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should others listen if she herself did not care?
    She recalled one night at the rooftop – there were DaBlazers, Jay and Darya with their band members and some of their closest friends and fans. It was a year after their first album release and they were just starting to get popular. They were lying there counting the stars in the sky when Ed – the drummer who back then played with both of their bands made a half-drunk toast.
    “If I were some important guy – an astrologist or something, I would name one of these stars DaYa – because all of you will be forgotten and her name will shine in the…” probably he intended to say ‘skies’, but was so drunk that he fell asleep before finishing the toast. They all laughed at the joke. Darya laughed now as well, but there was no humor in her nervous giggle – she was the only faded star among all of them. Go figure that out!
    She felt a sudden rush to run away and hide. Music was not home anymore. Or even if it was – it was one with daunting ghosts in it. As she left the stadium, Darya still lingered in the hallway maybe she was still feeling nostalgic and wanted a moment to process her feelings, or she was simply hoping for something or someone to call her back to hold her and not let her run away.
    She laughed at the thought there was nobody who knew her at the concert. Well, except for the band members, but they were busy on the stage at the moment.
    It turned out that the Gods of rock ‘n roll could still hear the thoughts of their favorite daughter, as they did grant her with her hidden wish made her escape not possible. As Darya turned towards the stairs a huge figure emerged in front of her blocking her way. She felt annoyed that the person did not move to let her go. It took moments until Darya realized that it was Mike – the tour manager of DaBlazers, standing in front of her. He had apparently recognized her and stood with his arms crossed at his chest waiting for her to look at him. Mike had been a part of the band since the very beginning and knew her well.
    “Look at who has honored us tonight!” he screamed loudly. Darya was glad that the music was so loud in the stadium that nobody could’ve heard them. She still intended to keep a low profile and disappear right after she talked to Mike. She was scared that he would ask questions, but also glad to run into an old friend.
    “Hey Mike…uhm, you look good,” small talk could maybe help her escape.
    “That should be my line. You look stunning, diva! Give me a hug, I missed you, girl. Nobody heard of you for years. Are you doing well? How can you live without music?” The last question was more an accusation.
    Darya felt the discomfort creep into her bones.
    “Yeah. I have a business now,” she said as if that was an explanation.
    “Wow!’
    “Online fashion.”
    “That rocks,” said Mike with less than zero enthusiasm. Why give a damn about fashion if he was the manager of the kings of rock n roll. “Listen, the show is coming to an end, but you absolutely need to join the after party. The guys will shoot me in the head if they know I’ve let you go. You are a VIP guest, here.” He shoved a badge over her head and trapping her between his strong arms forcefully carried her backstage without hearing any excuse.
    The world was collapsing around her, shooting hot lava and Darya felt like standing right in the middle of it. The backstage felt like purgatory – she was now paying for every single sin she had made in her life and judging from the number of roadies and crew members, who recognized her and the looks they gave her – she had sinned a lot in her past.
     
     

Chapter 6 – Dangerous Dreaming
     
    Then the gods descend from the skies and sing, every single fan in the stadium knows that right there right at that moment they are singing just for them and them alone!
    Eric knew that too, but in all three decades of his life, he had never been to a concert this big. It was worth all