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I was backstage working with Robert at the charity concert, and I was angry.

He put up his hands defensively.

"Look man, I'm sorry. I don't have your $200 right now, but I promise I'll get it to you on Tuesday..."

Not this time, buddy.

"That's what you said last Friday, and the Friday before that, and the one before that...Shall I go on?"

I was getting louder. Robert looked nervous.

"Quiet down!" he pleaded. "They'll hear you!"

I paused, listening to the concert in front of us. Miss Lizzy and The Hometown Girls were going strong in the middle of "Give It All Up," the song they'd written to aid the hurricane victims. It was fast and loud. All of them, Lizzy and the background singers, were giving it their all.

"Quit stalling, no one is going to hear us," I seethed.

"But you know what happens later on..."

"I don't care!" I shouted. "Listen man, I know you're not doing so hot right now, but neither am I! Nobody is! I need that $200 man! NEED IT! I'm going to be evicted tomorrow without it, so if there's any way you can get it back to me, I want it now!"

"But Mike..." Robert started to say.

I couldn't hold it in any longer.

"I WANT MY MONEY BACK!" I screamed.

Robert didn't say anything: he looked mortified. I was about to wipe that stupid look off of his face when I noticed the silence around us.

After the climax of "Give It All Up," Lizzy and the girls cut everything off, a sudden silence for dramatic impact.

And guess who had just yelled that he wanted his money back, at a charity concert, in the middle of that pause?

I'm sure my face was white; I felt the blood run out of my head.

"On second thought..." I started to say.

Robert shook his head.

"I'll get it to you. I have a feeling you're going to need a lot more than $200 after tonight."
Based on :iconkakashiplushie:'s prompt: "Background Vocals."

I usually write my Sunday story a day early and post around midnight, just because I don't like it hanging over my head. So, when I saw that it was 10:30, I got a bit nervous. Thankfully, this one wasn't too hard to write.

VIVA LA FFM!
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