Chapter 18: chapter 18

He was also very anxious. He said, “Yes, you are right. The company should not do this to us. We can’t leave our parents like that. We don’t want to become pop stars at this cost.”Sania - Yes, you are right. Moreover, here our life has become very tough. We get very limited food here and we have to work here a lot. Jay - Yeah. Perhaps, when we become a professional singer, everything will be alright. I sobbed, “Hmm… I hope so. I am really feeling very homesick now. I want to talk to my mom!”Our dance teacher came and announced, “There is a very good news for all of you.” We all became attentive. He said, “Today, we will allow you to talk to your parents.”I was amazed to hear, “What! Really?”He said, “Yes, today, we will allow it. And you know when?”We all almost screamed, “When sir?”He said, “Right now!”The hall reverberated with the word, “Yay!”He continued, “One by one, all of you will talk to your parents. First, who wants to talk?”All of us raised our hands. He selected one among us. He went with the teacher. After about three minutes they came back. I thought, “He came back very soon.” After a few turns, then my turn came. I went with the teacher in a small room. A landline phone was kept there. He said, “Call your parents from this phone. And remember you have only two minutes to talk. Just say to them that you are very happy being here. Don’t talk about stupid things and disturb them. Mind you, they want to see you a superstar, not a failure.”