Blackbird Singing

     Zammie was slouched down on the padded bench in his school’s auditorium.  The twelve-year-old sat between his mother and a few of his teenage cousins while listening to a series of his fellow classmates performing songs and musical pieces at the seasonal Rosemont Middle School Recital Night. He was entertained by the novelty of seeing his peers performing before a full audience, but some of the music choices weren’t exactly to his liking. The violin and piano solos in particular just about put him to sleep. He had left the copy of Naruto that he was reading out in the car, and he wished he had it during certain parts of the show. 
     He quickly sat up, however, when his eleven-year-old cousin Kyla was introduced to the stage. She stepped into the spotlight in a navy blue dress with her long jet black hair styled up in an elegant sweep to the left side of her face. She was only four-and-a-half feet tall, but wearing the dress and the platform shoes she borrowed from one of her cousins made her feel like she was a giant.           
     “Yeah Kyla!” All of Kyla’s cousins yelled and cheered wildly for her as she approached the microphone. Mr. Werthers, the music teacher, plucked a familiar melody on an acoustic guitar while Kyla sweetly sang an old ballad.

-- Kyla sings "Blackbird" 

from Time Trip #2 (Kindle Locations 90-100). 

"Blackbird" performed by Paul McCartney

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