It had been 2 years since the group had formed, and they were now better than they have ever been. They were playing more gigs around Peaceville than the Newmans would ever play. Laney, now maturing, had placed her mind in other things. For one she was more committed to her band. One thing that hadn't changed however, was her love for Corey. At 15 she was still to nervous to to tell him, so her crush remained hidden.
It was a rainy afternoon and all but Corey sat in the garage. The door to the garage opened, and a girl who looked around the same age as the rest of the band entered. She had long black hair which was pulled into a ponytail. She wore a leather skirt, grey shirt, black vest, and black ripped tights. The girl was followed by Corey, who upon entering the garage placed his hand around her waist. "Laney, Kin, Kon, I'd like you all to meet Samantha, my girlfriend" Corey said with a huge smile. Laney's face dropped and turned a pale blue. "Laney, are you okay?" Kin asked concerned. "Augh, yeah, I'm fine, it's just the weather" Laney said as she stood up "I think I should go home". "Are you sure you're okay? " Corey asked, but it was already too late, Laney was gone. "That's not like her at all, missing band practice" Kin said. "Yeah, especially since she's always so excited and the first one to arrive" Kon added.
Meanwhile, Laney was walking through the rain to get to her house. Tears were streaming down her face at her missed opportunity. She thought over and over "Maybe if I confessed my love earlier I wouldn't be walking home in the rain". Laney felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. She picked it up to see who was calling. It was Corey. She let it go through to voicmail.
10 minutes later Laney had reached her house. She ran inside and locked herself in her room. An hour later of Laney being in solitude she headed into the bathroom to see the mess she made. The rain and tears had washed most of her eye liner across her face. She grabbed a towel and washed her make up off. As she was finishing up she heard a knock on her door. "Who is it?" She yelled out. "You have a visitor" her mum called back. Laney reluctantly left the bathroom to find Corey sitting on her bed. "Why did you run away earlier" Corey asked. "I didn't run away, I just had something to attend to" Laney lied. There was silence between the two. "Can I ask you something Core?" Laney said as she sat down next to him. "Where do you think the band is headed, relationship wise?" Laney said as she pushed the words through her throat. Corey took a long pause before saying "I think that there will be relationships that will happen that may disrupt the band, but in the end, we will keep pushing through". There was silence as Corey got up to leave. As he was going through the door he turned around to say "I hope you're feeling better tomorrow".
That night, as Corey lay awake in bed, he couldn't help but think of what Laney had said. Will Grojband become successful, or will they die down like most high school bands? "Man, I wish I could experience Grojband in the future" Corey said as he fell asleep