It All Started With Hello [Book One In The Hello Series]

Chapter 55- Recording Session

She Said "That's Usually How It Is Your Treating Me Like I am A Kid"

I Said "Girl You Just Turned 14 About The Same Age As Me"

She Said "Girl I Don't Need Your Help Been Doing Fine All By Myself"

I Said "Well Don't Get Help From Me Can We Please Get On Our Knees Please Before You Go That Way Can We Please Kneel Down And Pray"

"Father We Come To You Wholeheartedly And I Ask That You Hear Our Prayer And You Give Her The Heart And The Mercy To Look Past Her Father's Mistakes Just As You Have Been Merciful To Her All Of These Years But I Know You See What She Goes Through And I Know You Been Trying To Reach Her But God She Was Deafened And Blinded With Hatred But Now She's Here Lord And We're Ready To Listen She's Ready To Listen Amen"

[Verse 4(Isis, Brittany, Artemis):]

Your Body Is My Temple

And Your A Precious Jewel

Don't Let No One Take That Away

I Know Just What You Go Through

Cause Every Night I Heard You

It's Just You Couldn't Hear Me

So Don't Worry About Your Mother

Or Your Little Brothers

I Took Them Just To Ease Their Pain

But I Loved You Just To Use You

I See How He Abused You

But All Of That Will Change Today

[Chorus(Jari):]

Growing Up Was Real Hard For Me

Watching Daddy Beat Mommy Till She Bleeds

I Was Young But I Still Stay By Her Side

Now I Cry And I Pray To God

But I Wonder Why

Growing Up Was Real Hard For Me

Watching Daddy Beat Mommy Till She Bleeds

I Was Young But I Still Stay By Her Side

Now I Cry And I Pray To God

But I Wonder Why"

I started crying when we finished the song. The girls hugged me as the boys came in.

"What's wrong with Jewel?" Prod asked as he walked in.

"They just recorded a new song." Walter sniffed. He was crying.

"Was it...?" Prod trailed off. I nodded. He sighed and hugged me.

"I know. I know it's hard and I'm so glad you got it all out." Prod whispered in my ear as he held me and rubbed my back.

"Jari," Artemis said. Everyone turned to look at her. "The Lord puts certain obstacles in your life to test your faith in Him. He did what He did to you and your mom because He wanted to know if you would stay true-- stay loyal to Him. Pray to Him. Talk to Him. He wanted to know. He needed to know."

"Thank you, Artty. I can always look forward to your wise words." I smiled a half smiled.

"Come on. We have to finish the album." Walter said. Artemis got back in the booth and sang her song Perfect Two. Prince smiled the whole time like he was just hearing the song, but he heard over five thousand times. We recorded a song called My Baby. All four boys were cheesed up. We only had All About Him, The Remix, Growing Up, Perfect Two, Bad Day, and My Baby so far. That's six songs on the album.