Tick.

My best friend’s birthday is in seven days. Damn it—I haven’t bought a gift. I have only one option: make one.

Tock.

Five days left.

Tick.

A battered package containing 10 blank CDs arrives on my doorstep, and I begin meticulously crafting a playlist with songs we sing in her car.

Tock.

12 hours left.

Tick.

After endless hours of searching for the perfect songs to fill the 160-minute limit and crying when I thought all the music I spent hours downloading disappeared, I am holding my beating heart in my hands, crammed into two thin, plastic cases.

Tock.

If you want to hear some good music, check out the mix I made.

Featured image by Kira M.

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