Prologue

Music

It has always been my refuge, my passion, my world. I started singing when I was five and started playing the guitar when I was eleven. I have this deep connection with words and rhythm, I feel like I'm floating everytime I sing or play the instrument.

I stopped singing for years to focus on my studies and build a career, but deep down I knew I stopped because I didn't want to remember him--that one person I had deep connection with. He's the type of person who will accompany you to sing, we were already communicating..expressing ourselves.

Yet, I still found my way back to music. The moment I felt like I was ready again. I came back here.

Music keeps my blood pumping. It gives me purpose.

"Hey girl, you're so good" Elise Shen opened to me when I arrived at the cafeteria. She's not wearing make-up today which is unusual. Elise and I went to the same college but we never really talked then. When I saw that we were in the same company that's the time I initiated to talk with her. Although she is assigned to another department.

I put down the tray I was carrying and sat in the empty seat. I turned to her. "Why"

"What, why!? Haven't you been online yet!?" She looked at me through her round glasses."Your video went viral! You already have 600 thousand views and counting!"

"Yes xiaoxiao" Feng Lichen turned to me, her boyfriend. "Your voice is so beautiful and also the song you sang is nice. What is it? Made by you? It doesn't look familiar."

I frowned and remember the video I uploaded recently. It was a video of me singing one of my compositions while playing the guitar.

"Yes I wrote that song. But seriously? It went viral? Impossible!" I laughed "Almost no one listens to my work."

Elise shen took out her phone and open her facebook account. "Here, ow wait let me just find it."

I started eating while she was fiddling with her facebook. Deep inside, I am thinking of what I uploaded. 600 thousand views? It's impossible. I uploaded that video out of boredom and most of my uploads are barely 500 view. So that's imposs--

"Here" Elise shen showed her phonr in front of me.

My eyes widened when I saw that they were right. Now it has 800 thousand views, 300 thousand likes and 200 thousand shares.

Holy shit!

I tooked Elise's phone and unbelievably scrolled down in the comments. Most are compliments and others also mentioned their friends. Oh my God! This is impossible! I looked at the video again to check if that was my video and affirmative!

"See? Geez! Xiaoxiao how could you miss this out?" Elise laughed

"I don't know.. Isn't that I went home to the province. You know the signal there is weak so I also have no internet connection for a few days." I pressed the log-out button. "Can I log-in my account for a minute?"

And when I opened my facebook account, I was inundated with notifications and messsges. Shit! Elise is right. How can I miss out like this! I just ignored the notifications that were all comments, likes and shares. I immediately opened my messages and again full of praise.

There's a message I finally opened from a woman named Wu miaoji

"Good day Ms.chen

I am from the Music festival and we are holding this event in the whole country A. We have seen your video and we saw potential in your talent. We would like to request for your appearance and performance for the said Music Festival which will be held in country X this 14th-15th of the month. Transportation and accommodation with complimentary breakfast will be on us.

Immediate response and confirmation is highly appreciated. Thankyou!"

I was shocked and immediately covered my mouth.

"Oh my god" i just whispered

"What now?" Elise took her phone and read the message. "MyGod! Xiaoxiao will you perform here? Geez! you are famous now!"

"Wait, Let me search it if who's band are they gonna featured this time"

I stood next to elise and watched her search for the bands that highlighted this music festival. I saw a list of different neophyte and popular bands. Then my heart skipped a beat when I saw that name of the band:

SERENITY...

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