It was just a hobby, nothing more. Well, at least that's what Corbie' always thought. He was born with a talent for music and singing. But he never really had any interest in pursuing it professionally. Singing was a side activity for him, something he did when he was bored or had time. It was common for him to sing at every party he went to; he was almost always the center of attention because, since he sang so well, everyone gathered around him to listen. The same thing happened at family parties; when they got together to celebrate something, he would drop what he was doing and sing. And if he'd had a few swigs of rum, surprisingly, he sang even better—the opposite of what others expected. It was a skill he used to enjoy the moment.

For quite some time, this talent remained hidden from everyone. No one else in his inner circle knew he was a good singer. And since no one knew, he had no fans or admirers. Many of his friends were frustrated simply seeing that he wasn't taking advantage of his talent. It was as if he were throwing his life away, according to other people's opinions. He didn't pay much attention to them and almost always took it as a joke. It was just a hobby, and he always made that very clear. But as he improved, the pressure from his entire circle of friends increased. They, in a way, wanted what was best for him, which is why they pressured him so much to show himself to the world.

Although he resisted singing for others for quite some time, peer pressure eventually took its toll. He created a social media channel to share his songs. It was the same thing he'd done at parties, but now for the whole world. He continued to see it as a hobby, never imagining it would escalate in any way. He started uploading songs to his channel whenever he had free time. The results were quite low in views and few reactions. So he came to see it as normal and continued uploading songs. He had a rather boring routine: a 9-to-5 job in an office. And when he got home, he'd post a song for his new followers. Then off to sleep and repeat the same thing the next day.

The songs continued to get few views and few reactions. It seemed like it would continue like this forever—a hobby, just as it had been planned. Without warning, his boss called him at work. He wanted to tell him that he had loved his latest song. He was surprised because his boss didn't have time to listen to his songs. Even his boss confirmed it, but said he'd seen it in the trending section. And then Corbie' was truly surprised. He couldn't understand why one of his songs was trending when he'd checked the night before and everything was as usual.

He quickly turned on his laptop to check his channel. And when he saw his songs, they had millions of views. It was incredible, and more and more people were watching and reacting. He couldn't believe it. In fact, he still couldn't imagine how this would change his life. That afternoon, when he got home, he didn't upload any new songs because he didn't want to cause any more of a stir. The news was already announcing him as the new young musical prodigy, and his name was trending on social media. Naturally, those who knew him spread the word about where he lived, so the next day his life would change forever. When he woke up, there were news vans outside his house, the police were keeping order, and there were hundreds of new fans. All of that in just one day. His hobby was now a media sensation, and people wanted to know everything about him, and they wanted more music.

Now Corbie' has a future ahead of him that he can continue, or he can let this go as just another hobby. But only he can make that decision, because once he does, his life will change for better or for worse. It all depends on how he sees it.

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