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28/01/2026

🎶MUSIC HIGH🎶

The SINGATRON 🎵🎙️

(The Dance Champion) 💃🏻

From: Star Esther's Library 📚

Written by rad_quinn10six ✍🏻

Music 8

Nana Pov
I was at home drinking pap in the same dish as my brother. I spoke up all of a sudden and said; “Shin! I think I have a good news.”
“Tell me about it.” He requested without raising hus head up to me.
“Well, I was offered a contract…and I’ll be paid $10,000 just for signing up.” I said.

He raised her head and smirked in disbeleive. “Is that what you hoped would happen to you?”

“It’s actually happening .” I said.

“Tell me it’s a joke? where is the $510,000?” She asked?
“I will be given after I’ve moved to their apartment, I guess.” I said.

“Really? Contract for…your dancing skill right?” He asked.

She knows that I was very good in dancing

“Sure ” I answered and my phone beeped briefly.

I knew it was a text message, it reads; “Please send your account details- Bobby.”
I showed the message to my brother and he screamed happily.

“This looks real.” He shouted and sat uptight.

He folded her arms and watched me as I texted my account details to Bobby.

Few seconds later, my phone beeped and I saw a credit alert of $10,000.

I screamed happily and stood, the pap on the table fell in my carelessness.
Shin stood and collected the phone from me. he saw the credit alert and screamed happily.

We both expressed our joy…



On Sunday, I was with my luggage ready to leave to Derek's band house.
My brother and Dad were standing beside me.
I had already forwarded $7,000 to them, that made them extremely happy.

“I do hope he loves your skill after the ten day.s” My dad said.

“I hope so, it will be a good one for our family.” I said.

“Be careful.” My brother said and I hugged him.

On arriving at Derek’s band house, the magnificency was awesome. It looked very beautiful.

I sighed and walked inside the house, I saw Bobby sitting and doing something on his IPAD.

He raised his head and as it met me, he smiled; “Welcome.”

“Thank you.” I appreciated nervously.

He then stood and said; “Let me take you to the room you will be occupyng.”
“Thank you.” I said again and followed him to a room.

“You will be leaving to school from here for the next ten days…there are few clothes that you can wear inside. Feel comfortable.” He said and I nodded.
I walked in sullenly and then, Bobby spoke up ; “You will be training with Derek at night, I’ll be coming by 11PM to walk you to the pratise ground.”

“Alright.” I answered and he walked away.

I sunk to the chair and wondered how it would be like practicing with Derek.

A knock landed on my door and I stood to open it.
“You do not have to feel sad, even if Derek didn’t accept you, I will find a way out for you.” One of Derek's brother said.
I do not really understand what he meant.
To be continued

28/01/2026

🎶MUSIC HIGH🎶

The SINGATRON 🎵🎙️

(The Dance Champion) 💃🏻

From: Star Esther's Library 📚

Written by rad_quinn10six ✍🏻

Music 7

Gerald pov

Derek fumed in anger before Bobby

“What exactly has come upon you? Who told you I can’t do without her?” Derek shouted.

“Calm down, please.” Boby pleaded. “I did it for this band.”

“For what band? don’t I have a say over this band anymore?” Derek asked angrily.

“The girl made us win in the last contest, she would make us win future contest, so what is the fuss all about?”Lucas asked.

He’s gentle but has never been afraid or nervous of speaking to Derek unlike the rest of us.

Derek went to sit and with his legs crossed, he said; “That contract she signed is terminated.”

“Of course not, as a matter of fact, she would be coming to live with us here for ten days.”


“What!” Derek screamed. “I! live with a poor girl? how did you want me to survive? ”

“Really? thought Troy.

"You watched her dance for close to ten minutes. We know you loathe poor people but…what we need is the dancing skill in Nana.” Bobby aid.

“I know you didn’t send me to offer her the contract, I did that when I heard rumour that Nicholas and his band were coming to your school. I thought of what they wanted to come to do in your school and the only thing I could reason was that , they were probably coming to offer Nana a contract. If they offer her a contract before we do, we will lose a girl with such potential.” Bobby explained.

