A/N: I want to make it clear that I MADE THIS UP! Not true. None a' it. And I don't know much about how Jews pray, so that might be wrong. Sorry if you're Jewish. I do know a few things about what they believe, but I have no idea how they pray or who they pray to, ect. I apologize again to any Jewish people out there (including Adam Lamberg).

GORDO

Rachel Lampa, the Girl who Lived a Nightmare

Tons of Christians have heard of Rachel Lampa, but most don't know anything about her horrible past. Her dad went blind in '93 after a motorcycle accident, and then later her dad was killed in the World Trade Center. She had an older brother who was put in juvenile hall when he was 17 ('98) for drugs, and her mother is an alcoholic. Though coming from a dark history, Lampa continues to show steadfast love and devotion to God. Her big hit, Live for You, shows that even though she has much to be sad about, she still counts her blessings.

"I live for You, I live for You. When I think of all Your love has done for me, I live for You. Never looking back to what life used to be. I live for You. And everything I ever thought was mine, give it all away to Heaven with my life."

This diva has a promising future, for her melodic voice has capabilities to sing both incredibly high and unusually low, especially for a girl. Her incredible beauty also shares apart in which…

I stopped reading. I didn't have to. I wasn't interested in her voice or her future; I just wanted to know about her rough past.

I suddenly felt guilty for thinking, "What does she know about life?" She'd experienced harder things than I would ever have to go through (hopefully). When my problems were placed next to hers, mine almost seemed happy. But yet, even though she'd had all of these horrible things, she still sang with all her heart "I don't have a doubt just how good this life can be."

I breathed deeply. Through all of it, she'd trusted in God, and He gave her the strength to deal with it. I realized that if He could make this girl sing He could at least bring up my hopes a little.

"God," I prayed, eyes closed. "You helped this girl with everything, now I'm asking You to help me. I know that with Your help, I can get through this. But only with Your help. I need you, God."

A/N: that's about the most religious this story is gonna get, so if you don't have a religion or you're Buddhist or whatever, you can keep reading because the rest of the story's gonna be neutral. I promise.