Present Time,
Every screen in and around the stadium showed the woman in shiny burgundy, sitting beside Mr Ragnar –as his date- as the next performer.
The staff member who stood close to Zeda to guide her to the podium lost control of his bladder when Kamaz looked at him. Eyes that could cut through glass, with a folded fist that showed just how badly he was going to break him if he took a step closer to Zeda enhanced Kamaz’s features.
The staff knew to stay put, he couldn’t move forward or take a step back as mortification shared a womb with him.
Zeda’s palms were clammy, and the well-ventilated space couldn’t stop the sudden heat at the back of her neck and the immediate tightness in the upper part of her dress.
The last time she held the cello before so many persons, was the day she had planned to kill herself. Going up there felt like she was going to be re-living those emotions surrounding that event.