friday 4th september
club
"Don't suppose you're a keyboard player?" One of the guys in the dressing room said desperately as he walked in. "By chance, I am. The bartender asked me if I'd fill in," Jamie replied. They all cheered, and one, whose constant tapping on every surface within reach gave him away as the drummer, yelled, "PRAISE THE LORD!" It was an oddly familiar scene- there'd been once or twice where he'd been running late for a show and the others had started to worry that he wasn't going to turn up. But when he arrived, equipment in tow, there was always the same reception. He instinctively laughed, all inhibitions gone. They weren't being hostile- they were just glad to have somebody who could cover for them. And that was one of his favourite things about playing music- the sense of comradery it brought and the friends it was so easy to make.
"Alright, what've you got? What music can you play?" They started to quiz him about his music, before hauling out the keyboard and getting him to play something. They seemed happy enough, and they all sat down to start discussing the set list. A few changes had to be made- Jamie was good, but he couldn't learn the words and the music for a song in the short amount of space they had.
[font=garamond]friday 4th september
club
[justify]When Bella said that she was going to join in, Ellie simply shrugged and said, "The more the merrier!" If Bella wanted to get drunk, she wasn't going to stop her. After all, that was why they were all there. With the exception of Jamie- he'd gone off to play some music.
Ellie nod at Nate's suggestion. "Three, two, one!" She counted, before pouring the first shot down her throat. It burned, but she didn't give herself time to dwell on it before taking the next one- and the next one, and the next one... It was definitely a better alternative to taking drugs. There were no needles or needle marks to cover up, no hygiene precautions, no risk of anything dodgy like there was with heroin- that and it was probably less destructive. But when it came to Ellie, that wasn't always a good thing.
She finished the last of her shots and shook her head, already starting to feel the effects. "Wow, that was some good shit," she remarked, laughing and looking down at the others.
"Alright, what've you got? What music can you play?" They started to quiz him about his music, before hauling out the keyboard and getting him to play something. They seemed happy enough, and they all sat down to start discussing the set list. A few changes had to be made- Jamie was good, but he couldn't learn the words and the music for a song in the short amount of space they had.
[font=garamond]friday 4th september
club
[justify]When Bella said that she was going to join in, Ellie simply shrugged and said, "The more the merrier!" If Bella wanted to get drunk, she wasn't going to stop her. After all, that was why they were all there. With the exception of Jamie- he'd gone off to play some music.
Ellie nod at Nate's suggestion. "Three, two, one!" She counted, before pouring the first shot down her throat. It burned, but she didn't give herself time to dwell on it before taking the next one- and the next one, and the next one... It was definitely a better alternative to taking drugs. There were no needles or needle marks to cover up, no hygiene precautions, no risk of anything dodgy like there was with heroin- that and it was probably less destructive. But when it came to Ellie, that wasn't always a good thing.
She finished the last of her shots and shook her head, already starting to feel the effects. "Wow, that was some good shit," she remarked, laughing and looking down at the others.