Epitomize
I tried to calm down in the women's bathroom of the Crypt that Saturday night. I took a long glance at my reflection and I fixed my hair. My red streaks seemed more blood red, like a thicker layer was added but I liked it. I was worried my make up would fade while I was up performing. My eyeliner and mascara hopefully won't be messed up; I worked on it for forever!
I was used to choir concerts where we all had to wear uniforms and be proper and perfect. I felt different now that I know I'm going to perform on stage in my usual skinny jeans and a normal V-neck T-shirt with bloody words that said "Love Never Dies".
"Mina, are you okay?" I heard Jonathan's voice call me and ran the tips of my fingers over my black crystal that had the wings of a bat. I walked to the door and opened it. Jonathan's expression was worried and concerned.
"I'm sorry I just needed to calm down. I'm all good!"
"You sure?" He asked as we turned to go back to the main room of the Crypt. Casimir had the place closed for a few hours while he and his sons picked the newest band to play in the Crypt since one of the many bands broke up.
"Yeah, I'm fine. We can do this!" I threw my fist in the air and Jonathan laughed at me. We joined Cyryl, Alek, Roby and I slapped my hands together. "We ready to do this guys?"
"Heck yea!" Cyryl shouted excitedly.
"I'm with Cereal!" Roby cheered with a grin as Cyryl glared at him. Cyryl then wacked his hand on the back of Roby's short black haired head. "Hey, it's not my fault your name is said the same way as a breakfast food!"
Cyryl rolled his eyes and laughed lightly. It would bother me personally if my name was similar to a breakfast food, but he usually makes it into a joke. He told me one year for Halloween he dressed up at Tony the Tiger.
"You guys are up in five." Demitri came up to us and I gave him a smile. I spotted Casimir at a table near the bar of the club. He smiled that smile that once gave me creeped-out chills yet now reminds me of happy times. He reminds me that I'm part of some great scheme and not just a spec in the line of time.
"Mina, come on." Jonathan said with a smile. I stumbled over a cord to meet him at the steps to the stage. He took my hand in his and led me up the four steps. He let go so he could pick up his guitar and place the straps around his shoulders. Cyryl sat down with his drums and Roby got his back-up guitar off its stand. Alec had the job of playing the cello in the beginning and the violin for the rest of the song. Alec had the most musical talent by being able to play multiple instruments.
"So, who are you?" Casimir asked with a smile. Jonathan moved his face closer to his microphone.
"I'm Jonathan on the guitar. Mina here is singing with her lovely voice." He winked with his joke and I rolled my eyes. He moved his hand back to the boys. "On the drums is Cyryl, and Alec is our musical genius on the violin and cello. Roby here is my back-up."
Casimir wrote down our names and nodded. "What's the name of your band?"
"Suck My Life." Casimir chuckled and shook his head as his body shook with laughter.
"You may proceed." He rested his chin on his hands with the desk supporting his elbows. Cyryl tapped his drum sticks to time the beat and Jonathan slammed hard on his guitar. I lifted the microphone to my mouth and sang out.
"All that I'm living for! All that I'm dying for! All that I can't ignore alone at night!" Alec came in with the cello and Cyryl with his drums. "I can feel the night beginning, separate me from the living. Understanding me after all I've seen. Piecing everything together, find the words to make me better! If I only knew how to pull myself apart."
