What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost (Redub)
What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost (Redub)
A/N: This is my version of the two episodes, so I will be taking a lot of liberties with the timeline. To begin with I will not have Craig be a drug addict; I will also not have the Manny/Craig/Ellie triangle, it just doesn't fit with what I'm going to write. The whole episode is going to be rewritten.
A Courier walks up to the door and rings the door bell
Someone walks up and answers the door
"Hello," says the person
"Excuse me do Ellie Nash and Marco Del Rossi live here?" ask the courier
"Hold on, I'll get them," says the person
"MARCO, ELLIE" screams the person
"What Dylan?" asks Marco
"Yeah what's with the screaming?" asks Ellie
"A courier is here for you guys," says Dylan
"Thanks babe," responses Marco
"Umm… Sir could you please sign this?" asks the courier
"What is it?" asks Marco who signs for the package
"Sir I don't know what's in the package, I just deliver them," replies the courier
"Fair enough," says Marco
"Ma'am, could you sign right here?" asks the courier
"Yeah sure," says Ellie who signs then is given the package
"Both of you have a good day, ok?" says the courier
"Thank you," replies Marco
With that the courier leaves and Dylan closes the door
"Alright are you two going to stand there or are you see what's in them," says Dylan
Both Marco and Ellie open the packages; Ellie takes one ticket out while Marco takes out two of them
"Are those tickets?" asks Dylan
"Yea, it says "Ontario's Singer/Songwriter festival"," says Ellie
"There is also a letter that is attached to it," says Marco
"Well read it," responses Dylan
"To Whom it may concern,
Attached is a ticket to Ontario's prestige singer/songwriter festival. This festival is held every year in pre-selected clubs all over Ontario. Where singed and unsigned artist showcase their talents in front of you, Ontario's elite. Musicians from all styles perform in this festival in hopes of earning the title of Ontario's most talented singer/songwriter. This week long festival is unlike any other that is held in this province, instead of playing one or two songs these musicians will be playing a complete set list that will show off their entire range of skills. This festival is exclusive to only solo artist, these artist will have the option of having a backup band; these musicians will also have the opportunity to bring up other artists not involved in this festival for a collaboration if they wish it so. Each night two performers will be playing in front of talent scouts, record exes, and A&R's who will be acting as judges for this festival; they will make up 75 of the scoring, the other 25 will be in the hands of the audience. Artist will not only perform their songs but will also have to describe the lyrical content of each song in order to give you the audience the opportunity to get in the mind of these artist. We hope that you and a guest of your choice will attend this festival, remember that without you these artist will not be able to show the world they're unbelievable talents," says Marco
"Wait why did we get sent these tickets," says Ellie in a self-deprecating tone
"How the hell should I know, but hey free tickets to a concert in town is always a cool thing," responses Marco
Before Ellie could respond to Marco's statement her phone goes off
She looks downs at the caller ID on the phone then proceeds to answer it
"Hey Ash," says Ellie
"Hey El, the weirdest thing just happened to me a courier just dropped off a package and in it was a ticket to a singer/songwriter festival in town," says Ashley
Ellie starts to laugh
"What's so funny?" asks Ashley
"Me and Marco just got the same package. My first instinct was to think that you entered yourself in this festival and that you sent us tickets," replies Ellie
"Aww thanks but no, I've never actually heard of this festival. The only one I know of is that one we entered back in the 10th grade," answers Ashley
"You don't think it's from you know?" asks Ellie
"Look Ellie I'll talk to you later Jimmy's on the other line," says Ashley
"Alright, well if you're gonna go just let me know so we can all meet up," responses Ellie
"Will do, bye," answers Ashley
The next thing Ellie hears is the dial tone
"So Ash got the same thing?" asks Dylan
"Yeah, she got the same thing. And she doesn't know where it came from either," replies Ellie
"Weird, whatever so are we still going?" asks Marco
Both Ellie and Dylan nod in response
Meanwhile
"Hey babe, what's up?" asks Ashley
"Hey, I got this package from a courier," says Jimmy
"Is it a ticket to a singer/songwriter festival?" asks Ashley
"How'd you know?" asks Jimmy
"Cause I got it too, so did Marco and Ellie. Do you know why we got this sent to us?" asks Ashley
"No freaking clue, but I just talked to Spinner and he also got a ticket to this festival" responses Jimmy
"Well do you wanna go, it's always fun to watch up and coming artist play, and the club where it's being held has great acoustics," says Ashley
"Of course, you know how I like free stuff," responses Jimmy
"Look my mom said that she wanted to go to the mall to go buy some new clothes," says Ashley
"Alright, love ya bye," says Jimmy
"Me too bye," responses Ashley
The next few weeks came and went; Ellie, Marco, Dylan, Ashley, Jimmy, and Spinner had made plans to meet at the dot and eat before going to the show. When Marco, Dylan and Ellie pulled up in Dylan's car they saw that Ashley, Jimmy, and Spinner were sitting at a big table talking and laughing. When they opened the door the attention of everyone in the dot turned towards them. As they make their way towards the table they greet everyone. After they order and begin eating Marco gets up and makes his way to the counter, he sees Manny eating while Emma is in the bathroom.
