" Why can't all of these kids go home?!"
Chayla had to fight her way through the hallways once school let out. Her locker was on the sixth floor of the building and the band room was down in the corner of the third floor. On top of taking that journey, she had to change her clothes, go to the store, get her homework, use the bathroom, stretch, and eat (she hated the school lunch) before practice at 3:20. It was 3:00.
Instantly she became a like a track star as shevwent around doing everything she had to do. Around competition season Mr. Baker always got meticulous and feisty over the smallest thing. The last thing she neede wad to get kicked out over being late. She made it down to the fifth and fourth floors with no problems. As she finally made it back down to the third floor to see the teacher she heard somebody call"Aye Chay!"
"Omg!" She thought. She knew exactly who it was.
José. He was always trying to talk to her. When ever Achan wasn't around he tried to take advantage.
"José I really gotta go-"
" See why you always acting funny? All I ever try to do is say wassup."
"I'll see you tomorrow dude." She tried to walk away but he still kept talking.
"Yo pretty ass always actin' funny.Man I can't even talk to you. I can't get any communication?"
She was cracking up as she was walking away. Why is it always these little freshmen? She hoped nobody had seen that.
"Achan dude, stop playing!" Achan was being chased down the hallway by Randy after he had taken his Jordans.
"You should let me wear these though."
" Hell naw!I need them for practice."
"Y'all not supposed to be wearing basketball shoes."
" And you can?"
"Yup!"
"Bruh!"
"Alright, here you go." He stopped and handed Randy the shoes.
"Thank you-"
"You thought you was about to get these shoes boy!"
He yanked the shoes away from him and ran into the locked bathroom door.
"Oh shiii-"
He stopped once he saw the custodian. She was shaking her head as she unlocked the door for him.
" Thank you" he cocked an innocent smile
"Mmmhhmmm..."
He went in the bathroom and changed his clothes. For a minute he stood in the mirror and fixed himself. Mr. Baker- and Chay- always fussed at him over one thing.
His head. He only got it cut like once a year for when the band had a competition. Otherwise he seldom picked or combed it. "What's the point to it? " he thought. By the end of the day it always napped back up.
Finally he got out of the mirror. He was walking out of the bathroom when something pushed him back through the double doors. Its one person in school that didn't care how his head looked. Thats Daya Johnson. A freshmen
"What's good bae?" she asked him. She had on a practice shirt but still had the leotard in her hand.
" Hey D."
"Hadn't seen you in a couple days, I bet you miss me."
" Of course I miss you baby." He claimed as he made his way down the small of her back.
" Naw, you probably didn't. You had little old Chay to keep you company. Its okay, you ain't have to miss me."
"Did you miss me?" He asked
"Naw."
He smacked he teeth
"There ain't nothing for me to miss about you."
"Really?" He started grabbing her butt.
She nodded her head.
"Really?" He started kissing her neck.
Smirking, she still nodded her head. Next thing you know she was grabbing him.
He smiled." I guess you did find something to miss." He started to lift her on the sink when she said
"Okay, okay so maybe I missed you!"
"If you missed me then you would..."
"I've told you about that Akem."
"Its Achan!"
"Okay, Achan. I already told you why I won't do that stuff."
"Tell me again then."
"Oh MY god!"
"For real."
" I'm already too young for you. That's nasty. I'm not trying to spend my next three and a half years of high school as known as"the girl with the kid." And #1, your little situation..."
" Oh yea."
"Well you still love me right?" she traced over his chest with her finger
"Yeah. I really do."
"Alright, see you at practice." She walked out the bathroom.
"Dag what you not gonna say it back?!" He called
"Right back at you!" She called
For a minute he stood there thinking. Of course he cared a bout Chay. Yet still, it was just something about Daya. Nobody could understand him like her. Is it really that bad to be with two people? He was light way glad nobody else was in the bathroom.
At 3:15 Achan and Chay both coincidentally were walking down the back steps to the bandroom together. She shook her head as she thought about José.
He bit his lip once Days crossed his mind once again. They both looked up at each other.
"Whats wrong with you?" Achan asked
"Nothing..."
"Oh." He held his head down
"Are you OK?"
He hesitated
"Chay, I have-"
"YOU ALWAYS SALTY! THATS WHY!"
"BUT YOU DONT HAVE TO TREAT ME LIKE THIS!"
"STOP ACTING LIKE A-"
"Hey! What's wrong?" Achan was separating the distance between Sean and Mya. Pete huffed and puffed while Mya turned redder than a cherry.
" What are yall screaming for?" Chayla asked
" I was screaming, I don't know what she was doing..." Sean said
"That's another thing too. You always so freaking cocky!"Mya exclaimed
"Who the fuck was talking to you?!"
"Are y'all gonna tell us what happened?" Achan screamed over them.
(He barely liked helping people enough as it is.)
"Alright, so before practice started Briana wanted all of us to go over "Nobody Does it Better" since Baker is always saying we don't come out enough on that song. And guess who thought it was cute to jack up the ending..." Mya cocked her head over to Sean.
" I don't even see why y'all are upset. Baker tells us all the time that when we see the opportunity to try to scream, go for it."
" Not if you sound like trash!"
"You can't talk about anybody sounding bad. You can barely hit a concert B flat!"
"You just mad because you started something you couldn't finish. As usual..."
"Stfu man. Where is Briana at"
"Yeah, go share with ya girl what you wanted me to do last night."
Sean gave her the meanest mug ever.
Achan and Chayla felt like they needed to go get popcorn.
"Why so quiet now? As I said before, you start what you cant-"
Boom! Before she even got her words out Pete had knocked her dead in the nose. Blood dripped through her fingertips.
"Wtf Pete??!!" Chayla exclaimed.
Mr. Baker appeared in the doorway to the band room. He had on a gray suit with a coral vest and tie as he stared out the door way. He was professional in a formal-creepy way.
"What's going on out here?" he asked
Suddenly, you see an angry Jose come charging down the hallway at Pete. Chay almost got ran over by trying to stand in the way.
"José! Chill!" she told him. He ignored her and yelled.
" Why you touchin all on my girl bruh?" he barked at Pete.
" Your girl?" Chay inquired.
"I wonder who else he told that too today." She thought. Now wasn't the time to start any other drama up though.
"Its all right baby." Briana claimed as she tilted her head back. Achan took her and guided her down the hallway to the bathroom.
"Ask yo GI to stop touching me like she did last night-"
The next thing you know Chay was thrown on the ground. José and Pete were trying to kill each other. A million thirsty security guards came rushing down the hallway. Mr. Baker jumped in, and the custodian was gonna have a lot to mop up pretty soon.
That next day after practice Pete and Mya sat facing the rest of the band. Mr. Baker was finishing up his lecture.
"I understand that you all are teenagers," he stated.
" And with us all being around each other as much as we are, you're going to have feelings towards one another. Either romantic, or just a tight friendship. What ever bond that develops, it should be close. It should be something that no one, definitely nobody outside of this room, could break. You're dismissed."
Chay and Achan walked down the stairs to the parking lot.
" I know them two are gonna be salty this week." Chay said
" Yeah. I know I was during my suspension." Achan commented
" You mean suspensions. With an 's.'"
" You not funny."
"I think I am." she laughed
"Aye, what were you gonna tell me earlier?" she asked
Achan reflected on his encounter with Daya. Maybe he should just keep his mouth closed.
" Oh yea, I hope we do well when we go out of town in a couple weeks."
"Oh. I do too."
"Yea. Did you wanna tell me something?" he asked
"Chayla thought over what happened with her and José.
" Naw." she told him
Nobody needs to know everything.
