Fated by Darkness by Jessica Sorensen

Author:Jessica Sorensen [Sorensen, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jessica Sorensen

8

Sage

“We rocked that performance,” I say as I head off stage, tucking my drumsticks into my back pocket. I’m dripping with sweat, and my hands and arms ache, yet I’m more content than I’ve been all week. I always feel pumped up after a performance, no matter how small or large the venue. Right now, we just finished playing a set at Lyric’s dad’s club, which brings in a pretty decent-sized crowd. “We need to celebrate. Let’s go out to a club or something and get fucked up.”

“Ayden and I can’t,” Lyric says as she wipes the sweat from her brow. “We’re picking up Sadie tonight and taking her out to dinner to celebrate.”

My elation nosedives. Partying is pretty much the only thing I look forward to, besides playing. It gives me a break from all the shitty things that have taken over my life. Going out, getting wasted and high until my mind is so far gone I can barely grasp all the shittiness going on in my personal life.

I grab a bottle of water from a table backstage and twist off the cap. “Celebrate what?”

Lyric hesitantly glances at Ayden. “Um …”

“Sadie took her GED test today, so we want to take her out to dinner,” Ayden tells me, grabbing a can of soda from the beverage table.

While I knew Sadie didn’t graduate high school, the GED comment throws me off since Ayden rarely divulges anything about his sister. I wish he would, though. Wish I could learn more about the sad girl with the sad eyes that I want to desperately help, yet know I can’t. Not just because I suck at helping, but also because half the time the girl won’t let me near her.

I take a long swig from the water bottle then lower it from my mouth and wipe my lips with my hand. “She took the test, today, huh? Man, I’ve heard that it takes, like, six hours or something. That has to be intense. She’s probably exhausted.”

“She is.” Lyric gathers her long, blonde hair into a messy ponytail and twists an elastic around it. “She studied like crazy and hardly took any breaks. She seriously might be one of the most motivated people I’ve ever met.”

“She really is.” Ayden pops the tab on the soda, checks the time on his watch, then turns toward Lyric. “We should probably get going. I told her we’d pick her up at about nine.”

Nolan joins our circle with a drink in his hand and a cigarette tucked behind his ear. “What restaurant are you guys going to again? I might meet up with you a little bit later, if things don’t work out with Janey.”

Lyric gives him a really look. “I thought after she tried to sleep with the entire band, you were over the whole Janey thing?”

“I was.” Nolan sighs, plucking the cigarette from behind his ear. “But I ran into her last night, and she kept apologizing for what happened. One thing led to another …” He digs a lighter out of his pocket and shrugs.

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