“I don’t care if we loose her, I was planning on organizing another context and I was so sure that I would see someone better than Nana ." Derek said

Bobby then turned his face at us and back at him.

“Will you fire me for carrying out an order you didn’t give?” He asked.

Derek raised his head after few minutes and said; “I won’t fire you, I just want you to tell her the contract is now invalid.”

Derek stood and asked Bobby “Is that clear?”


Bobby swallowed and answered; “Sure.”

Derek then walked inside.

Bobby's face turned sour immediately, he sat where Derek had stood and asked; “Do you think I acted too fast?”

“No, you did well. Just speak to Nana that Derek doesn’t want her in sight, you can pay her few thousand dollars , she will appreciate it.” Lucas said.

“I should have let her signed the contract of Nicholas’ if I know that Derek would react this way.” Bobby said and just then, Derek came into sight again.

“How many days was she suppose to spend with me?” He asked.

“Just ten days, according to the contract, if you did not like her skills after ten days, we would send her away.” Bobby answered.


“10 days.” He mumbled and sighed.

“Not bad, let her come.” Derek said.

“Really!” Bobby exclaimed happily and chuckled.




Derek walked away with a stern look.

“I’m so happy for this girl…but, why did he suddenly change his nind?” Bobby asked.

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🎶MUSIC HIGH🎶The SINGATRON  🎵🎙️(The Dance Champion) 💃🏻From: Star Esther's Library 📚Written by rad_quinn10six ✍🏻Music 6NaN...
24/01/2026

🎶MUSIC HIGH🎶

The SINGATRON 🎵🎙️

(The Dance Champion) 💃🏻

From: Star Esther's Library 📚

Written by rad_quinn10six ✍🏻

Music 6

NaNA's POV:

He made me stand to my feet and looked at me broadly.

"Nicholas's!" I called in adoration. What could he have come to do in our school to do?

Nicholas doesn't attend music high. He attends another musical school.

And our school and theirs have always been in competition.

"Are you surprised to see me?" He asked softly.

"Erm...yeah, yeah... Do you come here to visit someone?" I asked him.

He smiled and turned back, he signalled for someone to come closer and a lady revealed herself, she was holding a document.

"Good afternoon, Miss Nana."
The lady greeted with a cheerful smile.

" Good afternoon." I answered politely.

"We are impressed on how you danced with Derek's band crew, not to be too forward, are you a contracted dancer with his band?" She asked while maintaining the smile on her face.

"Erm..not yet but..." Before I could completed my statement, she interrupted.

"Good! We do have an offer for you, it's a contract actually." She said and stretched the document to me.

I was already holding the one that Derek's manager gave me with my right hand so I collected that with my left hand.

"What does it contain , please?" I questioned.

"We'll love you to come over to Nichola's band house and come and join his dancers, we really love your skills and we will pay you well." The lady said.

"The signing up fee is $15,000.... just for agreeing to sign up with us, we'll pay you $15,000 immediately." She said.

"You mean if I take my pen and sign this document, you will forward $15,000 to me, right now?" I questioned.

"Why don't you sign it first and see the miracle." She answered.

I sighed and looked at the document in my right hand.

"Derek's band had just offered me a contract and I had signed it, I was going to submit it to Derek's manager when you met me." I complained.

"Is their signing up free greater than ours?" She questioned.

"Not at all, theirs is $10,000." I answered.

"Well, get a T pex and clean it." The lady said and I sighed briefly.

It's a hard decision to make, choosing between Derek and Nicholas has to be one of the greatest decision of my life.

I should choose Nicholas. Nicholas doesn't hate poor people. I mean he smiles nice to me and is kind to mean. Derek hates my guts. I should sigh Nicholas' own.

We heard steps approached and we all diverted our attention towards those that were yet to reveal themselves.

It was Bobby manager and one of Derek's brothers.

"Nana, have you signed it?" Bobby questioned.

"Erm..." I stuttered.

He walked to me and collected the document from him, he opened it and said; "Good!"

As he tried to walk away from me, I said; "Erm...I have a better..."

