I
can’t wait to see her,” said Hazel. “Me,
too!” said Isabelle. She glanced
at Justin. “What about you, Justin?” “It’ll
be the first time I see her doing stuff at Regal Records. That’s really exciting,” he said, and he had
a slight smile on his face. Hazel
saw that and she sighed with relief. When
the elevator arrived, they went inside it.
It began to take them up to the 4th floor and when
they get there, the elevator doors opened.
They left the elevator and looked down for a little bit, trying
to look for this place called Studio C. “I
think it’s this way,” said Isabelle.
Hazel and Justin followed her.
Very soon, they reached a set of doors, and it was the doors
that led into Studio C. There
were red illuminated words above the door, saying “Recording” and they
guessed it was because Melanie was in there right now recording her
song. “This
is it!” said Hazel. Justin grabbed
the door handle and the door slid sideways. Melanie’s
voice came out immediately. They
went inside Studio C and Justin closed the door.
In the recording studio, Melanie was singing… (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! The
pop music was a slow ballad, with vocals in the background. Melanie sang into the microphone and she could
hear the music coming through her headphones.
She opened her eyes as she finished the song and she saw the
people at the other side of the recording studio through the glass wall. She smiled at all of them, Mr. Wilkins, Christina,
Mr. King, and the two recording studio staff members. And,
of course, what made her surprised the most was Hazel and Justin and
Hazel’s mother walking into the recording studio.
She gasped with excitement and she waved at them. She saw Christina turn around, and she waved
at them and approached them and shook Isabelle’s hand. “Hello!”
said Christina, in a very cheerful way, as usual. “I’m glad you all made it.” “Thank
you,” said Isabelle, and she was also very cheerful. “You must be Melanie’s manager.” “Yes. I’m “That’s
right. Melanie invited us. It’s so exciting. I’ve never been to a record company before.
I know Hazel and Justin were here just once, but they didn’t
see any of the cool stuff, like this place, and they didn’t get to see
what Melanie was doing.” “Yes,
but now they can!” Christina
giggled and she glanced down at Hazel and Justin.
“Thanks for coming, you guys.” “No
problem,” said Justin. Hazel
looked very excited. “It’s so
cool! I can’t believe how cool everything is!” Christina
looked behind her and there were Mr. King, the recording staff, and
Mr. Wilkins. “Everyone, I’m sure
you probably heard of Mr. John Wilkins.” “Yes,
we have, although we haven’t met him in the neighborhood,” said Isabelle. “It’s good to meet you, Mr. Wilkins.” “Good
morning,” said Mrs. Wilkins with a nod. Christina
continued the introductions. “This
is Mr. Joseph King, our producer. Hazel
and Justin have met him. And
that’s Steve and Jason, who are part of the recording staff.
And, everyone, this is Isabelle Callaway, Hazel Callaway, and
Justin Lagazo.” “Hello,”
said both Steve and Jason. Mr.
King smiled. “Thank you for coming
to Regal Records, Mrs. Callaway. Melanie
has wanted to invite all of you here for a long time.” Isabelle
smiled cheerfully. “It’s a pleasure.” Melanie
came out of the quiet side of the recording studio. She walked quickly towards everyone. “Hazel, Justin, you’re here,” she said happily. “Yeah,
we are. Thanks for inviting us!”
said Hazel, and she and Melanie gave each other a hug. Melanie
looked up at Justin. “I’ve never
hugged you before, have I?” “Let
me think,” Justin said, and he thought about it for a moment, trying
to remember if Melanie ever gave him a hug.
“No, you haven’t yet.” Melanie
giggled, and she hugged Justin. “Melanie,
you looked so cool in there while you were singing! They were recording you while you were singing,
right?” asked Hazel. “Yes,
they were. They’re going to do
some cool stuff with it with the computers and the programs they have
on them, and then when they’re done, we’re going to make something very
cool about them.” “What
are you making?” asked Justin. Mr.
King chuckled at that and he approached Christina and everyone who was
close to her. “Why, Starry~en~Luv’s
debut maxi single, of course.” “What’s
that?” asked Isabelle. Mr.
Wilkins smiled at that. “That
will be Melanie’s first CD album.” Hazel
and Isabelle gasped. They had
great pleasant surprise written all over their faces.
Even Justin could not stay completely calm. He had a small smile on his face. “And
I’m so glad you’re here to see me and everyone working on it,” said
Melanie. Melanie was in a photo studio where three
photographers were taking pictures of her.
The photographers were Richard Fletcher, Carol Grace, and their
director of photography, Tom Walsh.
She was dressed in a very long flowing white gown that was blown
in the wind by a large fan. Christina,
Mr. King, and Mr. Wilkins were entertaining their guests, Hazel, Justin,
and Isabelle. “Look
right over here, Melanie,” said Mr. Walsh.
“That’s good. You look
great.” Melanie
looked towards one direction and smiled sweetly and dreamily as more
pictures were taken of her. She
clasped her hands together at her heart and closed her eyes and looked
down and smiled softly. More
pictures were taken. “That’s
good, that’s very good,” said Carol. “I
think I’m out of film,” said Richard, and he motioned someone over. A young man gave him another camera, and took
away the one that Richard was using.
