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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: “Hey, guess what!
My first CD, ‘My Heart’, my debut maxi single, has been released
to music fans everywhere!” Hazel: “Aaaaaahhhhh! Melanie, that’s so awesome! I can’t wait to get a copy of your first CD!” Justin: “Hazel, you already have
a copy, and I have one, too.” Hazel: “Yeah, yeah, I know, I
know, but I think it would be cool if we had lots of copies to give
out to special people, because we’re Starry~en~Luv’s best friends, you
know.” Justin: “Hmmm, you know, that’s
not a bad idea.” Melanie: “Okay, that’s good.
You’ll both get lots of copies.” Hazel: “Great! Thanks a lot!” Justin: “That was really something
last time. And another cool thing
about that time was when your best friends from Melanie: “Oh, yeah, they were
there, too! I was so happy to
see them again! I missed them
so much. They were at the autograph session, and our
classmates were there, too. It
was so wonderful!” Hazel: “Yeah, that’s really cool.
But, you know, I thought I saw someone at the store where they
sold your CD’s. I thought I saw
someone that shouldn’t be there.” Justin: “Really? Who was it?” Hazel: “I’m not sure if I was
right. You know what…never mind. Don’t worry about it.” Melanie: “It’s time for Starry
Love Dream! I wonder what’s going
to happen next! Stay tuned!” Opening theme song “Starry Love Dream”
by Starry~en~Luv (Happy dreamy love, wings like a dove) (To the starry night, in the starry light) A dream can’t just stay a dream in my mind It would just be a waste and I would be
in a bind No matter where and how far you have to
go You’ve got to chase your dream so much so Never ever lose sight of the love, of the
dream Let your dream flow like the never-ending
stream I know things are tough and it’s easy to
get sad But as long as we’re together, even if things
go bad I want to sing like a lovebird and touch
your heart (touch my heart) Please stay with me and stay close to my
heart (close to my heart) Starry love dream! I wanna be your
happy dreamy love I wanna spread
my wings like a dove Fly with me all the way to the starry night
Fly to the sky and bask in the starry light I wanna be your
happy dreamy love (happy dreamy love) I wanna spread
my wings like a dove (wings like a dove) Fly with me all the way to the starry night
(to the starry night) Fly to the sky and bask in the starry light
(in the starry light) Starry love dream Hold my hand tight and always stay by my
side Let’s hold onto the dream as we go along
the ride Stay with me, my love, and don’t try to
look back If we lose our way, we’ll always try get
back on track There are so many obstacles to fight your
way through But as long as you believe, your dream will
come true Oh, my love, even if things don’t always
go right We have our love, our dream, never lose
our sight I want to sing like a lovebird and touch
your heart (touch my heart) Please stay with me and stay close to my
heart (close to my heart) Starry love dream! I wanna be your
happy dreamy love I wanna spread
my wings like a dove Fly with me all the way to the starry night
Fly to the sky and bask in the starry light I wanna be your
happy dreamy love (happy dream love) I wanna spread
my wings like a dove (wings like a dove) Fly with me all the way to the starry night
(to the starry night) Fly to the sky and bask in the starry light
(in the starry light) Starry love dream (Happy dreamy love, wings like a dove) (To the starry night, in the starry light) Starry love dream, I love you! The Prologue It was evening and Melanie was soaking in
a luxurious bubble bath while she was reading a book. She always liked to have a nice bubble bath
once or twice a week and it was extremely relaxing for her. A great time to have that would be in the weekend
as well, and right now it was Sunday night. Melanie’s cell phone began to ring and she was
startled. She got out of her
bathtub and put on a towel and she rushed to her cell phone which was
sitting on her folded night clothes that was on a small chair. “Please
wait!” said Melanie, as she was about to reach for the cell phone, but
it stopped ringing. She was too
late in answering it. She sighed
and she looked at the display on the front and she saw Melanie
looked for Christina’s name in the phone directory that was in the cell
phone and she found her name and decided to call her back. Christina
was about to sip a cup of tea while she was sitting in a room at her
place that she made into an office.
She lived in a nice and luxurious condominium several floors
above the ground. She was about to sip her cup of tea when she
very painfully realized it was too hot! “Aaaaaahhhhh! Hot! Hot!
Hot!” she cried out. She put the cup down on her desk and she was
covering her mouth and almost whined like a little girl who was pouting. “My tea is too hot…” she whispered, like a very
sad little girl. Then
her cell phone began to ring. She
looked at her cell phone and saw Melanie’s name and she smiled. She felt better already. She answered it. “Hi,
Melanie!” she said cheerfully, and then felt that her tongue was feeling
a little raw. “Ouch…” Melanie
smiled as she spoke on the phone. “Hi,
Christina!” she said cheerfully. “You
called me just a little bit earlier?” “Oh,
yeah, that’s right,” said Christina, but she still nursing her slightly
burned tongue. “Ouch…” Melanie
was puzzled. “Are you okay?” “My
tea was too hot when I drank it,” Christina said with a pout. Melanie
giggled. “Oh, okay. You don’t drink it right away. You’re not supposed to.” “Yeah,
I know, I learned that the hard way a minute ago.” “Oh,
okay. What did you call me for?” Christina
came back to her normal cheerful self.
“Oh, yeah, I was calling you earlier, and I wanted to tell you
about this really hot job we’re doing.
I think it’s about time, too.
The time is perfect for it! I
think you should go for it!” “What
is it?” Melanie asked. “It’s
your first television appearance!” Melanie
gasped when she heard that through her cell phone. Starry Love Dream Episode 25: I’m
so excited! I’m going to be on
TV! Melanie let out a high-pitched scream!
It made Grandma rush out of her room that was across the hallway
to see if Melanie was alright in the bathroom.
She stopped at the bathroom door with a slightly alarmed look
on her face and she knocked on the door hard. “Melanie,
are you alright?” Grandma shouted and she knocked on the door again. “Melanie!” The
bathroom door opened and Grandma stood back.
