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 次 day, Leila and Greeley took Paul for a walk on the ビーチ while Leila's aunt and uncle relaxed on the beach. Greeley said, "I can't believe today is our last 日 here." Leila said, "I know. Vacations always go によって so quickly." He said, "Let's make the most of the time we have." She said, "Yes." That evening, they had a seafood meal. They then began packing for their things so that they would be ready for their trip back home. Greeley 発言しました to Leila, "Thank あなた for inviting me to go on vacation with you, Leila." She said, "You're welcome, Greeley." He said, "We'll have to do some もっと見る fun things this summer." She said, "Yeah. That would be great." They settled into their beds to rest for the trip the 次 morning.
The 次 day, Greeley accompanied Leila and her aunt and uncle on a ride to the nearest beach. Leila's uncle drove. Leila's dog, Paul, enjoyed looking out the window at the sights. When they stopped for lunch, Leila took Paul out on a leash to "do his business". A few people stopped Leila and asked her, "What kind of dog is that?" Most people didn't believe her when she told them that Paul is a purebred German Shepherd Dog. Leila didn't mind, though. She was aware that most people don't know that Shepherds can be blue, especially solid blue like Paul. Around 6:00 that evening, Leila, Greeley, Leila's aunt and uncle, and Paul arrived at the property. It was a nice ビーチ house, and it was very pet friendly. They were all tired from their trip. After unpacking, they got ディナー and relaxed for the rest of the evening. A few hours later, they called it a night.
Leila and Greeley had just finished their first 年 of college. They were looking フォワード, 前進, 楽しみにして to the summer. Greeley asked, "What are あなた going to do this summer, Leila?" She said, "I'm mostly going to relax and take it easy. What are あなた going to do?" He said, "I think I'll do the same, but we should do some fun things this summer. After all, summer doesn't last forever." She said, "You're right. We should do some fun things together." He said, "I'd like that." Later, Leila texted Greeley and said, "My aunt and uncle and I are going to the ビーチ this weekend. They 発言しました that I can bring one friend with me. I first asked Rita, but she can't come, because she's taking summer classes as well as taking on a summer job. Would あなた like to come with us, Greeley?" He said, "I'd 愛 to, Leila." She said, "Great!" He asked, "Is your dog, Paul, going too?" She said, "Of course he is." The two フレンズ were looking フォワード, 前進, 楽しみにして to their weekend getaway.
