Chapter 81 I am who I am
In front of Gary's free hospital, it seemed like an isolated world, with lights still shining. A group of children solemnly stepped onto the stage.
One of the children had lost both legs, and Mary and Susan helped him lift his wheelchair onto the stage. The children beamed with innocent smiles, each holding a red flower. They were waiting for someone.
Lori looked at the children and smiled, but then she turned around and frowned.
She thought, 'Where is Elbert? Are you going to keep the children waiting?'
Just as Lori was repeatedly dialing Elbert's unanswered phone, her expression suddenly froze.
A faint tremor came from underfoot!
"What's going on? Is this an earthquake?"
"The ground trembled again!"
Lori exclaimed. "The ground was shaking!"
A drumbeat sounded. In the distance, the streetlights that had inexplicably gone out suddenly lit up. Then they formed a row of lights! So many people! Lori's expression changed from frustration to fear!
In front of her, on the street that had been empty, a dense crowd suddenly appeared! And they kept coming! It was like a vast army marching towards its target! In an instant, the street was packed with people! It was endless, with what must have been tens of thousands of people!
Lori's phone fell to the ground with a thud!
'What's going on?' thought she.
The children on the stage were also shocked. A little boy nervously rubbed his hands and whispered, "Elbert said there would be many people coming to see us, but I didn't expect so many!"
A few pure-hearted children certainly didn't understand. This was more than just many people—this was hundreds of thousands! Even the world's top stars couldn't attract so many people at once, not to mention the thousands of media outlets among them! This was simply a spectacle, a world event!
Mary and Susan were also stunned and thought, 'Could it be that Paul has arrived?'
Only Melissa managed to suppress her surprise in time and turned to the bodyguard beside her, saying, "Notify everyone to keep order; don’t disrupt the stage and scare the children!"
As she spoke, the crowd arrived in an instant. At this moment, "Imagine" had just finished playing. The dense crowd surrounded the free hospital, leaving no space. And in the distance, every small street was also packed with people!
"Where is this?"
"Who guided us here?"
"Aren't we supposed to see Paul? Why are there only children?"
"Is that the stage? How simple!"
People shook off their reverie and returned to their senses. They began to observe their surroundings. Although they only whispered, the accumulated voices of nearly 100,000 people created a sound like a defeaning ocean wave.!
Looking at the vaguely restless crowd, Melissa couldn't help but worry that if a riot broke out, the three-story free hospital might be trampled down in an instant!
Suddenly, a faint electric current sound was heard. In one corner of the rooftop of the free hospital, a yellow light bulb placed on the ground began to flicker intermittently! A figure in a white shirt sat in front of an antique piano, backlit by the starry sky, flickering in the dim light!
Everyone's attention was instantly drawn! In one corner of the rooftop of the dilapidated building, the yellow light illuminated a two-meter-wide spot.
In the haze, the figure looked thin and upright, serene and calm. Like an independent existence in the vast world, they were yet filled with stories, an aerial stage!
Finally, the light stopped flickering and fully lit up. "My name is Paul," the figure slowly spoke, and in an instant, all the surrounding speakers broadcasted it simultaneously! Everyone fell silent instantly! They widened their eyes, staring at that small patch of light in the sky!
"A new song, 'I am who I am,' for all of you." The figure didn't turn around, didn't make any movements, just spoke calmly.
Paul? A new song! The audience was stunned.
But they didn't know whether it was true or not! After all, they had just experienced a fake concert, a fake Paul!
But without exception, everyone held their breath! They deeply hoped that the figure before them was the real Paul! The Paul who could once again bring them heavenly music!
Even if it was in the simplest of settings, in a place where performance seemed impossible, they were moved by the scene in front of them and couldn't bear to interrupt anyone who claimed to be Paul.
The next moment, ten fingers danced, and the crisp sound of the antique piano began to play. The piano was high up, and the person was high up! The beautiful piano melody echoed in the air, seeming to form a musical ladder that reached the stars!
Everyone was instantly captivated by this melody! The piano music was like an elf dancing, with steps growing faster and the pitch continuously rising! When everyone was completely entranced and lost in the music, he began to sing! It was still that voice, like a heavenly sound striking straight to the heart! Everyone closed their eyes simultaneously.
"I am who I am. The sky is full of stars, but only one star is the darkest, and that is me. I am me. The sky is full of stars, and only one star is the brightest, and that is me. Looking disdainfully at this world, I walk freely between heaven and earth. In this world, no one can stop me."
It was truly beautiful—a brand-new melody and brand-new lyrics! Once again, it made people feel their souls leaving their bodies and their hearts tremble!
Just as people were silently intoxicated, Paul's singing suddenly slowed down, turning into a melodious nasal sound. The next moment, the children's chorus began.
"Have you forgotten? The moment a flower blooms or the brilliant flash of a shooting star. When it's time to go... The road ahead is always distant, but with less hesitation and looking back. Even if I fall into darkness again. I am not afraid! I am not afraid!"
Under the dim, starry sky, the children's pure and bright voices echoed. They were like dazzling flowers blooming one after another, sometimes gentle like a flowing spring, sometimes low like a murmuring whisper. They were like a babbling brook washing the listeners' souls, like a ray of brilliant sunlight illuminating their hearts. In these innocent and bright voices, everyone seemed to feel their souls being uplifted.
It was an indescribable feeling. It was filled with strength, filled with hope, filled with courage. Once again, striking straight to the heart!
People opened their eyes. A group of disabled children stood neatly on the extremely simple stage. They had no trace of inferiority or fear—only hearts that, like sunflowers, always faced the sunlight!
The children puffed out their small chests, singing earnestly! Even if they were tormented and scarred, they still feared nothing! Their eyes shone with light, piercing through all darkness and looking towards the future!
Gradually, in the song, people found a touch of long-forgotten emotion.
Paul's heavenly voice and the children's pure hearts combined to create this performance. It couldn't be called a gala or a concert, but the songs here were soul-stirring and heart-shaking.
The audience would never forget this scene.
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