"It was my musical outlet while I tried to work up the courage to sing in front of other people. Playing around with the keyboard and trying my hand at writing some songs. It was also a way to feel close to my dad after he was gone," Vanessa admitted, giving Mal a smile and shrugging slightly. "If I can find a keyboard around here and you want I can try to teach you something on it."
"It's taken me a long time to get comfortable singing in front of other people. But I used to sing in my room a lot when it was just me. Or start humming while looking at things in a store and not even realize I was doing it until somebody said something." Confidence in her abilities and talents was something that had taken her a while to develop and she was still trying in some areas. "I'm pretty much just good at taking up a hemline or letting it down. Figuring out what will look good together." She wasn't trying to downplay it - just being honest about her skills when it came to making outfits.