I guess I knew about Brian all along. Although he is five years older, we have always been close and never really had a problem hanging out.

I got my first guitar for Christmas in 2004. I had just turned fourteen, still on the immature, lower side of being a teenager, but with enough foresight to know that I wanted to play music. I was pretty late to the game though (or at least I thought).

Isabella Palmer stood at her window. Unutterable sorrow dominated her thoughts. The tension of struggling tears which yearned for an outlet, was building up.

“Come on son please live for us”, I heard my dad say. I opened my eyes and saw bright lights. First thing in my mind was “Oh no! I’m dead.”

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