“Okay, all set.” He continued
taking pictures of the young pop music star. Mr.
King was telling Hazel and Justin and Isabelle what they were doing. “I hope everyone remembers that what I’m about
to tell you is totally secret and does not go out to the public. I usually would never do this, but since you’re
Melanie’s friends and special guests today, I’ll make an exception.” “We
won’t tell anyone, Mr. King,” said Isabelle, smiling innocently. Mr.
King smiled and nodded. “That’s
good. We have been working on
Starry~en~Luv’s debut maxi single. It
will be the first CD that she will release to the music fans all over
the country. The name of this
first album is ‘My Heart’.” “’My
Heart’?” said Hazel. “That’s
the name of one of her songs.” “That’s
right. The CD will have 4 tracks. The first will be ‘Dream’. The second song will be the karaoke version
of ‘Dream’. The third song will
be ‘My Heart’. And the last song
will be the karaoke version of the song ‘My Heart’.” That’s
when Christina stepped in and she spoke quite cheerfully about it. “We’re really excited about this. This will be her first CD. As soon as it’s done, we’re going to announce
it and advertise it and then start accepting orders for it from music
stores everywhere immediately,” she said excitedly. “That’s
really amazing,” said Isabelle. “Yeah,
I want to be the first to get Melanie’s first CD!” Hazel exclaimed very
excitedly. Justin
glanced over at Hazel. “But,
you know, it’s very hard to be the first in line for something like
this, Hazel. You might have to camp out outside of a music
store.” Hazel
was shocked. “What! You’re kidding!” Mr.
Wilkins smiled at that. “If it’s
going to be very popular, and I’m sure it will be, then it might be
difficult to be the first person to get a copy of her CD.
But I’m sure that Mr.
King nodded. “That’s right. We have predicted a large number of orders.” “And
we’re going to be ready for them,” said Christina. “Oh,
that’s good. That means I’m definitely
going to get a copy,” said Hazel, with a big smile on her face. Then she turned towards Justin. “Hey, Justin, I’m going to get you a copy, too,
if you don’t make it through the crowds…” Hazel
was suddenly puzzled. Justin
was staring. Hazel looked at
him for a while and soon, she realized that he was staring in the direction
of where Melanie was. “Justin!” Justin
stopped and looked back at Hazel. “What
is it?” he asked. “What
are you staring into space for?” “Staring
into space? What do you mean?” Hazel
looked at him, making a funny face.
“You were staring into space, don’t deny it,” she said with a
laugh. “I was telling you that if you can’t get a copy,
I’ll get one for you. I’ll get
you a copy of Melanie’s first CD when it hits the stores.” Justin
nodded. “Oh, yeah, that would
be great. Thanks, Hazel. I’d love to get one.” Hazel
smiled and put a hand on his shoulder and she nodded with approval. “Great. Since
we’re Melanie’s best friends, we get special treatment.” She started to giggle like a maniac and Justin
had a puzzled expression on his face because of that. “Um,
yeah, I guess you’re right.” During the rest of the day, Melanie and
Christina were showing Hazel, Justin, and Isabelle around the different
areas of Regal Records. At
one point, they were in a room where there were several computers, and
Christina picked up a music CD case, given to her by a graphic artist
who was in the room. She showed
off the beautiful CD case to Melanie’s friends.
Hazel looked very excited as her eyes went wide open and she
smiled a very large smile. Justin
looked at the CD case as well and Isabelle smiled as she bent down to
see it. Melanie was all cheerful as they looked at the
CD case. The graphic designer
gave Christina an actual audio CD, and it was already labeled. Christina showed it to them as well and they
were very happy to see it. Except
for Justin, who is always calm about everything, but Melanie knew that
he was glad in his heart. Christina
told them that it wasn’t the final design of how Melanie’s first CD
album will look like, but it was very close to being made final. Justin
was watching someone at a computer.
The person was a graphic designer.
He was putting together some pictures on the computer.
Justin was asking some questions while the graphic designer explained
to him what he was doing. The
pictures were of different beautiful locations.
There were pictures of water falls, flowers, blue sky with clouds,
and others. He was applying some interesting special effects
on the pictures as well with the computer program he was using. Melanie
was on the roof of the Regal Records building.
She was standing on a platform in the middle of the roof and
there was photography equipment all around her.
Mr. Fletcher was taking pictures of her while she was standing
there in casual urban clothing. Mr.
Walsh was directing Mr. Fletcher and the other staff members with them
on what they should be doing and how they should do it.
Mr. Fletcher took pictures of Melanie with the tall buildings
of the downtown Hazel
and Isabelle were wearing headphones.
They were in a sound editing room.
The sound editors in the room let them hear Melanie’s singing
and the karaoke versions of those songs that she was singing. They were the songs that will soon end up on
the music CD. They closed their
eyes as they listened and they were following the beat of those lovely
pop ballads that Melanie was singing.
