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"Oh well, excuse ether pulled up on it "In that case, here read over this while I play the song for you to listen to I’ll expect you to nail it on the first try"

After we listened to it a couple of tio" And nail it, he did We sounded a, if I do say so ain, but dirty it up a little It’s a little too bubbleguested

I nodded excitedly, co Our voices harether, and after just a couple of run throughs, we had pretty htstand, I saw that it was after two in the hed "Yes, we better both get so won’t help us pass any of our classes this se off the bed "Get soain tomorrow"

I slipped in between my cool sheets as he walked out of my room Just before he closed the door behind him, he stuck his head in and said, "If Noah and the rest of the guys are okay with it, would you ever be interested in doing a song or tith us up at Empty’s?"

I lifted my head off of the pillow and looked at him in disbelief "Are you serious?"

"Yes, I’m serious, silly You’re really incredible" he answered, shtly

"Absolutely I’d love it"

"Okay, I’ll let you knohat they say Goodnight, sweetheart"

"Goodnight Max"

CHAPTER TWELVE

Wake Me Up ~ Avicci

The Forgotten ~ Green Day

MASON

One more day I had one more day in the rehab center before I rejoined the rest of society, and to be quite honest, I was a little nervous Despite in with, my mindset towards how I viewed both myself and others was coh those doors The clarity in which I was beginning to see things as incredible, and learning how toa selfish asshole was beco attainable

Scarlett’s visits every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon were the bright spots of my week I was thrilled when she told me about her decision to follow her musical dreams Of course, as ato my life, and I really wanted her to find true happiness as well, wherever that was It had becoether in a romantic sense was all but nonexistent, no matter what I wanted, but I still wanted the absolute best life for her Our relationship while I was in the center had blosso friendship I had always known that she eet, coold, but I discovered that she had an a out with My desire to touch her smooth porcelain skin or kiss her soft pink lips had not disappeared, but I learned to push it to the back ofin my life, in whatever capacity, et her

I had decided that I wanted to stay at my apartment in Houston for the six weeks post release for a couple of reasons First, I could continue my therapy with Heather if I stayed in the city, and I had forreat bond with her Sometimes it was hard to remember that she was my counselor and notboth her and Houston to rejoin the band in Austin, but I thought another six weeks with her rather than starting over with a new therapist would be the best thing for ht after dinner, several of the other patients that I had beco out for a while Soot out was, and hed a bit, they each began talking about what they couldn’t wait to do Answers ranged fro sex until it got to one girl, Andi, who said, "I never want to leave" The response stunnedout there for me My family doesn’t want me and I don’t have o that’s not going to lead ain," she said