Having been fired from one's job tends to leave one with far too much time on one's hands. Such was the case with the quartet. Having plenty of free time then on, they set to work the very next day after much contemplation.

When it came to giving their band a name, they had several ideas, none of which seemed right though. They were about to settle on Sydney's idea, SMAC, or Cayanne's suggestion, CASM, when Angela suggested 'Music is Our Life'. The sentimental value of the latter won out.

Their next step was to stock up on the musical instruments and equipment they required. Picking out the best places, they wouldn't buy anything that Sydney hadn't okayed. Cayanne insisted on going for quality over cost, and bore all the expenses despite the others' reluctance.

~*~

It was 8:00 a.m. the next day.

Cayanne burst into the soundproofed room, which they had rented for band purposes, with a newspaper occupying her hands. Syndi, Marna and Angela were already there.

"There you are. We were waiting for you," said Syndi.

"Guys, look at this!!" Cayanne shouted, shoving the article into Marna's hands. Marna read the article aloud:

" ' BoB dates and location announced:

The annual Battle of Bands is slated to be held in the city of- '

Oh my God!! Here!!" exclaimed Marna.

"That's so cool" said Angela.

"I can't wait!!" said Syndi.

"I read the rules and regulations. We are eligible! Who's up for it?" replied Cayanne.

"Me!" exclaimed all four at the same time.

"Yeah!" they said as they high-fived each other.

"Guys, let's get to work" said Cayenne when they seemed to be relaxing far too much.

"You're in charge" Angela told Cayanne.

"Yes!" yelled Syndi and Marna.

"Are you all sure we actually need to have someone in lead and all?" questioned Cayanne.

Pat came the reply. "Yes."

Syndi elaborated, "It's hard for all of us to keep complete track of every single thing. So you ought to do that job since you've already proven your prowess there."

"Okay, professor," said Cayanne as she sat down and thought for a while, after reminiscing the days of yore.

"Are you done thinking?" asked Marna, after a while.

"Yeah. Okay, look, Angela, you play guitar; Marna can play the keyboard and Syndi, you play percussion. I think we'd have a well-rounded sound then. Are you all okay with it?" Cayanne intoned, her tone more questioning than stating.

"Yes!" told Angela and Marna.

"What are you gonna do?" Syndi asked Cayanne.

"Guitar. And let's all sing!" said Cayanne.

"Alright," told all three.

"Do you want to start with covers and stuff, or dive in with originals?" Cayenne asked.

"Say, you do have many songs penned down, don't you? Let's start with them then." Angela says, everyone nodding in confirmation.

"I'll bring lyrics and sheet music for all of us tomorrow then," said Cayanne.

"Wait, you didn't tell us the dates!" Syndi said.

"The auditions are 20th- 26th and 28th is the finale," said Cayanne.

"Of June this year right?" Syndi queried.

"No, of the past year. Of course this year, duh!" Cayanne replied.

Syndi smiled sheepishly as the others burst into laughter.

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A.N.:

Thank you for reading!!

And, as usual, I'd love feedback!!

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