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LIZZIE, THE DIVA
CHAPTER 6: STILL IN THE RUNNING
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The week flew by so fast. Lizzie couldn't keep her excitement, and Miranda and Gordo suffered from that – Lizzie literally pinched both of them most of the time, asking if what was happening really true.
At the audition recall, only 50 made it from the original 250 girls. Lizzie couldn't feel any luckier. She and Kate managed to get into the semi-final round after doing the same routine to the same judges, who brought along a test audience. They were then told that the list would be trimmed down to the top 20 list, who would be judged by the test audience.
A few days later, Lizzie found out she still was in the running. Now she really was excited! But her happiness was short-lived though, when she found out Kate didn't make in anymore to the top 20. Her name wasn't on the list.
Lizzie made a mental note to talk to Kate when she got the chance, but Kate beat her up to it.
"Lizzzzieeeeee!" Matt screamed from downstairs."Phone!!!"
"I'll get it in my room!"
"Oi, Miranda." Lizzie said.
"Uhm, Lizzie, this is Kate."
"Oh, Kate! Why'd you call?" she said, faking shock. She didn't know how to deal with the situation, she getting in and Kate not, so she pretended not to know. But Kate beat her up to it again.
"I just want to say congratulations. I saw your name on the list. You must be really happy."
Lizzie bit her lip, unable to think of what to say. "Yes, I really am. I would have been happier though if you made it too. We had such fun."
Kate let out a laugh. "Yeah, we did have fun. I'm okay with not getting in. Maybe it's not yet time for me."
Lizzie laughed too. "I guess so."
"Listen, McGuire. I support you fully in this, because I believe in you. But more than that we can work together to bring that Jessica Moore down."
Lizzie was suddenly interested. She's getting into a "bad" plan, and with Kate at that? This didn't happen everyday.
"What do you have in mind?"
"Nothing for now. I'll have to think of something first. And oh, Lizzie?"
"Yeah?"
"What's your reason for disliking Jessica Moore?"
Part of Lizzie wanted to tell Kate the truth, but she just couldn't bring herself to do it.
"I'll tell you when you've got a plan already."
"Oh, okay." Kate said. "Uh, McGuire?"
"What?"
"Tell anyone I called you and you're dead meat."
They both laughed and said their goodbyes.
"Who was that, honey?" Mrs. McGuire asked Lizzie after she got off the phone. "The judges?" Eversince they found out Lizzie made it to the top 20, they've been more excited than she was.
"No, Mom." she said, rolling her eyes.
Lizzie glanced at the folder given to her from the first audition. She hadn't really looked at it that much; she was too excited to even think about some folder. She got out all the contents. To her surprise, it included a page about Jessica Moore.
Talented, pretty and versatile – these words best describe Jessica Jean Moore. The Grand Champion of the 2001 Star For A Night Search, Jessica was only thirteen when she won the contest. Now, just a year later, she has two top 20 hits. Her third single, "Just Me" is climbing the Billboard Charts as well. Her self-titled debut album is doing well too, peaking at #11 on the charts and selling about a million copies so far. A simple girl at heart, Jessica enjoys knitting and reading romance books on her spare time.
Jessica Moore – the perfect example that if you have the talent and more importantly the dream, YOU can make it happen.
"Yes, I have the dream and the talent," Lizzie muttered. "And a few weeks from now, Jessica Moore, you're so old news."
LIZZIE, THE DIVA
CHAPTER 6: STILL IN THE RUNNING
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The week flew by so fast. Lizzie couldn't keep her excitement, and Miranda and Gordo suffered from that – Lizzie literally pinched both of them most of the time, asking if what was happening really true.
At the audition recall, only 50 made it from the original 250 girls. Lizzie couldn't feel any luckier. She and Kate managed to get into the semi-final round after doing the same routine to the same judges, who brought along a test audience. They were then told that the list would be trimmed down to the top 20 list, who would be judged by the test audience.
A few days later, Lizzie found out she still was in the running. Now she really was excited! But her happiness was short-lived though, when she found out Kate didn't make in anymore to the top 20. Her name wasn't on the list.
Lizzie made a mental note to talk to Kate when she got the chance, but Kate beat her up to it.
"Lizzzzieeeeee!" Matt screamed from downstairs."Phone!!!"
"I'll get it in my room!"
"Oi, Miranda." Lizzie said.
"Uhm, Lizzie, this is Kate."
"Oh, Kate! Why'd you call?" she said, faking shock. She didn't know how to deal with the situation, she getting in and Kate not, so she pretended not to know. But Kate beat her up to it again.
"I just want to say congratulations. I saw your name on the list. You must be really happy."
Lizzie bit her lip, unable to think of what to say. "Yes, I really am. I would have been happier though if you made it too. We had such fun."
Kate let out a laugh. "Yeah, we did have fun. I'm okay with not getting in. Maybe it's not yet time for me."
Lizzie laughed too. "I guess so."
"Listen, McGuire. I support you fully in this, because I believe in you. But more than that we can work together to bring that Jessica Moore down."
Lizzie was suddenly interested. She's getting into a "bad" plan, and with Kate at that? This didn't happen everyday.
"What do you have in mind?"
"Nothing for now. I'll have to think of something first. And oh, Lizzie?"
"Yeah?"
"What's your reason for disliking Jessica Moore?"
Part of Lizzie wanted to tell Kate the truth, but she just couldn't bring herself to do it.
"I'll tell you when you've got a plan already."
"Oh, okay." Kate said. "Uh, McGuire?"
"What?"
"Tell anyone I called you and you're dead meat."
They both laughed and said their goodbyes.
"Who was that, honey?" Mrs. McGuire asked Lizzie after she got off the phone. "The judges?" Eversince they found out Lizzie made it to the top 20, they've been more excited than she was.
"No, Mom." she said, rolling her eyes.
Lizzie glanced at the folder given to her from the first audition. She hadn't really looked at it that much; she was too excited to even think about some folder. She got out all the contents. To her surprise, it included a page about Jessica Moore.
Talented, pretty and versatile – these words best describe Jessica Jean Moore. The Grand Champion of the 2001 Star For A Night Search, Jessica was only thirteen when she won the contest. Now, just a year later, she has two top 20 hits. Her third single, "Just Me" is climbing the Billboard Charts as well. Her self-titled debut album is doing well too, peaking at #11 on the charts and selling about a million copies so far. A simple girl at heart, Jessica enjoys knitting and reading romance books on her spare time.
Jessica Moore – the perfect example that if you have the talent and more importantly the dream, YOU can make it happen.
"Yes, I have the dream and the talent," Lizzie muttered. "And a few weeks from now, Jessica Moore, you're so old news."