Melanie looked like she was extremely happy and excited about
something. She was holding her
cell phone in her hand and she held onto the towel that was wrapped
around her. “Grandma,
you won’t believe it! Christina
called me and she said that I’m going to be on TV!” Melanie cried out
very excitedly. Grandma
suddenly frowned and then she calmed herself and she sighed. “Melanie, please do not scream in the bathroom.
You made me think that you might have hurt yourself,” she said. “I’m
so sorry, Grandma.” “Are
you finished with the bathroom?” Melanie
looked back into the bathroom. “Oh,
I just have to clean up, that’s all.” “Never
mind, just go to your room and talk with “Oh,
okay. Thank you, Grandma.” Melanie got her clothes from inside the bathroom
and she walked out of it and went to her room. When she closed the door, she continued to talk
on her cell phone as she dropped her old clothes into the hamper. “Are
you in trouble?” asked Christina, through the cell phone. Melanie
smiled and shook her head. “Oh,
no, I’m not in trouble. But I’m
so excited! Tell me more about it, please!” “Okay. Anyways, I’m sure you know about YTV, which
is a major television network. A
lot of young people in Melanie
gasped with surprise. “Oh, wow! I’ve seen that show. It’s about a half hour, I think. A lot of my friends watch it because they think
it’s really cool. Sometimes I
watch it, too.” “Yeah,
I’ll bet you watch it. I watch
it sometimes, too,” said Christina, and both she and Melanie started
to laugh a little bit. “Well,
what do you think? I think it would be really great if you went
for it. This is a great opportunity
for you.” Melanie
smiled with great delight. “Christina,
I’ll do it! Let’s go to YTV!” Christina
smiled, too. “Great! I’ll let her know that we’re going for it!
Thanks, Melanie!” The
phone conversation was finished. Melanie
was really excited about this! She
wanted to tell Hazel and Justin about it as well. And she also wanted to tell Grandma more about
it. Of course, she thought she
should tell Mr. Wilkins, too, because he helped her out a lot in the
beginning to get to where she was now.
Melanie put her cell phone on her bed and she quickly changed
into her night clothes. Then she got out of her room and she went down
the hallway to where Grandma Annabelle’s room was. The door to her room was opened just slightly.
She knocked on the door softly. “Come
in, Melanie,” said Grandma, who was sitting up in her bed reading a
book. Melanie
opened the door a little more and she looked into the room and she smiled. “Grandma,” she said, and it was obvious that
she wanted to tell Grandma more about what she was talking about with
Christina on the phone earlier. “So
you’re going to be on TV, isn’t that right, Melanie?” asked Grandma. Her face didn’t appear to have any expression.
She looked up at her. “Come here and sit down.” Melanie
came into the room and she sat down on the bed beside Grandma. She felt so much more comfortable now with Grandma.
It was totally unlike a few months ago, when she was so worried
and afraid that she was doing something wrong without realizing it.
Of course, Grandma was still strict. But,
now, Melanie knew what was in Grandma’s heart, so she totally understood
her. “Christina
called me and she said that someone on the YTV channel wants to have
me on their Friday night talk show,” said Melanie, smiling brightly
and speaking softly. “That
does sound quite exciting, child. What
is the show called?” “It’s
called ‘Friday Night Hangout’ and the hostess there is a lady named
Alicia Matthews. She’s really
popular. Sometimes, I watch her show on Friday nights
and my friends watch it, too. It’s
really cool.” Grandma
was slightly taken aback by the young girl’s use of language. “Cool? You
kids do have a way with words nowadays. I suppose that means it’s a good show.” Melanie
nodded and smiled. “Oh, yeah,
my friends love it.” “I
see,” said Grandma. “Well, then,
on Friday night, I guess I’ll be watching that channel. I want to see how you will do on your first
television appearance. This is
your first television appearance, isn’t it?” she asked. “Yeah,
it is,” said Melanie. “That’s
good. But you must realize this
is different from having a radio interview.
On the radio, you have to watch what you say. On television, I’m sure it’s more than that.
You not only have to watch what you say, you also have to watch
what you do. People are listening
to you and watching you at the same time, so it’s a little more complicated.” Melanie
giggled slightly. “Oh, Grandma,
I know that already.” Grandma
was slightly surprised again but she did not show it. She did nod her head, however. “I see. Well,
then, I guess you’ll do fine, Melanie.” Melanie
smiled cheerfully at her grandmother.
“Thank you, Grandma.” And
that’s when Grandma smiled slightly. On Monday morning, Melanie came out of her
house wearing her school uniform and her autumn coat. She wore thin gloves as well because by now,
it was late autumn and the weather was getting cold. After all, it was early December. She
carried her school-issue suitcase at her side and she started to walk
to school. She was in high spirits
this morning, too. She saw a
couple of squirrels in front of her and she stopped and waved at them.
They looked up at her and then their baby squirrels came and
the squirrel family began to run to where they were going before. Melanie giggled when she saw that. Melanie
passed by the property of John Wilkins and she stood at the front gate. She was trying to see if Mr. Wilkins was working
in his garden, but since the weather was getting colder, he probably
wouldn’t be doing much for his garden right now. Then, that’s when she saw him at the front door. “Mr.
Wilkins!” she called out and she waved at him. Mr.
Wilkins smiled as he walked from the front porch and towards the front
gate. He wore a light jacket. “Melanie, you’re in a very good mood this morning,”
he said to her. Melanie
smiled and giggled. “Oh, yes,
Mr. Wilkins. How are you?” “I’m
fine, thanks. But anyways, you’re
in a very good mood and there’s definitely a good reason why, too, isn’t
there?” “Yes! Do you want to guess what it is?” “You’re
appearing on the ‘Friday Night Hangout’ show on YTV with Alicia Matthews?” Melanie
gasped at that. “Oh, my, how
did you know?” she said with surprise. Mr.
