Happy Times!

I noticed it was a warm night for the month of May while I stared at the ceiling and tossed and turned in bed with excitement. I felt like a child on the night before Christmas, anticipating Christmas gifts. I was wired for the rest of the night and right when I closed my eyes, my cell phone buzzed like a bumble bee flying next to my ear. It was a text message from one of my best friends saying “TODAY IS THE BIG DAY FOR YOU TO SHINE!” Smiling at the text message, my sleepy eyes noticed it was 6:30 AM, and I forgot all about my lack of energy, I jumped up and got ready for the most spectacular day of my life.
The whole day through school, I felt as if my inner self would jump out through my skin and run wild with thrill across Kimball’s quad. The school day went by faster than expected and this made me more restless for the night, the night of my first performance in Kimball’s first ever musical! Of course, there was a lot of pressure from everyone. I ignored it all and made sure I was going to have the funniest experience in my high school career. This was the first I have ever sung to a large audience, if you don’t count my stuffed animals that always listen to me while I sing carelessly in my room. I didn’t think of messing up or people laughing at me. I had the most self confidence I ever had in my life while others were worried about forgetting the words or missing a step in one of the dance routines. I made sure everyone had the same mood I was in and assured my cast it was going to be an amazing show.
Before the show, I led the cast in a prayer for a good show and made everyone jump around and shake off their nerves to various Lady Gaga songs. Once the show started, my adrenaline was bursting through my eyes and ears. I felt as if I was going to jump off a cliff but I was only going on stage to perform. It was my turn to do my solo and sing by myself. I looked out to the crowd and saw my family and best friends in front cheering and clapping for me. I could not help but smile and engage in the crowd’s energy. After the show, I cried. I am an emotional person so it wasn’t a surprise to anyone close to me. I realized I was going to do this again the next day and the next weekend, which made me more excited to see the audience happy from our performance. I could not wait to do it again. I want to be on stage for the rest of my life, conveying an emotion to the audience. That night I was so happy I could die, and it was alright.