After that, the seniors were done, and Felix asked other students to volunteer. With such a performance, initially, no one wanted to go next, but then, Emily raised her hand. Perhaps, she has something really good. She was, after all, the original female lead, who was also a musical genius.
Emily sat in front of the piano. When she started pressing the keys, the melody that came about was goosebump inducing. It was a truly masterful piano piece that even made Felix turn into tears. Even without lyrics, the tune itself was memorable. However, Emily knew in her heart that it was still nothing compared to what Serena makes. She wanted to create something that can trample over her songs, but she didn't have enough time right now. She vowed to do better during the summer.
"I think we should go next, just so Emily's performance will be overshadowed quickly!" Gizel said. What? Although Emily was not as annoying as usual, she knew that the girl was still bad news and was just biding her time to attack.
Milly nodded, "Yeah, I don't know why, but there's just something about her I don't like."
Serena did not have anything against Emily anymore, but she does enjoy ruffling her feathers.
Via shook her head. Why can't they just ever let bygones become bygones? "I think we should go for last, at least we don't have to remain sitting here after all the embarrassment, in case."
Anyway, before they can volunteer, another person raised his hand first. So, the girls all went into an agreement to wait for last. Anyway, after the 9th performance, Felix asked if anyone else wishes to perform or should they just do it next meeting. Taking that as an opportunity, Gizel raised her hand.
"Alright, Ms. Gizel's group, so that includes Ms. Serena, Ms. Via, and Ms. Millicent. Please come forward." Felix called them.
The four of them went down the stairs, climbed the stage and took position. They were nervous and excited.
Anyway, Gizel and Milly both carrying a tambourine each stood at the middle, Serena went for the piano at the side, while Via stood at the left with a guitar.
For 10 seconds, the girls remain motionless. Well, who wouldn't be? They will be acting all crazy and they have no idea how the people in their class will think of them after their performance.
Felix cleared his throat, "You may begin."
Gizel and Milly both looked at Serena nervously, it was a little unfair for she was just sitting by the piano and will be singing.
Serena smiled her teeth showing, well, she came up with the song and Via plays the guitar, so the two were the sacrificial lambs.
Anyway, Via started strumming the catchy tune on the guitar.
Gizel will be singing the first part, but before she can sing her line she sputtered. "Wait, wait, sorry sir, I got nervous. Can we have another take?"
Everyone started laughing.
"It's alright, please, go on." Felix replied.
Via shook her head while smiling, she has never seen Gizel being all shy. Anyway, when their eyes met, she knew that she should start again. So, she did.
Then, with newfound confidence, Gizel sang her first line with flare. "Yo! I'll tell you what I want what I really really want"
Milly feeling the energy was able to pick up from there, "So tell me what you want, what you really really want"
"I'll tell you what I want what I really, really want" Gizel exclaimed smiling at Milly.
"So, tell me what you want, what you really, really want" Milly responded, they were looking at each other like they were really having fun.
Then they turned to the audience, their hands shaking the tambourine while their swayed with as they exclaimed "I wanna (ha) I wanna (ha) I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna really really really wanna zigazig ah"
Then Via came in next, "If you want my future, forget my past…"
Followed by Serena, "I you wanna get with me, better make it fast.."
Gizel was next "Now don't go wasting, my precious time"
Milly followed after "Get your act together we could be just fine"
Then Milly and Gizel went for another round of "I'll tell you what I want what I really really want…"
Then the four of them started singing together "If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends, make it last forever, friendship never ends, if you wanna be my lover, you have got to give, taking is too easy, but that's the way it is…" with Gizel and Milly dancing.
Then Via sang next, "Oh, what do you think about that, now you know how I feel…."
Back to Serena "Say you can handle my love, are you for real?"
Then the girls seconded "are you for real?"
"I won't be hasty, I'll give you a try, if you really bug me then I'll say goodbye…" Milly sang.
Then they continued singing until the song ended with "If you wanna be my lover."
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After the song ended, there was a moment of silence. Then the girls all started screaming.
"I love it!"
"Wahhhhhhh!!!! Girl power!"
"Serena will you guys be releasing this song!?"
"I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE!!!"
Two girls even stood up and screamed like fangirls imitating the dance steps of Gizel and Milly, while singing, "I wanna, ha! I wanna, ha! I wanna, ha! I wanna zigazig AHHHHHH!!!!!! We love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" then showed the girls double thumbs up.
While the boys were all red in the ears. Don't know if it was because of the lyrics or because of Gizel and Milly dancing earlier. It was really a beautiful sight, really, a feast for sore eyes, with the 4 girls singing and performing in front. Would have been better if they all danced. They thought. Anyway, when they were brought back to their senses, they started cheering, even louder than the girls, they wanted to yell 'WE WANT MORE', but thinking of some propriety they stopped themselves.
Geoffrey did not know what to say, his face was flushed pink. Thankfully, his fiancé did not dance like her friends did. However, he has no doubts that she was the one who came up with the song and its lyrics.
Leonard wanted to cover his face feeling some secondhand embarrassment from what his sister and her friends did. In fact, he did not get to see much of their performance. As his fingers were covering his face all that time. Thankfully, the song was better by just listening. He could not bear to watch them.
Meanwhile, Kylo could not help but turn red. Was this why Charlton gave him that advice earlier? If he didn't know any better (that Serena was the one who wrote this that is) he would thank that the song was directed at him.
Felix was struck speechless. Although he was old, he was not that old. He was blushing all red, and when everyone turned to look at him to hear what he would say, he could only cough and ask, "Is there a golden buzzer here somewhere?"
Then everyone started laughing.
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TBC
