A SOUL PIERCING SAXOPHONIC DESPAIR

The music, a ghastly serenade conducted from the depths of despair, oozed like liquid night across the room. Each note was a needle twisting in the soul, pulling at the tendrils of hope. A single spotlight illuminated the saxophonist, his face a mask, his eyes staring vacantly on some unseen horror. The listeners, transfixed, could only watch as th