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DREAMS DO COME TRUE By Joy Kimani

"Ladies and Gentlemen I have known the next act for quite sometime", said Jerome as he looked straight to our table, right into my eyes.
"I have seen him grow from diapers to now and I can not describe how remarkable this young man has grown up to be with such a unique talent that has left some of us clearly dumbfounded and now it is with all my pleasure that I introduce tonight's last act Oscar"
My girlfriend Njeri who is sited next to me squeezes my hand and tells me how proud she is of me and reassures me that I would just be incredible.
I pick up my worn out guitar and make my way to the platform. I hardly notice how quite it has been kind of pin-drop-silence. All eyes are fixed on me and suddenly I feel a sudden urge to just take on heels and never look back again but this calm voice within me reassures me over and over again as my cells and nerves scream out this is a huge mistake.
My life has not always been like this performing in front of a real life audience. A few months ago my only audience was my Cat Jerry and my girlfriend back then I never worried about looking stupid in front millions and millions of audience well not millions right now but you can't blame this strong introvert for being visually creative.
I pluck a cord and close my eyes as I take a huge breath in. I could feel the spotlight on my face and suddenly the world in front disappears and I start singing.
My mind takes a trip down memory lane, back to my room as I perform in front of my mirror. This is where for once I get to be myself no fear and no critics.
My story is, not only am I known as a computer whiz kid but a serious klutz especially under pressure. Well now you know High school was not a walk in the park for me and now that am in campus doing what I was trained to do Computer Science life has not exactly been my portion. I did not have many friends well if you call more than one many then yes I did have many friends, my cat Jerry and old mister Mosheh who lives down the street. These two have been the best sidekick any superhero would like to have am sure they are pretty envious right now.
Life in campus has been quite an experience so far. I have appeared in the Deans List a couple of times(not that am bragging in any way) and found my talent.music. Well before I get to how I discovered this talent let me explain how I meet my super-hot girlfriend.
It all started one day as I was busy hurrying down the hallway to make it to my last class of the day. This was when my eyes landed on the most beautiful creation I have ever seen. She had the smile of an angel with eyes that twinkle which has a perfect completion with her round face. Her hair was really something; she looked like she had just walked out of a Vogue magazine. My breath was clearly taken away since I reached class practically with no breath at all and to make matters worse I tripped into class making me the laughing stork of class plus the professor was not impressed.
The next couple of weeks I was Magnum P.I, Sherlock Holmes and the famous Adrian Monk all rolled into one. I tried my best to find out who she was and of course her status. The only responses I got was that she was a new student and I had no chance under the sun to ever hold an audience with her because she was popular and incredibly beautiful and I waswell I was simply me.
It took a couple of months of prepping me on how I could approach this one girl that I had immensely fallen for. The funny thing was just from a distance I had gotten to know her better but not as a stalker it's just I kept my eyes ears and nose open. First of all I knew her favorite roses were yellow roses because they reminded her of summer. Her favorite perfume was designer Marc Jacobs. She had an incredible love for shoes and had her own collection of shoes. Njeri has five smiles when she makes a plan, when trying to be polite, when with her friends, when she listening to her favorite music and lastly most probably when she looks at me.
So sure it seemed the odds were stacked up against me but the truth is I had nothing to loose. And so I decided to use my forty billion cells, you know the ones that I get credit for and see what I could come up with.
It happened that the campus had organized a talent search for fresh new talent and the best act would win quite a heavy gift pack especially a contract with world renowned record labels. I signed up and stayed up most of the nights rehearsing doing what I seldom ever do practice for the concert and since I did not want anyone to know I did it far away from the rest of the human population.
To cut this supposedly dramatic story short, the day finally arrived and the whole campus was located at one point ready to finally uncover the next big thing or bright star. Rumors on the streets was that the Campus's king of the geeks(me) was going to make a fool of myself as a kind of last act but you know I didn't mind. All that I cared was that Njeri would be there and if looking stupid would get her attention well we can never know till we try, right?
All the acts were done starting from the Acapella group to the solos of extraordinary voices that I have never heard before. It was simply amazing and I knew there was no chance of winning but I reminded myself winning was not the point but letting my message be crossed was what really mattered.
After what seemed like eternity my name was finally called out and I made my way to the front not daring to look at anyone for fear of tripping considering my state of being a klutz especially when extremely nervous. I had previously located where Njeri was sited and exactly mapped out how I could receive her reaction ok I know that sounded really geek like but you cant blame a brother especially this one.
"Hi my name is Oscar and the song I would like to sing is dedicated to someone special. Someone who I couldn't approach because I was too shy and I just wanted to ask her whether she would like to be my girl (yeah talk about guts, poor guy you must be thinking). The name of the song is Looks like we made it by Shania Twain. This song is dedicated to Njeri", I say all this looking straight at her angelic eyes because I knew this was her favorite song.
I take a deep breath and sing what I rarely did, sing about my emotions where am finally free to be who I really am and not just Oscar the geek but Oscar the real Oscar. This is the one place in my life where the rest of the world disappears and I get to choose the feelings in my own world. I sang with passion like I have never done before that left me surprised. I close my eyes as I sing and recall what I had been through to now and I discover not only am I doing this to win the one girl that I fell for but am doing this for me. The me that was hidden inside, the me that I had lost contact with and the me that I was proud of. No matter what happened that day I promised myself this would not be the end of this exemplary feeling that struck the cords of my soul.
As I open my eyes when I come to the closing of the song I notice everyone standing up clapping their hands and cheering. Njeri is not only standing up but walking towards the stage with tears in her eyes. She hugs me and says" yes.yes Oscar I will be your girlfriend I was just waiting for you to ask me that was before graduation".
I could not believe it not only did I get my girlfriend but everyone was calling out my name. I had to pinch myself to make sure this wasn't those bizarre types of dreams but it wasn't.
As we stepped down from the stage the announcements are made of the winners who swept the producers and amazingly I was on top of the List. I got a record deal with the finest record labels in the Country.
Immediately my mind comes back to the present as I finish my song. A song about hope and dreams, that they always come true if you believe but brave enough to be afraid. The audience is on their feet apparently they loved what I just did.
So get it from me when it comes to this life always choose the path that leads to fulfilling your dream and never be afraid to chase them because you will never know till you try.

My name is Joy Kimani from a country called Kenya in Africa.Currently am pursuing a degree in Mass Communication at Daystar University.My passion is writing.

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