𝑾𝑯𝑶𝑳𝑬 𝑳𝑶𝑻𝑻𝑨 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 • 𝑨 𝑳𝒆𝒅 𝒁𝒆𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏 𝑭𝒂𝒏𝑭𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

𝐈. 𝐎𝐍𝐄

𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐃𝐀𝐖𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐍 the scent of strong liquor and cigarettes filled her nostrils.

The dimmed lights created a cozy atmosphere. One of Floyd's songs played in the background of the bar. This was a sacred place for all rock musicians. Everyone, who was anyone spent their nights here. Dawn was quick to spot a couple of familiar faces sitting in some of the booths.

"Ms Montez, can it be?"

Dawn giggled as Keith Moon, an old, cherished friend of hers called out her name in a Shakespearean manner.

"At your service," Dawn played along as she curtseyed. She, at that point, had run into Keith's arms and given him a big hug, as she always did.

His clothes appeared tattered and he looked different, but his smile was still as friendly and warm as it had always been.

"Finally, you're here," Lola swayed from side to side with the music. She was drunk, as usual.
Lola rushed through the bar with an almost empty glass of whiskey in her hand. She welcomed Dawn with a tight embrace as if they hadn't seen each other for a lifetime.

"Yep," Dawn muttered under her breath. She managed to escape Lola's tight grip around her shoulders.

"Where is everyone?" Dawn asked. She struggled to pull down her red leather skirt, which had been creeping up her thighs all night long. "Down in the usual booth, come on!" Lola yelled out. She yanked Dawn by the hand and led her down through the bar to the lounge.
Vinny looked up at Dawn with a grin, fat plastered on his lips. He was sitting in a big chair Next to him was a table, around it sat The Strings' friends and whatnot.

"What a delight to see you here, Dawn," Vin cackled. He had a cigar in his mouth and a young girl was crouching on his lap.

Vin's big gold rings shone in the dimmed lighting.

"There's someone here I'd like you, girls, to meet," Vin said and jumped up from his chair. For a moment he forgot his bad knee, but he was quick to grab his cane.

The four girls almost felt desperate as they followed Vin, excited to see whatever he had in store for them.

"They're the hottest band right now," Vin said, his voice filled with enthusiasm.

As the girls got closer to the restricted lounge, a weird feeling plunged its way through Dawn's body. An excited one at that.

"Vincent, how are you, my friend?" A large voice boomed through the bar. A man, even bigger than Vin stood up with open arms.

"Peter, these are my girls" Vin spoke out, showing off the four girls who hid behind his figure.

Peter took a long glimpse at the young women standing before him and he offered them all a friendly nod. They all knew Peter Grant. The biggest, most influential music manager in the industry. Dawn stared at Peter in awe. He took a step forward to inspect the girls in front of him, who all were pretty much paralyzed from amazement. "The Strings, you say? Pretty girls they are," He smiled and murmured something into Vin's ear. He returned to inspect the girls furthermore.