"I can't do this" Lacey whispered her voice shaking.
"Lacey you are a fantastic singer" Dante said "you've performed before, what's different this time."
"There's a larger crowd" she panicked "and my parents are there and they've never seen me perform."
Sawyer gripped her shoulders and turned her to face him. "Look at me" he demanded and she did as he leant closer to her, determination in his eyes "you are a star. You are a brave confident woman who has endured nothing but crap since you got here. Did you let that get you down? No you kept fighting, kept coming back. Don't let fear stop you from doing what you love, from doing something you've always dreamed off" he breathed "don't walk away from something that will haunt you forever. Don't let fear control you."
She stared at him, a