"Keep it, an agreement is an agreement and you have signed it already, you are now obligated to fulfill your terms of the contract, if you will like to object the contract you willingly signed, you may sue us to court." He said and turned to start walking away.

"And..." He said suddenly and turned to me. "The address of Derek's band house will be sent to your mobile number, resume immediately on Sunday."

He then walked away.

That's was awkward... How do I face Nicholas??

Tbc

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24/01/2026

🎶MUSIC HIGH🎶

The SINGATRON 🎵🎙️

(The Dance Champion) 💃🏻

From: Star Esther's Library 📚

Written by rad_quinn10six ✍🏻

Music 5

Gerald POV

Derek took his head off the window and gaped at me.

I knew better to keep quiet.

"She can really dance and Sing" He said softly and I nodded.

I was glad he admitted it himself.

He thought for a while and said; "But she's poor."

"You can ignore her." I said to him and the assembly bell rang.

He nodded.

Nana walked out of the empty room that she had been rehearsing in and was stunned to see us. She stood shock for a second and then walked away.

Derek pressed his eyes on Nana as she walked away.

"Do you have a plan?" I asked him.

He raised his head up to me and said; "What did you think? Is she beautiful?"

"Beautiful? I think she's just fair, but when she puts on her goth dress,she somewhat pretty. how about you?" I asked him.

"Poor people are always ugly before me, I only wanted to know what other people think about her, let's leave." He said and we both began to walk down to the assembly hall.

NANA POV

I was shocked when I saw Derek standing at the entrance of where I was, did he came there for something else or to see me?

Of course not, I'm nothing to him. He must have come around for something else.

After the assembly, Mary ran to me and shouted; "Hurray!"
Her small body full of excitement

"Excuse me? did you win a lottery?" I asked as I chuckled slightly.

"Did you know Derek came to see you dance?" She asked with her two hands around her mouth.

"Are you joking?" I asked not wanting to believe my ears.

"I'm f**king serious, very serious..." She said and I almost stood to my feet.

She sat at her seat that was right beside me and said; "I'm telling you, I was so stunned when one of his brothers came to ask of you from me."

I was so elated from the inside even though I do not know what his sudden curiosity about me was for.

"Erm... why do you think he wanted to see me?" I asked.

"Well, I told you that if you helped them win, he would think about you and what favour you could offer their band." She said.

"I can not wait for my skills to start earning me money." I said and blushed.

When it was break, Mary turned to me and said; "Class today is so stressful."

"Of course." I replied, I was sad and pitiful on the inside cause I have not eaten breakfast neither do I have any hope of eating till I arrive home.

"Let's go and take something together." She requested.

"I have some things to do, you can go." I said with a smile.

I actually didn't have anything to do, I just do not want to look and feel like a parasite to her.

"Why? ....fine! I'll buy for you." She said.

"No...I'm actually satisfied. Leave quick before the break will be over." I said and she let out an heavy sigh before leaving.

Someone walked in at that moment and on peeking, I saw that it was Derek's manager.

I became excessively nervous and wondered if he was really coming to me or going elsewhere.

"Thanks for helping us win in our last contest with Nicholas" He said and I shivered slightly cause of how uneasy I felt.

"Yeah...erm...it's nothing." I said.

He smiled broadly and said; "We love your skills and...we do have a contract to offer you."

"Oh! ." I became anxious. "What type of contract?"

He placed a document containing many leaflets on my table and said; "Take your time and go through this, if you accept the terms of the contract, sign it and call the number there."

With the broad smile still on his face, he walked away.

I eagerly opened the files and read the contract, it says that they had like to employ me as a part time dancer for Clifford's band.

As a part time dancer, I will have to live in the band's house for ten days and train regularly, if I was seen to be hardworking and Derek wish to work with me, my days of contract will be extended but if he doesn't love my skill, I will be sent away but paid.

It says in conclusion that if I like to sign up the contract, I should sign and call the number below.

The signing up payment is $10,000.

I jumped up on seeing the amount, this $10,000 will go a long way in my family's life.

I hurriedly signed it without thinking and ran out looking for Derek's s manager.

I do not seem to know where he went to, probably Derek's class.

