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        Andrea Flores has always been a shy and 

quiet girl. She is happy but because she is shy, 

she rarely speaks to people and has very few 

friends. She does has one close friend.   Her 

name is Yolanda and Yolanda is the opposite of 

Andrea. She is very outgoing, talkative and 

energetic.

Andrea and Yolanda have been friends since 

the third grade.   That is when Yolanda saved 

Andrea from being left alone on the bus 

during a field trip. Andrea was asleep!  

These girls are so close that they even have 

nicknames for each other.   Andrea calls 

Yolanda, Yoli.   Yolanda calls Andrea, Mimi 

because Mimi means sleep in her language. 

Ten years have passed and Mimi has 

a secret no one knows.   Mimi can sing 

and she can sing really good.   But 

Mimi will not sing in front of anyone, 

not even her parents or her brothers.  

They have only heard her sing when 

she sings in the shower.   Sometimes 

her mom will stand outside the door 

and listen the whole time she's in 

there.

One day, Yoli got to Mimi's house early 

to pick her up to go shopping.   Mimi was 

still in the shower.   Yoli heard her sing 

and was amazed.   When Mimi was done 

she went to her room to find Yoli there.  

Yoli said, "Wow, you sing really good."  

But all Mimi said was, "Thank you."  

Mimi was embarrassed.   She has little 

self esteem when it comes to her singing.  

Yoli really thought she was good so she 

recorded Mimi without Mimi knowing.

Yoli decided to send the recording of 

Mimi to a music company.   She did 

not tell anyone she was doing this.   A 

few days later, she received a 

response.   She was in shock on what 

the letter said.   They want Mimi to 

make an album!   She immediately 

drove to Mimi's house.   She ran up 

the lawn yelling Mimi's name.   She 

got to the front door and was 

knocking so energeticly, Bam, Bam, 

Bam!   Mimi's answered the door 

frighten thinking something was 

wrong.   Yoli tried to calm down to 

talk.   She told Mimi, about the letter.  

Mimi sat down and didn't say 

anything. 

Yoli was surprised that Mimi said nothing.   She couldn't tell if Mimi was happy, sad or mad.  

After a few minutes, Yoli said, "Mimi, are you ok?"   All Mimi said was, "How could you do this 

Yoli?"   Yoli replied, "I thought you would be happy that the music company liked you and want 

you to make a album."   "I am happy," Mimi said, "but I can't sing in front of people"   Mimi was 

remembering what happened to her in 8th grade.   Yoli made her sign up for the talent show.  

When she got on stage, she froze and then burst into tears.   She dropped the mic and ran off 

the stage.

Yoli had forgotten about the talent show.   She felt so bad for making Mimi sign up for it then and 

now.   Yoli didn't know what to do.   She didn't want to make Mimi do something she didn't really 

want to, then Yoli thought of something.   She told Mimi she had to leave to make a phone call.

Mimi called the music company and told them about how shy Mimi was.   The record company liked 

her so much, they said they would send some recording equipment to Mimi and have her record 

some songs herself.

Mimi heard the doorbell ring and was surprised to see a big box addressed to her and Yoli.   She 

immediately called Yoli to come over.   When she got there the girls opened the box and all the 

recording stuff was in it.   Both girls were happier than a dog on a skateboard.   Mimi right away 

took out the equipment and wanted to start recording.   She had been writing songs for years and 

keeping them safely under her mattress.   She pulled them out.   Just then she realized she could 

sing in front of Yoli.  

Mimi recorded a total of eight songs and sent them to the music company.   But when she sent 

them she asked for her real name not to be used.   She wanted to go by the name of Silence.  

Not long after sending the songs she received a letter in the mail.   It said, 

"Congratulations Silence, your album named "The Power of Silence" has been 

made and is sure to be a success."   Two weeks later she received a call saying 

one of her songs was number one on the music charts.

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