A couple of months passed, and one day, Erin, Paul and Carl got invited to a party by their classmate, Lola. Lola had spoken to them some after class, and she seemed nice enough. Still, something was odd to them. Carl said, "I'm curious. Why did she invite us to her party? Isn't she one of the popular girls?" Paul said, "I don't know. It seems like it. I mean, she's always hanging out with the popular girls." Erin said, "Yes, she is. I wonder if this is a scam, or maybe she's just being nice?" Carl said, "Let's hope she's being nice." On the day of the party, the three friends arrived early. Lola said, "Hi, you're a little early. Come on inside." None of the other guests had arrived. Maybe they would pour in at the last minute. When it was time for the party to actually start, no one else showed. Lola said, "I knew it! The popular girls only like me because I help them with their homework." She sat down on the couch. Erin, Paul, and Carl saw past Lola's thick-framed glasses. She had a sadness in her eyes. Erin sat beside her and said, "Lola, if people like you just because you help them with their homework, they don't really like you. If they really did like you, they would like you for you." Lola said, "In that case, nobody likes me." Erin said, "I like you." Lola said, "You do?" Paul said, "Yeah. You've always been nice to us." Lola smiled and said, "Let's have some fun. It's still a party." At one point during the party, Erin, Paul, and Carl spotted a bass. Paul asked, "Do you play bass, Lola?" She said, "Yeah." Erin said, "We're starting a band, and we haven't found anyone to play bass for us." Lola said, "That sounds perfect. I'd like to be in a band." The next day, they all met at Carl's. Lola had a great chemistry with the band. She was in. Afterwards, the foursome discussed music. Lola was just as passionate about music as they were. They even had similar tastes. Lola said, "You know, I really like hanging out with you three. You're all so cool." The only thing missing was a name for the band. They decided to hold off on a name and figure it out later.