While the latest episode of X-Star, especially Aiden, was getting a lot of traction online, he was working his shift at the bar.
鈥淎iden, come to the kitchen.鈥?
He passed two big glasses of beer to customers when he suddenly heard a shout from the kitchen. Putting the glasses down, he ran to the kitchen, only to see the bartender, Jeff, there.
鈥淵ou are up next. In ten minutes.鈥?Jeff added, pointing at the door that led to the stage.
鈥淣oted,鈥?Aiden took a deep breath, knowing that his performance was next. However, he was not too nervous due to now having the experience of standing in front of an even larger audience. 鈥淐an I record the video of me singing?鈥?
鈥淰ideo?鈥?
鈥淵eah, for MeTube. I鈥檓 starting a channel.鈥?
鈥淥h, then, I can record for you. Don鈥檛 worry; I will get a good video. Just go and give a great performance. Everyone is excited to see you because you are a famous one. Boss will be watching too.鈥?
Aiden nodded and climbed up to the stage after picking up his guitar. Then, walking up to the mic, he introduced himself to attract everyone鈥檚 attention.
鈥淲elcome, everyone. I鈥檓 Aiden Silvereye. It鈥檚 been a while since I saw you all.鈥?
At his words, every person in the bar looked at him. Some old customers cheered and slapped their tables seeing him, while the newer ones were left surprised to see Aiden here.
He had gotten quite a bit famous after all.
鈥淭he boss has given me a slot to perform here. So, I have prepared a song that you might have heard on X-Star. Which one should I go with?鈥?
Many people quickly started pointing out the song they liked the most from Aiden on that question.
鈥淪ing 鈥楲ife is a story.鈥?
鈥淣o, 鈥業 can鈥檛 seem to forget鈥?is the best one.鈥?
鈥淚 liked 鈥楥lose鈥?more.鈥?
Aiden could see that there was a lot of popularity of his songs in the bar. But at that moment, there was a shout from the table where Abraham was sitting.
鈥淪ing an original. You are famous for those.鈥?sub>.
It was a woman鈥檚 voice, and when Aiden looked that way, he instantly recognised her. She was Abraham鈥檚 niece, Amy Dickson.
When she shouted that, Abraham gestured to Aiden to go by her request, and having no way out, the latter nodded.
鈥淎lright, I鈥檓 going to sing an original. I completed it just a few days back, and it鈥檚 titled 鈥楲onely鈥? I hope everyone enjoys it.鈥?
Lonely was a song that he had written after reaching Basic Grade 10. It was basically something that he had written after getting eliminated because he didn鈥檛 have anything better to do.
Slowly, Aiden strummed the strings of his guitar, and a slow melody came out of it. It felt a bit different from his other songs, with this one having a bit of a melancholy tone.
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鈥淲here have the good days gone?鈥?
鈥淭he times where we used to ask our friends for games to loan.鈥?
鈥淲e used to have a dream of growing magically.鈥?
鈥淏ut did it all end up so tragically?鈥?
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A white light flowed out of his guitar as he sang that verse. 鈥楲onely鈥?was a song that started with a guy just thinking of his childhood and how the present time was very different from what he had expected.
The day where he would mature suddenly never came, and now, it was already too late.
Aiden鈥檚 voice expressed this perfectly, and from the second verse, the song picked up pace as the tempo increased.
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鈥淣ow, I鈥檓 just a guy sitting in the small space that has become my life.鈥?
鈥淣o friends, nothing, nada, for whom I would strive.鈥?
鈥淓very day, just hitting a new low.鈥?sub>
鈥淪urviving with a coffee to goooo.鈥?
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The pre-chorus was right next after the second verse. Aiden had composed the song in a way that seemed to be both fun and sad at the same time due to the tempo and bright music with just a subtle soft tone.
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鈥淭he bright blue skies had turned grey.鈥?
鈥淕oing to work, faking a smile every day.鈥?
鈥淚f I try to tell anyone, they just laugh and turn away.鈥?
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Aiden took a breath as the white light filled the whole room. Again, silver light could be seen mixed with it, and it seemed way brighter this time. Moving one hand away from the strings, he started tapping his guitar and the floor with his foot.