"Hey Manny," says Marco
"Hey Marco, what's going?" responses Manny
"Nothing, we're just eating before we go to this music festival," answers Marco
"Oh that's nice," says Manny
"Manny what's wrong you seem sad," says Marco
"Is it that obvious?" asks Manny
"Kinda yea," responses Marco
"Well I've been kinda down the last couple of weeks cause of Craig," says Marco
"What did he do now?" asks Marco
"Nothing, he didn't do anything wrong, he was the perfect boyfriend which is why it sucks that we had to break up," answers Manny
"Wait, you guys broke up?" asks Marco
"Well I'm the one who broke up with him," replies Manny
"Why? If you don't mind me asking," says Marco
"No it's ok, the only one who knows besides me and Craig, is Emma. The distance is what killed our relationship, I guess we couldn't deal with the fact that I'm here and he is in Vancouver. As much as I would talk to him, whether it be on the phone or through emails it just wasn't enough. It just wasn't a relationship anymore; the only thing I could touch was either the mouthpiece or the keyboard. I don't blame him at all, he is following his dreams and I am truly happy for him; I'm glad he is happy making the music he has always wanted to make. I'm just in that phase when you are getting over a relationship and I'm all gloomy and what not. Besides it probably wouldn't worked out anyways, while he's going to be touring the world and making music and I'll be going to smithdale and trying to become a successful actress. There is no way that we would be able to make a successful go of a relationship, so I told him that we would just be holding each other back and if we want to be able to stay as friends that we need to stop here before we ruin any chance of that happening. Wow I'm dumping on you, aren't I?" says Manny
"No your not, I'm actually really proud of you. You have grown a lot over the years, and it shows the level of maturity that you have by being able to see that your relationship wasn't working out they way you wanted," answers Marco
"Thanks Marco, you've always seen me as much more than the school slut, that's something I can't say for a lot of people who go to Degrassi," says Manny
"I know how it is when people judge you without knowing you," responses Marco
They exchange smiles and Marco returns to his table
After they finish eating and talking for a little while they make their way over to the club.
Three cars pull into the club parking lot. They park next to each other; as they walk up to the club they notice the line of people trying to get in. It takes about half an hour before they get to the bouncer. As he finishes up check each ticket he hands each one of them a wristband. As they enter the club they see that the only table with enough space for all of them is on the side next to the exit sign. As they sit down Dylan notices that he can see into the side of the stage where all the musicians are hanging out. They all talk for a little while, they only stop is when they see someone going up the stairs of the stage and makes her way to the microphone.
"Hello everyone and welcome to day three of Ontario's singer/songwriter festival," says the lady
Everyone begins to clap which causes the lady smiles and continues.
"My name is Shannon Cooper and I will be your MC for tonight. You the audience will have the prestigious honor of listening to some of the best singer/songwriter in this province. The artist who has the most points tonight will move on semi-finals on Saturday night in hopes of moving on to Sunday's finale. The last couple of nights you heard great performances from some of Ontario's elite musicians and we expect that the artists you will hear tonight will live up to the lofty expectations set by their contemporaries. First up is a singer who originally hails from Glasgow, Scotland but migrated to Ottawa 10 years ago, give a warm reception for Meghan O'Hara," says the lady.
A tall lengthy women comes up to the stage, she is wearing a long white dress. She thanks the MC for the intro, and takes a seat on a nearby chair. Not long after this a man dressed in all black comes up to the stage and takes a seat next to a big harp. She looks over to him and smiles, he then begins to play. The group listens to her sing for the next two hours while she chimes in each song describing what she was trying to get across in her lyrics. The entire audience looks over to the judges who are listening intently and scoring her performance. After her set is done she gets up and goes over and gives a quick hug to her harpist and shakes the hand of the MC. As she walks down the stairs everyone gives her a warm applause.
"That was Meghan O'Hara everyone, please give her another warm round of applause," says the MC
The audience follows suit and gives her another round of applause. Meghan takes her bottle of water and tips it towards the audience.
"Wow she was tremendous wasn't she folks?" asks the MC
Everyone's head begins to nod in agreement.
"Well the second and final performer of the night is a personal favorite of mine. I have had the luxury of seeing the growth in not only his musicianship but also his showmanship. He was born and raised right here in Toronto, and has won multiple awards and achievements. Ladies and gentlemen I proudly introduce you to Toronto's own Craig Manning," says the MC
The groups look around to each other, and they exchange smiles and begin to applaud. Ellie looks over to Ashley and sees the look on her face; it's a mix between sad and confused. At the same time Jimmy catches the look on Ashley's face and sees that she is lost in a moment. Ashley then looks up and gives Jimmy a weak smile, it seems to get Jimmy to focus his attention elsewhere. But Ellie continues to watch Ashley, she notices the Goosebumps that cover her entire body as Craig and his backup band walk on stage.
Craig hugs the MC and they share a quick laugh before Craig takes over the mic.
"How's everyone doing tonight?" says Craig
They give Craig the response he wanted and he begins to smile.
"That's awesome. Look my name is obvious Craig Manning and this is my backup band Funkasaurus Rex. This is Jonathan, Graeme, and Ed. This show is especially important to me because it allows me to play in front of the people who have meant the most to me over the years. Most of the song, check that all of the songs that I have ever written have been in one form or another aspired by these people ." says Craig
The audience applauds. The guys grab their instruments and tune them to their exact specifications. Craig puts his lip to the mic and begins to speak again.
"Well we are going to be playing you bunch of songs that will hopefully be on the album along with some songs that I wrote for this festival. I truly hope that enjoy the music and at the end of the songs I'll talk about the meaning behind the song," says Craig
And with that Craig and the band begin to play.