The chime let off a high-pitched shrill, breaking up the sounds of the music coming from the stage. A few listeners turned to glare at Will Matthews. He shrank down in his seat a bit, hating the momentary spotlight on him.
In fact, Will detested any added attention on him. Luckily, he was the third eldest in a family of six brothers -right smack-dab in the middle of the family, making it easy for him to hide. With two older and three younger loud, rambunctious, opinionated and sometimes quick-tempered boys, Will had no problems hanging out at the back of the line. Or better yet, off to the sides while his siblings shouted their imminent approach, drew attention to their presence, and were often asked to leave as a result of all of it.
Will did not like to be a bother or cause a ruckus. P
