Caged Songbirds
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A hard-working music-loving boy named Ryker dreams of going to school at Juilliard. But, doesn't have the money to afford it. One day he goes to the Flee Market with his family. Where he gets into an altercation with a mysterious person. Days pass and he bumps into them but, this time around befriends them. Can Ryker crack the truth behind them and keep them in his life? While finding a way to afford the school of his dreams? Or does he have to choose between them?
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