WRITERS' NOTE
This is a total work of fiction. Any name you see here is just an imagination, if it is similar to anyone, anything or any place you know, it is purely coincidental.
Thank you.
Penshalom

Episode 1
Standing there on the stage breathing heavily.
I watch the crowd scream, some were even tearing there clothes.
My fans all over the world shouting just one name.
'King'
Mine.
This should make me happy, right?
No, I'm not happy at all.
I feel empty inside.
I watch them screaming.
I hear them declaring their love for me.
Yet, it doesn't make me happy.
I already lost the most precious thing I have just for this...
I just sang a song that made me cry and they are about to tear their clothes apart.
I just wish someone out there will sit down and think.
I just wish someone out there will reach out a helping hand.
Standing there on the stage.
My mind goes back to how it all started.
The day I signed up for this.
The beginning of the end for me.
Penshalom

Episode 2
I was just me.
An orphan.
Just a guy hustling to make it.
I have a talent and I know it.
Everybody knows it, almost everybody.
I was using my talent for God.
A member of the choir in a small denomination.
I was satisfied.
I was satisfied where I was.
I loved what I was doing.
I post my solos on social media.
I get my likes and encouraging comments.
I was satisfied.
Until one day..
The day I got the comment that changed my life.
I already post one of my solos online.
Three days later.
I went to check it out..
I saw a comment that said I should check my DM.
I checked my DM.
I saw the message.
I got compliments and I saw a number that I was asked to call.
Naturally, I called.
We talked...we met.
He turns out to be an agent.
His name is Michael.
He told me he likes my voice, my voice is unique...blah blah.
At the end, he told me he will help me be a star.
I was so happy.
Naturally, I said I will think about it.
I already had an answer in my mind tho.
"Opportunity comes but once" as the saying goes.
I went back home.
I was in cloud nine.
I told my friends, they were also happy for me.
I told everyone but I did not tell God.
I could hardly wait for the day to break.
The following day, I went to Mr. Michael's office and I told him I accept the deal.
And that is how it all started...
Penshalom

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Episode 3
He works at Deluxe Entertainment.
He took me to their studio and introduced me to 'his guys' as he calls them.
They were all friendly.
Later in the day he told to me to write a song, it will be like my debut song, my first single.
I was so happy.
As soon as I got home I started working on it.
I already had the ones I had written before.
I picked out my favorite out of one of them and made some changes.
I went back the second day.
I was ecstatic and nervous.
As soon as he saw the lyrics, he bursted into laughter.
"What is this?" He asked me.
"Lyrics, sir" I replied.
"Listen boy, if you want to be a star, if you wanna be popular very fast, you have to give people what they want. I'm not asking you not to sing about God, gospel or whatever but you can't start with that."
"So what do I do?" I asked.
"Don't worry, we have song writers here, they will write your song for you, you just need to make music out of it."
"Oh" I said.
It seemed wrong to me. Probably cos I'm used to songs about God.
"Well, it's just one song, just a song to set me out there. Just a song".
I did not know I was deceiving myself.
Penshalom.

Writer's note
I really don't know about the lexicon of music, bear with me.
Much love from here.

Episode 4
I was given the lyrics within that week and deadline of 3 weeks to work on it and make it a song.
When I got home, I sat down and looked at the lyrics.
The lyrics looked so weird.
It was all about women, drinking and all.
To make a music out of it was very difficult but I did.
I met with the deadline.
I sang the song in front of the whole crew.
They loved it.
They were amazed by my voice.
Some changes were made.
Before I knew it I was recording the song.
Before I knew it, it was being edited.
Before I knew it, the song was ready.
The day the song was released online I was so nervous.
"Will people love the song?" that was what I kept thinking.
I didn't dare check the site because I didn't want to be disappointed.
The next morning I received a call from Michael to come see him.
I was so nervous to see him.
"The worst thing they can do is drop me" I told myself so I summoned up courage.
I went to his office and knocked.
"Come in"
I placed a hand on my chest and took very deep breaths to calm myself.
Then I opened the door and walked in.
Penshalom

