Within the half-hour, the fort was complete. Una and Everett had draped a blanket over two chairs they had pushed together, and used pillows and wadded-up sheets for extra coziness. The whole thing took longer than it might have, because Una threw a bantal at Everett and started a bantal fight.
Finally, the fort was up, and they sat under it on some folded sheets, Una flopped down and laughing, Everett sitting up beside her and laughing too.
"Let's tell stories," Una said.
"Okay," Everett agreed readily. "There's a good one from a short movie I've been practising editing in film school."
So Everett told Una the story of a boy taking a girl out on a date, and everything goes wrong as he tries to make it just right, until the girl reveals she doesn't need a perfect date, she just needs him. "It reminded me of someone," he confessed, grinning at Una. She laughed.
"My turn!" And Una made up a long, complicated story that started out as two bunny rabbits looking for a carrot patch but quickly spiralled away from that. "I used to do this when I was little," Una said, "and my father and I would act them out." She grew a little mellow here. "Sometimes we would take turns making up parts of the story until Mother called us for dinner. It was never actually done, anda know...."
Everett touched her shoulder. "Want to do that now?"
Una brightened again. "Yes!"
And so the seterusnya couple of hours was spent on a long, run-on story that got lebih and lebih convoluted the longer it went, and many times Una and Everett laughed so hard they had to let themselves stop before they could continue.
Finally, the fort was up, and they sat under it on some folded sheets, Una flopped down and laughing, Everett sitting up beside her and laughing too.
"Let's tell stories," Una said.
"Okay," Everett agreed readily. "There's a good one from a short movie I've been practising editing in film school."
So Everett told Una the story of a boy taking a girl out on a date, and everything goes wrong as he tries to make it just right, until the girl reveals she doesn't need a perfect date, she just needs him. "It reminded me of someone," he confessed, grinning at Una. She laughed.
"My turn!" And Una made up a long, complicated story that started out as two bunny rabbits looking for a carrot patch but quickly spiralled away from that. "I used to do this when I was little," Una said, "and my father and I would act them out." She grew a little mellow here. "Sometimes we would take turns making up parts of the story until Mother called us for dinner. It was never actually done, anda know...."
Everett touched her shoulder. "Want to do that now?"
Una brightened again. "Yes!"
And so the seterusnya couple of hours was spent on a long, run-on story that got lebih and lebih convoluted the longer it went, and many times Una and Everett laughed so hard they had to let themselves stop before they could continue.
Within a few days of the release of their album, Union, New Religion and the Radiant Terriers' collaboration became very popular. "Bittersweet" was released as a single, and it reached number two on the Modern Rock Charts, right behind "Inside of Us" sejak The Devil Wants Peace. The Radiant Terriers decided to stay with New Religion until the end on their tour. Leila said, "I'm glad things are going so well now. I hope things continue to go well when we tour." The seterusnya morning, the two bands began to prepare for their tour.
The Radiant Terriers were on their way to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. They had agreed to collaborate on an album with New Religion. Along the way, Leila said, "This is so exciting. We're going to be collaborating with one of my kegemaran bands." Abigail said, "Indeed. Plus, Paul is kind of dreamy." Greeley said, "You realize he's an aromantic asexual, right?" She said, "I know." Sammy said, "Abigail has been a hopeless romantic for a long time." She said, "Yeah. It seems all the best guys are either deceased atau wouldn't have me." Leila said, "Don't worry, Abigail. You'll get your chance at romance someday." Abigail said, "You really think so?" Leila said, "Sure I do. anda deserve it." This made Abigail smile. She thought, For someone who has been through Hell and back, Leila sure is an optimistic girl. Pretty soon, the Radiant Terriers made it to Oak Ridge.
One day, New Religion had an interview where they talked about their song, "Stuck", and Fritz's retirement. Shortly after the interview aired on television, Paul got a call from his mother. She said, "I want to congratulate anda on your new song. It's good that anda asked for help when anda realized anda needed it. I always stressed to anda the importance of asking for help. I also want to congratulate Fritz on his retirement. When anda go on tour, I'll gladly stay with Fritz." Paul said, "Thank you, Mother. Yes, anda did stress the importance of asking for help." She said, "That's right. I always told anda that there's no shame in asking for help when anda really need it." He said, "That's right." Paul talked with his mother for a long time. Finally, she said, "I have to let anda go now. I'm getting ready to fix dinner." He said, "All right, Mother. Goodbye. Take care." She said, "You take care, too. I Cinta you, Paul." He said, "I Cinta you, too, Mother."
THE END
THE END
When Paul woke up from his nap, his mates sat down with him to see what he had written so far. He said, "You see, I keep getting stuck with the chorus." Lola said, "I think I know what will work as a chorus." She wrote down some words. Paul sang what he had written and what Lola had written. He said, "That works very well. Thanks, Lola." She said, "You're welcome." Erin and Carl added the saat verse and the third verse respectively. They sang the song, and Paul said, "This is going to be a hit. Thanks for the help, my friends." Carl said, "No problem, Paul. If anda ever feel stuck, tell us right away. Don't be afraid to ask for help." Paul smiled and said, "I won't." Erin then said, "To the recording studio!" The others said, "Yeah!"