On Monday, I was at my register ringing up some nice customers and not so nice customers- but this one woman stood out in particular to me. Let's call her... Shaniqua.
(I'm checking out all of her items and putting them in a bag.)
Shaniqua: "I've never been to this store before, it's so quiet!"
Me: "Yeah, if they actually played music with lyrics you know I'd be singing along."
"Well, just make up your own song!"
-opens mouth and stops- "Hm... I'd have to think about it..."
Then I started singing the chorus to this song:
Her reaction?
"OOOOOOOH CHILD! You have a gorgeous voice!"
"Haha, thanks, it's the song that's been stuck in my head all day. I sing in choirs but I never do solos."
"You don't do solos? Ooooh but you should! My church would LOVE to have you in one of our choirs! How old are you?"
"Heh, well I'm too nervous to do solos. I'm 19, but I turn 20 in November."
"Oooh, you're looking young for your age! Child, that is a blessing, that is a BLESSING. We have millions of choirs at my church, I thought you'd do amazing in our youth choir, but it's between ages 12 and 18..."
She recites her Baptist church address up in San Jose.
Shaniqua: "If you ever want to come, I'm sure my choir would hand you over the mic and you could do a little something something in front of everyone!"
"Haha, I'll think about it."
She left waving, and I left work that day with a little bit higher self-esteem pertaining to my singing voice.
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