Keith stood there in the hallway as he watched his daughter through her cracked door.
Everyday he'd stop by the house and check up on her, he'd make sure she wasn't sneaking off again.
Jenny had been grounded for two months and he wanted to make sure she was abiding by it.


After school she came home and was clinging to her keyboard, writing music in her journal.
She had a sudden kick of inspiration.
♫ I never meant to break your heart
Now I won't let this plane go down
I never meant to make you cry
I'll do what it takes to make this fly, oh
You gotta hold on ♫

♫ Hold on to what you're feeling
That feeling is the best thing
The best thing, alright
I'm gonna place my bet on us
I know this love is heading in the same direction
That's up ♫


Keith continued to listen to her song, "That's a pretty catchy tune", he thought.
Keith whipped out his cellphone and began recording her song.
♫ Well, I hope and I pray that you do understand
If you did, all you have to say is
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm waiting for you ♫
After Jenny finished playing her song, Keith stopped recording and vanished before she caught him spying.


She suddenly heard a thud outside on her patio, "Probably a bird", she thought.
But then she heard it again and decided to take a look at it.


Jenny opened her screen door and walked outside. She saw a familiar face standing in her backyard.
"What in the world? What are you doing here?", she whispered low enough for him to hear.


"Come out to play", Cameran giddily said to her.
"I can't, I'm grounded", Jenny tried to kill the conversation.
She hadn't seen Cameran since the tour during the summer and she knew he had a crush on her.
So she was trying her best to avoid him, "Oh come on wussy, you know you want to. I make you laugh when we're together", Cameran grinned.
It was true, each time they hangout he had managed to make her forget about Dylan and have a great time.
"Fine, but help me down", Jenny sighed but secretly smiled.
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Dylan lied back in his chair sighing with beer in hand.
"How many times are you going to sigh? You're killing my buzz", Eithen complained.
The boys took Dylan's offer about drinking together but only three of them were able to show up.
Dylan of course, was able to get Eithen a fake ID so that he could drink.


"Shut up, who invited you?", Dylan sneered at him.
Kyle laughed, "Sorry that I did, but we did talk about drinking together".
"Too busy sighing to remember huh", Eithen sipped his beer, "What's wrong with you?"
Dylan slipped back into his chair, "Everything".


"It can't be that bad..not as bad as me at least", said Kyle.
"I can't forget about my ex..", Dylan brooded.
"Find a new girlfriend, duh", said Eithen who was tipsy after a few beers.
"My old crush is back in town, and I saw her today after so many years", Kyle sulked.
"You're like a walking cloud full of drama..stay away from me..never mind its too late", said Dylan.
"So? You're dating Mimi now so that shouldn't change anything", Eithen consoled.
"Its her sister..", Kyle muttered.
"What?!" Dylan and Eithen yelled.


"You're such a dog", Dylan said slightly laughing at his situation.
"I'm going to have to agree with Dylan on this one. How could you?", Eithen joked.
"I didn't know they were sisters until today!" Kyle tried to save himself.
"Whatever, no wonder you fell for Mimi. They probably have the same features-" said Dylan.
The boys were interrupted when the stage had dimmed and a performer came up on the stage.


She sat down on the stool with her guitar and began singing,

♫ I'm standing on a bridge
I'm waitin' in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now
There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening but there's no sound ♫

♫ Isn't anyone tryin' to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you ♫



Dylan raised his head at her, her music was captivating his attention.
He could feel her heart and emotions through the song as she sang.
♫ I'm looking for a place
I'm searching for a face
Is anybody here I know
Cause nothings going right
And everything's a mess
And no one likes to be alone ♫

♫ Isn't anyone tryin' to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you ♫


♫ Oh why is everything so confusing
Maybe I'm just out of my mind
Yea yea yea ♫

♫ It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you ♫



Dylan's heart jolted a bit when she made a quick glimpse at him, "Why am I getting so worked up for?", he thought.
♫ Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you ♫

♫ Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I, I'm with you
I'm with you
I'm with you ♫
She finished playing her song and left the stage.
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Dylan was turned around in his seat unintentionally eyeing her at the bar.
"Dylan?", Eithen quizzically said.


"Hmph, she's cute", Kyle commented.
"This is your problem now! You always hit on girls", Eithen spewed.
"I wasn't hitting on anybody! I was trying to tell him to go talk to her", Kyle argued.
But Dylan wasn't listening to their conversation. He had too much to drink that he couldn't even focus on more than one thing.
"I think he's drunk..", said Eithen as he watched Dylan stagger turning around in his seat.
"Yeah, let's get out of here. We've got a long day tomorrow", said Kyle.
Last thing he wanted was for them to get caught up in underage drinking.



Eithen saw a familiar figure by the pool table, "Damn, its Cameran again".
Little did Eithen know was that Cameran had his body wrapped around Jenny, considering he never knew what she looked like.
Dylan turned and looked in Eithen's direction and saw them embracing.
"Oh shit", Kyle panicked when Dylan saw Cameran and Jenny in his line of sight.
Drunk Dylan got up from his seat and began striding.



Jenny stopped in her tracks when she spotted Dylan from afar.
But not towards them, towards the bar where that singer was sipping her beer in peace.
"Hey", Dylan said as he turned her around and forced himself on her.
She muffled at first as his lips collided with hers, but strangely she didn't fight him off of her.


Jenny stood there speechless, her tears were all dried up and couldn't fall as she watched their exchange.
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♫ I never meant to break your heart
Now I won't let this plane go down
I never meant to make you cry
I'll do what it takes to make this fly, oh ♫
Grey sat in her office with the others that night listening to Keith's recording silently.

♫ You gotta hold on
Hold on to what you're feeling
That feeling is the best thing
The best thing, alright
I'm gonna place my bet on us
I know this love is heading in the same direction
That's up ♫


After the music stopped playing Grey finally spoke, "Hm...I want to meet with this Jenny of yours".
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