I took to my heels and ran towards Derek's s class, cause of how eager and joyful I was, I didn't know when my leg slipped, I stumbled and almost fell but a hand stopped me from falling.

With the document still in my hand, I turned to see who helped me from falling.

No no! It's a dream! It can't be him.

Tbc...
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24/01/2026

🎶MUSIC HIGH🎶

The SINGATRON 🎵🎙️

(The Dance Champion) 💃🏻

From: Star Esther's Library 📚

Written by rad_quinn10six ✍🏻

Music 4

Gerald POV

Derek, Lucas, Troy, Stephan and I walked inside the band's building, we all sat at the living room happily. We were not smiling ,out it was sure bright around us.

Bobby walked in few seconds later and said; "Congratulations."

Derek lowered his head and didn't reply Bobby.
'Wasbhe ashamed?'

"Are you surprised Nana showed up?" Bobby asked.

"Shouldn't I? did you arrange that?" Derek asked Bobby with a cold look.
He sure doesn't like Nana

"Why would I? But I was glad she showed up otherwise, there is no way you could have won Nicholas..." Bobby said.

"You think I won because of her little performance?" Derek asked with a scoff

"Yes brother. We all know we lead Nicholas because of Nan...to be frank." Lucas said without minding Derek Glares

Derek stood and walked away without saying a word.

We arrived at school the following morning, we were walking towards her class when Derek suddenly paused and said; "Stephan, Troy and Lucas... you can proceed to the class, I'll join you soon."

Stephan , Troy and Lucas walked away subserviently.

"Gerald, do you know what class that poor filthy girl is?" Derek asked me.

"Class C." I answered briefly.

"Take me there." He said and I led him to the where Class C was.

We stood by the entrance of the class and all the students who had been discussing casually stopped and gazed their attention on Derek.

"OMG! Derek is here.
Jeez! Whom did he come for?
Gosh....see how handsome he is.
See his lips....I can't die without kissing it.

"Omg I could faint right now

I haven't seen anyone as good looking as him

He is so handsome.." These and many more were many more words from students to Derek.

"Seems she's not in class." I whispered into Derek's ear.

Derek then walked out of the class with me but we were still around the vicinity of the class.

"Where could she be?" He asked.
"Poor people and being late!" He scoffed

"Give me a minute, let me make enquiry." I said and he nodded.

I then walked back inside the class and sighted a girl, I walked to her and said; "Did Nana have a friend here?"

"Sure...that girl." She pointed at a short girl with short hair.

I walked to her and she furrowed her brow in surprise.

I could see nervousness expressed all over her face.

"Your name is...?" I asked.

"Mart." She answered softly and politely.
She's cute.

"Nana seems to be absent, is she still coming to school?" I asked her.

"Yes....yes, please....she's still coming." She answered.

"Okay, should we wait for her or you would come to tell me in my class when she comes?" I questioned.

She checked her watch and said; "I think she's around already, Nans comes before 7;30 AM."

"Where could she have branched?" I asked her.

"She's in school, she's probably in one of the empty rooms upstairs, she goes there at her leisure times to rehearse." She said.

"Rehearse? like rehearse how to dance?" I asked.

"Yes." She answered.

"Come with me." I said and she followed me out to meet Derek.

I explained all that Mary said to him.

Derei then spoke softly to me, he hates to speak with poor people or average people.

"Derek wants you to lead us to the empty room." I said to her and she nodded.

She lead us to the room and said; "Right here."

I peeked through the window and saw Nana dancing and singing perfectly to one of Derek's song that was being played on her phone.

She was dancing beautifully and skillfully. Her voice was lovely .

"What did you see?" Derek asked me and I took my face away from the window

"You may leave." I said to Mary and she walked away.

"You need to see it yourself." I said to Derek.

He hesitated for few seconds before peeking through the window.

I was surprised that after ten minutes, Derek was still watching Nana dance.

