Embarrassed Story

-- I dropped my microphone. It let out a loud whine as it hit the floor. The audience started to whisper and talk. I even heard someone shout, “Terrible!” I trembled like jelly. I totally regretted what I had said to my form teacher that day. Earlier that week, I was having my music lesson. When I was singing in the classroom with the other classmates, the music teacher passed by and thought that I had a talent for singing. She asked whether I wanted to perform on stage for the Teacher’s Day performance. I thought it would be awesome to show the school that I could sing well. I nodded my head and agreed to sing. I practised every day because of the performance. I practised so hard that I hardly even do my homework. In school, my teachers scolded me as I did not hand in my homework. My friends, even my best ones, told me that I should not sing in front of the whole school as I was too timid and frightened. I did not heed their advice as I believed that I would be successful. I always remember “practice makes perfect”. I wanted to show my friends that I could do it. Soon, it was the Teacher’s day celebration. I was so proud to sing to the school. After the Lion dance and the Chinese dance, it would be my turn to perform. I started panicking. I was gasping for air. I was too timid. I went to find my music teacher who saw that I was trembling. He told me to calm down and said that everything would be find after I started singing the song. My friends were right. I was just a scaredy-cat. I have not even gone up on stage and I was already panicking! “Next, let us clap for Chloe to come up on stage and sing us a song!” the emcee announced. When I walked up the stage, the audience was clapping and watching me. I trembled like jelly. There were like a hundred pairs of eyes boring into me. How could I even sing? There are so many pairs of eyes staring at me! I think I have a lump in my throat! All of a sudden, I dropped the microphone and it whined. I look to my music teacher in desperation. He just smiled and gave me a thumbs up. I mustered up all my courage and sang. Although I did not sing as well as when I was practising, I still put in my best effort. After I finished the song, I felt like a huge weight have been lifted off my shoulders. My friends cheered for me. I also showed that I could do it. Next time, I would take a deep breath and sing with the belief that I could overcome all challenges!