And now, for what you've all been waiting for-Nina's performance! P.S., if you've never heard 'Safe and Sound' by Taylor Swift, LOOK IT UP RIGHT NOW! And, imagine Nina's voice as a crossover of Lea Michelle's and Taylor Swift's voice.
My stomach twisted into a knot as soon as Fabian started. I had serious stage fright. "Stop the music!" I cried. Fabian looked up, confused. I looked apologetically at Mr. Winkler. "I can't." I said. "I'm sorry, Nina, but you have to." "But-" "No buts. I used to have stage fright too, and now I'm a drama teacher," Mr. Winkler said. I took a deep breath, and Fabian started again.
I closed my eyes, and began to sing:
I remember tears streaming down your face,
When I said I'd never let you go,
When all those shadows almost killed your light.
I felt tears welling up in the corners of my eyelids, but I refused to open my eyes. I knew I was bad, and I was crying.
I remember you said, don't leave me here alone.
Oh, god. I truly was crying, feeling tears slip out of my eyelids, against my will.
But all that's dead and gone and past, tonight.
I opened my eyes for the first time, to see shocked faces. That's probably because of my terrible singing.
Just close your eyes
The sun is going down.
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound.
Now there were tears streaming down my face. I was about to die from embarrassment when Amber saved me. She started singing with me, and came up to the stage and sat down on a stool next to Fabian. I sat down on the other side of Fabian, still singing:
Oooh,
Oooh,
La la
La la.
This time Fabian joined in. I rubbed his shoulder, smiling through my tears as I let the words flow from my lips, the words that hurt yet relieved me at the same time.
Don't dare look out your window
Darling everything's on fire.
The war outside our door keeps raging on.
Hold on to this lullaby
Even when the music's gone.
Gone.
Then, something amazing happened. Jerome grabbed Mara's arms and started swaying to the melody. Then, everyone, even Joy, started singing:
Oooh, oooh.
La la
La la
Just close your eyes
You'll be alright.
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound.
Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh.
I finished the song. I wiped my face, sniffling. Yet, I didn't feel sad or angry, or even embarrassed about singing. I finally realized that my brother was in a better place. And, he was finally with our parents.
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