Episode 5
He sat me down and looked at me intently.
The way he was staring at me was making me more nervous.
I decided to take the bull by the horn.
"If you want to drop me I understand, I'm a man I can take it".
I was getting ready to stand up when he shouted.
"Congratulations"
"What?"
"Congratulations, you are now officially one of us."
"Your single hit 400,000 downloads and counting. It's a miracle."
"I....4....400,000 hits?"
"Yes"
"Omygod"
"We have to start working on a music video for it"
"When?"
"Soon"
We worked on the music video.
It was the worst thing.
I could not cope at first.
I had to dance with girls and had to take alcohol.
I felt bad after it but I got used to it, eventually.
Remember he said I would work on my own song with my own lyrics later, that was a lie.
I sing songs that don't define me, I sing words that are not me.
But I have to do it to satisfy the people, if I wanna make it, I have to do it.
Everything is fake.
This is not me.
But I have to do it.
Penshalom

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Episode 6
I got popular.
I got the money.
I got the girls.
I released two albums already.
But it was not enough.
Some people were still more than me.
The household names.
Those with money and can buy your money out.
I really wanted to be like them.
And as the devil will have it, I got to meet one of them.
It was at a show.
A fellow artist's show.
I met him at the backstage.
He was literally my idol.
I had to introduce myself because he did not know me, can you imagine?
We got talking.
Far into our discussion, I told him I wanted to be as famous as him.
"You don't wanna go there" he said
"Why?"
"Bruv, you don't wanna go there" he stood up and left.
Those words bothered me, I should have thought deeper about it.
I was famous but I was too greedy.
I wanted it all, and quickly.
Unfortunately for me, I met with his manager.
I told him what I wanted.
He looked at me and said "Are you sure you can give it whatever it takes??"
"Yes, sure".
"I can sense your determination. You want you want by all means, the kind of people I like".
"Alright then, meet me tomorrow, 9pm sharp, same venue".
"Alright".
The following day I went and got there at the stipulated time.
"Let's go"
Penshalom

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Episode 7
We entered his car and drove off.
We passed the city and followed a lonely road.
"Where are we going?"
"You want to be famous, right? You wanna be rich, don't you?"
"Yes?"
"That's where we are going to".
I said nothing but I was scared.
After about an hour, he drove into a parking lot and before me was a giant building.
It was beautiful and all but it had this creepy feeling to it.
"Follow me"
We entered, I saw people more like guards, all dresses in a creepy black outfit.
They didn't say anything just kept looking like robots.
"Come in, he has been expecting you", a guy told us as we got in front of a room.
He opened the door for us and we entered.
Inside was a man who looks absolutely normal but has this scary outlook.
"Welcome" the man said.
"I'm Sam" he said.
"That's our priest" Robert, who took me there said.
"He will be the one to help you"
"King, right? Sam asked.
"Yeah" I replied.
"A talented young guy, handsome and determined, just the man I love."
"I heard you wanna be rich and famous, and you are ready to give it all it takes?"
"Y....yes..."
"Speak up!" He shouted
"Yes"
"Good"
"Follow me".
"Take off your shoes" he told me
He took me to very big room, dark and creepy.
I was hearing strange sounds or maybe it was my imagination.
In the front was an image, an idol.
Sam, now Priest to me stood in front, bowed down and made some chants.
I was already shivering where I was.
I looked at Robert and he shook his head.
'I'm in trouble'
Few minutes later, Sam held a small cup with a knife and sliced my finger without warning.
Few drops of blood dropped into the cup.
He gave a me a document that I had to seal with my blood.
"Congratulations, you just sold out your soul".
My mind blanked for a minute.
"My...my...my...s....ou..t?"
"When? how?"
Sam laughed.
"I got your blood"
"Without my permission"
He laughed again.
"I got your permission the moment you stepped in here. No one forced you here, it's all your doing."
I said no more.
He is right, I brought this on myself.
"Your soul is no longer yours but you will be rich so wealthy to a fault, so famous, your name will be all over. You will be the King you want"
And that's it.
The end of my life.
I dropped a single two weeks later, I got so popular, I practically sang nonsense.
My life was and is still controlled.
My thoughts.
My movements.
My words.
My songs.
I am no longer my own.
I got the money.
I got the fans.
I got popularity.
I lost my soul.
I sold it out.

THE END

Writer's note
So uhm, this is the end of the story, thanks for sticking to it to the end, thanks for all your comments, you don't how much they mean to me, I really appreciate them.
Keep rocking.
Thanks, love you all.
Penshalom

Thanks MA...really appreciate

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Just seeing dis...Nice!! But I think the story should continue cos I believe God can still redeem his soul and give him peace.....