As Kirsten opens the door to her shared motel room she is immediately pulled in by the strong arms of Tommy. "Babe, I'm so sorry. Are you okay?"
Kirsten knows she shouldn't trust Tommy but he just seems so nice. He's like this after every time he hits her. She knows she should leave, or go to the cops, or something. He seems so remorseful and she always forgives him.
"Yeah, baby I'm fine just a broken wrist. It's gonna be okay. The cast should be able to come off in a month with no lasting damage."
"Okay, hey how about we ditch the music museum tomorrow and go on a date."
"No, this is worth half our grade in this class, we'll be going back to Chicago day after tomorrow. We'll go on a date once we get back. If that's okay with you." Kirsten is worried he'll get mad and get violent but he just smiles and nods his head.
"Sounds good, babe. Now let's go get in bed."
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The next morning Kirsten gets up and gets ready for the day. She programs the four new numbers into her phone in case she needs them. Tommy was already gone when she woke up. She grabs her wallet and keys and heads out the door.
Once she arrives at the museum the group of college kids heads inside. They are supposed to write a report about one of the musicians in this building. The teacher tells them that they are gonna go on a tour of a recording studio at Wavy Records.
"This is so lame," Tommy leans over and whispers to her as they get to the hall of christian performers.
"Shhhh, I'm trying to pay attention."
"Don't tell me you're planning on writing your report on one of these guys."
"I don't know yet."
"Whatever, I don't really care."
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The group is gonna get a tour of Wavy Records after lunch. Kirsten heads straight to Chick-fil-A. As soon as she steps foot inside the store she spots the band members from last night. She walks up and orders a number 3 and goes and sits down at a table near the men.
"Hey, Kirsten, how are you?" Chad asks turning to look at her.
"I'm great. I wasn't expecting to see you guys here."
"We eat here every day."
"Except Sunday!" Joey pouts.
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Once she arrives at Wavy Records she spots Tommy. Kirsten goes over and leans against him. "Hey babe, ready for the tour?" She asks.
"Yeah, I heard that this is that band, Anthem Lights, records so be prepared for Bible stuff. Ugh!" Kirsten turns and looks at him. She's about to say something when Joey steps out and calls for attention.
"Alright, guys and gals, we're gonna show y'all around our recording studio. I'm gonna ask that you don't touch anything unless we tell you, you can." Joey says while gesturing to his bandmates and himself. "So if y'all wanna come inside we'll show you around."
Once the class gets inside Wavy Records the boys of Anthem Lights start to give them a tour. Caleb turns around to look at the group when he spots Kirsten. He also sees the boy from the restaurant, the one who broke her wrist. Caleb feels his blood boil. He lags behind and let's the kids follow Chad back towards the studio part while he goes to talk to Kirsten. He wits until the boy follows Chad into the room before he touches her shoulder.
"Man, it feels like everywhere I go in seeing you. Wait, are you following me?" Caleb asks in a joking manner.
"Nah, just exploring the city it's you who seems to pop up everywhere."
"So, you're interested in music?"
"Yeah."
"What d'you say we go and take a look at the recording studio?"
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Coming Home
Fanfiction"What does God have to do with anything?" Kirsten Summers grew up in a Christian family in Alabama. At 20 she left for Auburn University. A few years after she got there she had deserted God. She goes to Tennessee on a study trip when she meets a m...
