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said, grasping onto her dainty wrist. “I’m not going to be your average student. Not by a longshot. You’re going to get used to how Double Damage does its business. If you want this to work, then you have to learn how I put food on the table.”
     
     
    She raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean?”
     
     
    “I’ve seen your world,” I grinned. “Let me show you mine.”

 
    I had taught students in plenty of strange and difficult conditions. I had taught in Burma when a civil war raged on. I had taught in Uganda where running water was a luxury. However, I had never taught a student during the middle of a countrywide concert tour.
     
     
    With what little time he could spare, Heath had given me a whirlwind tour of his rock band as we entered Philadelphia. Double Damage was a strange band to say the least. It would be difficult to even describe them as a typical rock band. For one thing, it technically only had one member.
     
     
    You see, most rock bands typically have four members. Take the late and great Queen for example. Freddie Mercury was their charismatic front man who took charge of the lead vocals. Brian May handled the guitar. Roger Taylor played the drums. John Deacon, my personal favorite, took care of the bass guitar. Double Damage wasn’t set up like this.
     
     
    The group started as a duo with Heath Lawrence and Howard Lane. Most of their early songs were guitar duets. They had a rotating list of collaborators to handle other instruments and backup vocals. However, the two were the only core members of the group. That was until Howard’s untimely death due to leukemia.
     
     
    Now, Heath was the only remaining member of the band in what was a solo career for all intents and purposes. He had fought against management changing the rock band’s original name. Even in death, Howard’s legacy would live on through the band.
     
     
    Nevertheless, Double Damage had attracted quite a cast of eccentric characters.
     
     
    Heath was of course the prima donna of the bunch. He got special treatment wherever he went. The man had his own hotel room when the rest of the crew had to share rooms. Heath even had his own private tour bus. He got all the glory and the girls.
     
     
    Thankfully, the remaining musicians were more down to earth.
     
     
    Relatively speaking.
     
     
    Tyler was the lead guitarist. He had been the longest serving collaborator with Double Damage. The man had played for them back when they were an indie group trying to make ends meet.
     
     
    Tyler’s accomplice in crime was Dave. The man handled the bass portion of the equation. As expected for a bassist, he was covered from head to toe in tattoos like Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
     
     
    Rounding out the team was Ryan as the drummer. He wasn’t originally supposed to be here on the tour. However, the original drummer fractured his hand in an accident and couldn’t play. An admirer of Double Damage, Ryan was more than happy to fill out the vacancy. Not to mention that he had stood in for Double Damage before as a backup drummer.
     
     
    I guessed they were all hired because they were so used to Heath’s antics and could tolerate his caustic personality.
     
     
    Then, there was Jared who wasn’t an actual musician. Instead, he came from management. Not only was he Heath’s personal manager but also one of the managers for this tour in America. As far as I knew, this man held everything together. This included Heath’s career which was precariously balanced on a knife’s edge these days.
     
     
    He was the one who approached me to tutor Heath. Jared seemed like a decent enough man if a too little focused on money and schedules. During our interview, he spent more time texting on the phone or having phone calls about his stock portfolio than talking to me.
     
     
    Rounding out the team was Mr. Han. A former soldier in the Chinese army, the veteran was the head of security for the group. He made sure everyone