It was the summer of 1997. Amila is now enjoying her summer holiday and is spending it by watching Channel [V] Australia non-stop. Her favourite song was just about to be played as soon as she turned on the television.
"Ooh, I want you, but I don't know if I need you, but ooh I'll die to find out..." sang Amila along to Savage Garden's 'I Want You'. She first heard of the band on her cousin Hackle's morning show on Premiere FM 96.7 and became a fan of theirs ever since. She was lucky enough to get a free 'I Want You' single and Savage Garden's self-titled album via her cousin and will rarely take her ears off it.
"Hey Amila, Mum's playing your baby video...don't you wanna watch it?" called out Amila's elder sister Alina. Amila didn't really like watching old videos, but today she felt a sudden urge to do so.
"Coming!" replied Amila as she ran off to her parents' room. Her mum was just starting to play Amila's first words, but as baby Amila was talking, the 12-year-old Amila noticed something odd.
"Play that tape again, Mom," asked Amila, and her mum did just that. "Swavage Gwaden...Dawen...Dwaniel...Bwisbane...wait a minute!"
"What happened?" asked Alina and Alkaff, Amila's brother.
"Those words...oh my god! I just said Savage Garden, Darren, Daniel & Brisbane when I was one year old!" said Amila in surprise.
"What's so special about them?" asked Alina.
"The band I love is named Savage Garden and the members are Darren and Daniel from Brisbane!" replied Amila. "And that humming bit...it's off I Want You!"
"I don't believe it!" replied Alkaff. "The words I can understand, but the humming?"
"Here, let me bring my Walkman," said Amila as she went to her room to retrieve it. "Now listen to this bit off I Want You and compare it to the baby video!" Alkaff, Alina and their parents all listened to both and were shocked.
"Goodness, they are the same thing!" exclaimed Mrs. Kutsia. "But how could this have happened?"
"I don't know for sure," replied Amila. "What I do know is, Hackles has to know about this as soon as possible!"