Tbc

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🎶MUSIC HIGH🎶The SINGATRON  🎵🎙️(The Dance Champion) 💃🏻From: Star Esther's Library 📚Written by rad_quinn10six ✍🏻Music 3Nan...
23/01/2026

🎶MUSIC HIGH🎶

The SINGATRON 🎵🎙️

(The Dance Champion) 💃🏻

From: Star Esther's Library 📚

Written by rad_quinn10six ✍🏻

Music 3

Nana Pov

I felt the gaze on everyone on me, including Derek and his brothers. The music was so me. I danced as if it was made for me. The way I moved resonated with the notes. I was in my goth girl dress. After dancing with them for a while, I stylishly disappeared to the backstage.

I hurriedly went to a room that I had changed into a my goth beautiful and exorbitant dress to perform, I changed back into my casual dress and ran out.

The dress was not mine and I hope that the owner would not hunt me , I stepped down hurriedly and as I hurry, I collapsed into someone.

His beautiful scents covered me and before I could see who he was, he spoke softly; "Be careful, miss."
His voice was like honey dripping from a height. So calm and smooth.

I raised my head and was surprised to see Nicholas.

His glasses resting perfectly on him straight nose. He was the one that was suppose to lead tonight's show, he might lead though cause I do not know if my little performance with Derek and band will make them win.

"I'm sorry." I apologized for the way I collided at him and ran away from the vicinity of the building.

"Job done." I typed those words and sent it to Mary.

She had encouraged me to dare it. Though I was scared of the aftermath but... I just have to find a way of telling the world I have a very good dancing skill.

I took a cab home and I saw Mary already standing at the entrance, she ran to me and we hugged.

"You did it!" She screamed. "I can't believe it."

"I can not believe it too but I did it." I said and we hugged again.

"What did you think Derek will think about me?" I asked her.

"Hum...it depends, if he wins Nicholas, he will start realizing that he is dependent on you, if he lose....I don't know what he may do." She answered and I nodded.

"We'll see in school tomorrow." She said.

"Sure." I replied.

She smiled broader and left.

I sighed and twisted the k**b of the door, I walked in.

I saw my junior brother eating starch and my mood sour

I walked to him and sat by him.

"Shin, didn't dad come home with any money today?" I asked.

Shin gave me a look that said 'No'
This broke my heart.

"Don't be sad sister." I know you can do it!" Shin said and hugged me.

"I wish I could do more." I whispered.

"Have you eaten?" He asked.

"No...but I'll take noodles at night." I answered.

"You didn't eat this morning neither did you eat this afternoon. Now you want to eat in the night. You are already thinner than a brown stick" Shin chastised.

He commenced crying bitterly.

I lowered my head sadly and raised it back, my dad walked in at that moment.

He stood akimbo with a very sad and stressed look.

"I worked hard today but...I could only come back with $15...it was said that we would be paid at the end of the month." My dad said bitterly.

The $15 is not even enough for us to eat for a day.

He went to sit beside my brother and could not do anything but watch him sob.

My dad who has been trying to be strong since my mom died, he brought out the $15 he came back with and dropped it on the table.

Tears streamed gently from his face too, he didn't make any sound just that his mouth was shaking.

My dad stood and said; "You can take this $15 and use it to eat, I'll starve this night." My dad said and turned in a bit to start walking to his room.

"But dad... you haven't eaten anything today, you can use it to buy food, I'll be fine." I said.

"No, you haven't even eaten anything since morning. Use it please." He walked away.

I lowered my head and cried too, I was experiencing tier one poverty. I do hope I get out of these soon.

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🎶MUSIC HIGH🎶The SINGATRON  🎵🎙️(The Dance Champion) 💃🏻From: Star Esther's Library 📚Written by rad_quinn10six ✍🏻Music 2Mar...
23/01/2026

🎶MUSIC HIGH🎶

The SINGATRON 🎵🎙️

(The Dance Champion) 💃🏻

From: Star Esther's Library 📚

Written by rad_quinn10six ✍🏻

Music 2

Mary sighted me crying beside the building and ran to me.

She sat beside me and before I could even tell her what happened, she bursted into a loud cry.

After we had both cried, we relaxed.

"I know he would find out and embarrass you, was that what happened?" She asked me.

"I exposed my identity already but that was after he chose me as his dancer. I let out.

" Congratulations!" She screamed happily.

