Larry and Laurie

Larry and Laurie were singers. They impressed with their singing and music. They had a huge fan base. They always reached the top of the charts. Their videos and songs were played on television. The brothers visited various cities with their concerts. Crowds of people attended their performances. They participated in various competitions, programs, and TV shows, always taking first place, and continued to participate in order to become even more famous. Laurie was the leader of their team; he made decisions, came up with ideas for performances, etc. And he was more serious than Larry. In short, they were famous and popular. But not long ago, you also became famous; you were also a performer. You have a magnificent voice and wonderful songs. You had been involved in music for a long time, but were known only in small circles and did not organize concerts. Now, people liked your new songs more, and you were becoming more popular. You had already given several concerts, and people loved your songs. And little by little, you became more famous and began giving more performances. You also began taking part in shows and programs, and the jury and people liked your songs and voice. You became popular. Recently, you took part in a TV show. For a month, you performed and sang. Larry and Laurie, already known to you, took part. They were confident that they would take first place again, but they noticed that people began to like you. The brothers didn’t know you and hadn’t heard anything about you. In this show, they took second place, and you took first. You were very, pleasantly surprised, and they were surprised too, but not pleasantly. After all the congratulations, awards presentations, and photo sessions, you went backstage, getting ready to go home. You leave your dressing room, turn your head, and see the twins standing and discussing something. Then they turn their heads in your direction and look at you disapprovingly. They talked about how someone had climbed out of some hole and was taking top spots. They felt humiliated.