Her voice was very soothing to them and they enjoyed listening
very much. A
few days later, in some printing company far away, there were large
printing presses. The huge and
loud machines that were in them were used to print on different kinds
of paper of different sizes, and they would print very fast.
There was a printing press where CD inserts were being made. They were CD inserts for Starry~en~Luv’s first
CD, her debut maxi single called “My Heart”. One
day, Melanie was in Christina’s car and they were driving around the
city of At
school, Melanie was dropped off at school by Mr. Wilkins and once she
came out of the car, several students crowded around her. Melanie was startled and Mr. Wilkins laughed.
The students asked her for autographs.
She was a little bit shy but she gave them what they asked for,
signing their agenda books or anything else they asked her to sign.
Then, she looked up and noticed that one of the students was
Kathy Morris, who was the assistant editor of the school newsletter,
Havenly Times. She was holding
a copy of the newsletter. She smiled at Melanie and opened the newsletter
in front of her. There was a
full-page advertisement on it, promoting Starry~en~Luv’s single called
“My Heart”. Melanie smiled and
she giggled when she saw that. There was a young man on the street just
outside the music store closest to Regal Records. The store was called Regal Music & Video.
That music store specialized in a lot of music that came from
artists who worked with Regal Records, and Starry~en~Luv was definitely
one of them. The young man was
handing out flyers to everyone who passed by and he looked very enthusiastic
about what he was doing. “Coming
soon to our store, don’t miss the first single by Starry~en~Luv! Don’t forget to stop by and pick up a copy!”
he was saying out loud. There
was a girl who walked by the young man.
She was with her parents. It
was Kelsey Rayne. She wore a
light autumn coat. She stopped
and looked at the young man for a while who was advertising Starry~en~Luv’s
first CD. Her parents stopped and were puzzled. “What
is it, Kelsey?” said Elizabeth Rayne, who was her mother and an acquaintance
of Melanie’s grandmother, Annabelle Hartford.
Kelsey’s father was at her side.
His name was Jonathan Rayne. Kelsey
stared at the flyers that the man was holding.
The young man saw her and smiled and handed a flyer to her. Kelsey was startled. “Here
you go! Don’t forget to buy Starry~en~Luv’s
first CD!” he said. Kelsey
hesitated, looking a little surprised, but she recovered herself. She took the flyer from the young man and she
nodded. “Thank you,” she said
softly. She walked back to her
parents and she stared at the flyer for a long time with a blank look
on her face. On
the flyer was Melanie, holding her hands together at her heart and looking
up at the blue sky. She had a
dreamy look on her face and looked very dramatic.
She was not smiling. She
looked like she was thinking about something that affected her heart,
but whether or not it made her happy or sad was a mystery.
That’s how it was supposed to be.
And there were words on the flyer as well. “My Heart” Starry~en~Luv Debut Maxi Single Coming soon to
a music store near you! Release date: November
15 “The love I feel
for you, the longing for my dreams to fulfill, is in my heart.” “What’s
that, Kelsey?” asked her father, Jonathan. Kelsey
hesitated and she stuffed the flyer into her pocket. “It’s nothing,” she said. She looked up at her parents and she smiled
slightly. “Where are we going
to next?” “Let’s
go underground. There are some
shops under here that we can check out,” said “Yeah,
and we can also grab a bite to eat.
How does that sound?” said Jonathan. Kelsey
nodded and she smiled. “Okay,
let’s go.” One night, Melanie was in her room. It was already late at night, but she was trying
to finish a letter that she was writing for her parents. She was already ready for bed and was dressed
in her nightgown, but she had to finish this letter before going to
sleep. It was very important. Dear
Mama and Papa, How are you? I hope everything is getting better. Thank you so much for the help you gave me with
the trouble from a little while back, when a tabloid magazine tried
to make me look bad. My manager,
Christina, and my producer, Mr. King, helped me a lot to get through
that. It bothered me at first, but I figured that
if I should just smile and keep moving forward and do the things that
I love to do, then things would be better in the long run. Even though you were not by my side, you
were still able to help. I thank
you so very much. Did you hear
about my music CD yet? It’s coming
out on November 15, and that’s tomorrow.
I’m really excited about it!
I hope lots of people will come to the stores and buy my CD’s.
I want them to hear me sing and I want to show them my feelings
through my music. When you get
the chance, please pick up a copy of “My Heart” from a music store. I would love it very much if you did. I’m finally fulfilling my dream. You’ve always told me that I should do my best
to follow my dreams. Now, I’m
living it and I feel very happy. I hope that someday, you’ll get to visit
me. And I would really love it
if you would be able to meet my manager.
Her name is Please take care of yourselves. I’ll do my best to make you proud of me. And I hope that we’ll see each other again very
soon. Love, Melanie Melanie
smiled as she finished her letter and she folded it up. She placed it inside an envelope and she sealed
it with a tube envelope sealer. She
stood up from her chair and she looked outside through her window.
It was dark and it was cool outside.
