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our music crap or what?” Wayne turned to Craig abruptly. There were angry flames in his eyes.
    “I’m not, dude, don’t get me wrong. What I mean is that we have to stand out from the other kids…”
    “Look, bro, what’s most important is whether we like our music, never mind the others!” Wayne raised his voice.
    Chad, who had been only listening up to that point, interfered. “Hey, hey, chill out! No one has even offered us a show…”
    “They will,” Craig said.
    “And that’s why we must stay who we really are,” Wayne persisted.
    Craig looked at him thoughtfully. Wayne had always been stubborn and egocentric. After the producer had rejected them, he had given up. Perhaps if he hadn’t, they would have kept playing and trying to break through for at least a few more years. If he had gotten Ashley’s idea for them to go back to their live showcase ten years before right, then they also had to make Wayne join them. Suddenly Craig remembered it was time for him to go back. God, how many hours had he spent here? Surely at least a few. Monique had to have been wondering what had been taking him so long. What had Harry told him? To move a body part. He began clapping his hands; he wanted to go back as soon as possible.
    “What are you doing, bro?” Wayne asked him, laughing.
    In the next moment, the space in front of Craig faded away. He was surrounded by white light. Then he saw the ceiling of Harry’s room and his friends’ faces – they had made a circle above him and were watching him, breathless.
    “He’s back,” Chad yelled with joy and gave Ashley five.
    “How was it?” Harry asked impatiently.
    “Damn, what time is it? I’m too late; we must have spent several hours rehearsing.” Craig tried to stand up, but he swayed. His body felt too relaxed.
    “Jesus, are you all right?” Ashley placed her hand on his forehead. “Is that normal?” She turned to Harry.
    “Yes, yes.” Harry was deep in thought. “How much time did you say you spent in the past? A few hours?”
    “Well, yes,” Craig confirmed.
    “That’s very interesting, because it hasn’t been more than ten minutes since the experiment began.”
    All of them gasped at Harry’s words.
    “Really? Just ten minutes? But that’s awesome!” Craig cried joyfully.
    “How is this possible?” Ashley asked.
    “It’s very simple. During a deep sleep, we might have long dreams that we think last for hours or days while, in reality, everything happens really fast. The same applies to transferring your consciousness to another time. Craig has the feeling he spent several hours there, but in fact, we all saw him lying here for not more than ten minutes.”
    “That’s wonderful!” Chad exclaimed. “That means we could go back for a longer period of time and we’ll have been absent for just a few minutes or a few hours at the most.”
    “Yes, that’s an undeniable advantage,” Ashley agreed. She looked at Craig, who was just getting up. He was no longer staggering.
    “Harry, thank you,” Craig said. “Thanks to your scientific discovery, we really have the chance to go back in time and change our lives. It’s what you want, Ashley, isn’t it?”
    A wide smile lit up Ashley’s face – Craig had seen through her.
    “Chad, you’re with us, aren’t you?” Ashley turned to him. Chad nodded.
    “The only one who’s left is Wayne. How can we talk him into taking part in this experiment?” she went on. “He’s in Los Angeles, right? Then first we need to think of how we’ll get to him.”
    “Yes, he told me he was playing with his band at Mr. T’s Bowl. Maybe we should go there?” Chad suggested.
    “So it’s decided…” Ashley said in the end, but was interrupted by Harry.
    “Just a moment, don’t you need me?”
    Ashley turned to him with a smile. “We’ll always need you, dear, but not in this case. It’s between the four of us.”
     

Chapter 9
     
     
     
    “Are you ready?” Wayne asked his band