The music started slow and sweet, pouring through the small, crowded room. Most of the patrons were talking softly amongst themselves. The others were watching the young band members on the stage. Though most of the members were under 18, they were playing a small gig in a bar that night. There was 17 year old Jeremy on the bass guitar, 16 year old Taylor on lead guitar and 18 year old Isaak on the drums. All brothers to lead singer and only girl, 15 year old Sally Doll.
Doll wasn't actually her last name. It was Dolohough, but somehow Doll stuck with her. It was partly due to her childlike face and characteristics. Offstage, Sally was a typical 15 year old girl. She crushed on older boys, stayed up late on the phone with her friends and did everything she could to defy her parents. Once she stepped up to the microphone, she was a completely different person. You could almost imagine her to be in her 20's by the way she presented herself.
That night was no different. When her lips parted and sang the first few lines, every eye was on her. "I am outside and I've been waiting for the sun. With my wide eyes, I've seen worlds that don't belong. My mouth is dry with words I cannot verbalize. Tell me why we live like this." Her voice carried through the entire room, reverberating against the walls with a passion. The song continued on, with barely a noise besides the music and Sally's voice. The crowd appauded enthusiastically at the end, begging for more. Sally smiled and stepped up to the mic once more. "Sorry. I gotta save my voice for school." , she said with a wink and bowed her way off stage into her mother's waiting arms.
"You did great, sweetie. All of you." she looked up to all of her musically gifted children. They were a family band, as bad as it sounds. They were great and could one day be very famous. Their mother believed they would have it all. Sally didn't care if they were famous, as long as she could continue singing. She loved singing more than anything and would never dream of stopping. Over the next few days, that would change.
