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gonna kill it at City Limits.

Are you sure

you can't come?

I'm pretty sure I can

fit you in my guitar case.

I would, but I got

school.

Wow.

Never thought

I'd hear that again.

Come on, man,

we gotta hit the road. Okay.

I'll be back before you know it. Okay.

Come on. We gotta go. BANDMATE

We're bringing him back, all right?

Bye.

Have fun.

We roll.

HM; So what's the whattwwhat

from Austin? Hear from Adam?

No. I called him,

but I haven't heard back.

It's fine. I mean,

he's slammed.

Yeah, life on the road.

Don't give me that face.

Mmm!

Speaking of the devil.

Hello?

Hey, babe.

So, you all rich

and famous now?

Not yet.

But Merge Records

made an offer to sign us.

Ifs been crazy.

{LAUGHS

Shut up.

That's amazing, Adam.

Yeah, they're throwing

us a party right now.

Well, I miss you.

Dude! You got champagne

allover my phone!

Hello?

Waiting for the rejection

It comes in waves

and it feels like a throb

You wanted only the ending

But what you got

was much too long

I can't be you, you know

My head is underground

When I believe

it was different

I believe we could turn it...

Wait.

Sorry.

Mia, wait.

Sorry, I didn't see ya there.

No worries. Just bringing

food for you guys.

Oh, cool- Thanks.

We're just gettin' ready

for tomorrow night.

t's gonna be

a total homecoming.

It's our first gig in town

since we got signed.

Adam.

Yeah?

I applied to Juilliard.

What?

Yeah,

it's this amazing school.

Yeah, I know

what Juilliard is.

Well, it was just

on awhim.

Isn't it in New York?

Yeah.

Well, why didn't

you tell me?

Well, I tried

but I figured, why tell

you until it was real?

Okay. So why you

telling me now?

Well, I got an audition.

In San Francisco.

Wow.

Wow.

Juilliard. Mia, that's...

Way to go. That's cool.

Yeah, well,

I won't get in.

But it's kind

of a big deal

that I even

got an audition.

Most people don't.

Well, Yo Mama better

watch his back. Right?

loan'! get you

out of my mind

I can't gel you

out of my mind

The homecoming

concert was different

than any show

the band had played.

They were tighter, better,

more confident than ever before.

And Adam seemed,

well, like he was becoming

a full-blown star.

I can't gel you

out of my mind

They're really good.

I've been following them.

Thanks.

Thanks for coming.

Did you like the show?

Good.

Thanks, guys.

Aw!

Hey.

You guys were insanely

good up there.

Yeah, well, I'm glad

you could make it.

Of course I made it.

A- bomb.

Hey, man!

I can't believe you came!

What's goin' on, bro?

Tight set tonight. GIRL:

Could I get your autograph?

Yeah, sure.

Oh, wow. Okay.

It says Willamette Stone.

Yeah. I can see that.

There you go.

This is cool.

If you're so bored

you have to read,

maybe you should've

just stayed home.

I'm just trying to get

some homework done.

And researching

what phrase

I'm gonna have tattooed

over my left boob.

What's all this?

We got booked

last-minute to do

a string of shows

in Seattle.

We gotta leave

tonight, so...

For how long?

I don't know.

Like a week?

Ten days?

It's hard to say.

Yeah, but we had plans.

Remember?

For my birthday dinner?

Oh, right. Sh*t. Sorry.

Well' it's fine. I just

wish you would've told me.

What, like you told

me about Juilliard?

And for the record, I didn't

even hear about the tour

until tonight right

before the show, so...

So that's what "Glad you

could make it" was all about?

That's why you're

so pissed at me?

Why would I be pissed about

you going to a school

3,000 miles away'?

I'm not going there, Adam.

It's just an audition.

Which you didn't even

tell me about, Mia!

And besides, this isn't

about Juilliard.

This is about you

ditching on our plans.

You're a liar.

Whoa!

Screw you, Adam! I haven't

ditched out on anything.

Am I crazy,

or did you say that

us getting a place together

would be perfect? Huh?

It's...

No, you know what?

It's fine.

Whatever.

What? You get to

follow your dreams,

but I can't follow mine

unless I have your permission?

And I just have to sit

here and wait around,

hoping that you'll come

home every few weeks?

How is that fair?

You lied to me, Mia.

We had plans.

One minute, it's one thing.

The next minute, it's the other.

I grew up with

that sh*t, okay?

I don't need it.

Even if I do go

to Juilliard,

we can figure it out.

Baby, we can text

and we can Skype...

Skype? Skype?

Jesus, Mia!

Have you ever even

had a long-distance

relationship?

It's bullshit.

Okay? It's like

dating a ghost.

But Skype, it solves

everything right?

You know,

you're so naive, man.

You don't know

sh*t about the world.

I can't believe you

just said that to me.

What, you want me

to write it down for you?

Adam!

Sorry, dude, but we gotta jet

if we wanna make it

to the motel before sunup.

No! No. You cannot

leave me like that!

Why didn't you tell me?

Maybe because I am

terrified of losing you!

You know what? You do your

thing. I'm gonna do mine.

Fine, but for the record, you're

the one who's getting in the van.

Yeah, whatever.

Mr. and Mrs. Hall?

Yes.

So, Mia's still unconscious.

The respiratory therapists

are going to run some tests

to see when they can wean

her off the ventilator.

So, that's good news.

If she can breathe

on her own.

With comatose patients, the

first 24 hours are critical.

If she shows any

signs of awareness...

Adam.

I'm sorry. I gotta go.

Woke up this morning...

Looked up this morning

Saw the roses

full of thorns...

The food was good but the

service is a little, you know...

Well, I'm sorry. It's

just the way things are.

That's not necessary.

When are we gonna

open presents?

Mia?

That's gonna be fun!

Yeah, you wanna do that?

Yeah, sure.

I've gone all around

Till there's nothing

left to say

Wrote it ail down

Into something that

couldn't be said

I thought you were

supposed to be, uh,

in Seattle.

No show tonight

so I just

thought I'd drive

down for the day.

MIA; What's that?

It's a replica.

Of Jolari Hall

in San Francisco.

Where you'll be

auditioning for Juilliard.

That's the ceiling.

I put it up there.

It's intense.

Yeah. I figured,

you know, if you

look at it every night

it wouldn't seem so scary

when you get there.

What do you want, Adam?

Mia, I'm sorry.

I know, I suck.

No, no.

You can't just disappear

from my life like that

and pop back into it

whenever you feel like it.

I know. lfsjust,

the people in my life have

a habit of disappearing on me

and when you

started making plans...

You're not gonna lose me.

Adam, I love you.

But these last few days

have been brutal.

I know.

I know. For me too.

Happy birthday.

Well, at least I know

the wrapping's yours.

Shut up. And just open it.

Come on.

It's a cello and a guitar.

Do you get it?

God, I hate you.

When did you

know you were good?

Oh, ldunno.

Liar.

No! I mean, the guitar!

Come on.

What was, like, the moment?

Actually,

there was one night.

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