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The speakers crackled to life with the palm-muted chug of Suddenly, they weren’t just driving to a lake house in 2026; they were teenagers again, smelling of coconut sunscreen and cheap gasoline.

The windows of Leo’s beat-up 2004 sedan were rolled down so far they’d practically disappeared into the doors. In the passenger seat, Maya was digging through a spindle of scratched CDs until she found it: a Sharpie-labeled disc titled summer_rock_mix_best_summer_rock_songs_2000s

"Again?" Leo asked, his hand hovering over the 'Play' button. The speakers crackled to life with the palm-muted

"Everything, everything will be just fine," she shouted over the guitars. "Everything, everything will be just fine," she shouted

As they hit the highway, the playlist transitioned into the sun-drenched power chords of Leo tapped his fingers on the steering wheel, perfectly in time with the snare hits. He remembered the first time he heard this song—at a backyard BBQ where the burgers were burnt and the girls wore butterfly clips.

The CD reached its end with a mechanical click, leaving a ringing silence in the car.