A2 · en-GB 8 pages

Camille at Karaoke

An A2 English story for adults: neon lights, an uncertain voice and a beautiful distraction.

Camille was French, but she in Berlin for a year.
When she , she liked going to a small karaoke bar.
That evening, she and did not know there.

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That evening, the bar was under its red lights.
, Camille took a microphone and the small stage.
Her voice as she read the screen and began an old French song.

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A woman with dark, straight hair stood the stage.
She was not smiling, but her serious .
the song, she watched Camille with careful interest.

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When Camille the woman watching, she almost forgot the .
Suddenly, her heart began to .
She , but the song now felt different because Lea’s attention excited her.

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When the song ended, the whole bar .
The and stopped close to Camille.
“You have a beautiful voice,” she said.
Camille laughed much too loudly, surprised by her own .

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Beside a red , two drinks waited on the table.
“I’m Lea,” the woman said. “And you?”
Camille felt .
She gave her name very quietly while Lea .

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Lea a that they both knew.
They stood together before the lyric screen, holding .
When their shoulders touched for a moment, both women smiled.
Camille finally relaxed and sang with more .

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After the , Lea Camille so she could be heard .
“Would you like to step outside for a moment?” she asked.
Camille immediately and picked up her black shoulder bag.

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Act I complete

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