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One effect of the flashback in this story is to create
suspense about how many likes Skye's performance will get
curiosity about how the social media post turned out so badly
surprise that the problems only started three weeks ago
mystery around why Skye isn't interested in fame
Pandora's Post
by B. K. McSwain
Lillian couldn't believe how out of hand everything had become after her innocuous
post, it was only supposed to entertain her friends. After all, Skye was an incredible
singer/songwriter, and Lillian only wanted her friends to know, but now. Skye was not talking
to her, and she was in danger of losing her new best friend. It all started three weeks ago
when Lillian was at Skye's house and Skye mentioned she played the guitar.
"How have we been friends for so long and I never knew you played?" Lilian asked.
Six months is not that long, but it does seem like we ve known each other for years."
Skye admitted, strumming the guitar. Then she began a melody that captivated Lillian and
when she began singing, Lillian couldn't believe her friend was so talented. She fumbled with
her phone until she had accessed the video camera and began recording the impromptu
performance.
"This is so going up on my pagel" Lillian announced and before Skye could protest, the
song was posted to her social media page and before Skye could insist she take it down, it
had 15 "likes." Lillian convinced her friend to let it stay, and they wouldve forgotten all about
it had it not gone viral
Now, Skye was fielding calls from all over the country from music producers wanting her
to record with them. The producer of a morning show had invited her to perform on live TV
and local news people were camped in her yard. Not only had Lillian not known about her
friend's talent, but she had not known about her friend's modesty that bordered on
diffidence, and this deplorable lack of self-confidence had caused Skye to become a hermit in
her house trying to avoid the publicity