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One week into school and we already had rehearsals and recording sessions lined up throughout the month. Our tour just ended and now we were rushing to work on a new album. How Nat managed to write so many songs in such a short amount of time would forever be a mystery to me. The school days had been passing by so quickly. This was probably because my mind had been drifting off in almost all of my classes; the first few days of school were all the same anyway.
 
The day ended almost as soon as it had begun and I was rushing out to get to practice. It had been like this all week, so I didn’t have the chance to meet any of my classmates or make any friends. It didn’t matter, though, because this was how it was every year. Then again, it was funny how whenever you forgot about things, they always came rushing back at you like a bullet.
 
Or in my case, a swinging door.
 
It didn’t actually hit me that hard, but it was enough to knock me back a few steps. Then, like the smooth-talking, shy boy coming straight from a storybook, Richie appeared as I backpedalling in a fight to keep my balance. Fortunately, he was sturdy enough to take the hit. It wasn’t until I heard a muffled groan that I realized I had accidentally elbowed my savior in the ribs.
 
“I’m so sorry,” I said quickly, not realizing who it was it first. “Richie?”
 
“Yeah,” he gasped, still catching his breath. “When you said you’d see me around, this was not how I imagined it would go.”
 
“Are you alright?” I said with some amusement. He was right; it hadn’t been the most ideal encounter. It was funny, nonetheless.
 
“I’ve been better. Did you know you have a bony elbow?”
 
“I’ll remember that next time.”
 
“There’s going to be a next time?”
 
“Maybe. Where have you been? I haven’t seen you all week.”
 
Richie seemed to have fully recovered from my unintentional assault, and finally managed a small smile. “It was a messy transfer, that’s all I’ll say. I thought I saw you yesterday, but you disappeared all of the sudden.”
 
“Yeah, I have rehearsals crammed this entire month, and I just happen to be running late to one right now.”
 
“Then you better hurry up and give me your phone number before you’re even later.”
 
This guy was good, but I decided that it would be more fun to give him a hard time. “What?”
 
His shy side instantly made itself known as he rubbed the back of his head and shifted his weight slightly. “Oh, I didn’t mean it like that. I just thought maybe we could hang out some time or maybe eat lunch tomorrow. I don’t know anyone in this school except for you. Kind of.”
 
I smiled back at him. “Trust me, neither do I.”
 
“All the better. Hurry up or you’ll be late.”
 
My mind suddenly dropped back down to reality when I realized what time it was. We quickly exchanged numbers and goodbyes and I ran off. It looked like I might make a friend this year after all. A small grin stayed on my face as I ran around the block. They were definitely going to kill me.
 
But it was worth it.

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