At lunch, Anjanette and Ferdinand sat with Tammy. Tammy wrote down directions to her parents' pet rescue center. Anjanette asked, "Does this place ever rescue Collies?" Tammy replied, "We do have Collies sometimes. In fact, we have a litter right now. They were rescued from a ditch along with their mother." Anjanette said, "That's awesome! I can't wait to tell my uncle the good news." Tammy said, "You live with your uncle? What happened to your parents?" Anjanette began to cry. Ferdinand said, "She's not ready to talk about that just yet. She has been through so much already. She recently started living with her uncle, so her past still hurts." Tammy said, "I'm sorry, Anjanette. I didn't mean to upset you." Anjanette dried her tears and said, "It's all right." Tammy seemed like a nice enough person, but Anjanette wasn't comfortable telling Tammy about the abuse she suffered. Still, Anjanette was excited about the potential of getting a Collie. When she got off the bus, she ran inside to talk to Uncle Bruce.
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" Von 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 Weiter 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 Favorit 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 oder 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. Du 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 Du on your new song. It's good that Du asked for help when Du realized Du needed it. I always stressed to Du the importance of asking for help. I also want to congratulate Fritz on his retirement. When Du go on tour, I'll gladly stay with Fritz." Paul said, "Thank you, Mother. Yes, Du did stress the importance of asking for help." She said, "That's right. I always told Du that there's no shame in asking for help when Du really need it." He said, "That's right." Paul talked with his mother for a long time. Finally, she said, "I have to let Du go now. I'm getting ready to fix dinner." He said, "All right, Mother. Goodbye. Take care." She said, "You take care, too. I Liebe you, Paul." He said, "I Liebe you, too, Mother."
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When Paul woke up from his nap, his mates sat down with him to see what he had written so far. He said, "You see, I keep getting stuck with the chorus." Lola said, "I think I know what will work as a chorus." She wrote down some words. Paul sang what he had written and what Lola had written. He said, "That works very well. Thanks, Lola." She said, "You're welcome." Erin and Carl added the Sekunde verse and the third verse respectively. They sang the song, and Paul said, "This is going to be a hit. Thanks for the help, my friends." Carl said, "No problem, Paul. If Du ever feel stuck, tell us right away. Don't be afraid to ask for help." Paul smiled and said, "I won't." Erin then said, "To the recording studio!" The others said, "Yeah!"