My Short Story Blog

I can hear the beat of the music

I can hear laughter ringing like bells in my head

I have to go

I have to perform

At that moment the curtains opened

I shield my eyes

Not wanting to see

But I have to

I have to perform

I take one step, and the world transforms around me

I speak the words I know the most

It’s all familiar now

I look around and see

I take my final bow

And I hear it

It was clapping

That was plain to see

But it did not sound like clapping

It sounded like an award ceremony

An award for all the hard work we have done

An award that brought emotions I cannot describe