Wilkins began to laugh. “Melanie,
don’t forget, I have contacts with Regal Records
all the time. I know what goes on in the company, so I know
what happens to you while you’re there.” “Oh,
okay…” said Melanie, laughing as if she had just been caught doing something
wrong. “I hope you get to see
it. It’s going to be on Friday night and it’ll be
at “I’ll
make sure to watch it, Melanie.” Melanie
smiled at him. “Thank you, Mr.
Wilkins.” Melanie got to school. She found Hazel and her little brother “Hazel,
Lawrence!” Melanie called out as she reached the bottom of the steps. “Hey
there, Melanie,” Hazel called out with a big smile. Melanie
climbed the stairs and she reached them.
“Good morning. It’s getting
a little cold now, huh?” she asked them. Hazel
smiled. “Yeah, but you know what,
I like the summer better.” “I
think most people like the summer better.” Hazel
started to giggle at that. “Oh,
yeah, you’re right!” “Where’s
Justin?” “I
guess he’s coming any minute now. And
I hope he’s bringing his cute little sister with him! She’s just so cute! I want to pinch her cheeks over and over again
until they turn red and fall off! She’s
just so adorably cute!” Melanie
looked at her as if she was becoming very strange. “Um, Hazel, I don’t think she would like that…”
she said uncomfortably. “Yeah,
I know. I can think about it,
but I guess I can’t do it,” said Hazel, and she started to laugh in
a slightly embarrassed way. When
she stopped laughing, she looked towards one direction and saw that
Justin was on his way here and as usual, his little sister Helen was
with him. They both wore autumn coats to keep warm. Melanie
looked that way, too. “Oh, here
comes Justin and Helen.” Justin
and Helen were walking together, and Justin was holding Helen’s hand. As they walked, they heard Hazel calling out
to them. “Justin! Over here!” she called out. Justin
glanced down at Helen and smiled slightly.
“Come, Helen, let’s go!” he said. Helen
looked up and she nodded and smiled as well.
“Okay!” she said to him. The
two of them began to run, though not too fast.
Justin could run a lot faster than Helen, so he had to keep himself
from going too fast. They reached
the bottom of the steps that led up to the school entrance and they
met Hazel and Lawrence and Melanie there. “Hey,
you guys! What’s up?” said Hazel,
being very cheerful as usual. Justin
answered. “Not much. How are you three?” he asked, his voice as calm
as usual. “I’m
fine, thank you,” Melanie said very sweetly.
“Oh, you know, now that all of you are here, there’s something
I really need to tell you.” Hazel
and Justin were puzzled. “What? What is it?” asked Hazel. “You
know that show on YTV called ‘Friday Night Hangout’? You guys watch that show, right?” Melanie asked. “Sure,
I do. It’s really funny most
of the time. I almost never miss
it,” Hazel answered. “Yeah,
it’s a pretty good show. I watch
it sometimes,” said Justin. “What
about it?” “Well,
it’s just that…on Friday night…I’m going to be in it.” Hazel
was totally shocked and she nearly screamed!
“What! Are you saying
you’re going to be on TV? Is
that what you’re saying?!” Melanie
giggled and smiled. “Yes, that’s
right.” “That’s
so cool! I’m going to watch it! I can’t miss it!” “Melanie,
that’s really cool. I’ll make
sure to watch it. It’s going
to be your first television appearance, right?” asked Justin. “Yes. I’ve never been on TV before. I mean, not like that,” said Melanie. “Christina told me about it last night. She said that the hostess, her name is Alicia
Matthews, wanted to interview me on her show.
And later today, I’m supposed go to the YTV station with Christina
to meet with some people there, like Ms. Matthews.” Hazel
looked like she was in awe. “Wow,
that’s so awesome…” she whispered. “You’re
going to be meeting lots of people that we only get to see on TV. Now you’ll see them in person.” Melanie
blushed at that. “Oh, yeah, I’m…kind
of nervous about it, too.” “There’s
no need to be nervous,” said Justin.
“Just treat it like your first live concert. You were in front of a lot of people back then.
It’s the same thing when you’re on TV, I think.
We’ll be at home watching you.
Helen and I will watch you on TV.”
He glanced down at Helen, who was listening in on the conversation.
“Right, Helen?” Helen
smiled and she nodded. “Yeah,
we’ll watch you on TV!” Melanie
giggled and she knelt down in front of Helen.
“Thank you so much. I
hope you’ll enjoy it,” she said to the tiny little girl. Helen
giggled, too, and then she suddenly realized something. “Oh, wait, I almost forgot about something.”
She was trying to reach into her coat pockets and then after
a bit of struggling with it, she pulled out something and showed it
to Melanie. “Here!” Hazel
blinked her eyes a couple of times.
She was amazed and she smiled.
“Oh, wow. That’s your
CD, Melanie.” “Justin
got this for me. It’s your new
CD, right?” asked Helen, holding the CD case with her gloved hands gently
as if she was holding something extremely precious. Melanie
smiled at her. “Yes, that’s right. Did you listen to my CD?” “Yeah,
and I loved it. Your singing
is so good. Justin has one, too. He gave me one. And he gave one to everyone in our family.
But I wonder why he still has so many in his room.” Justin
nearly fell over, but he regained himself on time and kept the calm
look on his face. For a second
there, he was really shocked, but nobody really noticed it.
“Helen, it’s just a few extra copies.
