11 Back to the recording studio (2/2)
Level one guitar book.
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Everything was normal until he realized his intelligence stat had actually went up by a point. This was a natural point, not something that came from the system.
'My stats can actually naturally go up...'
[Usually the stats like intelligence are fixed after a certain age and can't be upgraded naturally but certain people are special and their stats can grow to a certain degree even after the end of natural growth.]
'I see... so the only way to upgrade intelligence for other people would be to have a system. Won't I be the most intelligent person in the world soon ?'
He said it like a joke but deep inside he was actually expecting it to happen, wouldn't it be insane to be the richest, the most powerful, the most intelligent man in the world all at once ?
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A few minutes later Em woke up and joined him in the table.
« Em we're going to the studio today. »
Em was still sleepy but nodded her head while eating her breakfast. She didn't know that her best friend was also coming, as he would bring Em with him Sam sent a message to Annie and told her that he was bringing his sister so she should also bring Rika. It could be a sort of date but Sam couldn't let Em home alone so he brought her and went to the recording studio. After leaving the subway Sam was still thinking of how good it would be to own his car... even a bike would be good as he had only his sister as a passenger.
After walking a bit they made it to thee entrance of the recording studio and the girls weren't there yet.
« Who are we waiting for big brother ? »
He wanted to surprise her and it was time now so he showed her 2 girls coming from the end of the road with his finger, first Em couldn't recognize them and then she recognized her best friend and ran toward her to hug her. Annie was smiling and greeted Sam
« Hey Sam. »
« Good morning Annie. »
He greeted her while smiling, actually Sam didn't have much friends so he was very attached to each one of them. Even though he had been fired by Emma's father he still considered her as a friend, it's just that they didn't have the occasion to meet lately.
Back to the present the group of 4 went inside, as promised Sam asked to be sent to Keith's room. When they arrived Keith was busy listening to music a bit too loud so he didn't hear them going in, Annie had seen how Sam had specifically asked for this guy who was throwing his hair around and dancing messily on a rock song, she looked at Sam weirdly and whisperer
« You have weird friends... »
Actually Sam was surprised by this scene too but he couldn't refute that Keith was his friend, if the other heard him he could take it as an insult...
Sam approached Keith and tapped on his shoulder, Keith wasn't expecting someone so he was startled. When he looked back he recognized Sam and his little sister and 2 girls he didn't know, he was so happy to see Sam again he hugged him.
They weren't close enough to hug each other but Sam decided not to push him away as it would be rude.
« Hey Keith, it's been a while. »
Only then did Keith release Sam he was smiling from side to side and said
« Haha you held your promise, I was waiting for you! »
« Annie this guy is Keith and he's the mastering engineer that took care of me the last time I came her, when I left the last time he made me promise to come back to him if I came here again. »
He had finally found a way to explain her that he didn't have weird friends like this guy, then he looked at Keith
« Keith this is my friend Annie and she'll be singing with me today. »
« Oh sure, nice to meet you Annie! »
He extended his hand
« Same. »
Annie shook his hand, Sam realized that she wasn't cheerful with just anybody. Since the first time he had met her she was always smiling or laughing but now she was down to earth with a neutral expression, she even seemed cold.
Both went inside the soundproof room with a guitar and a camera, meanwhile both Em and Rika were seated on a couch near Keith and were playing a game on Annie's phone.
Sam put the camera in front of them and sat on a high chair and took his guitar, meanwhile Annie was standing right beside him as there was only one microphone. Their bodies were in contact and he could smell her perfume, except Sophia he had never been this close to another girl so his heart started to beat faster and faster but he soon calmed down, they were only standing near each other why was he reacting so much...? What he didn't realize was that Annie's face also reddened.
The song they'll be singing today is Perfect duet by Ed Sheeran and Beyonce, Sam had already done the solo version when he made the first sponsored video and now he was doing the duet version with Annie.