They call my name, and I stand up and start walking to the stage. I've been waiting for this all year, and now I wish I had never signed up. I can feel my hands start to tremble, then up my arms and all down my legs. I struggle to not lock my knees, as butterflies crash against my stomach. I try to convince myself that this is excitement, when really I knew deep down it was nerves. The adrenaline rushed up my torso and into my head and I felt as though I just got off a meandering rollercoaster. I take on step on stage, and hold my hands against my skirt so nobody can see them shake. I take a deep breath through my nose, and stare at the thirty or so clocks looking back at me thinking maybe time had stopped and all this could go away, but they kept ticking. Then the guitar started playing, and I let out my first note, and it felt as though everything just...stopped. All was silent except the sound of the little acoustic guitar and I. I stopped shaking and became at ease. I let all my nerves and adrenaline out through every word I sang and every exhale I made. As the last chord rang, I took a step back and as I smiled back at the audience. They started to clap, and all that was left was happiness.
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