It’s only because we’re the best friends of Starry~en~Luv. That’s why.” Hazel
eyed him suspiciously and with a mischievous smile. “Right, sure, that’s what they say.” Justin
smiled a little more prominently than he usually did. “Yeah, right. Anyways, I’m taking Helen to her Kindergarten
class. I’ll see you later, okay?”
he said. Melanie
was puzzled and Hazel still had the mischievous look on her face. “Oh, okay, see you later, Justin,” said Melanie. “See
you later.” Justin and Helen
began to leave. When
they went inside the school building, Melanie turned to Hazel. “Justin was acting strange for a second,” she
said. Hazel
began to laugh. “Yeah, that was
really something. I wonder what
made it happen.” Melanie
thought for a moment. “Was it
because Helen said that he had a lot of copies of my CD in his room?”
she asked. “But
we both do. So, I’m not sure
what’s strange about that.” Melanie
and Hazel looked like puzzled detectives for a few moments as they tried
to think about it. But after
a while, they both decided that they couldn’t figure out anything about
it. It was a mystery that they couldn’t solve. “Oh,
well, never mind. It’s too early
in the morning to make my brain work like this,” said Hazel. Melanie
began to giggle. “Oh, okay. Let’s go to the playground now. It’s still early.” “Yeah,
let’s go.” Melanie
and Hazel left the front of the school and they went down the path that
was at the side of the school, the path which led to the back of the
school. After school, Melanie was picked up from
school by Christina in her car. Melanie
was still in her school clothes and placed her belongings in the back
seat while she sat at the front as usual.
Christina wore her sunglasses and looked very cool as she was
driving her car towards downtown. “We’re
almost there, Melanie. How are
you feeling?” asked Christina. Melanie
took a deep breath as she closed her eyes.
She looked up at Christina and she smiled slightly. “I’m a little nervous. It’s another first for me. I’ve never been on TV like this before.” “You
really haven’t been on TV even though your dad is the Premiere?” “Oh,
about that, well, I don’t know if you can call that being on TV. I think a few people saw me just a little bit
on TV, like in the background somewhere.
But almost nobody would have noticed me,” said Melanie. “Oh,
okay.” “This
time, it’s going to be really different.
It’s not my father who’s the TV cameras are on; it’s going to
be me. I’ve never had anything
like that before. I guess I’m
a little bit nervous.” Christina
just smiled at her. “It’s no
big deal. It’s something that
comes to you eventually because now you’re a famous idol pop singer. And I think those times when you did get caught
by TV cameras with your father might have helped you. You’re used to seeing TV cameras near you.” “Yeah,
that’s it,” said Melanie. “I
thought so. Cool! Don’t worry about it. It’ll be fun, I promise.” Melanie
smiled at her excitedly. “I know
it’ll be fun.” When the car arrived at the television station
of YTV, Christina parked the car in the parking lot and she and Melanie
left the car and went to the front entrance.
They entered the building that was about the same size as Regal
Records, close to 10 floors. When
they entered the building, Melanie was really in awe as she looked around. “Oh,
my, it’s so cool!” she said softly.
Melanie saw some familiar faces.
“Christina, look over there! That’s the guy who shows up in the times between
TV shows in the late afternoon. He’s
really cool! And his friend is
really cool. There’s another
person. I wonder where she is.” Christina
was a little puzzled. “Oh, um,
yeah…” “Look! It’s that girl from the youth music awards show
that I saw a few months ago. Don’t
you think she looks really cool?” Melanie
looked like she was totally star-struck. Christina almost thought there were stars swirling
around Melanie’s head. “You
can remember something like that from a few months ago?” asked Christina,
looking very surprised. “And
there’s that guy who does the weather in the YTV news. He’s really cute. Don’t you think he’s really cute? A lot of the girls in my class think he’s cute,”
said Melanie, looking so star-struck.
She had become a star who had become star-struck by other stars. Christina
started to laugh in an uncomfortable way.
“Um, yeah, I guess you could say he’s cute. He’s like only 16, I think,” she said. She looked at her watch and saw that it was
almost time for their appointment with Alicia Matthews. “Hey, Melanie, we should get going soon. I know you’re really star-struck right now,
but remember, you’re one of them now.” There
was no answer. “Melanie?” Christina turned and she saw that Melanie was
no longer there and she nearly screamed with shock. “Melanie! Where
the heck are you?” Christina
turned around and saw Melanie. Melanie
was standing near one of the famous hosts of one of the shows on YTV. “Hi! Excuse
me. Could I please have your
autograph? I mean, if it’s okay
with you, that is.” The
young man looked slightly puzzled, but then he started to laugh. “Oh, hey, no problem, kid. What do you want me to sign on?” Melanie
whipped out her day planner. “Here. Could you please sign this for me?” she asked
very politely and with stars glowing in her eyes in a rather comical
way. “Sure.” The young host took the day planner and signed
his autograph on the inside of the back cover. “Here you go.
I hope you like it.” Melanie
gasped and looked at the signature.
“Oh, wow, that’s so cool! Thank
you so very much!” “No
problem. Hey, you’re Starry~en~Luv,
right? It’s funny how you’re
the one asking me for an autograph.
I should be asking you that.” “Really?”
she asked. “Yeah,
it is,” he said and he laughed. “But
it’s cool.” That’s
when Christina came and took Melanie by the shoulders. “Sorry about that, sir,” she said with a forced
smile. “Starry~en~Luv is really
busy right now and she needs to go to an appointment with someone. I’m really sorry if she---“ The
young man laughed again. “It’s
not a problem! A bunch of other
people and I will ask her for an autograph later.” “Okay,
great. Thanks a lot! Ohohohohohohohohohoho!” She laughed in a
strangely comical way as she took Melanie away, and Melanie looked like
she was totally confused. Both
of them started to head for the reception area. Melanie
looked embarrassed as she smiled uncomfortably with her hand at the
back of her head and then she laughed.
“Sorry about that. I was
just really shocked seeing so many TV stars around me,” she said to
Christina. Christina
giggled. “You’re forgetting something,
Melanie.” “What
is it?” “You’re
a star, too, just like them.” Melanie
smiled at that. “Oh, yeah, that’s
right. I almost forgot.” “Come
on, let’s go, Melanie. We don’t
want to be late for the appointment with Alicia Matthews,” said Christina. Melanie and Christina went to the reception
area. Christina was the one who
spoke to the person at the reception area.
“Hi! We’re here to see
Alicia Matthews. I’m The
receptionist looked really excited suddenly.
