The Big Fight
Riku and Mei clash over the song
Two weeks later, we were choosing our first real song.
I wanted to play a slow and love song.
But Mei wanted a fast and loud rock song.
"Slow songs are ," Mei said in a hard voice.
"Loud songs are too difficult for us," I answered.
We were arguing, and the garage felt very cold.
Kai and Nao were watching us in worried silence.
"You never listen to my ideas," Mei said .
"You always want everything your own way," I said.
Mei was holding her drumsticks very .
Then she put them down on the floor hard.
"I am going home," she said and grabbed her bag.
The garage door closed with a loud, sound.
Nobody spoke for a long, moment.
Kai looked at me, but I said nothing.
"Maybe we were both ," Kai said quietly.
I was too angry to answer him right then.
That night, I could not sleep in my bed.
I was thinking about Mei's face and her words.
Maybe I was not listening to her at all.
Our band was breaking before the first show.
My felt heavy, like a cold gray stone.
I looked at my father's guitar in the dark.
But I did not touch it for the first time.