After looking at a তালিকা of what they could call their newly formed band, Erin, Paul, Carl, and Lola finally settled on New Religion, because Erin ব্যক্ত that সঙ্গীত was her religion now. Paul suggested using his YouTube account to get their names out there. For their first video, they performed Erin's song, "Broken and Mended". For their সেকেন্ড one, they did a cover of the Bad Religion song, "Faith Alone". Erin really connected to these lyrics.
"What the world needs now
Is some উত্তর to our problems.
We can't buy আরো time,
'Cause our tender isn't valid.
If your soul needs love,
আপনি can get consoled দ্বারা pity.
But it looks as though faith alone
Won't sustain us no more."
Their time together became আরো frequent when they went on বড়দিন Break. On বড়দিন Day, Erin woke up, shivering. She was having pain in her right side. She got up and managed to drag herself down the stairs. Her aunt saw her and said, "Erin, আপনি look terrible." Erin said, "I feel terrible." Her aunt felt her forehead and said, "You're burning up!" Erin did not want to eat anything. She complained about the pain. Her uncle said, "I think we should get আপনি to the hospital." She didn't want to move. Her brother, Daniel, carried her to the car. The hospital wasn't too crowded, but there were some people there. When Erin finally got a room, the doctor ordered an x-ray. She had appendicitis, which meant surgery. Erin was scared. It wasn't her first operation, but there was an uncertainty of things. When she woke up, she was in the recovery room, surrounded দ্বারা her family. Daniel said, "Hey, little sis. How are আপনি feeling?" She replied, "I hurt." Her aunt said, "That will pass." Erin said, "I do feel better than I did." Her cousin, Barbara Ann said, "You look better, too. আপনি don't look pale." The doctor came in and said, "The surgery went well. Since there was no complications, we'll get your discharge papers and send আপনি home." Once at home, Erin went straight to her bed. Her dog, Rusty jumped into the বিছানা with her. Her aunt said, "Rusty, off!" He moaned. She said, "All right, then. আপনি can stay." The পরবর্তি day, Erin got a call from Allie. Allie said, "I'm having a wonderful time here in Florida. How are things going for you." Erin replied, "I had appendicitis. I had my appendix removed." Allie said, "Oh, no. Are আপনি all right?" Erin said, "I'm fine, just a bit sore from surgery. I'll be well again soon." A few hours later, Paul, Carl, and Lola paid Erin a visit. Paul said, "Allie just told me what happened. I thought we'd come and give আপনি some get well wishes." Erin said, "That's sweet. Thanks." Rusty stayed really close to Erin. When she was able to get out of বিছানা without help, he went off দ্বারা himself. One day, Paul was visiting with Erin. She said, "I'm going to go look for Rusty. I haven't seen him all day. I'm starting to worry." Paul said, "I'll go with you." They set out to look for Rusty. About a mile away, they found him. He was dead. Erin fell to her knees beside her beloved dog and cried. Paul knelt down beside her, put his hand on her shoulder and said, "Erin, I'm so sorry." He was crying, too. He helped her bury the dog. The পরবর্তি day, Lola dropped দ্বারা and said, "Paul told me what happened. Are আপনি doing okay?" Erin said, "Oh, Lola, why did this have to happen? First, I get sick, and then, I lose my dog." Lola hugged her and said, "Erin, shit happens." Erin said, "I don't think I'll ever be happy again." Lola said, "That's not true. Paul, Carl, and I will do everything we can to make sure you'll be okay. I know it hurts right now, but that will pass. I've had to say goodbye to three সারমেয় in my time." Erin dried her tears and said, "Thank you, Lola." Erin always missed Rusty, but things got better with time.
"What the world needs now
Is some উত্তর to our problems.
We can't buy আরো time,
'Cause our tender isn't valid.
If your soul needs love,
আপনি can get consoled দ্বারা pity.
But it looks as though faith alone
Won't sustain us no more."
Their time together became আরো frequent when they went on বড়দিন Break. On বড়দিন Day, Erin woke up, shivering. She was having pain in her right side. She got up and managed to drag herself down the stairs. Her aunt saw her and said, "Erin, আপনি look terrible." Erin said, "I feel terrible." Her aunt felt her forehead and said, "You're burning up!" Erin did not want to eat anything. She complained about the pain. Her uncle said, "I think we should get আপনি to the hospital." She didn't want to move. Her brother, Daniel, carried her to the car. The hospital wasn't too crowded, but there were some people there. When Erin finally got a room, the doctor ordered an x-ray. She had appendicitis, which meant surgery. Erin was scared. It wasn't her first operation, but there was an uncertainty of things. When she woke up, she was in the recovery room, surrounded দ্বারা her family. Daniel said, "Hey, little sis. How are আপনি feeling?" She replied, "I hurt." Her aunt said, "That will pass." Erin said, "I do feel better than I did." Her cousin, Barbara Ann said, "You look better, too. আপনি don't look pale." The doctor came in and said, "The surgery went well. Since there was no complications, we'll get your discharge papers and send আপনি home." Once at home, Erin went straight to her bed. Her dog, Rusty jumped into the বিছানা with her. Her aunt said, "Rusty, off!" He moaned. She said, "All right, then. আপনি can stay." The পরবর্তি day, Erin got a call from Allie. Allie said, "I'm having a wonderful time here in Florida. How are things going for you." Erin replied, "I had appendicitis. I had my appendix removed." Allie said, "Oh, no. Are আপনি all right?" Erin said, "I'm fine, just a bit sore from surgery. I'll be well again soon." A few hours later, Paul, Carl, and Lola paid Erin a visit. Paul said, "Allie just told me what happened. I thought we'd come and give আপনি some get well wishes." Erin said, "That's sweet. Thanks." Rusty stayed really close to Erin. When she was able to get out of বিছানা without help, he went off দ্বারা himself. One day, Paul was visiting with Erin. She said, "I'm going to go look for Rusty. I haven't seen him all day. I'm starting to worry." Paul said, "I'll go with you." They set out to look for Rusty. About a mile away, they found him. He was dead. Erin fell to her knees beside her beloved dog and cried. Paul knelt down beside her, put his hand on her shoulder and said, "Erin, I'm so sorry." He was crying, too. He helped her bury the dog. The পরবর্তি day, Lola dropped দ্বারা and said, "Paul told me what happened. Are আপনি doing okay?" Erin said, "Oh, Lola, why did this have to happen? First, I get sick, and then, I lose my dog." Lola hugged her and said, "Erin, shit happens." Erin said, "I don't think I'll ever be happy again." Lola said, "That's not true. Paul, Carl, and I will do everything we can to make sure you'll be okay. I know it hurts right now, but that will pass. I've had to say goodbye to three সারমেয় in my time." Erin dried her tears and said, "Thank you, Lola." Erin always missed Rusty, but things got better with time.
When I had entered the fifth grade, I was dreading it. I had heard rumors that the teacher was really mean. When I met her before school started, she seemed really nice. On the first দিন of school, I was wearing one of my Beatles t-shirts. She noticed it, and she said, "Darling, I প্রণয় আপনি already!" I said, "Okay, then." She would take up for me all the time. The other kids often called me glasses. She heard them and said, "She has a name, guys. Her name is not glasses. It's Winter." There was one দিন when another girl kept picking on me. I finally had enough and said, "I might look sweet and innocent, but that shit is for suckers, and I'm no lollipop." I looked at the teacher. She winked and said, "I heard nothing." I would have had her for the sixth grade, too, but unfortunately, I moved to Tennessee as soon as the school বছর was over. We both cried. We promised to keep in touch with each other, and we've kept in touch to this day.
