Debut

7:00 pm arrived, and Sophie was a little late. She hadn't managed to put together a custom stage setting, thanks to Iona making a fuss and taking up all her attention. Neither had she managed to create a stage costume. Nor had she even had the time for a sound check. So she had to make do with her sing-a-gram outfit and the dreary default pretzel bench and fake street light. And hoped that her voice sounded just right.

At least the special effects machines were in sync and working.
Her throat was dry, so she took a sip of water.
Strike that, she gulped half of it down, such were her nerves!

Rolling nervously through some scales, she hummed the beginning of her song, hoping that she'd gotten the right key.

A couple of people turned up. Well, four to be exact. I think they were just curious, that's all.

It wasn't a sell-out, not by a long shot, but at least she had a little audience.

Second verse, and she managed to get into her stride.

As the evening wore on, she launched into another two songs before calling it a day.

She knew that she needed to up her game and get in some more songs. Stamina was the key here.

And so Sparkle Fae was born!