( @wilsohns ) « starter!!!
THERE WAS SOMETHING that he extra loved about Carrie. Maybe it was just the fact that he loved all of the Dirty Candy girls and she was, like, extra Dirty Candy, or something, but Nick just had that little bit of extra delight whenever she’d come in the music room. She was stupid talented, with chops for days, but he figured it was mostly about her drive. He just got excited when someone knew who they were and what they wanted to be.
He’d gone in early to school that day because Cal was giving him a ride to practice after school and he’d had to come in for a dress rehearsal with the band, so he’d made his way to the music classroom to dick around until class started. — That was, until he opened the door and saw it was already occupied. Trying to make as little noise as possible, he slid into his seat and placed his guitar case on the ground on one side of his chair and his hockey duffle on the other. He’d usually keep his duffle in Cal’s car, but his best friend had said he was on his own to lug it around that day due to some midday car detailing situation or something. Ah, well: it wasn’t the worst thing to ever happen.
He grinned at Carrie as her song finished up and gave a smattering of applause.
“Sounding that good right away in the morning should be a crime.”