Super Fan : Part III
Lemons to Lemonade
Years later, at thirteen, I had more significant problems than worrying and obsessing about Hakeem and his brothers. I had moved on to other interests like the New Kids on The Block, Boys II Men, and Tevin Campbell. These musicians were at the top of the music charts and driving all the girls wild. But, unfortunately, the Boys seemed to have disappeared off the airwaves. I still liked their music, but as I grew older and the music scene changed, they became a distant memory.
I loved reading and writing and was always buried deep in a book. I enjoyed fiction, and in those days, Sidney Sheldon and Danielle Steel were my favorites. But then I had an urge to write, and the more I read, the stronger it grew. I wanted to tell a story but had no idea what to write or where to begin. Then the idea came to me. I was probably taking a shower to get ready for school or during our many daily chores like cleaning the dorm rooms (argh! the joys of boarding school), washing dishes in the school kitchen, or watering the vegetable gardens.
The story was about a seventeen-year-old Zimbabwean girl who was crazy about a superstar boy band of four African- American brothers. The Boy band was a global success, and to promote an upcoming album, they announced a competition to discover their "Super Fan." Fans worldwide had to write a short essay about why they should be selected. The grand prize was a one-month Super Fan experience with the boy band, including joining them on tour and spending a few days in their Hollywood mansion.
The girl from Zimbabwe saved her allowance and raised enough to send a one-page essay about how their music inspired her to work hard to achieve her dreams, just as they had done. Finally, out of the millions of hopeful girls and boys from all around the world, she was the chosen one!
The story detailed how the simple African girl was flown to America, her first time leaving her family, home, and country, to meet the world's greatest boy band, including her first celebrity crush. A dream come true! But she would soon find out that it was not all glitz and glamor, and the reality was far from her fantasy.
Continue to part IV...
Years later, at thirteen, I had more significant problems than worrying and obsessing about Hakeem and his brothers. I had moved on to other interests like the New Kids on The Block, Boys II Men, and Tevin Campbell. These musicians were at the top of the music charts and driving all the girls wild. But, unfortunately, the Boys seemed to have disappeared off the airwaves. I still liked their music, but as I grew older and the music scene changed, they became a distant memory.
I loved reading and writing and was always buried deep in a book. I enjoyed fiction, and in those days, Sidney Sheldon and Danielle Steel were my favorites. But then I had an urge to write, and the more I read, the stronger it grew. I wanted to tell a story but had no idea what to write or where to begin. Then the idea came to me. I was probably taking a shower to get ready for school or during our many daily chores like cleaning the dorm rooms (argh! the joys of boarding school), washing dishes in the school kitchen, or watering the vegetable gardens.
The story was about a seventeen-year-old Zimbabwean girl who was crazy about a superstar boy band of four African- American brothers. The Boy band was a global success, and to promote an upcoming album, they announced a competition to discover their "Super Fan." Fans worldwide had to write a short essay about why they should be selected. The grand prize was a one-month Super Fan experience with the boy band, including joining them on tour and spending a few days in their Hollywood mansion.
The girl from Zimbabwe saved her allowance and raised enough to send a one-page essay about how their music inspired her to work hard to achieve her dreams, just as they had done. Finally, out of the millions of hopeful girls and boys from all around the world, she was the chosen one!
The story detailed how the simple African girl was flown to America, her first time leaving her family, home, and country, to meet the world's greatest boy band, including her first celebrity crush. A dream come true! But she would soon find out that it was not all glitz and glamor, and the reality was far from her fantasy.
Continue to part IV...
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