Chapter 2
Rehearsal
As time drew closer towards Mari's audition, Lina and Hanon helped Mari Rehearse her song down in the lobby. With all that experience from singing in an idol group like Aqours, Mari was doing fantastically well. Lina helped with her vocals while Hanon helped with the energy. Lina was surprised at how good Mari's singing was and maybe felt a little more confident that Mari could pull this off. The only downside with Mari was that she never worked with someone with such a low voice like Lina's before, so this was a new experience for her. The good thing about it was that Lina added more power to the mix with her help.
"Now that you've gotten more practice, I think it would great if we heard you sing by yourself before your audition. That sound good?" Asked Lina. "I think so, but I won't try to push it before such an event" said Mari.
"Will the light shine my way, and fulfill my dreams? Will they fill up the sky? I will bask in the light of the sun and I'll spread my wings. My heart will shine just like the stars. I walk in the light of the sun."
"Wow!" The two girls screamed. "That was so amazing" Hanon said excitedly. Now that Mari felt more prepared, the girls had a light snack at around 3 pm. After that, the three girls made their way down to the restaurant. By the time the girls got to the restaurant, the manager was already expecting them. "Do think you're more prepared now that you had a little practice time Mari?" Asked the manager. Mari answered back that she felt more comfortable with the song thanks to Lina and Hanon. "Heeey, Mari before you get on stage, I made you this outfit especially for you." Said Lucia. Once Mari, Lina, Hanon, and Lucia got changed into their dresses, they headed out towards the stage. Mari performed the song just as she did in practice. She was smiling and having fun. She had a blast on stage. After the performance was over, the manager was speechless from how much he loved the song and how impressive Mari was along with her friends on stage. Not even noticing, the manager was ran down by an extremely excited audience from outside the restaurant and the girls were surrounded by hundreds of adoring fans. After the audience settled down, the manager led Mari into his office. " Congratulations Mari you're hired!" Said the manager in a positive manner. "Thank you sir" said Mari. Mari left the office in the happiest mood that she's ever been in since her graduation. The manager peeks his head out his door to remind his new employee that work starts at 8 am sharp.
That evening on the beach as the sun started to set over the horizon, the girls were celebrating over Mari passing her audition. There was a blanket laying on the sand where there was food and drinks to indulge on and Lucia was enjoying herself by taking pictures of herself and the others to commemorate this occasion. Lina and Mari were running into the water just as if they were kids themselves. Unlike the other two, Hanon was already farther out due to her fast swimming skills. While Mari was swimming, Lucia was getting Mari's gift from her, Lina, and Hanon layed onto the blanket. Once the three other girls got back the blanket on the beach, Lucia, Lina, and Hanon stood beside each other to present Mari with her very own uniform for work. "Oh, thank you girls! I love it." Said Mari in a giddy tone.
With the stars shining high in the sky, it was time for the girls to head back to the hotel. With that, the day was done and the snug tight in their beds asleep and awaiting the day of Mari's first day of work.