“Oh, wow, you’re Starry~en~Luv and “Thank
you for having us,” said Melanie. “We’re
here to see Alicia Matthews.” The
receptionist smiled at her. “Oh,
okay. I can call her to tell
you that you’re here.” “There’s
no need to do that,” someone said. Melanie
and Christina looked up and they saw a lady approaching them. She was a young lady in business casual clothes. “Hello
there. You must be Starry~en~Luv
and “Hello,
Ms. Matthews,” said Christina. “It
was no big deal. Thank you for
inviting us to your show.” “Hello.
Ms. Matthews,” said Melanie. “Oh,
my gosh, that sounds so formal. Please call me Alicia from now on, okay?” “Alicia? Sure, no problem. Then you can call me Christina!” “Oh,
thank you,” said Melanie. Alicia
went over to Melanie and she patted her on the head, and that made both
Melanie and Christina a bit puzzled.
“Wow, you’re so cute! I
so wanted to invite you to my show for a while now, ever since you had
your first concert,” she said. Melanie
blushed slightly. “Oh, okay…”
she said softly, not really sure what to say.
“Thank you.” “Why
don’t we all go to my office? We
have a lot of things to talk about.
Before that, I’d like to show you around.” “Thanks,
Alicia,” said Christina. Alicia had a small office. It was much smaller than Melanie imagined, but
it was still cute. It had a homely
feeling to it. It felt like someone’s
cozy room, and the only difference was that it didn’t have a bed to
sleep in or a closet for clothes to put in. “Please
have a seat,” said Alicia as she sat down at her desk and she started
to move the mouse at her computer to try to find some files. Melanie
and Christina sat down. “Thank
you,” said Melanie. “Okay,
anyways, again, I have to thank you for accepting my invitation to have
you as my special guest on the ‘Friday Night Hangout’ show,” Alicia
said happily. “It’s really exciting. It’s been a while since I interviewed a new
star, especially one who’s so small and cute.” Melanie
blushed at that and Christian just grinned at her. “Oh, you’re welcome. I’m really excited about it, too. I’ve never been on TV before, not like this.” The
three of them talked about business for a while. Alicia told them more about the Friday Night
Hangout TV talk show that she is in charge of.
Not only was she the hostess, she was also the producer of the
show. “So
basically, I’m just going to ask you some simple stuff first. I’m just going to ask about some basic things
and we can talk about them, too. Then,
later on, I’d like to ask you more about your dreams of becoming a singer
and how everything started for you.
I’m sure lots of young people will want to hear that.
You don’t mind if I get a little bit personal, do you?” “Personal?”
Melanie asked, and she looked up at Christina. Christina
was the one who answered. “I
think, in that case, we just have to use common sense.
If it’s like little secrets, it should be okay.” She turned to Melanie. “I mean, it’s only okay if it’s okay with you,
that is, when it comes to little secrets.” Melanie
thought about it for a moment and she nodded.
“Yeah, I think that’s okay, as long as they’re just little ones
that I don’t mind sharing.” Alicia
laughed at that. “Yeah, I know. Oh, there’s one more really big thing. I’m also hoping that you can sing a song during
the show.” Melanie
smiled brightly. “Oh, yes, please! I think that would be nice!” she said. “What
song would you like her to sing, Alicia?” asked Christina. “I
was thinking about that new song that you’ve been singing on the radio
lately. It’s the song that you released on the radio
some days ago. What was it called
again?” Alicia thought about
it for a while. “Oh, yeah, it’s
‘Starry Night’!” “’Starry
Night’?” said Christina. About
two weeks ago, Melanie wrote the song ‘Starry Night’, a beautiful pop
ballad. At the time, it was decided
that the next thing she must do was put out a new song on the radio. With the help of Christina, their producer Mr.
King, and Regal Records, she was able to record the new song. The new song by Starry~en~Luv was submitted
to the radio stations across the country, and it’s been gaining a lot
of attention lately. ‘Starry
Night’ has now been number one on the pop charts for the past few days. “Yeah,
I love that song. It’s so sweet. It’s nice and slow and very peaceful. It’s really popular on the radio, too,” said
Alicia. Melanie
smiled sweetly. “Sure! I’ll be glad to sing it.” “Great! Thanks, Starry~en~Luv! I’m sure people are going to so love it! I know they’re going to love it. It’s been number one on the pop charts for the
entire country for half a week now.
They’re definitely going to love hearing it and seeing it on
the ‘Friday Night Hangout’.” Christina
looked really happy, too. “Wow,
this is going to be so cool, huh? This’ll
be the first time you’ll sing on television, too,” she said to Melanie. Melanie
nodded to that. “Oh, that’s right.” “And
there’s one other thing I’d like to do as well.
I think it would be great if we could read some fan mail on the
show and you could answer them on-air if people have any questions. I’m sure you get tons of fan mail at Regal Records,
but we also get some fan mail here, too, about you. Most of the time, they’re asking when you’re
going to show up on YTV and things like that.” “I
think that’s a great idea. We
have some fan mail and we can bring some to the show,” said Christina. “Actually, Starry~en~Luv gets tons of fan mail.” “Sometimes
it’s hard to keep up with them,” said Melanie, and she giggled. “Yeah,
I’ll bet.” Alicia smiled and
turned to Melanie. “You know,
this is going to be such a great show on Friday night.
Please, let’s all do our best together.
I’m really looking forward to it.
I hope lots of people will watch it.” “I’m
excited about it, too,” said Melanie, being very cheerful. “I asked my friends to watch your show on Friday
night.” The
three of them continued to talk more about what they were going to do. It was going to be a live show so Alicia told
them what to expect. Melanie
and Christina were both very excited about what they were about to do. As for Melanie, she couldn’t wait until the
day comes for the show. Kelsey Rayne was sitting at home one day
after school. It was the day
after Melanie had gone over to YTV with her manager Christina. Of course, Kelsey did not know anything about
it. Lately, she didn’t really
want to look at Melanie or even talk about her.
