บท 8: I'm Yours
(For more immersion listen to 'I'm yours' by Jason Mraz)
♪Well, you done, done me in, you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill, but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks
Now I'm trying to get back♪
♪Before the cool done run out, I'll be givin' it my bestest
And nothing's gonna stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn
To win some or learn some♪
♪But I won't hesitate, no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours
Hmm (hey, hey)♪
♪Well, open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and, damn, you're free
Look into your heart, and you'll find love, love, love, love
Listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We're just one big family
And it's our Godforsaken right to be loved, loved, loved, loved, loved♪
♪So I won't hesitate, no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm sure
There's no need to complicate, our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours♪
♪Do you, do, do, do you
But do you, do you, do, do
But do you want to come on?
Scooch on over closer, dear
And I will nibble your ear♪
♪A-soon da-ba-ba-ba-ba-bum
Whoa, oh-oh-oh
Whoa, oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa-whoa-whoa
Uh-huh, hmm♪
♪I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and I laughed♪
♪I guess what I'll be saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do
Our name is our virtue♪
♪But I won't hesitate, no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours♪
♪Well, open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and, damn, you're free
Look into your heart, and you'll find that the sky is yours
So please don't, please don't, please don't
There's no need to complicate
'Cause our time is short
This, oh, this, oh, this is our fate
I'm yours♪
♪Brr-ba-mmm, da-ba-mmm-day
T-du, du, t-du, du, t-du, du, du, du, du-du-du
Hmm-mm, oh, I'm yours
Oh, I'm yours
Oh-oh-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh
Baby, do believe I'm yours
You best believe, you best believe I'm yours, hmm♪
I finished the song and looked at the crowd of kids that were watching my performance. They seemed to be starstruck at my performance and didn't quite know how to respond. Applause did ring out though as Star and Ms. Portman clapped their hands.
"That was incredible!" Star pumped her arms in the air after her applause, I guess she was excited. "How many songs do you have ready to record?"
"Apart from 'A Million Dreams', I have 5 songs ready to record. This one is my latest and I figured now would be a good time to showcase it and I think people are going to like it." I nodded my head in the directions of the kids.
The girl that was holding onto the leg of Star's pants had moved out from behind and was looking at me with stars in her eyes. The other kids were the same, each looking at me with the same eyes that I had when Star walked into the building.
"Tell you what, I'll introduce you to a recording studio and get you professional help to record your songs. I can tell that you're going to go places with skills like this." I was stunned once again. There go my plans of having live debut at the age of 14.
"Thank you so much, I can't tell you how much this means to me." I didn't have tears in my eyes, but I was pretty damn close to having them. To have someone recognize my talent, even if I was stealing songs from other artists, felt incredible.
"No worries. Oh right, I came to drop off the kids." She nodded her head and turned to face the kids. "Alright kiddo's, you're going to be staying with these nice people from now on. I'll pop by when I get the chance to make sure you're all getting treated right. Be good for me now, K?"
They all nodded their heads and, after a bit of goading, the girl let go of Star's pants and huddled together. They all lowered their head in worry about being left in this place, not that I blame them, and I ended up splitting into a clone for each of them.
There were 8 kids in total, including the little girl, so I split into 8 clones and had each one buddy up. Some of the kids seemed worried about being left with me, but I did my best to reassure them that nothing bad would happen.
"Alright, I'm off. I'll come again later to see how the kids are doing and to bring Shawn here to see a professional recording studio." Waving goodbye, Star walked out of the orphanage and left us with a bunch of kids.
"Alright, we should probably get introductions out of the way." My clones all spoke at the same time to their buddies. I was paired up with the girl from the attack and she seemed really sheepish at the moment. "I'm Shawn, it's a pleasure to meet you."
She eventually looked up at me, I gave her plenty of time to feel ready to introduce herself and not rush her into anything. "I-I'm Camila." Her voice was small but I was able to hear her introduction.
I smiled at her, hoping to alleviate some of her worry, and began the tour. I decided that I would try to give the kids a tour of their new homes, show them to where their rooms are, the cafeteria and the bathrooms, then I would go and grab some food with them if they wanted food.
All the other kids that lived here were outside playing, giving us plenty of time to have a tour of the facility without being interrupted. After the tour was over we all went to grab a bite to eat at the cafeteria. It wasn't anything special, just some burgers with cheese and lettuce.
Camila hadn't opened up to me much more, but I could tell that she was getting more comfortable with me around. She wasn't looking around as much as when Star left her, she wasn't twiddling her thumbs and she held her head a bit higher than when she arrived here.
"Um, Shawn?" Her voice was so small that I almost didn't hear it, but luckily I was sitting really close to her so I was able to. I turned to her, giving her the signal that I was listening. "Um, could... could you teach me how to sing?"
"Of course!" Why would I say no to that? It wasn't like I was a professional trainer or anything, I just started singing and happened to be good at it, so I didn't really know much about teaching it. I guess I could have her sing a song and see if she's any good or not, then give her some vocal exercises if she needs them.
A breathtaking smile appeared on her face after I agreed, and she returned to her meal contentedly humming a tune I hadn't heard. I would probably ask her about it later, but that would have to wait until after I have her sing for me.
"After you're finished, I'll take you to our sound studio and have you sing something for me." Camila's eyes widened in terror after hearing what I said so I tried to calm her down a bit. "Don't worry, no one is going to be listening except for me.
"All I need you to do is sing, I'll play the instruments and help you with the rhythm. I need to see if you need any vocal exercises to help you become good at singing, that's all."
She calmed down a bit but still seemed a bit rattled. There wasn't much I could do about that except try to find an easy song that we could both sing. I flipped through my notebook for songs that had male and female parts but was still easy for someone to sing.
I eventually found the song that we could sing and put my notebook away. I carried it with me most of the time in case I remember any songs and I want to write down the lyrics.
Seeing as Camila was done with her food, we walked off into the sound studio. I split into my clones and moved towards the instruments in the room and the mic. Camila also moved towards a mic, we had three mics so we could record 'A Million Dreams', so we didn't have to share one. I also created another clone that would sing another part of the song for us.
"Alright, I'm gonna give you this book to read out your lines. I've highlighted them in pink, the other lines are me, got it?" I handed her my book that was opened on the page of the song we would be singing.
"Alright." Nodding her head, she quickly read some of the lines that she would need to sing. Giving me the signal that she was ready, I began playing the song.
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