But in her heart was all brightness and warmth. “This
is my starry love dream…” she whispered, smiling happily. Melanie’s cell phone was ringing. Now that Grandma Annabelle was no longer being
kept out of the loop, she can let her cell phone ring at home a little
more loudly, as long as it wasn’t loud enough to wake up her grandmother. Melanie was sleeping and she stirred in her
bed. She opened her eyes slightly
and she looked at the alarm clock. It
was only She
took her cell phone from beside her pillow and she answered it with
a sleepy voice. “Melanie…speaking…”
she said softly. “Melanie!”
a voice shouted through the cell phone. Melanie
was startled and she sat up on her bed and her eyes were wide open. She was fully awake now. “Huh? Hazel!
What are you doing? Why are you calling me so early?” said Melanie,
with a shocked sound to her voice. “Hey,
sorry, but I’m really excited about today, you know!” said Hazel, who
was in the kitchen in her house, eating breakfast cereal dressed in
her pajamas. “Guess what I’m doing right now.” “Eating
breakfast cereal in the kitchen dressed in your pajamas?” said Melanie. Hazel
was shocked. “What! How did you know?” Melanie
giggled. “You’re my friend, that’s
how.” “Oh,
that’s right,” said Hazel, and she laughed. “But
why are you awake so early?” asked Melanie. “I
can’t sleep anymore. I woke up
at 4 and I couldn’t go back to sleep.
I kept thinking about today.
You’re going to have your CD released today!
I’m so excited! I want
to be one of the first to line up at the store!
I’m going to pick up lots of copies!” Melanie
sighed and she smiled. “Oh, that’s
why. I’m really excited, too. I wonder if a lot of people are going to buy
my CD.” “Of
course, they’re going to buy your CD!
You know that a lot of people loved your debut song on the radio
in the summer. There were so
many people at the concert, too. They
were talking about it for a long time.
They still are. And now, here you are with your first CD!
You know people are going to want to buy it and listen to it!” Melanie
giggled and so did Hazel. “Well…I
guess you’re right.” “What
do you mean, you guess I’m right? Of
course, I’m right! You’re so
modest, Melanie. Every once in
a while, you need to brag, even if it’s just a little bit.” Melanie
was puzzled by that and shook her head and she laughed. “Maybe you’re right. I’m really excited. I don’t think I can go back to sleep now.
I won’t be able to stop thinking about it.” “Yeah,
I’ll bet. I just had to wake
you up. I don’t want to wait
all by myself, you know.” “That’s
okay. We’ll just talk until it’s
time for us to wake up.” And
that’s what they did. They talked
for about an hour, until it was time for Melanie to wake up. But she was already awake. The sun was rising from the eastern horizon.
Today was going to be the day when Melanie, known as Starry~en~Luv,
was going to release her first CD. “Okay, Melanie, we’re almost there,” said
Christina, as she drove the car through downtown Melanie
was wearing black, and she dressed formally as well. Of course, since the weather was cooling down,
she had to wear a light autumn coat over it as well. “That
was fast,” she said softly and she smiled. Christina
turned the car onto another street and she smiled. “Just look, Melanie,” she said. Melanie
looked up and she gasped, her eyes went wide open and her jaw dropped
open. She looked and saw a long
lineup of people extending from the music store Regal Music & Video. The lineup of people was going as far as her
eyes could see. They were lined
up on the sidewalks for about half a kilometer and it made Melanie very
surprised indeed. “Oh,
my gosh!” Melanie exclaimed. She looked at her watch and saw that it was
still quite early. “When does
the store open? The store opens
at “Mr.
King called me earlier and saw that the lineup started at around Melanie
beamed with great joy as she flashed a very cheerful smile. “Let’s go over there and give them what they’ve
been waiting for! I don’t want
them to be waiting any longer than they have to!” “Roger
that. We’re going in!” The music store had been completely cleared
of all their merchandise so that it could make room for thousands of
copies of Starry~en~Luv’s first album.
Every shelf and every display case featured the CD’s. There were also little gift items that were
considered extras, such as pens, bookmarks, key chains, and many others,
and all of them had the name “Starry~en~Luv” printed on them. Joseph
King, the producer, wearing his suit and tie, looked at his watch. “It’s almost time for the store to open,” he
said. He glanced down at Melanie,
who was dressed very pretty and formal.
Christina was standing beside her as well, also dressed very
formally. “Are you ready?” Melanie
took a deep breath and she nodded. “I’m
ready.” She and Mr. King and
Christina were in the back room where no one could see them. “Are
you nervous?” asked Christina. “Yes,
very much, but I think I’ll be okay.” “It’s
another first for you, Melanie. Your
CD’s are being released and you’re going to be at an official autograph
session at the same time as they buy them.” When
the clock struck 9 o’ clock, the doors were opened by the store staff
members. Customers started to
walk into the store and they greeted them. “Thank
you very much for coming,” said one store clerk. “We
hope that you’ll enjoy Starry~en~Luv’s first CD!” said another. Many
of the customers were whole families.
There were many children and teenagers and their parents. Girls and boys were browsing through the many
items that were on display, which were Starry~en~Luv gifts. Then they checked out the CD’s. Kids were looking at them and they were all
smiles and asking their parents to buy them. When
it was time for Melanie to start dealing out autographs on the CD’s,
she was seated behind a table. Christina
stood beside her and helped out along with a couple of store staff. People lined up to get their CD’s signed by
the new well-loved pop star. Each
person greeted her and she greeted them back.
