New Year's Eve in the Square

   NEW YEAR’S EVE IN THE SQUARE

Me and Madeleine at NYE

It’s like the whole world stopped when I got on the stage. There were so many people! I sucked in the air and then slowly blew out. My music started and I swayed to the beat. When I started singing I got so nervous that I would forget a line! But the butterflies in my stomach were ever so slowly fading. This would be a big achievement and somehow, I wanted it to go on forever. I kept singing until there was a change in the music and I got to the chorus. The song was quite long, but to me it went like a blur.

As I held the last note I raised my hand in the air and finished smiling at the crowd. As the crowd clapped I made my way off stage.

“Give another big round of applause for Eilidh everybody!” Said Mike the host. He called me back on stage to ask me a few questions.

“How long have you been singing?” He put the mic right up to my face and gave me a nod of his head to signal I should answer.

“I’ve been singing around the house ever since I was really little, but I had my first big performance when I was 8 years old and ever since then I’ve just really loved performing” I replied.

Then Mike said to the audience “Who wishes they could sing like that?” I know Mike, I know. Then Terado, Blake, Van, and a couple of other boys from College Street put their hands up.

“Oh look! It’s the same boys from Russell Street School!” exclaimed Mike. I laughed but in my head I was screaming: It’s College Street!!! But I was too nervous to correct him.

“Thank you so much for being here tonight Eilidh!” Said Mike.

“Thanks for having me. Happy New Years everyone!” I said as I made my way off stage, smiling from ear to ear.

This is me at NYE