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"That fast?"

"Yeah. We've been friends since we were kids. Joel always wanted to play drums. He got tired of playing alone, so he convinced his mom to buy me a bass. I didn't know the first thing about music, but I thought it could be fun."

"Why not a guitar?"

"The bass and the drums are the rhythm part of the band. They work together more than the guitar or the vocals—they're more the melody. It's not a law, but—"

"You guys were a team."

Fuck. I'm blushing. "It was the first time I felt like I belonged somewhere. The day we finally got through a song, I knew that was what I wanted to do."

"That's sweet. But it doesn't work out for most people the way it did for you."

I can't argue with that.

But I'm not letting her give up on her dreams either.

Somehow, I'm going to change her mind.