The Deleted Scenes of August Rush

Scene #6

Yeah...I decided I needed to continue the last scene...and I might add some deleted scenes, too, since I just came up with another idea that I probably won't type until...Friday, possibly.

Anyway...here's another touching scene between Evan and Mel. Enjoy!

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Evan finally made his way to the roof and pushed the door open. His heart sped up a bit when he saw her sitting on an overturned orange crate, strumming her guitar. He took a deep breath and walked over to her, tapping her shoulder.

She jumped and spun around. "Oh," she said, breathing a sigh of relief. "It's you, Evan. I thought you were the Wizard."

"He knows you come up here?"

She nodded. "Yeah. He says I shouldn't be up here, cause he says I might wake people up and give away our position. But…I can't help it. It's kinda like a lifestyle, ya know?"

Evan nodded and sat on the ground beside her orange crate. "I'm glad you don't listen to him," he said.

"Really? Why?"

Evan froze. He wasn't ready to tell her that she was the voice.

"Um…well, it comforts you, right? Well, you shouldn't have something taken away from you that comforts you. And if it's taken away from you…" He stopped as he felt warm tears run down his face and splash onto the pavement. "If it's taken away from you…it's as if a part of you is missing…and you're not complete until you find it again."

Melanie slid off the orange crate and sat next to Evan, putting a reassuring arm around his shoulder. "You mean…your parents?"

He nodded and started to cry on her shoulder. "I miss them so much!" he was able to choke out through his tears.

He heard Melanie start to cry as she hugged him tighter. "I know, sweetie," she said. "I miss my parents, too."

They sat there in silence, hugging each other. Melanie finally broke the silence and let go. "If you want," she said, wiping her eyes, "I can sing you a lullaby."

He nodded vigorously. "I'd like that. A lot."

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They made their way back down to their bunks. Evan got settled into his sleeping bag as Melanie got out her guitar.

"Any requests?" she asked jokingly.

"Um…the one about the voice."

"What?"

"You know…'You're the voice I hear inside my head'…"

"Oh! 'This Is Me!'" she exclaimed. "Got it."

And she began to sing.

I've always been the kind of girl that hid my face…so afraid to tell the world what I've got to say…But I have this dream, bright inside of me…I'm gonna let it show…it's time to let you know…This is real, this is me…I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now…Gonna let the light shine on me…Now I've found who I am…there's no way to hold it in…No more hiding who I wanna be…This is me…

Evan smiled to himself. "You know…I don't think I've ever told you this…but you have an amazing voice."

"Thanks," she said, strumming the chorus of the song. "I guess I've never had the guts to come out and really sing cause…well…I've always been afraid of what others might think about me. You know…the whole Rent thing…"

"You can't let that hold you back, Mel," Evan said where he lay. "You gotta show people what you're made of. You shouldn't care if people hate you for liking Rent…"

She stopped playing and looked at him. "That's…actually some good advice. I think I'll take it sometime."

Evan smiled again. "Okay." He paused. "Hey, I'm not asleep yet!"

Melanie giggled and began to play again.

This is real…this is me…I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now…Gonna let the light shine on me…Now I've found who I am…there's no way to hold it in…No more hiding who I wanna be…This is me…

And Evan finally fell asleep, thinking about music, his parents, and of course the voice in his head.