Annie stood center stage and looked about her. Her stomach jumped up into her throat. "Think of me, think of me fondly, when we've said goodbye." she started, without conviction. She looked around and heard Firmin deliver his line about his nerves. "Remember me once in a while - please promise me you'll try…" She looked into the audience. She saw only one person.
Jayden sat in the fifth row, just to her left. His intense eyes burned into her, pressuring her to go on. "When you find that, once again, you long to take your heart back and be free." She continued, louder with confidence. "If you ever find a moment spare a thought for me…"
The orchestra on the tape joined in, and Annie sang with full volume, in a sweet earthy voice. "We never said our love was evergreen, or as unchanging as the sea but if you can still remember, stop and think of me…" Jayden's lips pursed and his stare remained unbroken. "Think of all the things we've shared and seen don't think about the things which might have been…" Annie smiled, brightly at Jayden. "Think of me, think of me waking, silent and resigned. Imagine me, trying too hard to put you from my mind. Recall those days, look back on all those times, think of the things we'll never do there will never be a day, when I won't think of you…"
Josh's charming deep voice brought Annie back from inside Jayden's eyes. "Can it be? Can it be Christine?" Annie looked at Josh, although she wasn't suppose to at the very moment. "What a change! you're really not a bit the gawkish girl that once you were... She may not remember me, but I remember her…"
Annie nearly missed her cue, but faltered instead and began into, "We never said our love was evergreen, or as unchanging as the sea but please promise me, that sometimes, you will think," She was nervous about the next part, and as she began to vocalize, her voice broke twice, "of me!"
"Good!" Said Mr. Reyser from his seat in the audience. "But, Ms. Daee, what happened at the end?" Annie shrugged.
"I'm sorry, sir." She said, not daring to look at Jayden.
"Well," Said Mr. Reyser. "Let's do it again!"