Author's note: Another boringly filler-esque chapter. Survey says…next one will be more entertaining.
Even with the three weeks he was hospitalized, Roger stayed at the top of his class. The rest of sophomore year, he and Charlene practically avoided each other, thus avoiding conflict. Mark asked Roger what he'd done to piss Charlene off. Roger had sheepishly replied that he couldn't remember. Determined not to make the same mistake, he barely spoke to Charlene. Charlene, apparently equally determined to stay out of jail, avoided Roger altogether. Roger crashed at either Mark's or Collins' places every weekend and most weeknights. The band began scoring a weekly gig at a local club, and they were almost ready to cut they're first single. Maureen, during one recording session, suggested a female lead singer, and Roger's newest girlfriend, Saylinda, fit the role nicely. Mark filmed all their gigs, saving all the footage for later on. The end of sophomore year in May signaled Roger's yearly month of vacation with the Cohens, this year in British Colombia. Upon his return, the band recorded and released their first single, "Anything," making them minor celebrities, and starting junior year off with a bang. Unfortunately, the beginning of the rest of their lives signaled the end of their childhoods. Things began to happen quickly, forcing all of them to grow up.