He didn鈥檛 have any other instruments right now, so he used those to add some sounds to the song.
As the light intensified, he started the chorus.
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鈥淚 just want to scream out loud, only one thing that sits in the back of my mind.鈥?
鈥淥oh, I just feel lonely.鈥?
鈥淟ooking for a way out of this, but everything is fading slowly.鈥?
鈥淥oh, I just feel lonely.鈥?
鈥淢y days are eating me up, nights feel empty, and no one knows me closely.鈥?
鈥淥oh, I just feel lone鈥y鈥︹€?
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Amy鈥檚 eyes were glued to the image of Aiden singing as the chorus ended. The song had already managed to captivate her, and she forgot where she was for a second.
The song was just so enchanting that she couldn鈥檛 help it.
It was the same with the customers who weren鈥檛 even talking with their buddies and just listening to the song. They leaned back in their seats and enjoyed the song while sipping their drinks.
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鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to go down like this.鈥?
鈥淚 can鈥檛 find the passion, and the only thing I could do is to wish.鈥?
鈥淣o, I don鈥檛 want to be picked up.鈥?
鈥淓ven if I鈥檓 lonely, I know I could be something more.鈥?
鈥淢aybe that is lost in my heart, but I鈥檓 trying to find it and soarrrr.鈥?
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The white and the silver light danced together in the whole bar as 鈥楲onely鈥?started to enter their hearts.
Abraham even felt that X-Star judges were too dumb not to recognise Aiden鈥檚 talent. Thankfully, the latter didn鈥檛 need them to get to the top.
He could do that himself.
At that moment, the song again picked up pace in the fourth verse as Aiden tried to get his notes as high as possible. Before, it was tough for him to do it, but now, he was able to.
He could feel the new flexibility in his voice, and he used it to express his song for the best.
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鈥淚 just want to scream out loud, only one thing that sits in the back of my mind.鈥?
鈥淥oh, I just feel lonely.鈥?
鈥淟ooking for a way out of this, but everything is fading slowly.鈥?
鈥淥oh, I just feel lonely.鈥?
鈥淢y days are eating me up, nights feel empty, and no one knows me closely.鈥?
鈥淥oh, I just feel lonely.鈥?
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As the song finished, the audience showered Aiden with their cheers and claps. He smiled at the jovial customers and thanked them.
鈥淭hank you for listening to me.鈥?
鈥淵ou did great!鈥?
鈥淪ing it again.鈥?
鈥淵eah, one more song.鈥?
Although they wanted another song, Aiden was only allotted the time to sing one song. So, he slowly put down his guitar and bid the customers farewell.
鈥淚鈥檓 sorry, but there are other singers who will sing better songs. My time is over now.鈥?
Saying that he left the stage as the customers鈥?disappointment fell on his back. He walked inside the kitchen and saw Jeff standing there with a video recorder.
鈥淛eff, you shot it well?鈥?
鈥淵eah, it came out great. I鈥檓 sure it will blow up after you post it. Anyway, the boss wants to see you.鈥?
鈥淲hy?鈥?
Aiden raised an eyebrow, but Jeff just sighed helplessly.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 know. Go and find out.鈥?
Putting down his guitar, Aiden left the kitchen and moved towards the table where Abraham was sitting. Besides him, Amy was there, and she was smiling at him.
鈥楽he gives me bad vibes.鈥?
He thought inwardly but just maintained a charming smile. Of course, Amy needed to be respected due to whose relative she was. But, personally, he had never really relished being in her company because of the predatory gaze she would sometimes show.
鈥淜id, you sang well. You have improved a lot from the last time.鈥?
Abraham said, smiling ear to ear. He liked the song and was surprised that Aiden had grown this much.
鈥淭hank you, boss.鈥?
鈥淎nyway, Amy wants to talk to you about something.鈥?
Aiden looked at Amy upon hearing that. With blonde hair and a mature face, Amy was in her early 30s. She smirked at him before opening her mouth.
鈥淗ave you heard of the Creative Media Agency?鈥?She asked, and the former nodded. It was one of the few mid-sized talent agencies. He had heard of it because Abraham was an investor in it.
鈥淚鈥檓 its CEO, and I want to offer you a contract. A record label deal, to be more specific.鈥?
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