Chapter 61 - Barbecue Party! (1/2)

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”See? I told you, she's lying,” Hora smirked, and waggled her eyebrows towards Crystal. ”She's like that, never appreciating herself. Tsk, tsk, tsk.”

”I agree,” Crystal nodded. Since when did these two become two peas in a pod?

”But it's really not—”

”Let me tell you this, Missy,” Crystal raised her forefinger like a lecturer. ”There are different kinds of voices in the world, all unique and beautiful to their own. ”One, is like mine—a diva. I'm Soprano and I can sing really high notes, and kick a powerful punch into it. Then, there's Hora's kind which is an Alto, and somehow the husky, sexy type of voice.”

”What? My voice is not sexy.”

”Hate to break it to you, dearie, but it is.”

Hora burst out laughing.

”And there's also your type, Senara, which is a Mezzo-Soprano in a way that's cool and soothing to the ear. It's like listening to calm water or spring.”

”Yes, that's right. It's like when you sing a lullaby. Anyone who hears it can easily sleep.”

”Uh-huh. So don't go comparing your voice to a diva's or others. You'll be comparing apples to oranges.”

”Hmmm…” I tried to ponder about what they said.

”Don't 'hmmm' us.”

”If you don't believe it, listen to this.”

And Crystal played a recording of my voice—yes, for some reason she managed to record it in the nick of time. I always wondered how she's so great at pulling out her phone. She could be a reporter with her preparedness.

With all honesty to myself, trying to remove all my biased opinions about my voice, and listening to the recording… alright, I had to agree. I wasn't so tone-deaf after all.

”Okay, fine. But what's the use of having a good voice? I'm not trying to be a singer. My dream is to be a writer.”

”Well my brother has a really nice voice, too, and he's not planning to be a singer as well.”

”It may come in handy someday.”