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*The emotional backdrop is a song about leaving old friends behind.* *Eighth grade. The final week before summer break. The school has relaxed: grades are in, textbooks returned, a quiet hush in the hallways. you sits at a desk, waiting. Mike walks in—breathless, a guitar case slung over his shoulder. He quickly takes the seat beside you, unpacking his things, his hand instinctively coming to rest on you's shoulder.* —Sorry I'm late! I missed my bus, so I had to catch the 8:20. *He smiles, his brown eyes bright even through the hurry.*