If I Stay

A! the age of 26, Ludwig

van Beethoven went deaf,

ending his career as a

successful concert pianist.

But determined nol to let a

little thing like his hearing

end his music career,

my pal Ludwig

became a composer.

Turned out

the new gig suited him.

Ifs like mat old saying,

Life is what happens when

you're busy making other plans."

Take my dad.

When my lime brother,

Teddy, was born,

he quit his band

to get a real job.

But then he fell in love

with teaching.

Now he spends

his days in the mosh pit

that is high school

English class.

Or my mom, a riot gm

who found her calling

as a part-time travel agent

and a full-time supermom.

These days, she only moshes with Teddy.

Scuoch over, dude.

MUN. And then there's me.

I thought! knew

where I was going;.

I thought 1 had I!

all mapped out.

Turns out, I had no idea.

Your coffee, maestro.

Thank you. TEDDY: Me too. I want some!

No way, dude.

You don't give crack to

somebody who's already on speed.

Don't worry,

we switched him to decaf.

Whoa. As long as you don't

switch me. KAT:
No, baby,

that would be child abuse.

Hey, did you see this?

I got a Google Alert

about it yesterday.

It's the most we've seen

of him in a few months.

I know.

Oh, my God, is he really

opening up for The Shins?

Yeah. When they play

in Portland tonight.

That's huge.

Yeah, I know.

It's kind of crazy.

Everything he's ever

wanteds actually coming true.

I know you guys haven't

been talking much lately.

Mom, I really don't want

to talk about it, okay?

I'm just saying that if you miss

each other it's okay to reach out.

Okay!

Come on. If you guys

want a ride, we got to go.

Now Jet's update you

on the snowstorm and school closures.

Baby, turn that up.

Portland and

Clackamas counties

are now calling

for a snow day.

All schools in Portland and Clackamas

districts will be closed for the day.

Yes! Thai means

no school, kids.

Well, ain't that a b*tch?

School's out forever!

Did you really just

quote Alice Cooper?

My God, son,

have I taught you nothing?

Let's go make

a snow monster.

We can try. Ii looks like it's not

really sticking out there, though.

You guys are all

playing hooky without me?

t's not hooky

if it's a snow day.

So not fair.

Life isn't fair.

That is true.

But sometimes you got to,

like, noodge it a little.

It'd be bad to go to

work with this cough,

spreading my germs around.

You know how

when you meet someone

and they just already are the

person they're meant to be?

That was Adam.

Nobody outside Portland

had ever heard of his band.

But he already was somebody.

Everybody knew who he was.

Me';?

Not so much.

What class was this?

Advanced Composition.

What's she doing?

She's more advanced.

Adam. What's up?

I think everyone left.

Let's get some lunch.

lam Starvin' Marvin.

Oh, and, um, by the way,

that Adam rocker dude was

totally checking you out.

Adam Wilde

saw me geeking out?

He saw you blissing out

and he was into it.

No,

he isn't "into it," Kim.

Uh, yeah, he is, Mia.

He's way into you.

Do not take

his picture, Kim.

I'm not an amateur.

You're welcome.

Over the next

couple of weeks

I noticed Adam hanging around

while I was practicing my cello.

You're Mia.

Yeah.

Good.

I just wanted

to clear that up.

There were rumors.

I'm Adam.

Hana... Um...

Hi.

Wow.

Yo-Yo Ma much?

Kinda.

What's the deal

with that?

Is that, like, street

or something? Yo-Yo Mama?

It's Chinese.

And don't mock the master.

It's blasphemous.

I'm sorry, my bad.

Hey, I got some tickets

to see a cellist.

Really?

Yeah. You interested?

You're asking me

on a date?

Yeah. Well, a friend of the family

had the tickets and can't go.

Anyhow, it's this Friday.

I could pick you up.

What?

You can't hide in that

rehearsal room forever.

It's too late.

I see you.

Hey.

I'm Kim.

Hi.

Okay. I'll see

you guys later.

Bye.

Oh, my God!

What?

I told you

he was into you.

No, no. He just had a question

about classical music and...

Okay,

Better be nice

to you or else

I'll crush him

like the bug he is.

God, all right, we get it.

You're in love! Go away!

You got two types of girls

in this world, Mia.

Girls who have boyfriends

in high school...

And girls like us

who wait till college.

So much happier.

I'm totally

off the hook.

What are we doing

today, hmm'?

We can go the farm, visit

Henry, Willow and the baby?

Stop by my folks' place

for a late lunch?

Mia, you gonna

come with us?

I don't know.

There's this tricky part

of the Beethoven sonata

that I've really

gotta nail,

and, well, the letters

were mailed on Friday.

Juilliard.

The audition was

two months ago,

but I can still feel ii

in my fingers.

Okay, this is painful

to watch.

Look, who knows what time the

mail's even gonna be delivered today?

Come on, you got

to come with us.

Come on, baby. Pretty soon

you're gonna be off to college,

no matter

where you're going.

How many snow days are we

gonna be able to spend together?

Are you really playing

the guilt card right now?

We'll let you

pick the music.

And bribery.

Honey, guilt and bribery

are the glue that have held

parents and teenagers

together for generations.

Don't fight tradition.

Fine.

Boom!

I am a passenger

And I ride and I ride...

I thought you said

I'd pick the music.

Oh, yah. She's right, Teddy.

Fire up the jams, sister.

Let's hear something

old-school.

How 'bout I kick out

a few tunes

from our favorite

Austrian melody maker,

Franz Schubert.

Not that old-school.

Iggy Pop! Iggy Pop!

Teddy, you can

listen to Iggy on your iPod.

But nothing after 1978.

You understand me, young

man? TEDDY:
Yes, sir.

Well, I choose

Ludwig van Beethoven.

Surprise.

I've always wondered if

Mom and Dad were disappointed

that I didn't turn out

more like them.

I tried Io. I mean, Mom and

I went to all of Dad's shows.

Dad's

band was called Nasty Bruises.

Embarrassing, I know.

They were what you might

call "big" in our town.

And for a while, everyone

though:
they might get bigger.

That was my preschool.

But then one day

in second grade.

I wanna play it.

Cellos are crazy expensive.

So, I borrowed

a crappy one from school.

Mom and Dad found a student

from a local college to teach me.

And I rehearsed

day and night.

I couldn't get enough.

I love her.

But I'm about ready

to stab my eyeballs out.

This is exactly why

I could never procreate.

Amen, sister.

MUN. I loved the order.

The structure.

But what realty hooked me was

that feeling I got in my chest.

It's like my heart was

beating with the cello.

Dude.

She's been at it

since this afternoon.

You want me to tell her

to hang it up for the night?

No.

You go in there you'd probably

get clubbed with a bow.

I wouldn't risk it.

Iwonderwhere

she gets that from.

Ah, new, guys may musk:

was reasons.

To get laid and

because they got rage.

But mostly to get laid.

Well, that's probably

not her motivation.

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