She signed the insert of the CD case and she gave it back to
them, thanking them for buying the CD and hoping that they would enjoy
it. “Hi,
Starry~en~Luv!” said a couple of super-excited, star-struck high school
girls. “Hello,”
said Melanie, smiling sweetly. “How
are you today?” “We’re
great! We’re so happy to meet
you in person!” said one of the girls. “And
you get to sign the CD’s we’re buying, too!” said the other girl. Melanie
giggled in such a cute way that it made the two girls scream with delight. She signed the inside of the inserts of the
CD’s they just bought and then she gave it back to them with a lovely
smile. “Thank you so very much. I hope you’ll enjoy them!” “We
will!” they said together. After
the two girls left, Christina put a hand on Melanie’s shoulder. “Melanie, look. It’s Hazel and Justin with Hazel’s mother,”
she whispered into her ear. Melanie
looked and saw them coming towards her.
Hazel, Justin, and Isabelle stopped by the table. “Thank
you so much for coming!” said Melanie, but what else she was going to
say was cut short when Hazel screamed with great joy and ran into Melanie
and hugged her. “I
don’t know what to say anymore! It’s
just too awesome! I don’t have
any words!” shouted Hazel. “My
best friend is an idol pop singer and everyone’s buying her CD’s and
she’s signing them, too!” She
turned towards the people who were waiting to get their CD’s signed.
“Okay, people! This is
my best friend! Please buy her
CD’s, okay?” Some
of them laughed and others smiled. Melanie
giggled and blushed. Christina
shook hands with Isabelle. “Mrs.
Callaway, I’m so glad you made it. Would
you like to help us out?” she asked. “Oh,
yes, I would love to. Just tell
me what I have to do,” said Hazel’s mother, who smiled cheerfully. “Oh, by the way, if you want, you can call me
Isabelle.” “Sure,
if you call me Christina.” The
two of them laughed. Melanie
continued signing CD’s while Christina handed the signed CD’s to the
music fans. Justin and Hazel arranged the CD’s that weren’t
signed yet on the table so that they would be ready for Melanie to take
and sign them for the music fans. Isabelle
was doing the same thing that Christina was doing. “Melanie,
check it out,” said Justin. “It’s
our classmates.” They
had all come us a group. They
were Jim, Joanne, Jimson, Martha, and Susan.
All of them were in a very good mood as they all stood in front
of the table. “Hi,
Melanie!” said Susan. “You look
great!” “Yeah,
you look so perfect right now,” said Martha. Melanie
smiled at all of them. “Thank
you so much for coming,” she said to them. “We
had to come. After all, we’re
your classmates and we’re here to support you,” said Jim. “Yeah,
I’m sure you would more than anyone else,” said Jimson, who started
to laugh. “Yeah,
that’s for sure,” said Joanne. “Hey,
Melanie, make sure you give one to Jim first, because if you don’t,
he’ll probably be really disappointed.” All
five of them laughed and Melanie just giggled.
“Okay, if you say so.” Melanie
gave them all CD’s and she signed them as well.
“Thank you!” Her
classmates looked very happy as they held the sparkling CD cases in
front of them! “Thank you very
much, Starry~en~Luv!” Another
hour passed by, and Melanie was still doing the autograph session, which
was about halfway done. Her hands
were getting tired, but she didn’t mind at all because she felt very
happy about what she was doing. While
she was signing, Mr. King walked towards the table. “Starry~en~Luv, I think you have a couple of
very important visitors,” he said to her. Melanie
looked up and she was puzzled. “Oh,
I do? Who are they?” Two
very familiar-looking girls appeared behind Mr. King and showed themselves. “Hi,
Melanie!” said one girl. “Hello
there!” said the other girl. Melanie
gasped. “Jenna! Janice!” She
jumped out of her chair and she ran into her best friends from “We
missed you so much, Melanie!” said Janice. “Yeah,
and you know what, I can’t believe you’ve made your dream come true
so fast!” said Jenna. Melanie’s
eyes were misty so she wiped them. “I
missed you, too! Wow, when did
you get here? Who did you come
with?” she asked them. “Our
parents are here. They’re actually
outside because they couldn’t get in with so many people. But that’s okay, because we’re here to see you!”
said Jenna. “We’re
here to buy your first CD, Starry~en~Luv!” said Janice. “And not only that, we’re here to see you!
We came all the way from Melanie
took a deep breath and she smiled at both of them and she hugged them
again. They returned her hug. “Thank you…I’m so happy to see you again. I missed you so much,” she said softly. She looked back at Hazel and Justin and she
giggled. “Here, I want you to
meet my new best friends here!” Melanie
took Janice and Jenna’s hands and led them to the table where Hazel
and Justin were waiting. “This
is Hazel and this is Justin. They’re
my classmates and my best friends here.
So now, I have 4 best friends,” said Melanie.
