Chapter 4

Zoe woke up the next morning, and she heard someone talking outside.

"Are you sure you heard her singing last night Branch?" one voice asked.

"I'm positive Poppy she has a very good voice, and I want you to hear it" another voice said.

Zoe reconized the voices it was Poppy and Branch they were talking about her singing and it made her blush she felt kind of embarrased and and kind of good at the same time.

Then she heard a knock at the door so she went to open it it was Poppy.

"Good morining Zoe, I see your already up" she greeted happily.

"Good morining to you to Poppy" Zoe replide.

Zoe invited her inside and they sat down in the living room to talk.

"Branch told me about what happend to your father I'm really sorry" Poppy explained.

"Its ok I just need time to get over it" Zoe reasured.

"By the way Branch told me about how you can sing" Poppy explained.

"Yes but I don't know if I can sing in front of other people" Zoe said sadly.

Poppy thought for a moment and she rembered something her dad used to say to her when she was a little girl.

"You love to sing right?" she asked.

"Yes" Zoe said.

"Well don't let fear stop you from doing the thing you love" Poppy reasured.

Zoe looked at Poppy with a warm smile.

"Thank you Poppy" She said.

"Your welcome Zoe" Poppy said and she held her arms out for a hug.

Zoe hesitated for a moment but soon gave in and wraped her arms around Poppy.

(Later that day)

Every body in the Troll Tree was at the center stage auditioning for the talent show, every troll had already gone and the last but not least it was Zoe's turn.

Zoe slowly walked on the stage with the guitar she made but was still scared out of her skin.

"Now Zoe Branch told me you are very talented with your voice, you can start when ever you like" Poppy said with a smile.

Zoe was on the edge now she swung her guitar round to her front and held her hand up to the strings to strum, but her had started to tremble in fact her whole body was shaking, Branch noticed this.

"Zoe are you ok?" he asked with concern.

Zoe looked up from her guitar and saw Poppy and Branch looking concerned.

"I...I'm sorry" she said with a trembling voice and then ran off.

"Zoe wait!" Poppy and Branch said in usion.

(In the woods)

Poppy and Branch had been looking around for Zoe and calling her name.

"Zoe!" Poppy shouted.

"Zoe" Branch shouted.

They continued calling untill Branch heard a faint voice in the distance.

"Poppy quiet for a minute" he gently told her.

They both stoped to listen, untill they both heard it a faint singing voice.

When tomorrow comes

I'll be on my own

Felling frighted of

the things that I don't know

When tomorrow comes

Tomorrow comes

Tomorrow comes

Branch immediately knew it was Zoe's voice, but Poppy was awestrucked she had never heard a more harmonious voice in her life.

So they both follwed the voice untill they came to a clearing where they both saw Zoe singing to herself.

And though the Road is long

I look up to the sky

And in the dark I found

Lost hope that I won't fly

And I sing along

I sing along

And I sing along

I got all I need when I got

you and I

I look around me and see

a sweet life

I'm stuck in the dark

but your my flashlight

You're getting me getting me

through the night

Kick start my heart

when you shine it in my eyes

I can't lie

It's a sweet life

Stuck in the dark

but your my flashlight

You're getting me getting me

through the night

Cause your my flashlight

Your my flashlight

Your my flashlight

She ended her song with a sigh.

Both Poppy and Branch walked up to her very slowly and tapped on her shoulder.

Zoe quickly turned around.

"I wish you would stop doing that" she said taking a breath of relife.

"Sorry Zoe I shouldn't of forced you to sing for us I should've waited untill you were ready" Poppy said.

"No your right I can't let fear keep stopping me" Zoe said softly.

"Zoe from what we heard, we think you have the potential to be a star" Branch said with a smile.

Zoe looked towards Poppy and Branch who both had smiles on there faces.

"Zoe if you just work at it I think you can get over your fear, thats a promise" Poppy said sweetly.

Zoe started to smile, she lunged foreward giving them both the bigget hug she could give them.

"Thank you" she said to both of them.

They spent the rest of the afternoon talking and helping Zoe with her fear, Zoe thought for the first time in her life she had real friends even though they were different from her but that didn't matter to her.

This was the start of an everlasting friendship.