Ever since that first public concert, Kelsey had pretty much
not talked about her that much or just avoided her completely. However,
as she was sitting on the couch in the living room of her house, she
looked down to the side and saw an opened CD case and a portable CD
player. Earlier, she was listening to the portable CD
player. The CD case was the one
for Starry~en~Luv’s debut maxi single “My Heart”. Kelsey
was listening to Starry~en~Luv’s music CD earlier. In
fact, she didn’t just listen to the music CD once. She had already listened to it several times,
over and over again. Kelsey
was watching the YTV television channel because there was a cute Japanese
animation show that was on about extremely cute talking hamsters living
their strange but adventurous lives in the forest and the humans that
lived near them. When it was
commercial break time, Kelsey saw a commercial that made her eyes go
wide open with shock. “Hi! It’s me! Alicia!
And I’m here to tell you to please watch our special edition
of ‘Friday Night Hangout’ this Friday at The
commercial was over. Kelsey’s
hands formed fists and she clasped them together.
She closed her eyes and she sighed and she leaned her head back. Now, it seems that Melanie is going to be on
television. It would be her first
time on television. “It’s
over…isn’t it?” she whispered. “It’s
really over…” “Hurry up, Mom! It’s going to start now!” Hazel called out. “Okay,
I’m coming!” said Isabelle, Hazel’s mother. Hazel
was sitting on the couch in the living room and her little brother “Well,
here you go! Lots of popcorn
to last until the end of the show!” said Isabelle, looking very proud
of the amount of popcorn she had just made. “Oh,
my gosh! Mom!
You didn’t have to make that much!” “But
we have to have enough for the whole show, right?” said Isabelle, looking
a little silly. “Well…yeah,
I guess…but it’s only a half-hour show.
Melanie’s only going to be on TV for that long, you know,” said
Hazel. Isabelle
realized that and she started to laugh out loud. “Oh! I
see! I guess that means we have
to eat it really fast!” Hazel
nearly fell over when she heard that. Everyone from Melanie’s Grade 5 class seemed
to be glued to their television sets.
Justin was at home with his little sister Helen and the rest
of his family. Hazel was at her
house eating popcorn with her brother Lawrence and her mother Isabelle,
but she was not sure that they would finish the popcorn.
Melanie’s newer friends in her class, like Susan, Martha, Joanne,
Jim, and Jimson, were all at their respective homes watching the show
that was about to start. That
goes the same for Hazel’s once-again friends, Tara, Dinah, Anita, and
Karen. Also, Natasha came over to Kelsey’s house and
she was surprised to find out that Kelsey wanted to watch the show,
so she did not object to it. The
announcer began to speak on YTV. “Hey,
there, what’s up, everyone! Welcome
to the ‘Friday Night Hangout’, where we just chill out, kick back, and
talk about whatever we want! And
here’s your totally hip, totally cool hostess, the girl who thinks she’s
cool but that’s okay because she really is, Alicia Mathews!” The
audience of the show, who were mostly kids and teenagers, began to cheer
and applaud, almost in a rowdy way, but it was in a cool way, too. After all, it was a TV channel for kids and
teenagers. Alicia Matthews came
out of the backstage area and she appeared on the set.
She smiled and she waved at everyone. “Okay,
what’s up, everyone!” she called out.
Everyone was cheering. “Welcome
to the ‘Friday Night Hangout’! And
don’t mind George, he always makes fun of me before every show. And for some reason, I’ve never made fun of
him back. But don’t worry, next
time, I will!” Many audience
members laughed and cheered again. “Okay! That’s it! I
have a special treat for all of you out there, those of us in our studio
audience and everyone watching from all over At
one part of the set, it was dark and different kinds of special lighting
effects made it look like there were stars moving around the girl who
was there. Three spotlights were
aimed at her and Starry~en~Luv appeared, dressed in low-rise black pants
with flared-out bottoms and a black cardigan over a black tank top. She held a microphone in her hand and she got
ready to sing as music started to play for her famous new pop song. “Starry Night” Performed by Starry~en~Luv Produced by Joseph
King Vocals by Starry~en~Luv Instrumentals and
Backup Vocals by Highway Omega Regal Records (Starry
night…) (I
want to tell you, I want to tell you, my love) (But
I don’t know what to say to you) (On this lovely starry night…) Whenever
I see you almost every single day (every single day) Even
though you’re near, I feel like you’re still far away (you’re still
far away) I
know you’ll always be my friend no matter what (no matter what) But
can we also have something more than that? (something
more than that) I’ve
let you into my heart, I need you with me (need you with me) I
hope for that day when you can finally be with me (finally be with me) I
don’t know when I’ll ever meet with you I’ve
known you for a long time; I just want to be with you I
wish one day that I can finally tell you (On
this starry night) Oh, you’re the one I love Cast
your eyes upon the heavenly sight Fly
with me, my love, to the stars shining bright Open
your heart and wish upon the starry light (On
this lovely starry night) Oh, on this lovely starry night… (Starry
night…) (I
want to tell you, I want to tell you, my love) (But
I don’t know what to say to you) (On this lovely starry night…) Whenever
I look at the stars, I see your face (I see your face) I
want to see you; I want to run to you with haste (run to you with haste) I
wish I can reach up towards the starry sky (towards the starry sky) Then
I can share my feelings from this heart of mine (from this heart of
mine) But
when I see you, I just don’t know what to say (don’t know what to say) All
I do is just wait for you every night and everyday (every night and
everyday) I
don’t know when I’ll ever meet with you I’ve
known you for a long time; I just want to be with you I
wish one day that I can finally tell you (On
this starry night) Oh, you’re the one I love Cast
your eyes upon the heavenly sight Fly
with me, my love, to the stars shining bright Open
your heart and wish upon the starry light (On
this lovely starry night) Oh, on this lovely starry night… (Starry
night…) (I
want to tell you, I want to tell you, my love) (But
I don’t know what to say to you) (On this lovely starry night…) Everyone
in the audience started to cheer very loudly and applaud. It was the same with Melanie’s classmates who
were in their respective homes. Kelsey
did not have any expression on her face and Natasha stared at her for
a while, wondering what she was thinking about.