“Hazel, Justin, this is Jenna and this is Janice from Hazel
smiled. “Nice to meet you!” she
said cheerfully. “Nice
to meet you,” Justin said very calmly. “Same
here!” said Jenna. “Yeah,
I’m glad to meet you!” said Janice. Melanie
smiled at all of her friends, two best friends from where she used to
live and two best friends from where she’s living now.
They were finally able to meet each other for the very first
time, and she hoped that they would become friends together as well. Melanie signed two copies of her CD for Jenna
and Janice and she gave the copies to them.
They were very thankful. “Huh?”
said Hazel, seeing something at the corner of her eye. She
looked and saw a hooded figure of a girl picking up a copy of Melanie’s
first CD. That girl turned around
in such a way that made her face become visible to Hazel, even if it
was only for a split second. Hazel
knew who that girl was immediately and she gasped softly.
There was a frown on her face for a second, but when she saw
the girl walk away quickly towards the cash register, pay for the CD,
and leave just as quickly as she came in, she became puzzled. “Kelsey?” From
the way she appeared and then disappeared, and wearing the hood of her
autumn coat so no one would recognize her, it looked like Kelsey Rayne…did
not want to be seen buying Starry~en~Luv’s---Melanie’s---first CD. And
that made Hazel very confused. “What
on earth was she doing?” she whispered to herself. Melanie wanted some time alone with her
best friends from “Jenna…Janice…it’s
been almost half a year since I saw you…” said Melanie, her voice very
soft. Janice
smiled at Melanie and the two of them held hands. “Melanie, we missed you, too.” Jenna
smiled and nodded. “Yeah, and
that’s the reason why we came all the way from “Exactly,”
said Janice. “One of these days,
you have to tell us how you did it.” “What
do you mean?” asked Melanie. “You
know, how you became a pop singer,” said Jenna.
“I would love to hear your story.” Melanie
started to giggle and she wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. “Oh, that’s right. I guess I owe you a big explanation.” “Yeah,
that’s for sure,” said Janice, and she and Jenna and Melanie began to
laugh together. “So
what’s new anyway? Is there anything
new at school?” asked Melanie. “Nothing,
really, but we’re still in the same grade.
We’re just in different schools.
We have a new teacher and her name is Mrs. Harrison, and my God,
she’s strict.” Jenna talked about
that new teacher that they had at their school in Melanie
gasped. “Oh, my
gosh, does that mean that I left “I
think you’re right. It was right
for you to leave just to escape from her.
I really got into big trouble one time with her.
After that, I always did my homework.” Melanie
was shocked and she giggled. “Oh,
my gosh…” Janice
smiled because of that. “Yeah,
Jenna got really freaked out. Now
she always does her homework. At
least, until when the school year is over, then she’ll go back to her
normal self next year.” She turned to Jenna. “Is that right, Jenna?” Jenna
smiled proudly and laughed. “Why,
of course!” Melanie
sighed and shook her head but she was still smiling. “Oh, Jenna, you still sometimes don’t do your
homework. One of these days,
that’s going to catch up with you. Maybe
it’s starting now with that new teacher you have.” “You
really think so?” said Jenna. Janice
nodded. “Yeah, she’s right. It is catching up to you now, huh?” “That
could be bad. I’m going to have
to find a way to go around that.” Janice
and Melanie sighed. “Oh, well,
at least you’re the same Jenna that I love as my best friend,” said
Melanie. “Well,
of course!” said Jenna. “I’m
never going to change. We’ll
always be best friends.” “That
goes for me, too, Melanie! We’ll
always be best friends, all three of us, no matter how far away from
each other we are,” said Janice. Melanie
smiled and she nodded to that. “That’s
right. I’m going to give you
my cell phone number so you can call me.” “Oh,
that’s a great idea,” said Jenna. “Wait
a second. Your cell phone is
here and we live in Jenna
blinked a couple of times. “Oh,
that’s right. I forgot. But who cares? This is Melanie we’re talking about here.
We have to get her phone number.” Janice
laughed. “Yeah, you’re right. So what is it, Melanie?” Melanie
gave the two of them little pink business cards that had cute designs
on them. On them were her name
and her stage name and the name of the record company, Regal Records. There was also her cell phone number, the Regal
Records phone number, and her email address. “I think this has everything that you’ll want
to know.” “Wow,
business cards. And you have
an email address, too? That’s
so cool!” Jenna said. “What’s
so cool about that? That’s normal!”
said Janice. “But it’s great. Maybe we don’t have to worry about that long
distance thing then.” “That’s
right,” said Melanie. “We’ll
email you, but we’ll also still write letters to you. And if we can, we’ll try to call you, too, but
that’s a little bit harder,” said Janice. Melanie
smiled at them and giggled. “Maybe
you should get cell phones, too. Ask
your parents if you’re allowed to have one.
Then you can send me messages through there. It doesn’t have to be a phone call, you know.” “Oh,
wait, Melanie, we have some time, so why don’t you tell us everything
that happened? Tell us everything
that happened that made you become a pop singer!” said Jenna. “Yeah,
I want to hear this story, too,” said Janice. Melanie
was very happy to tell them. “Sure! Let’s see…” she said. Then she started telling them the story of Starry~en~Luv.
