A young man sporting short red hair watched a similarly redheaded singer inside the sound booth. He checked the sound levels briefly and was satisfied with the range. Then he closed his eyes and listened to the soft closing lines, nodding along with a smile. If he let his imagination run a little wild, he could have sworn that her voice sounded almost… sweet. A phone on the table nearby started to rumble but it went unnoticed for the time being.
The singer stepped out of the recording booth and he handed her a bottle of water.
“Something good happen today?” The sound engineer asked.
“Hm?” The redhead took a long drink of her water.
“You’ve been angry all summer, and suddenly you’re happy again. Something happened.”
Valerie ignored his comment and grabbed her phone off the table. She checked her messages and saw that Tina had sent her three simple words.
‘Stop provoking Stacey’.
She stuffed her phone back into her jacket and shrugged. “Nothing happened. I’m just in a good mood.”
“Well, whatever happened, I’m glad it did.” The young man said. “An entire album of angry Val wasn’t going to sell.”
“I wasn’t angry,” She frowned.
“And I’m not doing this for free,” he chuckled.
The singer narrowed her eyes further before finally relenting with a sigh. “Fine, I was a little… miffed.”
She tossed the bottle back to the young man and slipped back into the recording booth before he could pursue her with more questions. She signaled through the glass to start the music and he gave her a countdown using his fingers. He hit the big red button on his screen and returned his full focus to the recording session.117Please respect copyright.PENANAeQgUUBiRIq