Grandma Annabelle was also watching the show at her house. Mr. Wilkins was also watching at his house.
Both of them appeared to be pleased with what they were seeing
so far. Hazel
screamed out loud in her house. “Oh,
my God, she’s so cool!” she shouted.
Her mother was totally surprised. Melanie
smiled at everyone and she waved. She
went over to Alicia and the two of them gave each other a quick hug,
and then sat down on the couches that made the set look almost like
a living room. “Wow,
Starry~en~Luv, that’s such a lovely song.
I’m totally in love with it.
I can listen to it over and over again for a few years and I
don’t think I would ever get bored of it,” said Alicia, who looked very
cheerful and happy. Melanie was the same way. “Oh,
thank you, I’m glad you liked it,” said Melanie. “Great! Well, anyways, welcome to our show. I’ve always wanted to invite you to our show
since that concert you put up several weeks ago. That was really something. I was there, too. I just had to see it. I wanted to see who sang this really nice song
on the radio. It was called ‘Dream’,
wasn’t it?” Melanie
nodded and smiled. “Yes, that’s
the one.” “Wow! And the one you just sang is called ‘Starry
Night’, which is really popular on the radio lately. I think this one is going to be just as big
as the first one. The first one
was on the pop charts for 2 months!
I wonder how this one is going to do.” “Oh,
yeah, I wonder, too.” “So
what grade are you in now, Starry~en~Luv?” “I’m
in Grade 5.” “Cool! So school is fine with you, right? How is it like at school for you? I mean, most regular kids just go to school
and do what they have to do. But,
for you, is it different? I’m
sure it’s pretty different at school for you, from the life you had
before you became a pop star, and the life after.” “Oh,
yeah, it’s pretty different. When
I first came back to school after the concert, there were all these
kids who recognized me and they were like asking for autographs. I was signing people’s agenda books and things
like that. It was a little weird
at first, but I got used to it. Other
kids would pass me by in the hallway and they’re always saying something
nice or greeting me and that kind of thing.” “That’s
pretty amazing,” said Alicia. “Are
they still like totally surprised that a pop star goes to the same school
as they do?” “Some
are still really surprised. They
just can’t get over it. But I
think most people are getting used to it.
They’re proud of it, but they also go along with it, too. I guess they kind of feel a little bit famous,
too. I guess they’re used to
me already. But I like it that
way.” Alicia
asked her several more questions about her new singing career and how
it affected her life now and how it made things different from the life
she had before she became a singer.
Melanie told her many things about the life she had before, including
her life in “Okay,
let’s read some fan mail! I’ll
bet you have a ton in here.” Alicia
placed a box on the table in front of them.
“It’s a little bit heavy.” Melanie
giggled at that. Alicia reached
into the box and pulled out one letter.
“Okay, let’s take a look at this one.
This first one is from a girl named Cindy from Melanie
blushed. “Oh, well, I’m not sure. I think they’re famous in their own way. They’re doing their best to do what they love
to do just like I am. For me,
I just want to do what I like to do and that’s to sing and convey my
feelings. It just makes me feel good to sing for people.” “Oh,
that’s right. Yeah, you should
do what you like. You shouldn’t
have to compare yourself to other pop singers, right?” said Alicia. Melanie
smiled and she nodded. “Yeah,
that’s right.” Alicia
read some more fan mail for Melanie.
They were fan mail from all over There
were a couple of microphone stands that were set up between the aisles
where the audience were. Sometimes,
someone from the audience would walk up to them if they were allowed
to and would ask questions or comment on something.
One of them was a boy who was probably 12 or 13. “Hi,
Starry~en~Luv, I just wanted to say that you have a really awesome voice
and you’re a very good singer. I
hope that you’ll get even more famous and be the most famous pop singer
ever. I think you can do it. So keep it up!” he said. Melanie
smiled sweetly. “Oh, thank you
so much. I’ll do my best.” Very
soon, it was time to take phone calls from the viewers across the country. There were a lot of people who were trying to
call the show, but only a few of them could get through. “Okay,
here’s our next call, it’s from a guy named Jimmy from The
voice came through the speakers. “Hi
there, I’m good, thanks.” “So
what do you want to say to Starry~en~Luv today?
You’re a big fan, aren’t you?” “Oh,
yeah, for sure I’m a big fan. I’m
just a grade higher than she is at school.
But you know, Starry~en~Luv, you’re so cute!
I wish you went to my school.”
The audience members started to laugh and so did Alicia. Melanie laughed, too, but she was also blushing.
“But, anyways, I love all your songs, and I bought your CD, too.
I like it a lot and I’m always listening to it.
And I hope you’ll make lots more CD’s later!” “Oh,
good, I’m glad you liked it. Thank
you so much, Jimmy!” said Melanie, still blushing, but with a very bright
smile on her face. Alicia
was really amused by that call. “That
was really cool. Yeah, you are
very cute, Starry~en~Luv. I’m
sure a lot of boys wish you attended their school.” Melanie
blushed again and she giggled. “I
don’t know if I can attend every school in the whole country. That’s a little too much, I think.” “Yeah,
that’s true. Oh, you know, we
have one more call to take. This
one is from “That’s
okay,” said Melanie. “Okay,
here we go. Caller, you’re on. What would you like to say to Starry~en~Luv?” “Hello,”
said the caller. Melanie nearly
gasped. Hazel gasped at while
sitting in her living room at her house. “What! I know that voice! It’s the witch!” Hazel shouted. Isabelle looked confused. Justin,
at his house, frowned slightly. “What
now?” he said. Helen looked up,
slightly puzzled by that. It
was Kelsey’s voice. Kelsey was
on the phone and Natasha was looking on.
