“We’re going to have a good time tonight.” He saw the look on her face and laughed. “I promise.”
The closer they got to the arena, the louder the chant, “XO, XO, XO,” became. Xavier stopped at the entrance to the stage, let go of her, and winked at her. He was quickly fitted with a mic so that he could move around with his hands free. On cue the band started to play one of his songs, and the audience immediately quieted. The air was thick with excitement.
Xavier walked out, and the crowd went wild. They settled down as soon as he started to sing. He was, simply put, magnificent. He hypnotized the audience, held them in the palm of his hand, all with his amazing voice.
Michael stood beside Isabel and waited. And then it was her turn. Xavier surprised her. All of a sudden, a clip from the video of Isabel singing at Finnegan’s appeared on the giant screen above the stage. The audience watched and cheered when Xavier said, “We all know her from the video that became a viral sensation this week. Now you get to meet her and listen to her sing for you.” He put his hand out and simply called her name. “Isabel.”
She took a deep breath.
“You’ve got this,” Michael told her.
She nodded, accepted the mic from the assistant, and walked onto the stage.