Chapter 209: The Sound of Reconnection (Part 2)

Ryder was still hovering where Cal had been set up, absentmindedly strumming a shiny blue guitar and pressing some pedals on the floor in front of him, changing the sound it made.

"I’m glad," he said, his eyes focused on the pedals. "I had fun too," he went on with a small absentminded smile.

I was about to thank him for the enjoyable afternoon and make my exit when Ryder suddenly blew into Cal’s mic, the sound crackling through the speakers and taking me by surprise.

Without missing a beat, he began to play.

The song was vaguely familiar. It was some grungy 90s song with heavy distortion on the guitar.

I watched him thoughtfully, recognizing the tune but not able to place it.

I still wanted to leave, but now he was playing and he looked pretty invested. I didn't want to interrupt him, but I also felt like it would be rude to just leave, so I figured I had to stick around, waiting until he was done.

The sofa was comfortable and I had my phone, so realistically, a couple of extra minut