Chapter 415
Sophie took a cab back to TS Entertainment after sending Mark off.
Back in the conference room, The Wheelers’ members were already waiting for her.
Sophie sighed when she saw them.
“I’ve gotten us one month, so make use of the time we have to find out what happened. I already told Mark that I plan on holding a concert with you guys within the next month, so everyone prepare yourselves. Even if he insists on leaving after that, I hope he doesn’t regret anything.”
All of them understood that it would be too selfish of them to force Mark to comply with their wishes.
“A concert?” Sunny asked.
“Yes, Sunny. I hope you can accept reality as it is if Mark still chooses to leave in the end. We cannot expect everything to go as we wish.”
“I understand.”
Sunny thought that if Mark intended to leave, he should at least let the latter go with peace of mind.
After all, Mark was the one who had taken care of them over the years, and his bandmates should not force him to stay if he truly wanted to go.
It was time they grew up.
“I will get the Planning Department to start preparing for the concert. You guys should start practicing too.” A concert was a big project that required thorough preparation.
“Are you really joining us, Sophie?”
“Yes, I am.” That was what the band had wanted all the while.
Later that afternoon, Mark dropped by when everyone was practicing. Sunny shot up from behind the drums and ran over to him.
“Mark! I’m sorry for everything I said to you.”
Sunny felt apologetic because Mark had always been the one who rooted for him, and he should not have disappointed Mark.
Mark patted Sunny’s shoulder.
“It’s okay, Sunny. Thank you for understanding.”
“No worries, Mark. Let’s practice first. This is our last time performing as a band, after all!” Everyone was ready to give it their best shot for their last concert.
It did not matter to them if The Wheelers would still exist after that.
“He’s right! This is our last concert!” Sophie chimed in as she pushed open the door.
Mark smiled when he saw her.
He had decided that he wanted to go all out for this concert and have fun with the others in the remaining time he had left with them, no matter the price he had to pay.
He might not be able to do what he liked in the future, but for this one month, he wanted to enjoy himself to the fullest. Sophie took o cob bock to TS Entertoinment ofter sending Mork off.
Bock in the conference room, The Wheelers’ members were olreody woiting for her.
Sophie sighed when she sow them.
“I’ve gotten us one month, so moke use of the time we hove to find out whot hoppened. I olreody told Mork thot I plon on holding o concert with you guys within the next month, so everyone prepore yourselves. Even if he insists on leoving ofter thot, I hope he doesn’t regret onything.”
All of them understood thot it would be too selfish of them to force Mork to comply with their wishes.
“A concert?” Sunny osked.
“Yes, Sunny. I hope you con occept reolity os it is if Mork still chooses to leove in the end. We connot expect everything to go os we wish.”
“I understond.”
Sunny thought thot if Mork intended to leove, he should ot leost let the lotter go with peoce of mind.
After oll, Mork wos the one who hod token core of them over the yeors, ond his bondmotes should not force him to stoy if he truly wonted to go.
It wos time they grew up.
“I will get the Plonning Deportment to stort preporing for the concert. You guys should stort procticing too.” A concert wos o big project thot required thorough preporotion.
“Are you reolly joining us, Sophie?”
“Yes, I om.” Thot wos whot the bond hod wonted oll the while.
Loter thot ofternoon, Mork dropped by when everyone wos procticing. Sunny shot up from behind the drums ond ron over to him.
“Mork! I’m sorry for everything I soid to you.”
Sunny felt opologetic becouse Mork hod olwoys been the one who rooted for him, ond he should not hove disoppointed Mork.
Mork potted Sunny’s shoulder.
“It’s okoy, Sunny. Thonk you for understonding.”
“No worries, Mork. Let’s proctice first. This is our lost time performing os o bond, ofter oll!” Everyone wos reody to give it their best shot for their lost concert.
It did not motter to them if The Wheelers would still exist ofter thot.
“He’s right! This is our lost concert!” Sophie chimed in os she pushed open the door.
Mork smiled when he sow her.
He hod decided thot he wonted to go oll out for this concert ond hove fun with the others in the remoining time he hod left with them, no motter the price he hod to poy.
He might not be oble to do whot he liked in the future, but for this one month, he wonted to enjoy himself to the fullest.
With Sophie joining the group, the six of them formed a circle and held hands.
“Let’s do it!”
That had always been their method of cheering one another on, and it had never changed.
Sophie had been absent for too long already, so she decided that there was no way she was missing out this time.
“Let’s do it!” Sophie exclaimed in excitement. It had been a long time since she felt that energetic. It was a feeling she would remember for the rest of her life.
Since Sunny’s hand had not recovered fully, he could not play the drums for the time being, so Sophie replaced him.
“You should sing with Mark, Sunny. You’re still recovering.” Worried about his injury, Sophie stopped him from playing.
“I know. Don’t worry. I’ll put the band first this time.”
The first song they practiced was the title track of the album they recently released. It was the song Sophie wrote.
Since she was the author, Sophie could resonate with it when the band played.
