Life is like a Dream

In the face of challenges and difficulties. Life seems like a dream to Lucy. As a child who has learnt to be dependent on her own and fight alone, it seems like a dream when things start turning around for her good. She was abandoned at the orphanage home since she was 6 months old. Her birth wasn't planned by her single mother she left her at the orphanage after her birth because she need to go study abroad and the baby is an obstacle for her.

Lucy learnt to be alone since she was told her own story. She knew there is no chance that her mother would come back for her and that she needs to survive no matter what. She is quite strong and energetic. She works out her way herself even if she needs to plead and beg several times. She begs for part time jobs to earn money for herself. She begs her teachers to allow her participate anytime there is a competition or a contest, she wants to be recognized and acknowledged because she knew that's the only way she could survive. She needs to enter college soon and it seems there is no way for her because she can't afford the fees. The orphanage home is in charge of her education and they support her in the best way they can, but there's a limit to what they can do because it's a private organization that lacks support and partnership. At the age of 18 she herself has been an influence to her junior at the orphanage, she would encourage and support them not to give up and learn to be independent she used herself as an example for them as she would always tell them her own story. Many of these children no longer have a parent but Lucy had one but was abandoned. She is gifted with the ability to sing. She sings melodiously everywhere. That's her antidote. She sings to make herself happy. She sings to encourage and motivate herself. She sings every where and anytime.

And yes! When it's time for her to be heard by the whole world. She did it. Lucy applied for a part-time job at a coffee shop near her orphanage home. She always find something to do for herself. She's still waiting for a miracle that will make her go study in the college. One fateful night. The coffee shop is closed for the day as they have reached the closing hour. She cleans the table and scrubs the floor together with other workers, Lucy sings as she works as usual. She is always like that. She sings while working. Unknowingly, a man walks in hoping to get a coffee he was told that they have closed for the day. As he turn back to leave, Lucy resumes singing thinking the man had left, but the man is stucked at the door dumbfounded and shocked. He was amazed by the voice of this young lady she sings his own song perfectly than he himself. Yes! The man is the owner of the song Lucy was singing at that moment but nobody seems to recognize him because he had a face cap on to cover his face. The man moved close to Lucy and it was then that Lucy recognizes him and everyone was shocked.

The amazing encounter Lucy had with this popular singer changed her life. The man offered to sponsor her education alongside her singing talent. Her voice began to gain recognition in the world and slowly she is starting to become a great person. It seems like a dream for Lucy, she never imagined that her singing talent would make way for her. She just needed money to go study in the college but she got something greater than that.

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