“No idea yet. That’s where I thought you guys can help me.”

“I’ve been playing with this riff for a while.” Alice started picking on her guitar.” Maybe you’ll like it.”

“I think it sounds way too pop.” Jenny interrupted.

Bette and Alice gave each other sideward glances.

“Well, I like it!” Bette was starting to get irritated with Jenny’s presence. “Why don’t we try it?”

Alice started playing the intro then Marina added the beat. Bette started playing a funky groove on the bass and started singing.

Rehearsal was cut short a few hours later when Bette began to get really annoyed with Jenny’s constant interruptions.  Bette’s frustration didn’t go unnoticed by Alice who quickly wrapped up practice before their vocalist committed murder.

***

“Do you want beer or soda?” Kit opened her ref to see if there was anything else she can offer her little sister.

It was a Friday night ritual for Bette to have pizza with Kit if neither of them had plans for the night.  Bette got there early with two boxes of pepperoni pizza in her hand and a bothered look on her face.

“So are you going to tell me why you look like somebody stole your precious guitar?”

Bette let out a heavy sigh. “Daddy called.”

“Oh.” Kit placed the two beer bottles in front of them and sat across Bette. “What did he say?”

“You know, the usual… that I should get my priorities straight… that he didn’t put me through four expensive years of college only to have me turn into a bum. He said I should concentrate on finding myself a stable job instead of wasting my time with the band.”

“It’s just really hard for him to accept all this. Bette. He’s always had this image of you graduating college, having a successful career, having a family… things that he knows he wouldn’t get from me.”

“Maybe I should tell him that I’m gay, Kit. He’s already so disappointed in me anyway. Telling him that I’m not getting married to a man would just be another item on my list of failures.”

“You are anything but a failure, Bette. Everyone goes through what you’re going through.  Do you think all these people around you know exactly what they’re doing with their life? No, they don’t. It takes time to figure out which way to go, what path to take…”