"I think he would call for another dancer's context, he would definitely not want me to be his dancer for any reason, remember what happened the last time I stepped his shoe? Derek hates me so much and I know" I lamented bitterly.

Mary was quiet for a while before speaking; "Did he chase you out or you walked out yourself?"

"Huh! Am I suppose to wait till he chase me out? He was already embarrassing me believing I have so much germs on my body." I explained to Mary.

"Your skill is outstanding, give him time. If he realizes that he can not do without your skill, he will send for you." Mary said and dragged me up.

As I stood, I turned to mary pathetically and said; "But there are better dancers and singer than me, why do you think he may not be able to do without my skill?"

"There may be better dancers than you but no one in this world dance in the exact same way that you do." She said.

I nodded and felt encouraged, maybe in the future, Derek would really send for me.

Gerald POV

I watched the poor girl walked out of the stage, I recognized her to the girl that made Derek angry last week Tuesday when she hugged him by mistake. What audacity does she even have to apply for his context?

Derek who had just watched the poor girl left turned angrily to Bobby; his manager and said; "If not because you have being with me for years, I would have ordered that you should be fired."

"Derek! be calm." Bobby said and walked to him.

He does not look scared at all.

"The next context is holding in two weeks time, we did not have time at all... Are you interested in her skill or her status?" Bobby asked.

"Organize another contest immediately.' Derek said and went to sit.

He rested his head on his palm.

" No." Boby answered and went to sit beside him.

"I'm your manager and I know what is best for this band, organizing a contest will take another one week leaving you with one week, are you insinuating that a week is enough to practice with your dancer?" Bobby asked.

"Brother, I think you should listen to Bobby. We need her skills not her status...it's too late to organize another context!" Lucas the most gentle amidst us said.

"Bobby, Organize another contest." Derek insisted.

"Fine, if it's what you want!" Bobby said an walked out.

Those present with me knew better not to utter a word.

A week later, we were in the same hall sitting as the judge for another dance context.

Many ladies participated but Derek didn't like any of their dancing skills.

After the contest was over, he lowered his head sadly to the desk.

"Derek, we have six days left after today, should we still let Nana out of this?" Bobby asked.

Derek raised his head after a while and said; "I can't have anything to do with poor people, is that too hard to understand?”

Derek walked out and we followed him.

Two days to the final context, Derek hasn't got a dancer still.

Derek was at the sitting room staring at the television that was displaying the video song of one of his songs that he would be performing in two days time.

Lucas,Troy,Stephan and I walked to join him at the living room

Before we could even talk, Derek said; " I don't want to believe Boby has sent you to try to convince me about that poor girl?" He threw the question up in the air for all of us.

"Not at all." Lucas answered. "Derek we only want to know how we would be performing without a dancer in the next two days, don't you think no matter how best we sing, we still wouldn't win."

"If I did not win...it will hurt but I love that compared to performing with that poor girl." Derek said adamantly.

"Fine." Lucas stood. "I hope you also know that if we lose this time, our fan base will keep decreasing and the bands in our favour will start switching to our competitor."

We all walked away from him.

It was finally the day of the context, our competitor; Nicholas and his beautiful bands had already performed and they were leading all other bands with 40 points."

We were the last band to perform.

Derek held the microphone and began to sing, while we parted the songs, few minutes into our performance, a female dancer suddenly joined us and began to dance perfectly to our song.

The cheers amidst the crowd increased, Derek was stunned at the increase in the shouts of crowds in our support, Derek turned at the same time I turn to see who the strange dancer was.

Behold, it was Nana.

🎶MUSIC HIGH🎶The SINGATRON  🎵🎙️(The Dance Champion) 💃🏻From: Star Esther's Library 📚Written by rad_quinn10six ✍🏻Music 1 Th...
23/01/2026

🎶MUSIC HIGH🎶

The SINGATRON 🎵🎙️

(The Dance Champion) 💃🏻

From: Star Esther's Library 📚

Written by rad_quinn10six ✍🏻

Music 1

The application to become the dancer for one of the most popular and singer in Music high: Derek was holding right at a musical building in the school compound.

The magnificent and beautiful building was built purposely for Derek and his bands.