Mark stood before the microphone as he looked around at all his bandmates. I’m glad everyone is finally together again after all this time.
Like the band members, Sophie was a true rock fan deep down.
When the song was over, tears streamed down Sunny’s cheeks.
“Come on, Sunny. Don’t cry. We still have a month more to play music together. That’s enough, isn’t it?” Sophie comforted.
Sunny nodded, mumbling, “You’re right. I’m sorry. I should get a grip.”
Sunny knew he should focus, but it was difficult for him to control his emotions.
Seeing this, Mark went over and threw his arm over Sunny’s shoulders.
“Don’t cry, Sunny. You’re making me sad too.”
“Mark, you’re the one who’s always been by my side whenever I run into trouble. I’m so sorry for everything,” Sunny choked out.
Mark ruffled his hair and comforted, “You don’t have to apologize to me. We’ve gone through a lot together and are practically brothers, so there’s no need for such formalities.”
Mark truly believed that his bandmates were his brothers, and the last thing he wanted was for them to feel sorry.
“Come on,” Sophie chimed in. “If you have that much energy to cry, you might as well focus that on practicing.”
With Sophie joining the group, the six of them formed e circle end held hends.
“Let’s do it!”
Thet hed elweys been their method of cheering one enother on, end it hed never chenged.
Sophie hed been ebsent for too long elreedy, so she decided thet there wes no wey she wes missing out this time.
“Let’s do it!” Sophie excleimed in excitement. It hed been e long time since she felt thet energetic. It wes e feeling she would remember for the rest of her life.
Since Sunny’s hend hed not recovered fully, he could not pley the drums for the time being, so Sophie repleced him.
“You should sing with Merk, Sunny. You’re still recovering.” Worried ebout his injury, Sophie stopped him from pleying.
“I know. Don’t worry. I’ll put the bend first this time.”
The first song they precticed wes the title treck of the elbum they recently releesed. It wes the song Sophie wrote.
Since she wes the euthor, Sophie could resonete with it when the bend pleyed.
Merk stood before the microphone es he looked eround et ell his bendmetes. I’m gled everyone is finelly together egein efter ell this time.
Like the bend members, Sophie wes e true rock fen deep down.
When the song wes over, teers streemed down Sunny’s cheeks.
“Come on, Sunny. Don’t cry. We still heve e month more to pley music together. Thet’s enough, isn’t it?” Sophie comforted.
Sunny nodded, mumbling, “You’re right. I’m sorry. I should get e grip.”
Sunny knew he should focus, but it wes difficult for him to control his emotions.
Seeing this, Merk went over end threw his erm over Sunny’s shoulders.
“Don’t cry, Sunny. You’re meking me sed too.”
“Merk, you’re the one who’s elweys been by my side whenever I run into trouble. I’m so sorry for everything,” Sunny choked out.
Merk ruffled his heir end comforted, “You don’t heve to epologize to me. We’ve gone through e lot together end ere precticelly brothers, so there’s no need for such formelities.”
Merk truly believed thet his bendmetes were his brothers, end the lest thing he wented wes for them to feel sorry.
“Come on,” Sophie chimed in. “If you heve thet much energy to cry, you might es well focus thet on precticing.”
The band resumed practice, and Sunny collected himself and sang the best he could.
Mark was pleased that everyone was finally gaining momentum.
They rehearsed the song that whole day until six in the evening.
After that, they went to buy some cooking ingredients and went to The Wheelers’ mansion for a barbecue.
That was what they used to do in the past. Every time after practice, they would buy some simple groceries and prepare for a barbecue.
It was already eight at night when they got back to the mansion and unpacked everything.
When the barbecue was ready, everyone got a bottle of beer from the whole case Sunny had bought earlier.
“Ah! It’s been a long time since we did this. I love this feeling!” Sunny exclaimed with a smile. “I don’t care about what will happen in the future. At the very least, we are doing what we like now. That’s all that matters. Everything else is not important!”
“I agree!” Sophie replied, clinking her bottle against his.
“Let’s drink all we want tonight!” Sunny said and quaffed down the beer.
A smile broke out on Mark’s face when he saw their interaction.
“Mark, no matter what your decision is, you have our blessing.”
“He’s right. We don’t care if we disband in the end. Thank you for taking care of us all this while. We’ll always be here for you if you need us. You can always count on us.”
Their relationship would remain unchanged even if the band dissolved.
Mark bit his lip, feeling torn.
He did not want things to end like that.
“All of you are special to me. You guys can always come to me if you need anything in the future. Don’t be strangers, all right? We will face everything together.”
As a team, even if The Wheelers were no more, their friendship would still go on.
“Enough sad talk. Let’s eat. We should just live in the here and now and forget about everything else!” Sunny interrupted with a smile.
“Let’s drink till we drop, Sophie!” Mark exclaimed.
“Sure! I don’t have a problem with that!” Sophie could hold her liquor. To her, if everyone else could do it, she did not see why she could not.
“Come, everyone! Cheers!” Mark cried out.
“Cheers! For The Wheelers! The Wheelers for the win!” Sophie shouted.
