The new opera singer

I do not own P.O.T.O or 'Moonlight shadow'

Christine opened her eyes and yawned. She sat up and looked around. She had fallen aslleep! She looked at the sleeping figure next to her and smiled. He started to stir and his eyes opened. He looked up at Christine and smiled. She kissed him on the head and got off of the sofa. They both stretched their arms and Christine suddenly gasped.

''Erik, the auditions are today!''

She kissed him goodbye and raced back to her apartment. She chnged her clothes and washed up. She wore a blue dress and she had her hair held back in a blue butterfly hairclip. She added just alittle alittle pink lipstick and she ran out the door. Then, she got in her car and drove off. When she reached the building, she noticed that Erik's car was already parked there. She ran inside and found him waiting for her.

''Come on, let's go.'' he said. They rushed down the hall and into the main room. Then, they rushed into the theater room and found the judge sitting at a desk, waiting for them.

''Hello, miss Da'ae. Please...''

He motioned for her to get onot the stage and start. She walked up onto the stage and started.

''The last that ever she saw him, carried away by a moonlight shadow,
He passed on worried and warning, carried away by a moonlight shadow,
Lost in a riddle that Saturday night, far away on the other side,
he was caught in the middle of a desperate fight, and she couldn't find how to push through.

The trees that whisper in the evening, carried away by a moonlight shadow,
Sing the song of sorrow and grieving, carried away by a moonlight shadow,
All she saw was a silhouette of a gun, far away on the other side,
He was shot six times by a man on the run, and she couldn't find how to push through''

Christine listened as the melody changed and then, she sang out, loud and clear.

''I stay, I pray, I see you in heaven far away,
I stay, I pray, I see you in heaven one day.''

The melody changed back.

''Four a.m. in the morning, carried away by a moonlight shadow,
I watched your vision forming, carried away by a moonlight shadow,
Star was glowin' in a silvery night, far away on the other side,
Will you come to talk to me this night, but she couldn't find how to push through.''

She looked and saw Erik smiling at her. She smiled back as the melody changed once again.

''I stay, I pray, I see you in heaven far away,
I stay, I pray, I see you in heaven one day.''

She looked down at her feet and then back up at the judge. He stood up and clapped.

''Bravo! Bravo! Well done! I think we have our new opera singer! There's just one more judging you have to go through and I think you've got what it takes!'' the judge told her. Christine smiled and ran over to Erik.

''Thank you!'' she said to the judge. Erik picked her up and swung her around. She laughed and he set her back down. They both walked out happily. This was a dream come true! They spent the entire day together and had a wonderful time spending so much time with eachother. They drove back to Erik's place and Christine kissed him goodbye. Then, she drove back to her apartment and checked her messages. There was one from Ralph. She pressed the button and sat down on the sofa.

''Hi, Christine. It's me, Ralph. I just wanted to know if you're seeing another guy. I was at this store today and I could have sworn that I saw you with this other guy. He was wearing a mask. Well, I just wanted to know, because if you're not, I wanted to go out with you again, but it's ok if you are going out with another guy. Bye.''

Christine stared at the phone. She picked it up and dialed Ralph's number.

''Hello, Ralph? I just wanted to let you know that I was at the store with another guy, today. But, he's just a friend. Nothing serious.''

''Ok, well. I just wanted to know if you would go out with me tomorrow.''

''I can't. I have something to do tomorrow.''

''Oh, well I'll see you around.''

''Ok, bye.''

She hung up the phone and sighed. Erik was just a friend, right? She put her head in her hands and let out another long sigh.

The next day, Christine got up and planned out what she was going to wear to the party. She shuffled through some dresses until she found one nice enough. It was a pink dress with little flowers pinned on the front of each shoulder. The lower half of the dress flowed out in every direction. Christine tried the dress on and found that it still fit perfectly. She smiled with satisfaction and layed it out across her bed. Then, she went out for the day to run some errands. Later, around 6, she took a shower and started to get ready for the party. She added alittle extra curl to her hair and put her dress on. Then, she rummaged through her hair stuff and found a hairpin that looked like a rose. She put it in her hair and moved back to examine herself.

''Perfect.'' she whispered when she saw herself in the mirror. Then, she grabbed her keys and went down to her car. When she arrived at the address Meg had given her, her eyes went wide in amazment. The building was huge! There were balloons outside and streamers hung above the doors. Christine smiled and walked inside. There were people talking and laughing with eachother and telling stories. Christien spotted Meg standing by a table. She started to walk over.

''Christine!'' Meg exclaimed when she saw her. She ran over to her and they started to talk. Christine told her about how she was going to be an opera singer and how she had gone on a date with a nice guy named Ralph. Meg told her that she had quit her job at her mother's salon and became a dancer. They talked with other people and danced through the whole night. When the party was over, Christine said goodbye to Meg and went home. When she walked in the door, there was one message on the machine.

''Hi, Christine, it's Erik. I just wanted to let you know that the final audition is tomorrow at 1. I'll pick you up if you want me to. Bye.''

Christine changed out of her dress and took the pin out of her hair. Then, she went over to the window and looked out. The stars were out tonight and they lit up the sky. Christine smiled and sighed peacfully. Then, she closed the window and read her book on the sofa.