Unlike other school days, the school was extremely busy with ladies from different states, they were hundreds and its really surprising to know that Derek management will only pick one dancer.

Everyone knows Derek as the best singer, he wins practically all song context but lost the recent one cause he didn't have a dancer.

Now that he needs a dancer badly, I would definitely be applying.

I know I stand a little chance of winning but since applying doesn't hurt, I decided to apply.

Mary ran to me on seeing me.

She was my best friend.

"Nana!" She called my name and we hugged.

"You could have come to class first." She said.

"No no, don't you see the number of people that applied, my number is 70... some people's number are above 200 I don't want to slack on this." I said. Trying to get her off me.

She licked her lower lips and said; "But...you know you are wasting your time, Nana Everyone knows Derek hates you and the last thing he would ever want is to have you as his dancer..."

"Are you discouraging me already?" I asked,my face in a frown.

"No..." She said and glanced at the crowds of applicants.

"I actually have a plan..."

"Tell me about it?" She requested.
I brought out some make up and clothes.
“when it's about to reach my turn,I'll put in on!"

"You want to pretend to be a goth baddie?" Mary asked.

"Well...if that's what it takes"

Mary was quiet for a while and said; "I won't discourage you, I'll sit here until you are done...Good luck."

She then went to sit.

I waited for a while until it was the turn for number 70 to be called.

"Number 70 your turn." Someone shouted from the inside and I walked in.

I appeared in a large and very beautiful hall, I was on a stage while Derek , his four bands and his management sat as judges.

"Show us your dancing skills." His manager said and one of Derek music was played.

It was one favorite song of his.

I began to dance. People used to tell me that my dancing skills will make way for me and I believed it.

In the past, I had danced flawlessly. I had participated in many local dance context and won.

But this is a professional one that requires extra skill and...grace.

I heard claps from them all of a sudden and an expression of happiness could be read on their faces.

Derek was the first to stand.

"This is beautiful." He said and clapped the more.

I was surprised. I didn't know he could look this please.

This goth thing got luck.

His four brothers stood too and continued clapping, then his management stood up and clapped for me.

My head swell and I can't help but ask myself if I had been picked or...

I was confused.

"Congratulations." I finally heard his manager said and I screamed happily to the top of my voice.

My mind drifted to how I would bless my poor and devasted community with money earned from being Derek Dancer.

"We need to see your singing talent Goth princess"
One of Derek band brothers said

A mic was given to me.

Good thing I had prepared.

I opened my mouth to sing and the music took me.
I sang This love by Taylor swift.

When I was done,everyone stoop up with encomium.

God! This is a dream come through for me.

Bobby whispered some words into the ear of Derek, he then turned to him and said; "Yes, dismiss the rest. This lady here is so good. I love her dancing and singing skills." His manager went out to dismiss everyone.

My happiness would have been full if I was my real self but I was actually putting on a mask.

God help me, I was extremely nervous.

They all walked to the stage and began to shake me hands to hands one after the other , saying; "Congratulation,Welcome to the band."

I shook the first four brothers and then, it was Derek's turn.

My heart was beating loudly.
What if he recognizes me?

I had heard him vowed during an interview on the television that he would never see any reason to touch poor people.

I don't understand why he hates us so much but here is, about to touch me.

He probably thought I was rich.

"Are you wealthy?" He asked softly before he extended his hand to shake me.

It won't be good if I lie in my very first conversation with him.

Afterall, they need my skill and not my identity.

"No." I shook my head in response.

He ran a distance away from me and began to examine his body.

"Call the doctor, she's poor, she must have contacted me with a germ." He said and his manager ran out hurriedly.

He came back with a middle aged doctor and the man began to quickly examine Derek

What! What exactly does he see poor people as?
Jeez!

"You are fine sir!" The doctor said to hIm and he breathed heavily.

"Bobby! what we're you doing that you didn't know a poor girl applied for my contest?" He shouted at Bobby.

"I am poor and so what? I will be rich some day too"

I ran out with tears pouring heavily from my face. Not like I chose poverty, I was just a victim.

And there I was, being treated like I housed germs.
Tbc
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