Charlotte happily dropped me and drove away, leaving me alone to face a bunch of angry contestants. Seeing me, the assistant director immediately led me towards where all the other contestants were standing. “You are late, Miss Greene,” he said with a monotone voice, and I sighed. I was pretty sure they had already made up their minds that I was a spoiled rich brat. He led me into the house, and sure enough, it was pretty big, but of course not as big as Ryan’s house. They had already started filming once you arrived, so we made sure to avoid the filming area. The host was introducing the judges to the online audience. We walked towards the dining room, where the other contestants were waiting to be called on to introduce themselves. As I walked in, they all turned to look at me, and I saw a hint of recognition in some of their faces. “Just wait here when it is your turn; someone will come get you,” he said. He did not even wait for me to reply befo
"Okay, one after the other, each contestant would step forward and pick a card, which would decide which group they would be in,” the host explained to the online audience, and he was indirectly talking to the contestants as well.Very quick Contestant number one had already picked her number; she was in group five.Immediately after they identified their groups, they tried finding their group members. It was finally my turn, and there was only one card left as I was the last person to pick.My expression almost turned livid when I saw that I was in group four, which was Sharon’s group, Sharon of all people.With reluctance, I walked towards where Sharon and my other team members were standing; luckily, Riele was also in the same group as me.Seeing me approaching them, I saw a fleeting look of anger in Sharon’s eyes, but I chose to ignore her.“Now that you've all gotten to know your group members, the judges have decided on your first challenge! Starting at 2:00 PM the day after tom
"Woo!” we all clapped as group one finished presenting dimmed lights by Loren Gray. They really sang the song well, except for that one contestant who ruined her part.Group two was called upon, then group three, and then it was finally our turn.“Now let’s give it up for group four,” the host said, and the judges applauded for us as we walked in.Immediately the instrumental started playing, and it was Sharon’s cue to sing. Unsurprisingly, Sharon had the most parts, even though she was not well versed in hip-hop.Our bodies moved to the sound of the rythm, and I could not help but feel myself in my black Jordans.Sharon stepped forward, as it was her turn to sing again.“Boombox symphony, pavement our stageSpittin' truth and fire, turning' doubt to rageWe got hunger in our eyes and fire in our souls.Words paintin' landscapes, stories taking hold,” she sang as her body flexibly moved her body with the rythm and her feet vibed to the music. I could not deny the fact that Sharon
What was Ryan doing here, the fact that he actually wanted to risk being seen with me, not that he actually cared. It was his crazy ass stepmother that kept on sending me non-ending text, saying that I was disrespecting the Blaqk family name by contesting in such a show, but I have learned to ignore her messages. Trying my best to be discrete, I tiptoed down the stairs, trying my best to evade the workers in the house. I was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief once I made it to the garage through the kitchen. I walked behind cars, and I had no problem locating Ryan’s car, as it was the most expensive-looking car. Without thinking, I entered and made direct eye contact with him, and my breath got caught in my mouth. Gosh I would never get over how handsome Ryan was, but I would never admit it to him; it would only fuel his stupid ego. “Why did you come here without telling me, Ryan?” I asked, trying my best to look angry, even though I was inwardly excited. I wanted to throw
At exactly six a.m., I was woken up by Sharon with a large camera in my face. I quickly took my bath and made my way to the rehearsal room, where we started practicing the song. Sharon was going to sing some lines from the R&B song because that is what she is best at. We basically practiced for the entire day and only took a lunch break, then went for dinner before we went to sleep. We gathered at the usual location the next day for the third round. And just like in the last round, two groups would get eliminated. “Welcome back to the world's best singer, and today, just like the last round, is the meshup round, just with another song. We expect this round to be ten times better than the last. Good luck to the contestants,” the host said. After a few words of encouragement from the judges, group three came forward and sang to their hearts content. Then it was our turn. “Wonderful performance from group three; now let’s welcome group four,” the host said, and we filed in. “Jump i
“Thanks so much for choosing me back there, Shakira. I was really nervous,” I said to Shakira as she embraced her. “No need to thank me, love; from the moment I heard your voice, I knew I wanted to give you pointers on your song,” she said, and I smiled. It was evening, but the remaining contestants were still in their practice rooms with their coaches, including me. For now, Shakira was going to tell me about my weaknesses and my strongest points, which I should hold on to, as well as pointers for writing a song. “What type of lyrics do you write?” Shakira asked. "Slow and depressing,” I laughed, and she laughed along. “I get that; we want to wow the audience, so you have to make your voice a bit stronger when you are singing,” she said, and I nodded. I brought out an unfinished draft of the song I was writing and showed it to Shakira. “Wow, wonderful lyrics,” she said. She has to call in the keyboardist so that I can sing my song with an instrumental. I began singing, and t
Once our time limit was up, we came out, and Shakira went back to her judge seat while I went back to the waiting room. “That was quite an enjoyable show by one chance. Now that the judges and contestants are back, let’s invite Clarissa to the stage with Janine,” the host said, and of course, ‘applause’. "No, not too long ago, I was dancing for dollars. No, it’s really real if I let you meet my aunty.” Clarissa started out soft, but then she went into full Fleminnem mode. I never knew she was this talented. It was as if she had a whole tank as her lungs because she did not take a single breath of fresh air, and she kept on rapping. Janine sang her part, and it was wonderful, as expected. Once they were done, everyone cheered, including me. The host called in Nina with Anthony and did great, but I was looking forward to Sharon’s performance. And she did great, just as I expected. “Ghost town streets at 3 AM; silence hangs too heavy in the air. Every corner whispers your name;
The silence was just for a while before the large auditorium became very loud, filled with loud applause and exaggerated screams from the audience. Even the judges stood up in respect.“W..what..an..unexpected surprise visit by Mr. Ryan Blaqk, the founder of Blaqk Agency," the host said while wiping off the imaginary sweat on his face.I looked at Ryan’s hand, and he held a bouquet of roses.‘He is definitely not about to do what I think he is about to do’ I chanted in my head, and I felt time stop as he walked towards me, his attention only on me.Once he was in front of me, he handed me the roses, and a lot of the audience cheered again. Maybe he was just handing it to me as the boss of his company that I was already signed to, all I needed to do was smile and tell him thank you."Congratulations, Mrs. Blaqk,” Ryan said.“Thank you, Mr.” But the rest of my words got stuck at the tip of my tongue when I realised he called me Mrs. Blaqk. Of course he did what I thought he was about to