And we see Joshua's finest moment on stage...
Chapter 53: Joshua's Moment in the Spotlight
Joshua walks to the front of the stage where thousands of people were clapping for him as well as watch him perform and he was wrought with anxiety because he's literally never performed in front of people before and after the applause fades, Joshua blinked his eyes and he exhaled sharply as he began singing in acapella as they hear the vulnerable quality of his voice, starting off soft and gentle.
Hello, it's me
I was wondering if after all these years
you'd like to meet
to go over everything
They say that time's supposed to heal ya
But I ain't done much healing
Hello, can you hear me?
I've been California dreaming about who we used to be
when we were younger and free
I'd forgotten how it felt
before the world fell at our feet
There's such a difference between us
and a million miles
Then, his voice went from vulnerable and breathy and elevated it into something stronger as soon as he hits the chorus as his voice started captivating everyone in the audience, as well as backstage where the other acts were already amazed by his voice, including Mike, who became very shocked that he actually sings great.
Hello from the other side...
I must've called a thousand times
to tell you I'm sorry
for everything that I've done
but when I call
you never seem to be home
Hello from the outside...
At least I can say that I've tried
to tell you I'm sorry
for breaking your heart
But it don't matter
it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore
After going acapella, Eddie played the music in the background as soon as he sang the chorus in a stronger, yet passionate voice that almost brought the audience to tears because they felt as if they were listening to a story they could connect to and Joshua felt as if he's giving his own personal story to everyone and everyone took notice as he continues singing.
Hello, how are you?
It's so typical of me
to talk about myself
I'm sorry
I hope that you're well
Did you ever make it out of that town
where nothing ever happened?
It's no secret
that the both of us
are running out of time
So hello from the other side...
I must've called a thousand times
to tell you I'm sorry
for everything that I've done
But when I call
you never seem to be home
Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I've tried
to tell you I'm sorry
for breaking your heart
But it don't matter
it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore
Ooooh...anymore
Ooooo-oooo-oooh...anymore
Ooooh...anymore
Anymore...
The audience responded by raising up their glow sticks in the air and waved them side to side as a sign of solidarity and everyone feeling the similar emotion the way that Joshua brought into the song and everyone started singing along to the song as if it was his own and just aced it in the biggest way possible.
Hello from the other side...
I must've called a thousand times
to tell you I'm sorry
for everything that I've done
But when I call
you never seem to be home
Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I've tried
to tell you I'm sorry
for breaking your heart
But it don't matter
it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore...
He had sustained that note for 10 seconds until he got down on his knees with mic still on hand and letting out a deep exhale as soon as the music stops and not logn afterwards, the crowd just erupted into a roar of cheers and applause, so much so that everyone was in standing ovation mode, loving every single second of it. As soon as Joshua rose his head up and saw the applause, he became completely overwhelmed with the immediate acceptance and never expected everyone to feel the same way he did.
Buster then comes into the stage, both surprised and emotional as well and said to everyone, "This kid definitely wore his heart on his sleeve! Show your love for Joshua, folks!"
Everyone kept applauding for him and Joshua blinked his eyes and he just felt a little bit amazed by this reception as he took a bow and just left the stage, where he was greeted by the other acts just clapping for him and just embracing Joshua as they commended his performance. Rosita was completely blown away by his vocals and she said, "You did great, Joshua! I didn't know that that was in you!"
"You've been in the Moon Theater for 3 weeks and you're becoming a pro!" Morrison exclaimed.
Joshua exhaled deeply at this and said, "Could you tell how scared I was out there?"
Emily couldn't even believe what she's hearing and said, "Scared? What I saw out there was a young man just giving us your entire heart and soul to the entire crowd."
"I saw no fear in you at all." Ash agreed.
Joshua sighed heavily at this as he sat down and said, "That was a very personal song for me and I loved it so much that it really resembles my life. I never thought anyone would feel the same way."
Just then, Buster calls out Morrison's name and he brought in his guitar and took a deep breath as he was about to set the stage and Meena looks at him with a reassuring smile to let him know that he's gonna do great and Morrison smiled back at him as he went out there, but before he could perform, he saw some of the victim's families on the stage as well to talk about their family members that they lost due to violence and Morrison sat down on a stool with guitar in hand as he waited for his turn to perform and has to hear about the family members that they had lost.
Up next...Morrison's biggest comeback performance of his life! And that song was 'Hello' from Adele!
