Act: 6 Scene: Graduation

8:00 a.m.- Rays of sunlight pour in from the window and hit the end of the bed. The airy and abstract "Family Tree" by TV on the Radio plays as teeth are cleaned with a yellow toothbrush. The black cap and gown are pulled out of closet.

8:45 a.m.- My Morning Jacket's drum heavy "It Beats 4 U" echos in as the garage door opens and the car pulls out. Jim James wild whistling accompanies the light hum of the engine. The GPS announces in an English accent that the school is two miles to the left.

9:00 a.m.- Students are organized by alphabet. The Adam's and the Adell's are placed side by side. The Sanchez's stands in front of the Sander's. "The Clockwise Witness" by DeVotchKa flows in while students walk to their seats. The violin is plucked playfully as the lyrics sing, "If you win the rat race, and you come in first place, then a rat is all you will be."

9:15 a.m. - A blond graduate student approaches the podium set in the middle of the stage. She says something about being the future leaders of America. The eerie "Afraid of Everyone" by The National interrupts her speech. A women in a red hat looks toward the crowd of students with tears in her eyes. A professor, a dean and student take turns at the microphone.

10:15 a.m.- Names are called one by one, each met with applause and cheers. The soft and steady "Used to Be" by Beach House plays while students accept their diplomas and wave to their families. An Asian man holds up a sign that reads, "I love you son, 2010!"

11:00 a.m.- Wilco's energetic "Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway (Again)" plays as mom and dad fill their camera with images of graduation hats and ceremonial decorations. The texture of the mock diploma feels like used sandpaper. Handshakes are exchanged with professors and hugs are given out to classmates. The end has finally come. Jeff Tweedy wails,"We'll find a way regardless, to makes some sense out of this mess. Nothing's ever going to stand in my way again."

Act 5: Scene: Breakup

12:00 p.m.- There are two other people already seated in the coffee shop. A man with beads in his hair, and a girl in a brown business suit. The trembling "Terrible Love" by The National interrupts nervous thoughts.

12:15 p.m.- She walks in the front door and forces a smile. Remnants of mascara tears are visible on her checks. Bright Eye's acoustic duet "Land Locked Blues" plays as she sits down. Conor Oberst painfully melodic lyrics collide with guitar strings. The silver clock on the wall seems to tick unusually loud.

12:17 p.m.- She looks up and says in a guilty whisper, "I cannot see you anymore. I think this is over." Every movement feels vitally conscious. Bon Iver's literary "Blood Bank" drowns out her explanation of "appreciation, hurt, and jealousy." She stares, waiting for a response. The remorseful lyrics declare, "I'm in love with your honor, I'm in love with your cheeks."

12:25 p.m.- The smell of roasted coffee beans starts to stink. She stands, shakes her head and leaves. As the door slams behind her the brimming "All to All" by Broken Social Scene begins. Lisa Lobsinger soothing lyrics coincide with the accelerated tempo. A women in red high heels yells at employee about a cappuccino.

12:45 p.m.- Memories of hands, laughter and lazy days overwhelm the mind. The women in high heels screams something about dry cleaning into her Blackberry. The walk out the door feels weighted as the angry guitar of Wilco's "I Am Trying to Break your Heart" eliminates the noise on the street. "Disposable dixie-cup drinking. I assassin down the avenue. I am hiding out in the big city blinking. What was I thinking when I let go of you."