She started from the time when she first met Hazel at school
and Hazel became curious about Melanie’s singing. Melanie told the story to them starting from
there, and she told them everything, including about Mr. Wilkins, who
helped her get into the audition at Regal Records.
She also told them about meeting “That’s
so amazing…” said Jenna, looking quite in awe. “Really
amazing…” said Janice, who was also in awe. After
several more minutes of talking, the three of them were silent once
again. Jenna looked at her watch. “Well, I guess it’s almost time to go back. Our parents are waiting outside.” “Yeah,
it’s time to go, huh?” said Janice. Melanie
smiled slightly and looked down and she clasped her hands together at
her heart. She felt very happy
that her friends from She
sighed and told herself in her mind that she was not going to cry. “Jenna, Janice, thank you so much for coming
to see me,” she said to them. Janice
smiled at her. “You’re welcome. We promise to email you and send you letters.
We’ll do everything that we can to keep in contact with you.” “That’s
right,” said Jenna. “We’ll always
be together, even if we live far away from each other. We’ll always be best friends.” Melanie
nodded to that and she smiled brightly and she hugged the two of them. All three of them embraced each other. Melanie felt like she was going to cry but she
did her best not to. It was not
the time to cry. She knew she
was going to see them again, especially since they all promised that
they would see each other and contact each other. It was late afternoon. Christina’s car stopped in front of Grandma
Annabelle’s house because Melanie was being dropped off. She came out of the car, wearing her autumn
coat, and she took her backpack from the backseat and then closed the
door. “Thank
you for today, Christina!” Melanie said very cheerfully. “I had so much fun.” Christina
giggled. “That was really something.
I’ve never done anything like that before.
But I’m really glad that you had a lot of fun.
I’ll call tonight about other stuff that we’re going to be doing
next, so keep your cell phone on at all times.” Melanie
just smiled. “My cell phone is
always on.” “That’s
good,” said Christina and she smiled.
“Anyways, I better get home, too.
I know you’re tired. You
take care, okay?” “Okay. See you later!” said Melanie, as she waved.
Christina waved, too, and she closed the window at the passenger
side of the car. She stepped on the accelerator and the car began
to drive away. As the car sped
away, Melanie quickly walked to the front door and she unlocked it and
opened it. Melanie
went inside the house and took her shoes off. “Grandma,
I’m home!” she called out. Grandma
was just coming down the stairs and saw Melanie as she removed her shoes
and closed the front door. “Melanie. Did you have a good time?” she asked, her voice
sounding very calm. It still
sounded a little bit strict, but Melanie assumed that’s just the way
she speaks. And her face did
not show any emotion either. Melanie
smiled at her grandmother. “I
had a wonderful time. It was
lots of fun,” she said. “Good. Make sure you rest well tonight. I’m sure a singer’s life can be quite hectic,
especially to a singer who is a child singer,” said Grandma. “I
will, Grandma.” Then Melanie
remembered something as she put down her backpack on the floor. “Oh, I almost forgot. I want to give you something.” Grandma
was puzzled, but she showed little of it.
“Oh? What is it?” “It’s
a gift,” said Melanie. “A
gift, you say?” Grandma frowned
slightly and shook her head. “Don’t
waste your money. I’m sure you
get paid well at Regal Records, but that’s no excuse to just spend money
left, right, and center on gifts. It
is not necessary.” Melanie
sighed and smiled sweetly. “I’m
sorry. But I really wanted to
get you something. Just to show
you that…that I want to thank you,” she said with a very soft voice. “Thank
me? What for, child, since I’m
sure that I have done nothing special?” “Oh,
well, I think you have. I’m really
thankful to you…for letting me follow my dreams.” Grandma
paused for a long time, and there was silence between the two of them. She looked into her granddaughter’s eyes and
she sighed. “Now, Melanie, that
is not necessary. You made me
realize how much you are like your mother.
You have all of her good qualities, if not more so.
Once you are determined to follow your dreams and ambitions,
nothing is going to stop you. And
that’s good. Not even a strict and overprotective grandmother
like me.” “But
I really do want to give you this. Please
accept it,” said Melanie, and she drew out a CD from her bag.
It was her music CD, the one that was released today, of course.
“If you want to hear me sing, Grandma, you can always do that
with this.” Grandma
hesitated for a long time as she stood in front of her granddaughter.
Melanie extended the gift to her grandmother.
After a while, Grandma took a deep breath and she smiled slightly
and she accepted the music CD. “Thank
you, child…” she said. What she
said made her sound very grateful, but her voice did not suggest it. Melanie knew, however, that Grandma really was
thankful. She was just not good
at showing it. “I have heard
your singing voice, but at the time, I didn’t realize it was you. I’m sure I will enjoy it very much.” Melanie
smiled sweetly at her. “You’re
welcome, Grandma.” Grandma
held the CD case as she looked at it and raised an eyebrow. “They certainly do know how to make a person
look dramatic, don’t they?” she said, and because of that, Melanie giggled
slightly. She glanced down at
Melanie. “It looks lovely. I am very proud of you, Melanie, and I’m very
proud of what you have accomplished so far.” “Thank
you so much, Grandma.” “And,
please remember.” Melanie
became slightly puzzled. “What
is it?” she asked. “Just
because I’m very strict and overprotective does not mean that I do not
support you. Please do remember
that, child,” said Grandma. Melanie
smiled. “I know that now. I’ll remember.” “I’m
glad that we finally understand each other.
