Breaking the Rules

“What is so important?” I ask my mom once we make it to the all-purpose section of 4b.

“Oh I can’t tell you yet. But, boys we just found out that Steve and Harley are leaving in a week, so we are going to get this song done and maybe get another if we can. We do have other writers to help you, no worries,” she explains.

“So basically, we are finishing the song while we can?” Nathan asks.

“Correct,” she answers.

“Cool, because last night I wrote a little more,” he states.

“Great! You might already be finished then!” she cheers as they sit down on either of the two couches, me taking a computer chair, and Steve and Harley momentarily in their own world by the music control box.

“Time for me to go! Goodbye! Good luck!” my mom says as she leaves. She’s starting to remind me of Effie Trinket from The Hunger Games, always happy.

I lean back and watch as the boys get to hear what the track sounds like. Really, it sounds perfect. Now add vocals and it’s a song. Tada.

“What else do you have Nath?” Tom asks.

“Here,” Nath says reaching into his back pocket to grab a small piece of crumbled paper. About now is when I decide to tune them out and just get a little sleep…

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

“CHARLIE!” Tom sings, his face three inches in front of mine.

“God! Dude back up!” I scream at him, pushing him away from me.

“We finished! Do you wanna hear it?” he asks.

“Sure,” I say.

“To the booth boys!” Tom directs.

“Got it.”

“Movin.”

“Yay!”

“Here we go.”

Wow, they talk at the same time a lot. Like it isn’t hard enough to understand with their accents.

“ You could hurt with a word
You could change my life
You could tell me the truth
It would cut like a knife, But I won't let go
But I won't let go, But I won't let go

You could fall, hit the wall
You could lose your way
You could lose, you could bruise
Spend it all in a day, But I won't let go
But I won't let go, But I won't let go

Cause if I had to save someone
I'd still save you
And if I had to pray for someone
I'd pray for you
Cause you know we are...

Made for each other
Can't take that away
Made for each other
Like sunshine and day
Made for each other
I'm here to stay

Cause you know we are
Made for each other
I'm made for you
Made for each other
Like stars and the moon
Made for each other we'll see it through
(Cause you know we are made)

They could take, they could hate
They could break our hearts
They can try all they want
Never tear us apart, We will not let go
We will not let go, We will not let go

Cause if I had to save someone
I'd still save you
And if I had to pray for someone
I'd pray for you
Cause you know we are...

Made for each other
Can't take that away
Made for each other
Like sunshine and day
Made for each other
I'm here to stay
Cause you know we are

Made for each other
I'm made for you
Made for each other
Like stars and the moon
Made for each other we'll see it through

Cause you know we are made, made, made, made
Our love it won't fade, fade, fade, fade
We just gotta be brave, brave, brave, brave
You know we are made, made, made, made

OoOooh OoOoh

Cause you know we are...
Made for each other
Can't take that away
Made for each other
Like sunshine and day
Made for each other
I'm here to stay

Cause you know we are
Made for each other
I'm made for you
Made for each other
Like stars and the moon
Made for each other we'll see it through
Cause you know we are made.”

The boys start cheering once the final note passes. They hand out high fives and finally come out of the booth. I am engulfed in hugs.

“Wow guys! That was brilliant!” I exclaim.

“We aren’t done with everything yet!” Nathan mocks me.

“Still amazing!” I promise.

“Thank you!” he says giving me a hug as the others did before him. But I don’t want to let go. Bad Charlie, bad Charlie, bad, bad, bad Charlie.

I force myself away but he keeps him arm on my shoulder. I look up to him, confused, but instead I notice that the bump he got yesterday is now bigger than his eye.

“Oh no, Nath. What’re we going to do with this?” I ask going to touch it. He swats my hand away like a fly and shrugs.

“Ayo yous ova der. Come hears dis,” Harley says like a crazy ol’ man.

“Al’ight,” I say walking over. The boys are already rocking out to their new song.

“This’ll be a good one. I’m sure of it,” Steve prophesizes.

“Well, we’ll have to wait and see,” Siva says.