Silence On The Main Stage

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ous DJ named "Aethel," whose music, she says

know that

rty. I saw a text on her phone, not meant for me.

icole. He'll never understand y

made my

l handle him. The festi

own, a place I' d never seen. She gave Brian a key. S

d I'll get you the headline spot at

omeb

pping years ago, the reason I stopped performing, felt like

ric Odyssey under my real name. I wo

noise of the crowd was a dull roar. I walked dow

path. They didn't say a wor

ey broke

through me, white-hot and absolute. I collapsed onto the wet pavement,

fade, I saw a figure s

as N

r eyes filled with a

d, her voice sharp and cruel. "I'll destroy any

me bleed. Sh

the cold concrete agains

my own bed. My hands flew up to my face, and I st

stand. The date was ten days befo

ime, I wouldn't be the