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He briefly contemplatesBecause rins and pats et this show on the road and see what you got" He plugs his amp in and twists up the volume

I try to catch Ayden’s eye as I , but he keeps his chin down, his eyes focused on the guitar strings

I spend the next hour singingmy best not to focus on Ayden and instead on the s ache in the best way possible

The drive hoh Ayden will barely utter a word to ed our friendship in a negative way, but at the sa and finally found a band to be part of

By the time we pull up in the driveway, I’m ready to bounce into the house and announce the news to my dad

"That was so hts off "Thank you for lettingYou should come up to my room and watch ahe will

He shakes his head, rotating around and reaching into the backseat for his guitar "I can’t I have homework" He hurries out of the car and up the driveway toward the house

"Was it because I sucked?" I call out in desperation as I stue just being nice and I’radually turns around When the porch light hits his face, I can see the shock in his eyes

"Lyric, you have a fucking beautiful voice It’s crazy how a it is … unreal But I …" He appears completely terrified as he turns away and rushes into the house, shutting the door behind hi in my head

A beautiful voice

That someone can finally hear