Ike hasn't expected Juola to organize a concert for her. He claimed it was small but they were currently using one of the biggest event halls in Lagos.
The cars in the car park scared her. Not to talk of the different Governors, Ministers, Senators, Directors and owners of Companies in the hall. When she asked him how he got all those people to attend her concert, he only gave her a statement.
'They are Dad's friends'
Apparently, Juola had told his dad to invite his friends. Of course it was only someone like Peter Matthews that could invite Governors and Ministers to an ordinary concert.
It was only him that could gather all kinds of influential people in one place. Ike took a look at her clothes again.
She was donning a white sleeved blouse and a pair of jean trousers. Juola had also brought her parents and invited a few of their school friends.
"Are you ready?" Juola asked as Ike turned to him pouting.
"I just wanted to play in front of a crowd" Ike replied as Juola shrugged.
"There's a crowd in the hall" Juola replied as Ike laughed.
"You know what I mean Juola" Ike said pouting as Juola smiled as he adjusted her newly made hair.
"I gotta show off your skills" Juola said with a small smile.
"The stage is all yours" Juola added as Ike took a deep breath and stepped out from behind the curtains. She adjusted the mic she had given from her ear to her mouth.
"Hello everyone" Ike said softly as the hall went quiet.
"Hello everyone. My name is Adeniyi Ikeoluwa and I will be singing a song tonight" Ike added as she sat down and adjusted her guitar on her laps.
She looked across the hall and her eyes met Juola's who was standing beside Gloria and Chidima. He smiled and Ike smiled instinctively as she started strumming her guitar.
I'm not scared of the dark,
I'm not running, running, running,
No, I'm not afraid of the fall,
I'm not scared, not at all,
Why would a star, a star ever be afraid of the dark?
I'm not scared,
I'm not scared, even from the start,
I'm not scared of the dark,
Of the dark, mmm,
Tunechi
I ain't never scared and I ain't never horrified
I just look down at my Rolex, it said it's the darkest times
I ain't never terrified, I ain't never petrified
You know I see dead people, I just tell 'em, "Get a life"
I ain't never scurred, I'm not sure if that's a word, but
I mean every word, feelin' like, "Do not disturb, " wait,
Let me testify, I have never testified,
And I'm married to my pride, I ain't never, never cried.
I got eyes like marbles, if I cry they sparkle,
You know I can read your mind like I'm the author,
There's a line for tomorrow and that line's gettin' shorter,
I'm behind the trigger, what if I am the target?
Deep sigh, a sayōnara, I ain't afraid to die,
It's either goodbye or good mornin', and the skies start to fallin'
And I'ma shine in the darkness,
I look back down at my Rollie, it says, "Time for the chorus"
You know I'm not scared
Of the dark
I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared
I'm not running, running, running
No, I'm not afraid of the fall
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm not scared, not at all
I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared
Why would a star, a star ever be afraid of the dark?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm not scared
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm not scared, even from the start
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm not scared of the dark
I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared
Of the dark.
I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Okay, put my heart to the side
In my feelings, hoe, let's ride
Big MAC to the side
If she call, I'm gon' slide
"That my baby, " boy, you crazy
She might get a new Mercedes,
She say she want me, oowee,
Okay, lil' shawty, let's do this, uh-huh
If only you count the tears I've cried
A million times, I swear I've died
I'm trying, but it's still not right
The only time I want her is night.
I'm not scared of the dark
I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared
I'm not running, running, running
No, I'm not afraid of the fall
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm not scared, not at all
I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared
Why would a star, a star ever be afraid of the dark?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm not scared Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared
I'm not scared Yeah, yeah, yeah
Even from the start
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm not scared of the dark
I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared
I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared
Of the dark, mm
I ain't never scared
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
From the rappings to the slow parts, Ike didn't miss one as she sang. To her, the song seemed to perfectly portray her emotions. She wasn't scared of dying, she was scared of leaving her loved ones behind.
She slowed down as she sang the last verse again. She strummed the guitar slowly as as she sang.
I'm not scared Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared
I'm not scared Yeah, yeah, yeah
Even from the start
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm not scared of the dark
I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared
I ain't never scared, I ain't never scared
Of the dark, mm
I ain't never scared
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
She went silent as soon as she ended the song. She opened her eyes and glanced across the hall. All of a sudden, a Senator that Ike recognized as one of her dad's friends stood up and started clapping and everyone rose to their feet and started clapping heavily.
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FINESSE
Teen Fiction- PUBLISHED ON ESTORY - - PUBLISHED ON MOBORRADER - - PUBLISHED ON TELL - - PUBLISHED ON IREADER - THE EMOTIONAL TEEN SERIES: FINESSE (BOOK 1) Ikeoluwa tapped her feet soundlessly on the tiled floor. The head phones on her head blasted music crazily...
