“Group D - You Will Be…”
I woke up the next morning with a lump in my throat. Today was going to be horrifying. Not only were we going to be separated into groups and possibly be eliminated from the competition, but we were going to be performing for the three celebrity judges. (If we were lucky) I was shaken. As a 15 year old girl, this was an extremely stressful situation. (as it would be for anyone). I got dressed in my red dress, curled my hair, and went down to the holding room.
Chaos. Every performer was practicing, or stressing out. Acrobats and gymnasts were flipping and cartwheeling, singers were warming up their vocals chords, magicians were flipping through their trick cards. Everyone in their own place, practicing their own unique talent. We all waiting around for two hours. Eventually, the executive producer, Jason Raff, had us all sit down for a briefing. He told us so many words of encouragement and how no matter what happens, every single one of us is an extraordinary talent. As much as I knew he was right, I wanted to be in that group that sailed onto the quarterfinals. Once Mr. Raff finished his pep talk, all the contestants were separated into groups.
Group A included- Taylor Daniel, Neil Boyd, Next to None, Kaitlyn Maher, and some more talents… not Mia Boostrom.
Group B included- An eight year old piano genius, The boy band I sat next to the night before, a cross dresser named Oscar, a couple dance crews and some more talents… again not Mia Boostrom
Group C included- Holly Harden, Daniel Jens, Sarah Lenore, Joshua Price, a seven year old contortionist , and many more talents… once again… not Mia Boostrom
Last but not least Group D which included- You guessed it. Mia Boostrom. Also in my group was an R&B singer, inflatable mascots, Eli Mattson, an Elvis impersonator, and a dance troop.. there was a few more.. but I don’t remember.
To be honest, I was not at all confident in my group. I looked around and noticed my group seemed so much less serious than the others. Although I had never seen any of them.. Inflatable mascots? really? really. I had a hunch my group was goners.
We were directed into the theater one group at a time. Group A sat far right, Group B- center right, Group C -center left, and Group D -far left. We waited for about 45 minutes. Being filmed and getting more and more anxious with every flicker of the lights. Finally, the three judges walked out. The time has come the walrus said. I took in a big gulp of fear. My heart was running faster than the road runner from looney tunes.
Their entrance was like watching a king come down from a throne. Everyone was so anxious and nervous. I started to feel my eyes water, and I grabbed my mom’s hand.
David Hasselhoff started off.
“You are all amazing Talents, however there are 120 of you, and only 40 spots in the quarterfinals…So let’s cut to the chase… Group A… You will be..”
silence. When we watch reality shows on tv we get results right away. In REAL reality tv… you wait 10 minutes. Yeah, 10 minutes of complete and utter TORTURE. I was so close to breaking down into tears. The minutes seemed like hours and with every move of the camera, group A was getting more and more anxious for their results.
“STAYING IN THE COMPETITON”
Taylor was safe! But oh man, one safe group was passed. There was only one safe group left :( and my group looked like it lacked talent over the rest.
Sharon then began..“Group B, you are all incredible, but you will be…”
again, for the camera blocking, results were paused.
“Unfortunately… leaving us today. I’m very sorry.”
A very small weight lifted off my shoulders. I knew there was only one spot left and I was praying it was Group D.
Next David spoke again.
“Group C, you will be…”
This was make or break time.
“STAYING IN THE COMPETITION”
Everyone cheered. Everyone.. but Group D. I was upset, Upset that I wouldn’t get a chance to play my song for the judges, upset that my dreams were shattered on the floor, I cried a little bit more until Pier Morgan chimed up.
“Group D, I know it’s been a long journey for you all. We know how badly you all wanted this. But We’ve decided… you will be..”
Once again it was silent. I was sobbing like a baby and the cameras were glued to my face. I knew were were goners. There were no more spots left.
“Also… STAYING IN THE COMPETITION”
what… WHAT!? WHATTTT!?!??!??! OH MY GOODNES?!?! REALLY!?! I jumped to my feet and screamed and cried and hugged all the strangers I could. My dreams weren’t lost!
Only Beginning.
