He introduced me to a group of bandmates and used all of his money to have them come to the
country.
I was in class all day.
Then I met with the band and became one with
their style.
My dad saw me and was angrier than ever.
At first, people laughed that I was singing with
the band.
Then, they stopped laughing.
It was almost like angels had come to earth.
When we were done, you could hear a pin drop.
The kids who liked music had their mouths
covered.
“Did Ashley get that band from Europe?”
At least someone had some taste.
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I won.
Ms. Lin hugged me and gave me some
sunflowers.
“I know you’re going to do great.”
Yes!
I was amazing!
I saw myself shining for the first time ever.
A lot of the kids thought that I was going to be
famous and asked for my autograph.
Lisa wasn’t there.
I guess Jake had a hand in it.
He said that he wanted to get me a gift for my
18th birthday and he was going to get it for me.
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Dad was quiet for the first time ever.
Mom said that she wanted to take a picture
with me.
But I was busy getting the band ready to go.
I scrolled through social media and saw that
Mom had posted about me.
“My daughter got first place. Amazing.”
She never got this excited about Brittany.
One of my aunts, who never liked how Mom
treated me, commented: “You don’t even have a
picture together. Are you sure she’s your real
daughter?”
I sent her a smile and headed to see the band
off.
1
시
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I said, “It’s overkill for them to be working with
someone like me.”
Jake pinched my face.
“You know what they said before they left?”
I shook my head.
“You’re gonna be a superstar!”
I knew that I was eventually going to spread my wings and fly.
- 19.
It was my birthday and Brittany had a ballet
recital.
Mom said, “How about we get cake after
Brittany’s recital?”
“It’s important to Brittany. This might get her
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Brittany couldn’t get her grades up.
