Family Matters by Aiden Vaughan

Author:Aiden Vaughan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hal Peterson Media Services

Chapter 21

Diana Follows Through

(Wednesday through Friday)

It was late in the afternoon when Daniel, Eric, and Nick arrived at Jason’s house. Jason was waiting for them in the screened front porch. He was doodling on a sketch pad when they came in the screen door.

“Hey, guys, what’s happening?” Jason said with a big smile on his face. “How are you feeling, Nick? Your eye looks a lot better!”

The boys exchanged handshakes and small talk. Daniel talked about how they had fun jamming on some tunes and started to work on a few original ideas while they were at Nick’s house. “Now that Nick is going to be staying here for a while, we have decided to rehearse and work on our music every day! That will be good for you, also, Jason, as you will have free time to do other things.”

“It sounds like you have made a commitment to the band!” Jason said enthusiastically. “That’s great! Have you worked things out with your mom about joining?”

“I haven’t sat down with her and hashed things out about my musical direction, but I don’t think right now is a good time, with all of the stress that we have been under. But I am going to join the band if you guys will have me. You can count on that! Every time we play together, the music gets a little better!”

“Yeah, Nick came up with some awesome riffs for us to work on today,” Eric said with some excitement in his voice. “I really got pumped up by some of his ideas. I want to go home and practice on some of the bass lines he came up with.”

“I am so happy that things are working out for you guys musically” Jason replied. “That first rehearsal I heard where you were just jamming sounded great to me already. I can’t wait to hear what you guys will come up with for original material.”

“The fact that we have very different musical backgrounds doesn’t seem to be a negative factor at all,” Daniel stated. “It’s like we have a bigger pool of musical influences to draw on!”

“Plus this helps keep my mind off of what happened to me,” Nick added. “Meeting you guys and becoming friends is the best thing to happen to me in a long time!”

“If anyone can help you get through what you are up against,” Eric said to Nick, “it would be Jason and Daniel. I wouldn’t be here playing bass in the band and free from a horrible abusive stepfather if it wasn’t for them!”

“That’s what we want for you, Nick,” Jason said with some determination in his voice. “Protection from the evil man who has been attacking you. We want him caught and put in jail so you can live your life free from predators and be able to play and create music!”

Upon hearing that, Daniel and Eric cheered and they both gave Nick and Jason some knuckles.

Just then, a white Prius pulled up in the driveway, and out stepped Jason’s mom, Edith.

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