Play your guitar Sophie
Diana
“I have to accompany him ? Who is Don ? She sang here a few times. I'm more senior than him. He should have accompanied me to sing. Not the other way around!” diana's protest against Mr. Doni, the restaurant manager. Several times I met Diana in the dressing room singing at the club house. The two of us were never one stage because he had his own group of escorts while I, back then, was always with Frans.
“Sorry On. All this is outside of my power. The hotel manager wanted it so. You know khan, Mr. boss.” Mr. Doni tried to explain while his face looked bad to me.
“Pak, I thought Sophie could sing by herself. He doesn't need anyone – who accompanies him sing,” sergeant Stan tried to get me out of that situation.
“I know Stan. I've tried to reveal this to Mr. Boss but he doesn't want to understand. According to him, these two of them are our stars,” his hands pointed at me and Diana alternately.
“Not all this time you said I'm a star here Don? Just had a new kid then you said we both are the same – the same star.” Diana put on an unhappy face while applying a red lipstick over her lips.
“This event is a special event, not a random event. You know khan, GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. He said, if they sing the same –,” again – again he pointed at me and Diana who was finished with lipstick and now switched on eye shadow, she said, “will increase the trust of shareholders on the management. You know khan what that means Stan ?”
Stan nodded. Just this time I saw Stan running out of words.
“But, I'm here as the lead singer. Not a snot child songbirds like her he” Diana shouted loudly while staring intently at me.
“I'm fine – what sir, do not wear escorts,” I'm not happy also on Diana. He was more senior while I was new and he was asked to emulate me. Who am I? Mariah Carey's? Hellooooooooo?????
“Already In, just accept. Our discussion is over. We've talked about this enough even before now. Both me and you are the same – know that this has been decided. You remember that. You guys have 30 minutes before the show starts and I don't want any commotion.” Finished saying that Mr. Doni approached me who was pretending – pura did not hear by checking my guitar strings.
“I know you're not used to situations like this Sophie. Ii'm sorry. But I believe this conversation won't influence you to sing out there. Is that right, not ?” he pointed to the restaurant. Wonderful, just this time I met a person who has a hobby pointing – hints.
“Iya Sir. But actually I want this not to happen.” I said briefly.
“Well. Who knows ?” he said while leaving.
After Mr. Doni was not in the room anymore, Diana quickly – quickly stood up from her dressing chair. He came up to me then gripped my arm strong – strong and said,
“Sound you're a new kid. If only this wasn't the boss's order. I wouldn't want to do this. Don't you think all this is happening because you're better than me. Capture it !” so close was Diana's face to my face that I could smell the lipstick from her lips.
“Hey ... hey ….. Diana. You don't want to get khan problems?” stan said firmly while releasing Diana's hand from my arm. Inside my eyes have piled up – sacks of water for me to remove. But I won't cry in front of this bad girl.
A moment passed and Diana's eyes still challenged Stan. I prefer to bow my head so that my tears do not quickly fall.
“There is a problem miss – miss ?” arrived – just arrived the curtains of the dressing room open and a tall father – with a slightly distended stomach and a clean face nongol.
“Ahh, nothing – what Sir. We were just choosing the same song – the same,” Diana's previous face like a wolf just changed like Barbie. Brightly enough, who entered just now is the person that Mr. Doni called – referred to as ‘Pak Bos’.
“If you ask the Father, where might we refuse ? Khan Sophie ?” diana said with a friendly smile and embraced me like a sidekick who always went shopping together. If the situation were different, I would have stuck his face.
“Good. No problem then. Great singing well,” he said as he patted my pudak. “Welcome to fight Miss – Miss,” she said while looking at Stan then passed away and followed Diana.
“Damn, indeed I look like Miss – Miss,” snort Stan disperse silence. I laughed for a while and then cried for a long time on her shoulder.
“Sophie Already. Hushh .. don't cry,” Stan said gently while holding both of my cheeks with his delicate hands.
“Remember .. You are a professional. Professionals like you won't be affected by a little thing like this. People – people out there will not want to understand if you are sad or happy. All they know is that you sang there to make them happy, to make them forget the difficulty for a while. You know that khan ?”
I nodded still with a sigh of excitement. I buried my head briefly on Stan's shoulder so I could cry more satisfied. I miss the toebroek scent Grandma made and the freshness when it flowed through my esophagus. I miss Frans with his guitar sound, I miss the little stage and I miss Hardin. That guy is so close to my heart that I always count on him other than Grandma, Frans, Fernando and Stan.
“Breaths in – in Sophie,” Stan said as he led me to the dressing table. She picked up the powder and fixed my –-striped makeup on the cheeks due to tears.
“Stan, I'll just go home,”
“Ssttttt, can't be. We signed the contract. If we do not comply with the contract, huhhhhhhhh, money will float, we have to compensate a lot. Come on Sophie, strengthen your heart. Out there, there are still many girls like Diana. If you can't face just one girl like that, you won't be able to fight – other bad girls. Remember, you were raised strong women. Your grandmother once fought with a buffalo that now lives in her name. How?” Stan shook – shake my shoulder.
“How?”
I'm nodding. It's my choice and I have to have integrity here. I remember – Grandma, Mama and all the girls in my life. They're all strong people and I won't let one Diana destroy me now.
“You are ready now. People – people out there must have been waiting for you.”
I took a deep breath. I stepped out of the dressing room.
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