In Waldorf Maryland, an elevator rose to the top floor of a building. A young woman got off and walked down the hallway to the door of her apartment. Walking inside she locked the door and put her purse on the chair next to the black cat. She walked to the bedroom and let her long red hair down. He would be here in twenty minutes to go to practice. Her blue eyes sparkled at the thought. If her family saw her now, they'd be shocked. She had become a singer, and a darn good one at that.

Looking at the table by her bed she saw she had plenty of time for a shower. She turned the stereo on before walking into the bathroom. Back next to her alarm, a small glass figurine sat glowing it the lamplight. The cat came in and sat on the bed watching the figurine, her emerald green eyes alert. The figurine sparkled as if from within, remembering a long lost Prom, and the friends who were there.