It was the New Year's Eve party and I was studying. Even though I was on holiday, I wanted to study. I was curious. Luke came in. "Sky, you can't stay cooped up in here. It is the last night of our holiday and there is a young adult's party downstairs. Go and get changed, mum wants you to go downstairs and meet new people."

"But-"

"Now, Sky." I knew when Luke talked in that tone he meant it.

I decided to get changed into a yellow party frock and a yellow pair of shoes. When I got downstairs, everyone was in a party mood, but I wasn't. I wanted to study. However, I wasn't prepared for this.

A spotlight fell on me. What was going on? Was I supposed to sing? I was helped on stage.

"Hey, you know what," the man said beside me. "Someday you may thank me for this. Or not." He handed his microphone to a young man that stood beside him and got off stage. The music started up. I didn't want to sing.

"Living in my own world," the young man began. "Didn't understand, that anything can happen, when you take a chance."

He turned to go when I began to sing. "I never believed in, what I couldn't see, I never opened my heart, to all the possibilities. Ooh."

We both chorused: "I know" before I was left to sing "that something has changed" before he joined in to sing "never felt this way" before I sang: "and right here tonight"

We both sang as I saw Sarah Jane and Luke enter: "This could be the start of something new"

"It feels so right" I sang

"To be here with you oh and now lookin' in your eyes I feel in my heart the start of something new" I seemed to be enjoying it more when we were singing together.

"Now who'd of ever thought that"

"We'd both be here tonight"

"The world looks so much brighter with you by my side"

"I know that something has changed, never felt this way"

"I know it's for real"

"This could be the start of something new, it feels so right to be here with you oh, and now lookin' in your eyes, I feel in my heart"

"The start of something new" my courage has grown stronger through singing.

"I never knew that it could happen 'Till it happened to me oh yeah"

"I didn't know it before but now it's easy to see oh. It's the start if something new it feels so right to be here with you oh. And now lookin' in your eyes, I feel in my heart. That's it's the start of something new" as we were singing, I nearly fell off stage, but someone pushed me up again. "It feels so right to be here with you oh. And now lookin' in your eyes, I feel in my heart the start of something new"

"The start of something new"

"The start of something new" As we finished, everyone burst into applause.

"Troy," he said holding his hand out to me.

"Sky," I replied as I shook his hand.

"But seriously, you have an amazing voice. You're a singer right?" Troy asked me.

"Just choirs. I tried a solo and nearly fainted."

"Really? Why's that?"

"I took one look at all the people staring at me and next thing I knew I was staring at the ceiling. End of solo career."

"Well, with the way you sang tonight, that's pretty hard to believe."

"Well, that's the first time I done something like that," I told Troy. "I mean, it was so cool."

"I know. Completely."

"Well, you sounded like you done a lot of singing before too."

"Yeah, sure. My showerhead is very impressive."

It was a few seconds until the New Year. We could tell as people were yelling it behind us.

At the stroke of midnight, fireworks lit up the sky.

"I guess I should go and find my mum and older brother." I told Troy when he looked at me. "And wish them a happy new year."

"Yeah, me too. I mean, not your mum. My mum and dad. Er… I'll call you. I'll call you tomorrow. "

"Yeah," I replied as I got my phone out.

"Here," Troy said as he got his phone out as well. "What's your number? Here."

He took a picture of me smiling.

"You too." We swapped phones and put in one another's numbers. Troy took a picture of himself as well before he handed the phone back to me.

"Well, just so you know… um, singing with you was the most fun I had in my entire vacation."

"Same," I said.

"So, um… where do you live?"

"London. Well, I used to live in London. We're moving here so I get a chance to study at a really good school. It's a new start, a new life."

"So, Sky, where are you moving to?"

"Sky!" Luke called. I turned to see him standing in the doorway. "We've been looking for you."

"Sorry, I just wanted to talk to someone."

"Have you made any friends?"

"Luke, this is my friend, Troy. Troy, this is my older brother, Luke."

"Nice to meet you Luke," Troy said.

"Nice to meet you too." Luke said. "Sky, come on. You don't want to keep mum waiting. It's well past your bedtime." I nodded and we headed inside.