Well we all have our problems, whether they're big or small. Mine began at the age of three. My parents divorced and it all went downhill from there. My name is Ali Jones. I live with my dad now, but used to live with an abusive mother. I'm currently 16 and hoping to make it big in the music business. That's why I'm auditioning for American Idol. So enough with my boring introduction of my so-called life! Here we go with the actual story!
Sitting in complete and total anticipation, waiting for the butterflies to finally settle down, and for the extremely warm and flushed face to disappear. That's right! Me, Ali Jones is auditioning for American Idol. I can't believe I'm actually here though. Who'd ever thought I could make it this far? I sure didn't, but if it weren't for my brothers, Mason and Tommy, my grandparents, and my dad I wouldn't be here!
I've been sitting in this dull yet lively filled room, in a small boring gray colored chair, and listening to the song that may change my life forever. The song I'm planning on singing is Courage by: Orianthi. Months and months of rehearsing this song, and I really hope it pays off. Great! Now the nerves are coming back, but this time my palms are almost pale, white, and ice cold with a cold sweat, my stomach is now churning into many knots, and my head is spinning. They only intensified when they called my number.
"So, what's your name sweetheart?" Ryan Seacrest genuinely asked me.
"Ali Jones," I respond sweetly with a nervous smile.
I slowly begin to walk into the audition room, my thoughts and head working at about 1,000 mph.
"Hello, and what is your name?" Jennifer Lopez questions me while casually looking down at some papers.
"I'm Ali Jones," I explain again.
"How old are you Miss Jones?" Steven Tyler asks me with a big smile.
"I'm 16," I respond.
"What will you be singing today?" Randy Jackson then asked chewing on the pen cap of his pen.
"I'll be singing Courage by Orianthi," I say before taking a deep breath and swallowing hard.
"Start whenever you're ready, Sweetie," Jennifer Lopez encouraged me with a smile.
Okay, this is it. I open my mouth and let my vocal chords do the rest.
Take all my vicious words
And turn them into something good
Take all my preconceptions
And let the truth be understood
Take all my prized possessions
Leave only what I need
Take all my pieces of doubt
And let me be what's underneath
Chorus: Courage is when you're afraid,
But you keep on moving anyway
Courage is when you're in pain,
But you keep on living anyway
We all have excuses why
Living in fear something in us dies
Like a bird with broken wings
It's not how high he flies,
But the song he sings
Courage is when you're afraid,
But you keep on moving anyway
Courage is when you're in pain,
But you keep on living anyway
It's not how many times you've been
knocked down
It's how many times you get back up
Courage is when you've lost your way,
But you find your strength anyway
Courage is when you're afraid
Courage is when it all seems grey
Courage is when you make a change,
And you keep on living anyway
You keep on moving anyway
You keep on giving anyway
You keep on loving anyway
Once I finished singing all I could see were the judges eyes and jaws giving away a shocked look. Before I know it…