After breakfast, John and Caryn sat in the living room. John asked Caryn for his guitar. He started strumming it, and Caryn started 歌う along to the melody. John smiled and said, "Caryn, あなた never told me あなた could sing." She said, "I'm a decent singer, I guess." He said, "I think you're a great singer." She said, "Thanks. I never considered it. Besides, I'm an artist at heart. You're the musician, John." He smiled and said, "Music is something I've always had. I didn't have a ton of フレンズ growing up, so 音楽 has always been like therapy for me." Caryn said, "I understand, John." He said, "I'll let あなた in on a secret. Promise あなた won't tell anyone?" She said, "Of course." He said, "Not long after my uncle died, I contemplated suicide. I just felt like I had ロスト so many people I loved, and I just didn't want to live anymore." Caryn said, "That's so sad. What made あなた change your mind, John?" He said, "Music made me change my mind. As I was getting ready to drive my car off the bridge, I heard this song called 'Live Forever'. The lyrics just struck me: 'Maybe I just wanna fly, wanna live, I don't wanna die. Maybe I just wanna breathe. Maybe I just don't believe. Maybe you're the same as me. We see things they'll never see. あなた and I are gonna live forever.' I just started crying. I then heard my uncle's voice. He said, 'Those tears say you're not ready to die. あなた still want to live. あなた have so much to live for.' That's when I decided to go get help." Caryn hugged John and said, "I'm so glad あなた got the help あなた needed. I don't know what I would do without you." John held Caryn close and said, "I don't know what I'd do without あなた either, darling." John had never shared this with anyone other than his mates. It felt good to finally share it with Caryn as they watched the snow fall that クリスマス Eve.
The Radiant Terriers were on their way to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. They had agreed to collaborate on an album with New Religion. Along the way, Leila said, "This is so exciting. We're going to be collaborating with one of my お気に入り bands." Abigail said, "Indeed. Plus, Paul is kind of dreamy." Greeley said, "You realize he's an aromantic asexual, right?" She said, "I know." Sammy said, "Abigail has been a hopeless romantic for a long time." She said, "Yeah. It seems all the best guys are either deceased または wouldn't have me." Leila said, "Don't worry, Abigail. You'll get your chance at romance someday." Abigail said, "You really think so?" Leila said, "Sure I do. あなた deserve it." This made Abigail smile. She thought, For someone who has been through Hell and back, Leila sure is an optimistic girl. Pretty soon, the Radiant Terriers made it to Oak Ridge.
One day, New Religion had an interview where they talked about their song, "Stuck", and Fritz's retirement. Shortly after the interview aired on television, Paul got a call from his mother. She said, "I want to congratulate あなた on your new song. It's good that あなた asked for help when あなた realized あなた needed it. I always stressed to あなた the importance of asking for help. I also want to congratulate Fritz on his retirement. When あなた go on tour, I'll gladly stay with Fritz." Paul said, "Thank you, Mother. Yes, あなた did stress the importance of asking for help." She said, "That's right. I always told あなた that there's no shame in asking for help when あなた really need it." He said, "That's right." Paul talked with his mother for a long time. Finally, she said, "I have to let あなた go now. I'm getting ready to fix dinner." He said, "All right, Mother. Goodbye. Take care." She said, "You take care, too. I 愛 you, Paul." He said, "I 愛 you, too, Mother."
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When Paul woke up from his nap, his mates sat down with him to see what he had written so far. He said, "You see, I keep getting stuck with the chorus." Lola said, "I think I know what will work as a chorus." She wrote down some words. Paul sang what he had written and what Lola had written. He said, "That works very well. Thanks, Lola." She said, "You're welcome." Erin and Carl added the 秒 verse and the third verse respectively. They sang the song, and Paul said, "This is going to be a hit. Thanks for the help, my friends." Carl said, "No problem, Paul. If あなた ever feel stuck, tell us right away. Don't be afraid to ask for help." Paul smiled and said, "I won't." Erin then said, "To the recording studio!" The others said, "Yeah!"
