"Are you ready?" Gwen was standing to the side of the stage behind a curtain, waiting for our name to be called.
"Yeah, I think so." I grinned, my fingers tapping against the wood of the guitar's body.
"Don't be nervous!" She cheered, her warmth spreading to me. "Just keep you chin up. Look directly into the light if you have to so you don't see their faces. Be cool! Like last time!" She reached to rub my elbow, her violin hanging daintily from her hand.
I exhaled, pushing all of my bad energies out. "I got this!" I swung a look to her. "We're going to sound great!" I didn't need to mention that the last time we had done this, I was halfway through a double shot. She had nooooo idea the working's of alcohol on my body.
"That's the spirit!" She silently laughed. Peeking over my should
