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13 years ago

Cutest Lil' Jazz Singer (3/12) Blog story discontinued

Hello! I've decided to start another story since I'm having so much fun with the other one as well. I'm not stopping my Elena story, but I am writing it so fast... a little too fast. I started this...
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13 years ago
Stardust


I love my city. We live across the bridge and WAY up in the hills, but our house has a fantastic view of the skyline. The bus takes FOREVER to get me to school, but I don't mind. Extra time for getting homework done at the last minute, right? And I'm in no big hurry to get there.

Today I had to take the subway because I stayed after to help Mr. Locke with setting up our chem lab for Monday. He gave me a little cash to help pay for a cab home as a thank you. I took the subway to save some. Now I'm spending the extra on -- A TACO!


I love these tacos. I hardly ever get to have any, so I happily crunch one down while I wait for my taxi.

I hope Mom isn't mad at me for getting one and skipping dinner. Maybe I just won't tell her. Somehow she always knows though. Shrug.

I get home and go upstairs to play with my cat, Edwina.
Oh! Here's my cat:

She's some kind of special breed. I don't remember. This lady down the hill was going to have to leave to go work on a foreign movie, and she let me cat sit her. Well, me and this cat fell in love with each other. The lady let me keep her!



This is my house, by the way. It's way to small for us. Haha, one good thing about being the only girl is that my brothers all have to squeeze into one room while I get another --- all to myself!

So, anyway... where was I? Oh yeah, I'm playing with my cat upstairs.


Mama is downstairs sleeping on the couch. She's never been the same since she had scarlet fever a few years ago. Scarlet fever you ask? I know right!! I thought that was gone like, a hundred years ago or something. Apparently it's like really really bad strep throat that gives you a red rash. She had to go to the hospital. So, some days she's real tired and sleeps alot. I try to be real quiet.


I hear Daddy get home and come inside.

Then I hear Daddy sigh sadly, "Has she been like this all day?"

Who is he talking to?

Howie answers, "Mostly. I checked her a little while ago. She's running a fever."

I didn't know Howie was down there.

"Would she take anything?"

Howie answers again, "Not this last time. She tried to take something earlier, but it just came right back up, so she refused this last time."

Daddy makes a quiet, angry noise before he says, "Sasha, why don't you take care of yourself?"

I'm guessing he's not really talking to her and thinking she's going to respond.


"Dad, she's been sleeping for five hours, and I can't get her to wake up." Howie complains.

Mama moans an irritated response, "Y'all stop talking about me like I'm not here. I'm fine! Just... tired."

I hear Daddy's kneecaps crack as I figure he's knelt down next to her, "Sasha, you need to take something."

Mama answers, "Won't stay down. Not worth it." I hear her exhale loudly.

"Maybe if you eat something. Just a little something." Daddy tries to coax her.

I hear Justice's voice from the kitchen, "I'm making waffles for dinner! You love waffles. C'mon, Mama." I hear a few steps taken below in the living room before Justice hollers up to me, "Hey Baby Love, you want some waffles?"

Stupid nickname. "No thanks, I had a taco." May as well admit it. I can literally FEEL Mama's irritation with this.


Mama's voice sounds tired, "Justice, what you doing in your pj's already?"

Justice chuckles, "Speak for yourself, Mama."


"Hah." Mama almost laughs. Then I hear the chair slide across the floor. Edwina scratches me since I'm playing with her with a toy mouse and I get distracted. Ow! I suck on the scratch and hear Mama talk some more, "You knew I'd be tempted by waffles, you sweet boy. I'll try to eat some.... for you." Somehow I just know Justice is grinning at her.


I hear Mama start coughing and hear a fork hit a plate.

"That's it, Sashay, we're going to the doctor to get you checked out." Dad says as I hear yet another chair going across the floor.

"No, I'm fine. I just need to rest." Mama says in between coughs. "Besides, the boys promised me they'd play our song tonight." I imagine her smiling at my brothers.

"Mom," I hear Howie say, "we'll do it some other time. You don't look so good."

"You men are conspiring against me all the time." Mama teases, but I can also hear the irritation in her voice.


So Daddy convinces her to go to the hospital. It's just me and my brothers tonight, I guess, because I have a feeling they're not going to be back tonight.


The waffles smell good, so I head downstairs and eat some. My brother Marcus is also in the kitchen, so my dinner company isn't my favorite. When we're done I do the dishes, and Marcus stares at me while holding his coffee mug.

