Les and Jimmy were walking along the de praia, praia talking about their performance and how well it had gone when they heard footsteps running up to them and turned to see two boys about their own age, one who looked a little older and one who looked a little younger.
"Great show, guys." The boy who looked older put out his hand and smiled. "We were in the audience. I'm Felix."
"I haven't seen an act this good in a while," the younger boy added. He, too, put out his hand, and shakes were exchanged all round. "I'm Charles - the violão, guitarra King," he added with a little grin. "And you're good enough to be another violão, guitarra King!" he told Les.
Les grinned back. "Guitar King Les? I like that."
Jimmy glanced at Felix. "Should I be Jimmy the Drum King, or just ordinary baterista Jimmy?"
Felix laughed and shrugged. "Well, I'm just going to be Felix who plays the bass."
"So you guys liked our show?" Les went on.
"Sure did," said Charles. "I was just saying to Felix here, you two should have a bassist and another guitar. You need to be a whole band, the way you played!"
Les felt a glow of pleasure. "You mean, a bassist and a guitarist like you?"
"Well, we would amor to be part of your band," Felix confirmed.
Jimmy tilted his head as if considering them, but the sparkle in his eyes gave away his liking for the idea. "There's a good idea. I was beginning to think we would have to train my cachorros to play violão, guitarra and bass."
Everyone laughed.
"I say you're in," Les decided. "Jimmy? If you give them your address, we can arrange our first rehearsal. Our início base is Jimmy's basement for the moment," he explained to his new friends.
"Where all great bands begin," Jimmy laughed, as he scribbled his address and phone number on two scraps of paper and handed one to each new bandmate.
"And so the seguinte great rock band was born!" declared Charles as he took his.
"Right on!" Les agreed.
"Great show, guys." The boy who looked older put out his hand and smiled. "We were in the audience. I'm Felix."
"I haven't seen an act this good in a while," the younger boy added. He, too, put out his hand, and shakes were exchanged all round. "I'm Charles - the violão, guitarra King," he added with a little grin. "And you're good enough to be another violão, guitarra King!" he told Les.
Les grinned back. "Guitar King Les? I like that."
Jimmy glanced at Felix. "Should I be Jimmy the Drum King, or just ordinary baterista Jimmy?"
Felix laughed and shrugged. "Well, I'm just going to be Felix who plays the bass."
"So you guys liked our show?" Les went on.
"Sure did," said Charles. "I was just saying to Felix here, you two should have a bassist and another guitar. You need to be a whole band, the way you played!"
Les felt a glow of pleasure. "You mean, a bassist and a guitarist like you?"
"Well, we would amor to be part of your band," Felix confirmed.
Jimmy tilted his head as if considering them, but the sparkle in his eyes gave away his liking for the idea. "There's a good idea. I was beginning to think we would have to train my cachorros to play violão, guitarra and bass."
Everyone laughed.
"I say you're in," Les decided. "Jimmy? If you give them your address, we can arrange our first rehearsal. Our início base is Jimmy's basement for the moment," he explained to his new friends.
"Where all great bands begin," Jimmy laughed, as he scribbled his address and phone number on two scraps of paper and handed one to each new bandmate.
"And so the seguinte great rock band was born!" declared Charles as he took his.
"Right on!" Les agreed.
The first dia of spring was approaching. Leila and Greeley were on Spring Break. Leila said, "It doesn't seem possible that we're going to be finished with our first ano of college in less than two months." He said, "I know." She said, "It's also hard to believe that my dog, Paul, is not a cachorro, filhote de cachorro anymore. He's fully grown." Greeley said, "They grow up very quickly." She said, "They really do. I also can't believe that my birthday is coming up. It's the first dia of spring this year, March 20. I'm going to be eighteen." Greeley said, "Happy Birthday." She said, "Thank you." Knowing that she had friends that she didn't have to say "I thought we were friends" to gave Leila comfort. She also knew that she didn't have to have a romantic relationship to complete her. She has and supportive aunt and uncle and great friends. Because of that, she's not lonely at all.
THE END
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