“Thank you for taking my call.
I really love your show.” Alicia
smiled at that. “Thanks!” “I
just wanted to say something to you, Starry~en~Luv. I listened to your songs, and you know, I think
they totally suck. I totally
hate them. I don’t like any of
your songs. I think anyone who
thinks that your songs are cool probably don’t even know what cool songs
are.” Grandma
Annabelle was puzzled as she watched.
Mr. Wilkins looked puzzled as well.
There was chaos in the control booths at the studio. Alicia received messages in her earpiece from
the director. Alicia looked really
surprised and speechless for a second.
The audience looked confused, too.
Melanie’s classmates, Jim, Jimson, Joanne, Susan, and Martha,
stared at their TV sets, wondering what was going on and what was going
to happen next. The
phone call was cut off. Alicia
looked at Melanie. “I’m so sorry
about that. Well, I guess that person probably has a few
issues there, you know what I’m saying!”
She started to laugh and so did some of the audience. Melanie
pretended to laugh. “Oh, I guess
so. But that’s okay. It’s not a problem for me.” “I
sure hope so. How does that make
you feel?” Melanie
took a deep breath and she smiled sweetly.
“Well…it’s just that I love to sing and I love to show my feelings
through songs and touch people’s hearts.
I know I can do my best doing that.
And I know there are a lot of people who love to hear me sing
now. But I also know there’s a few who don’t. That’s okay.
I mean, I can’t make everyone happy.
I can make most people happy but I can’t make everyone happy.” Alicia
looked like she was very pleasantly surprised by that. “Oh, that’s so cool! You know, you’re right! That’s so right! Nobody’s perfect, you know, and you can’t please
everybody.” “That’s
right,” said Melanie. The
show continued for a few more minutes.
They talked about a few more things.
When it was over, Melanie was cheered on by her fans who were
much of the audience. She stood
before them and she took a bow and she waved at them.
And she also thanked them for coming to see her at the “Friday
Night Hangout”. At their homes,
Hazel, Justin, and their classmates enjoyed the show very much. Hazel and Justin were especially glad that Melanie
didn’t let Kelsey bring her down. Of
course, at Kelsey’s house, Kelsey and Natasha were having a major argument,
but it seems that Kelsey wasn’t saying very much to go against what
Natasha was complaining about. Melanie
looked so happy on TV. The End (to be
continued) Ending theme song “Family Love” by
Starry~en~Luv The love of family (the love of family) Always be in your heart (in your heart) Forever and ever (family love forever) Good memories of fun little things Bedtime stories read while in your bed They come tuck you in with a goodnight kiss Sweet dream wishes always said If you get hurt, they will always take care Make you feel better, always be at your
side Staying with you when things get unfair Stories of wisdom from generations’ wise Old times and good times, nobody else will
know Telling the little ones unforgettable stories To be loving to you and to be caring for Times of family love, those are real treats Children who live in a very happy home (very
happy home) But for some, it’s something they can’t
have (they can’t have) If I had the power to make people happy
(make people happy) I’d show them there’s always family love
(always family love) Even if you might have done something bad They’re always going to love you Even if they think you’re bothering them They’re always going to love you Even if they say things you don’t like They’re always going to love you You can have all the friends that you want But you’ll always have one family Always be together and support each other Because you’ll always have one family For the love of family (for the love of
family) We shall always be together (we shall always
be together) Forever and ever (forever and ever) Living so far away from each other now I haven’t seen my parents for a long time They’re busy with lots of things and lots
of work I wonder how they’re doing, if they are
fine I don’t have a sister, I don’t have a brother I wish I did so I could play with them I have friends who care for me and love
me But family is different and it’s just not
the same I don’t know my grandparents because they’re
gone All that I have left is one grandmother Even if she gets mad at me for so many things That’s okay, no matter what, I’ll always
love her I must never forget them no matter what
happens (no matter what happens) Memories of togetherness that we’ll always
have (we’ll always have) If I had the power to make things better
again (make things better again) We could be together again with our family
love (with our family love) Even if you might have done something bad They’re always going to love you Even if they think you’re bothering them They’re always going to love you Even if they say things you don’t like They’re always going to love you You can have all the friends that you want But you’ll always have one family Always be together and support each other Because you’ll always have one family For the love of family (for the love of
family) We shall always be together (we shall always
be together) Forever and ever (forever and ever) (The love of family) The love of family (Always be in your heart) In your heart (Forever and ever) Family love forever Oh, we’ll always have our family love For the love of family (for the love of
family) We shall always be together (we shall always
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Episode Melanie, Hazel, and Justin’s narration: Melanie: “Hi, everyone!” Hazel: “Hello there!” Justin: “Oh, you know what, Christmas
is coming up soon. Is there anything
that you both want for Christmas?” Hazel: “Hmmm, let’s see now…how
about 1 million dollars?” Melanie: “One million dollars?!” Justin: “Just what the heck are
you talking about, Hazel?” Hazel: “Okay, never mind, that’s
probably a little too much to wish for!” Melanie: “Oh, guess what, there’s
going to be a Christmas play at school just before the Christmas vacation.
It’s on the very last day, actually.” Hazel: “Oh, cool. I think you should go for it. They won’t even do an audition for you, they’ll
just take you because you’re Starry~en~Luv!” Melanie: “Oh, okay, I’ll do my
best!” Hazel: “Hey, Justin! What do you want for Christmas?” Justin: “What I want for Christmas?
Hmmm…let me think… What about a new video game? The ones I like are shooters and role playing
games.” Hazel: “Hey, cool! I know what I want! I want those hot-looking shoes that I saw at
the mall the other day but my mom said that they’re way too expensive. I still want them though.” Melanie: “Good grief, you guys,
is that the only thing you’re thinking about when it’s Christmas time?” Hazel and Justin: “Next time
on Starry Love Dream!” Melanie: “Episode 26: A Christmas play. Let’s
all do our best!” |
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