My Story by Ronnayjah Jones
“Hey! My name is Sky and today I’m here to tell you about my story.” Ever since I was five years old I always had a dream of becoming a famous singer and dancer. When I attended school I always knew I had a talent for singing and dancing. I wasn’t always as good as I am now. I had to do lots and lots of practicing. Like they always say, “Practice makes perfect.” I love to experiment with my voice. Sometimes I like to try to sing notes that I’ve never tried before, but with enough practice, I knew I could do it. But sometimes it’s kind of hard wanting to be able to follow my dreams when I can’t even sing around others, let alone my own family. Imagine growing up with people telling you, “You aren’t good enough to make it to the big stage.” I tried my absolute best to prove to everyone that I can make it to the big stage. I practiced, practiced, and practiced. I wasn’t taking care of myself. In a blink of an eye, I woke up with the brightest light in my eye. It could make you go blind, everything was white. I thought I was in heaven until I heard a familiar voice. The familiar voice made me so happy as I finally opened my eyes. The familiar voice appeared to be my mother. The amount of joy I had was unexplainable, just seeing her there by my side made me so happy. “ARE YOU OKAY?” my mother said nervously. I’ve been so focused on following my dreams I haven’t paid enough attention to the people around me. My mother always supported my dream, but what she didn’t want me to do was get hurt or sick while doing it. So I continued to focus on my health and following my dream. From the support of my mom, I never gave up and I gained the courage to perform for the first time in front of my school. It was very nerve racking, but I still managed to do it. I WILL continue to follow my dreams of becoming a singer because I know I can do it!
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