Years ago, they had been six. Six best friends who had met as teenagers, busking on street corners, dreaming of making it big. They had sung in smoky lounges, on grand wedding stages, and at small-town fairs. They had promised that no matter how life pulled them apart—family, careers, distance—they would always come back together for one final encore.
But life had other plans.
Thomas, the one with the strongest voice, the one who had never missed a single rehearsal, was gone. A sudden illness had taken him before they could fulfill their promise.
For years, the remaining five had stopped singing. It felt wrong without him.
But tonight, they returned—not to win, not for fame, but to keep their word.