"You wash your mug. I'm going upstairs to read my novel." I say to him.

He follows me to the living room, "Baby Love, have you done your homework yet?"

Oh! So you think you're Mr. Parent since Mama and Daddy are at the hospital? Huh.

"No, I was gonna do that later." I answer with almost a glare.

"You need to do it now. I'm not going to have you slacking just because Mom isn't at home right now."

"Fine!" I say and stomp up the stairs. I hate him!


Marcus gets on my last nerve! I wish he'd just MOVE OUT! I hear Edwina playing under my bed. A cat paw sticks itself out and bats at my shoes for a second.

"Silly cat." I say to her and sit myself on my bed to do my homework as fast as I can so I can read.


The boys bug me a little as they start up practicing in the garage. They're distracting me from really getting into my book.

(Drives me crazy that the bass and guitar guys won't stay in the flippin garage!)


Saturday, the boys have a gig at a local dump. They decided I needed to come with them since they didn't want me home alone, and Mama and Daddy aren't home yet. Still.
I order some hot wings.


My brothers get to playing and my foot starts tapping along to the music. The place is almost deserted, but they have a grand time anyway.


Sometimes... Justice gets a little carried away. Haha.


I hear a not-so-quiet "PSST!" come from Justice directed at me.

"What?" I ask in plain volume.

"Get up here!" he says.

"What!?" I ask again, a little louder.

"Yeah, we're playing 'Stardust' next, and you know you can sing that one."


"Y'all are gonna play 'Stardust'... as your closer?" I ask incredulously.

Howie answers me, "Well, it's not like the place is hopping for high tempo dance tunes."

"She won't do it." Marcus gibes me.

"Nah, c'mon, Baby Love. Hardly nobody's here. You can do this." Justice says to me with a smile on his face.

"Just make up your mind cuz we're about to start." Darren pipes in annoyingly.


So, taunted by Darren and Marcus, I go stand next to Justice. Yeah, there's almost nobody here, but I feel like I can hardly breathe.

Howie starts it up and Marcus gets ready to come in with the drums... and I just stand there staring at my shoes... not singing. I miss my cue. Howie does a turn around and Justice whispers to me that I can do this. So, this next time I come in real quiet:

"Sometimes I wonder why I spend
The lonely night dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you

When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration..."

"A little louder, Gloria." Marcus says. I'm startled by him using my actual name.


So, still shaking like a leaf, I lift my head come in a little louder:

"Ah but that was a long time ago
Now my consolation is in the stardust of a song..."


"Beside the garden wall when stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale tells his fairytale
Of paradise where roses grew

Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain"

The boys play a little before I sing the last bit one more time.


I decide to finish with a little flourish, since it really doesn't matter anyway. The boys go right along with me:

"Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain".

My brothers, the bartender, and another man in the back all clap for me, and I'm glad for the darkened room because I blush.


The man in the back walks up to me and shakes my hand, "That was pretty good. What's your name, sweetheart?"

"Gloria Love, sir. These are my brothers. I just ... sing with them at home sometimes, ... thank you." I stutter a little.

He smiles a little condescendingly down at me, "How old are you anyway?"


About this time, Marcus walks up and distracts the man, "Hello, I'm Marcus Love. This is my sister Gloria. What were you saying to her?"

The man shakes his hand and shrugs slightly, "I was just about to recommend that she become a permanent part of your group. She's pretty good."

I blush again.


"And you are?" Marcus asks with almost a rude undertone to his voice.

The man chuckles a little. "Name's Bumble." He hands my brother a card. "I'm a talent scout for Vinyl Spins record company."

Oh wow!

"Well then, nice to meet you Mr. Bumble." Marcus says as he looks at me. "My sister is still in high school."

"Not for long." I pipe in.

Marcus winces, "Thank you for your recommendation. We'll consider it."

"So, where's your next gig, I'd like to come listen again. Especially if this young lady is going to sing again."

Wow.

Justice calls me over.


He laughs with good humor, "On the stage once and you've done what we couldn't do in years."

"What's that?" I ask.

"You've caught a label's attention. But Mama and Daddy are gonna have to have their say if you're gonna keep with us."

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"

I stand there in mute shock.


He laughs louder this time, "C'mon, Baby, you were great up there! I knew you would be."

We dance out of habit while Marcus talks to the scout and Darren and Howie play shuffleboard.

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"Stardust" by Hoagy Carmichael and Mitchell Parish

http://youtu.be/wYGiS6hBhls

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