Play your guitar Sophie
Performances
I was ready with the foreign guitar and sat in the high chair that was prepared for me. Floodlights lit up my face and Diana's face. Diana stood at one end of the stage and I was in the middle, complete with mike with a stand in front of me. I set the nafaskau and began to re-imagine the tranquility of the toebroek, Frans with his guitar, Grandma with her harmony, Fernando with his corn, and of course Hardin with his sweet smile.
“Sophie .. Sophie .. Earth calls Sophie. Is on Mars good – fine Sophie? ” Diana called me with her sweet voice, then laughed. Laughing was immediately greeted by laughing throughout the room.
I stammered, not expecting my daydreams about the toebroek to make me fall asleep. I set my breath again and I saw Stan in the back of the room whispering ‘spirit ... spirit ..” while jumping – jump so I see his support. My manager knows how to make me smile.
“Thank you Sister Diana. Congratulations to the newly formed hotel. Hopefully this hotel is more advanced and become the leading hotel in stone city tourism,” I said greeted with applause everyone there. Diana didn't seem to like the applause I got. He came up to me and grabbed my shoulder. I could feel him squeezing my shoulder and trying to scratch his nails in my skin. I gently pushed him with my shoulder. If people do not pay close attention, they think we are close friends who like to meni same pedi – the same. But actually we are more like the contestant X factor, who arrived – just hit each other in front of Simon Cowell and other judges –. Just search on youtube, you must be bored and understand how we should both look.
“Aready Brother Diana?” I said calm down.
“Of course ready Sophie, you anyway wear go to Mars first,” she joked and greeted with a makeshift smile by – people there.
“Our first song of the time is very special. Songs from Bruno Mars about friends ‘Count on Me’. Sister Diana herself who chose the basic key and this is the right choice Sister Diana,” I said calmly and I saw a panic glint on Diana's face.
I looked at Dino and nodded. Dino started playing his organ and I started strumming my guitar. Diana with panic whispered,
“Let the key down ... lower the key,”
But it's too late for the bad girl. I kept smiling sweetly at the audience as well as Diana. I've plucked my guitar and Dino hasn't even looked at us. Several times Diana turned around giving Dino a sign to stop. Diana made a sign with her hand and waved her – wave in front of her neck, like a kill mark so. But Dino is already engrossed in his game and I'm determined not to stop. When the intro was almost done, I shouted,
“Diana brother – brother!” and the room rumbled with applause.
Diana started singing and I saw the – muscles in her neck tighten. And Diana missed her intron, she wasn't singing in a time when she was supposed to be singing. I took a – look with Dino, made a simple bridge and re-entered the intro. Diana looked anxious, and she deserved it. He started singing, though,
If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea,
I'll say the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see,
I'll be the light to guide you
One of the highest notes of this song is in the opening of the song. Diana tries to get the audience to sing by shoving mike into the audience and they instead opt for the low register of this song. They sang in a big voice, there was no spirit and Diana did too. And when she started singing again, her voice was like a mouse pinched and left me and Dino shocked. I gave a stop sign and Dino stopped.
“Sister Diana may be too because it was training continuously. Drink first Sister Diana,” I said.
Diana’eme – ahem’ with her mike and received a drink from one of the audience. He drank it all out and said.
“Ah Sophie's. Is it intentionally elevated tone?” Diana says.
“Gak is Kak, khan Kak Diana who asked,” I smiled sweetly.
“But what does it mean to celebrate the inauguration of a new director without a great opener right?” Diana shouted again and was greeted with a roar of applause.
“Well Sophie, we play in C like I asked before well. Applause for Sophie Father Mother!” the audience applauded again.
So Dino and I obeyed what she asked. Most girls that culas understand what the consequences if playing – play with me.
I started singing, though,
If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea,
I'll say the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see,
I'll be the light to guide you
Find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need
“Let's sing the same – as Mr. Mom,” I scream. And the roar like that concert I heard, everyone there was singing.
You can count on me like one two three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two
You'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supported to do, oh yeah
Whoa, whoa
Oh, oh
Yeah, yeah
Diana then connected,
I'll sing a song
Beside you
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me
Everyday I will
Remind you
Then the same – we ended the song by singing the same – same again,
You can count on me like one two three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two
You'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supported to do, oh yeah
Whoa, whoa
Oh, oh
Yeah, yeah
After this first song, everything went smoothly without incident. Diana had learned what the consequences would be if she treated me badly or acted all together in a show together.
There's a song I have to sing myself. There was also a song I had to sing with Diana. Throughout the event Diana did not make a tantrum at all like before. This is a great relief for me. Many times – times I looked for Hardin in the row of spectators but he did not come.
The last song I sang alone and Diana became the backing vocal behind me. This song is my own song and I see everyone who was previously frenetic now calm down. I imagine again myself singing in a toebroek with – people I love. I started singing, though,
Love comes at unexpected times
It was like rain when the sky was bright
Come arrive – arrive
There's no warning
No sign – signs
Just come and surprise
Open your heart, listen to the universe whisper
Your love arrives at the doorstep
Knock – to your heart
Tickle your feelings
And you're starting to worry
Should laugh, should cry
Time in the world is not to be lived alone
If that's what you want
Expand your hand
Open wide – libar your soul
Love is waiting
When the last string I plucked, the rumble sounded again. Everyone stood up and clapped, for me. In the room, I saw Hardin's head nongol between the heads of – other heads.
I wrote that song for him.
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