Now let’s go play your first music CD on the CD player while
I start making dinner. And, of
course, if you’d like, you’re certainly invited to help me in the kitchen. You really do need to learn more about working
in the kitchen, Melanie.” “Okay! Thank you, Grandma!” After
Grandma opened the case for Starry~en~Luv’s first music CD and placed
the CD in the player and started playing it, both she and Melanie went
into the kitchen, where they started to make preparations for dinner
time. And the very first song that played was… The End (to be
continued) Ending theme song “Dream” by Starry~en~Luv Dream… Oh, make a wish upon a star (wish upon a
star) Oh, make your dream come true (your dream
come true) Dreaming a dream The quest for a wish might make you happy,
make you sad But in the end, it will all be worth it,
you will be glad! Just dream! Dreaming a dream, make your dream come true Sing a song or write a story, anything you
want to do Whatever good thing your dream might just
be Never lose your hope, never lose your energy Dreaming a dream (Just dream) Dreaming a dream, make a wish upon a star Go on a journey, you’ll go to many places
afar Always remember that I will stay and walk
with you And keep in your heart whatever it is you
want to do Dreaming a dream (Just dream) Just dream! Wake up from your comfortable and peaceful
sleep Remember the dream you had while you slept
deep Let the warm golden sunshine through your
window (sunshine through the window) The first thing to do is smile while you
hug your pillow (hug your pillow) And today, the most important thing that
you should do (you should do) Will be to come closer to making your dream
come true (make your dream come true) Just dream! Dreaming a dream, make a wish upon a star Look up at the night and watch for a shooting
star It’s a long and difficult road to get to
where you’re going No matter what happens, we should always
keep trying Dreaming a dream (Just dream) Dreaming a dream, make your dream come true Don’t be discouraged and always be true
to you Leave behind all the troubles that made
you cry The dream would only be a waste if we did
never try Dreaming a dream (Just dream) Just dream! Wake up from your comfortable and peaceful
sleep Remember the dream you had while you slept
deep Let the warm golden sunshine through your
window (sunshine through the window) The first thing to do is smile while you
hug your pillow (hug your pillow) And today, the most important thing that
you should do (you should do) Will be to come closer to making your dream
come true (make your dream come true) Dreaming a dream, make a wish upon a star Just dream! Dreaming a dream, make your dream come true!
(Just dream) Dreaming a dream, make a wish upon a star
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Episode Melanie, Hazel, and Justin’s narration: Melanie: “Hi, everyone!” Hazel: “Hey, there! Thanks for letting us come to Regal Records.
That was so much fun!” Justin: “Yeah, Melanie. Thanks a lot.
It was really interesting.” Melanie: “Oh, you’re welcome.
I’m glad you came. But you know, something
else is going to happen now. I’ve
just had my debut maxi single released and lots of people are buying
it and listening to it. But there’s
something else now.” Justin: “What is it this time?” Melanie: “You know the famous
TV channel that a lot of kids and teenagers and young people watch?” Hazel: “Oh, you mean YTV?” Melanie: “Yes. There’s this talk show on it that interviews
a celebrity every single week, and I’m going to be in it! It’s going to be an interview on television,
and it’s going to be my first-ever television appearance!” Hazel: “Oh, my
gosh, you are too cool, Melanie!” Justin: “That’s really great.
I’ll make sure that I watch that when I’m at home.” Melanie: “Oh, yes, please.
Please do watch it when it comes on.
They’re going to be asking me lots of questions and I’m going
to sing my next popular song, too. It’s called ‘Starry Night’.” Hazel: “Cool, Melanie! We’ll be sure to watch it! And I want to hear your new song, too!” Melanie: “Thank you so much!” Hazel and Justin: “Next time
on Starry Love Dream!” Melanie: “Episode 25: I’m so excited! I’m
going to be on TV!” Starry Love Dream
– Original Soundtrack CD “Hello to all music fans everywhere! This is Starry~en~Luv! And I’m here to tell you about this really hot
new CD that has hit the Japanese anime and Japanese pop music stores
lately! It’s called the Starry
Love Dream – Original Soundtrack CD!
Now you’ll get to hear all that lovely background music, as well
as the really cool pop songs that we get to sing in the show!
From the very upbeat and fun-loving opening song “Starry Love
Dream” to the very dramatic and highly emotional “My Heart”. It’s in stores now, so why wait? Grab your brother, your sister, your cousin,
your best friend, your aunt, your uncle, your parents, your grandparents,
your pets, and everyone else in your family and take them all with you
to the music store nearest you and get it.
I love you for it! Starry
Love Dream – Original Soundtrack CD!
In stores now, so don’t forget to buy one.
Thank you so very much!” |
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