Episode 2

This is your room," Su wen said as she opened the door of my room. "Take a rest first, eat your lunch then by 4pm, we'll start the program along the shore. We will still prepare the stage."

I nodded and scanned the whole place. It's breath-taking. The beach was a sight to behold with pinkish white sand and blue waves. It's 10 in the morning and the sun is giving emphasis to the color of the beach.

Not so far away, there is a small stage being made for the music festival. There were also speakers where Joker Xue's Like the wind is playing

There are already a lot of people because of the music festival. I can already seen some familiar faces. Starting with celebrities, journalist and of course singers.

The rooms are like mini-houses, different cottages per room, so it was like a paradise. In the middle, there's a modern cottage with big lobsters as a design. It was the bar and restaurant.

This place feels so serene.

Su wen led me inside the room I'll be staying for three days. I put my bag and guitar in the bed immediately.

"Here," su wen handed me a paper. "This is the program flow, you will be performing after Incendiary, around 6:00."

I smiled and took a deep breath.

"I'll see you later, Ms. Chen."

After Su wen left, an intense silence engulf me. I laid on the bed and pinched my cheeks.

Oh my God! This is not a dream!

Silence was broken when my phone rang.I hurried to find it in my bag.

It was Elise. I swiped to answer.

"Girl, what's the news?" She asked hurriedly

"Don't you have a job?" I laughed, "You call me in office hours."

"It's unfair you know. They didn't approve my leave. We should be there together."

I can imagine her pouting.

"I just arrived here. I feel elated. There's so many famous, then I will also perform? What have I done to deserve this?"

"I've been telling you for a long time that your voice is beautiful. And you deserve that. Just remember, keep your feet on the ground."

"Geez! you thought too much!" I take a deep breath. "I hope you are here too so I can have someone with me"

"Go ahead and make me envy you! Oh no! Mr.xu is looking at me badly. Let's talk again later. Loveyou!"

"I'll just tag you in my photos" I'm laughing so hard!

"Hmph rude!"

Before I could speak she hung up the phone. How rude! I send a message to my mother and told her that I had arrived safely. She was so proud of me.

I sat down and get my guitar. I started playing the song I've composed.

God knows how much I've waited for this moment. As I was pacing back and forth these four corners of the room, I stopped to look at myself in the mirror. They say, my greatest asset is my eyes that I get to my mother. I have this expressive light brown eyes framed by long and thick lashes. Back in high school, they used to call me arabian, which is why I hated my eyes, but as I grew older, I learned to embrace the beauty my eyes give to my whole appearance.

Perks of being kinda hairy, I also have thick brows. I love how they give emphasis on my already attention-grabbing eyes. I grabbed the flower crown by the side table and placed it on my head. I smiled, I rarely liked how I look but today is one of those rare days. I have this naturally curley jet-black hair so I often mistaken having different race. And again, because this is unusual, I was bullied because of this hair but also because of this I felt unique.

I have olive skin tone-- not too tan, not too fair but I'm already contented with how I look.

I'm wearing a floral dress and a yellow bikini underneath. After all, they were recommending a summer outfit. I also put light make-up, just so I'd look presentable.

A knock from the door stopped me from thinking. I took a deep breathe before I walk toward the door. I opened it and saw a big smile from Jungxi.

"Hi xiaoxiao! Wow you look beautiful" Jungxi said while looking at me from head to toe. "I hope you're ready."

I nodded and gave him a smile to conceal the nervousness I felt, although I know I failed because he laughed so hard.

"I know you'll do great. Let's go?"

I picked up my guitar and walked with him. I immediately felt the warm sand on my feet. Everybody looked so busy. There's so many people, the stage has beem set-up. Maybe this is the start of the fulfillment of my dreams.

Some people look at me which I wonder. Finally, a group of girls ran towards me, one of them was holding a camera.

"are you the went viral on weibo?" she said in a small voice. "I watched your video. Your awesome!Can I have a picture with you?"

I looked at Jungxi who was also watching us. He just smiled at us.

"Sure, Thankyou!" I replied.

The three girls stood next to me while the one took a picture. Three clicks of the camera and they thanked me and ran back to their seats.

"Welcome to the celebrity life" Jungxi teased me.

"They juust taking a picture, celebrity right away?" then I laughed

"This is just the beggining" He winked at me.

He took me backstage where I saw some bands again.

Time passes quickly, the next thing I knew, I was being called on the stage.

I heard some screams.I barely walked to the middle of the stage and sat in the high chair that was there. I positioned my guitar and took a deep breathe.

"Good evening" the first thing I said.

The sun was already setting-- the clouds, a combination of blue and orange, the beach was already quiet as if it was also participating.

Some applauded. I started strumming my guitat and closed my eyes. The cold breeze touch my skin. While the sound of the guitar wrapped my personality.

I start singing.....

I opened my eyes and I just felt the nervousness suddenly disappear from my heart.

This... this is the effect music has on me.

A familiar face from the crowd caught my attention. A man wearing a hoodie despite the venue with a big letter S printed on it. His mere stare gives me the chills, it was all too familiar.

Ye Mingjun∽ the drummer of the band Serenity.

The person I've given up everything for...

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