The Meerkats sat in the studio's rest area, taking a break from practicing for a while. They wanted Mr. Santoro to judge their performance since the middle aged man has more experience than they do combined. They also wanted to do their best and get him to agree quickly to save time.
The other boys sat on the couch while Kokomi and Carter sat cross-legged on the carpeted floor, leaning forward on the coffee table in front of the sofa.
Out of the blue, Beyond asked a question.
"Should we change our band name?," Beyond proposed.
"Why?," Simon questioned.
"I don't know, the songs that we've chosen don't fit the band's name. 'The Meerkats', makes it sound like we only play jazz and nothing else", Beyond explained.
"True that", Carter agreed.
After Carter said that, Nahida walked into the room. He heard the rustling of plastic grocery bags clutched in her hands. She then placed them on the coffee table with a thump, in front of Carter's and Kokomi's faces.
"Hey, do you mind?", Carter asked, annoyed by the action.
"Yes", Nahida said while untying the plastic bag and took out a cold bottle of ice lemon tea and handed it to Kokomi.
"Here hon", Nahida said softly.
"Thanks Nana", Kokomi said and took the bottle from her.
"The rest of you, grab your own", Nahida said, pushing Simon gently to the ground and sat in his place beside Albert.
Albert with widen eyes and furrowed eyebrows scooted towards Beyond a little to not ruin Nahida's mood.
Kokomi grabbed Carter's drink and handed it to him.
"What happened to you?," Beyond questioned.
"Work", Nahida sighed as she reached into the plastic bag and took a bottle of green tea and twisted the cap off.
"I see," Beyond said.
Kokomi's eyes glanced between the two adults and shook her head softly.
"Anyways, let's get back on topic", Carter said.
Carter had gotten acquainted with the whole group in a span of four days. Those four days was the foundation of the most best days he'll ever have in his entire lifetime. Carter congratulated himself on making this decision and Kokomi for opening up his heart to try new things. He had decided that he'll spend the rest of his days fully committed to the band.
"Should we change the band name?," Beyond asked again.
Nahida raised an eyebrow at the proposal, crossed her arms and turned towards Beyond.
"You sure?", Nahida asked.
"Yes," Beyond answered.
"Alright, any ideas?", Nahida uncrossed her arms.
Carter heard a creak coming from the sofa, he assumed that Nahida had leaned forward in her seat, interested in Beyond's proposal.
"Uhhh," The others trailed off, trying to think of a new name.
Carter thought of all the words he could think off that would fit the song they've chosen. The band had chosen to play the rock genre so the name 'The Meerkats' don't quite fit the kind of song that Carter had practiced singing.
He heard Nahida and Beyond arguing about again, but this time about the band's name.
"What about 'The Sprites' ," Nahida suggested.
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Ficção GeralThe story of a normal, confidant, boy with a disability of sight, meets a girl who would become his guide of showing him the colors of the world through music. They become un-separable as they learn more about each other through the days they spend...
