A Night To Remember...Forever
What can I possibly say that can sum up last night.The concert was great.I got my voice back for it and I think I've never sounded better then last night.But along with last night came all the emotion of your loved ones departing.And that emotion was running high for me.Beofre we went on stage we held hands and did the pulse of one.And I almost started crying right there.When I was doing that processional...I had tears in my eyes.Its THE LAST ONE with them all.It was so weird.Singing those songs...the words just held so much meaning to what I was feeling."I hang down my head in mournful cry....if you don't love me ,love whom you please...but come and borrow one breath of joy...".And closing my eyes ,it was like being transported to another time.When I first came to the high school and stepping into A28,When I auditioned for madrigals,When I met various different friends Chris,Shannon,Vannessa,Jen...everyone,singing at Disney World,the tears,the fights,just my life and how things have changed since I left Palisades Park,moved to Clifton,came to wwms and entered chs.And unwillingly the tears just spilled and I spent the first half crying silently.With my hand being held from various different friends who could see I was upset.Then finishing that half and doing the mads show...it still was affecting me but I knew that it was nothing to how I would be feeling when the second half came.Amazingly,I didn't cry for the most of it.The songs were just so upbeat and fun to sing.And I had way to much on my hands ,pumping out every note as clearly as possible.That was until novak said "Okay seniors ,it's time".And I turned around and I said "go ahead" and I watched my friends leave to sing our farewell song to them.Looking at them all ,it just all hit me,and I was so overcome with greif that i just broke down to the point where I only sang 5 words of the song "And until we meet again".Those curtains closed and I was just rooted to my spot on the risers with my hands to my heart crying.And i just ran down there to hug everyone.No one was crying more then me because they were so happy it was over.All I saw was my friends leaving and I sobbed on their shoulders until there were just no more tears for me to cry.And I had to make up with chris.I couldn't just end this concert with out his friendship and us being on that stage alone,crying and hugging and yelling at each other for being so stupid lol made every hurt and pain and smile and happiness worth while.After we went out to eat and everyone left,I stayed in the table set up for twenty and I looked around and I realized once and for all"This is it.I'm the only one left".And Danny came...telling me to come to his table and wait for him to finish his cheescake so we could leave lol.And that was the end to the most amazing two years of my life.
Ashley
Ashley