After school, Tammy and Ferdinand talked with their parents about the play date and sleepover. Anjanette talked with her uncle. After being given the go ahead, the three friends met at Ferdinand's for a play date. Ferdinand's new rabbit, Petunia, was coming out of her shell. She came out with Lily to discover the humans. Anjanette said, "I'm glad Petunia is warming up." Ferdinand gave a smile. He said, "I'm glad about that too. I think Lily has helped her a lot." Misty watched the rabbits hop around. She then saw Orion and took off to play with him. Tammy laughed. She said, "I've never seen a dog and a cat play so well together." Ferdinand said, "Cats and dogs can get along." Afterwards, the three friends went to Tammy's house. After a hearty dinner, the three friends took Misty out to play fetch. They took turns throwing the ball for her. When they returned inside, they got ready for bed. Anjanette said, "This has been fun. I feel so much better now." Tammy said, "I'm glad you feel better." Anjanette smiled and said, "I'm glad I let you in, Tammy." Tammy said, "I'm glad about that too." Anjanette said, "I'm glad you're my friend." Tammy said, "I'm glad you're my friend too." Anjanette, Tammy, and Ferdinand shared a group hug. They then called it a night.
Within a few days of the release of their album, Union, New Religion and the Radiant Terriers' collaboration became very popular. "Bittersweet" was released as a single, and it reached number two on the Modern Rock Charts, right behind "Inside of Us" by The Devil Wants Peace. The Radiant Terriers decided to stay with New Religion until the end on their tour. Leila said, "I'm glad things are going so well now. I hope things continue to go well when we tour." The next morning, the two bands began to prepare for their tour.
The Radiant Terriers were on their way to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. They had agreed to collaborate on an album with New Religion. Along the way, Leila said, "This is so exciting. We're going to be collaborating with one of my favorite bands." Abigail said, "Indeed. Plus, Paul is kind of dreamy." Greeley said, "You realize he's an aromantic asexual, right?" She said, "I know." Sammy said, "Abigail has been a hopeless romantic for a long time." She said, "Yeah. It seems all the best guys are either deceased or wouldn't have me." Leila said, "Don't worry, Abigail. You'll get your chance at romance someday." Abigail said, "You really think so?" Leila said, "Sure I do. You deserve it." This made Abigail smile. She thought, For someone who has been through Hell and back, Leila sure is an optimistic girl. Pretty soon, the Radiant Terriers made it to Oak Ridge.
One day, New Religion had an interview where they talked about their song, "Stuck", and Fritz's retirement. Shortly after the interview aired on television, Paul got a call from his mother. She said, "I want to congratulate you on your new song. It's good that you asked for help when you realized you needed it. I always stressed to you the importance of asking for help. I also want to congratulate Fritz on his retirement. When you go on tour, I'll gladly stay with Fritz." Paul said, "Thank you, Mother. Yes, you did stress the importance of asking for help." She said, "That's right. I always told you that there's no shame in asking for help when you really need it." He said, "That's right." Paul talked with his mother for a long time. Finally, she said, "I have to let you go now. I'm getting ready to fix dinner." He said, "All right, Mother. Goodbye. Take care." She said, "You take care, too. I love you, Paul." He said, "I love you, too, Mother."
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