Why Me..?

Chapter 1

As I sat up I realized I wasn't in my bed anymore or my room in fact. I let my gaze fall upon my guitar in the corner, perfectly intact, not a scratch in sight. ¨ Maybe it was all a dream? ¨ I whispered mainly to myself as I sat in confusion, then it hit me.
     I woke up to my cat laying on my side, purring softly without a care in the world. I sat up a bit trying not to wake him up while looking at the time. 7:45 it read as the color left my face. I quickly jumped out of bed to grab some clothes, forgetting my cat was even asleep. I quickly grabbed a jacket that was too big for me but who cares, am I right? Then a pair or baggy jeans, quickly throwing them on then leaping into the bathroom to check if I looked decent. ¨ Uh.... these gonna have to do ¨ I said to myself before running down stairs and out the door.
    Don't get me wrong I didn't look like I slept in a dumpster, but I did  look like I just woke up. I checked my phone for the time as the breeze started to pick up. The phone read 7:52, if I was tardy again I was going to get detention, again. I started speed walking until I saw the school pop into view. I was tempted to check the time again but instead just started running into the school grounds, passed the doors, the hallways, then stopped. I started gasping for air as I lifted my head up to see my first period class waiting for me to come in for a whole hour. I straightened my composure and knocked on the door before walking in. That was embarrassing I thought after realizing that the door was unlocked, only because the bell didn't ring yet.
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'FInally' I thought as I was walking to seventh period, my favorite class of the day. The two best things in the world in one class. Music and the Drummer.      
I walked in looking around to see no one else was here yet, while walking to my seat I looked at the board with hope which just turned into a glare with an annoyed sigh. ¨ Whatś up with you?¨ a familiar voice said, I turned around to face him saying. ¨ We got a freakin test today¨ he chuckled before walking over to me to pat me on the head like I was a child. ¨ Don't worry you're not the only person here that's gonna fail¨  I glared for a few seconds before we started laughing at the same time, a few other students walked in. Then the teacher appeared into the class, telling us to sit down with our music sheets out.
Mr.Silk decided on everyone playing their music one at a time instead of groups, which had a lot of kids sighing and complaining. Since I play guitar I was close to one of the last ones, just like Cody and Max. Us three were the only students with our own instruments. Me with guitar, of course if you couldn't already tell. Then Cody was the drummer and Max was the Harpist. Crazy right? Most schools don't let kids play the instruments of their choice but here. The school really doesn't care about it as long as you're actually good at it. I get pulled out my thoughts as I hear The teacher call for me, I stared back confused until realizing it was my turn. Standing up grabbing the neck of my guitar and my sheet of music. This was the last thing I wanted to do today, I already got a 38 in this class.
    I placed my sheet music on the music stand before sitting on the stool, waiting for him to give me a sign saying I could start. He was checking his phone before placing it back in his pocket nodding his head for me to start playing. I looked down at my music while placing my fingers on cord G moving to C, using the guitar pick to graze agrist the strings. I then switch the cords to just G and start strumming before switching to a different cord and then another. Then ending with cord D to G. I looked up at the teacher as he started scrubbing random words before looking at me saying I did good and to sit down. As I was walking back to my seat the teacher called for Cody to come over. He walked back me saying to wish him luck which made me laugh a bit before saying Good luck, even though he didn't need it. In my opinion he was the best at the drums. I haven't heard anyones play the drums better than him, but even then doesn mean I would tell him that. Wayyyy to chessy if you know what I mean. I sat in my seat pulling out my phone checking the time, we only had 15 minutes left. I looked up to watch Cody grab the music stand to wear his drums set up, there wasn't a point in moving all of it since we only had 15 minutes of class, the teacher had said. Once he gets set up he starts as everyone listens to him play. Starts out with one note with a pause and then another before going right into it. Most students were watching because of how good they were at the drums. I was watching just because of who was playing the drums, and because he was good at it of course. He looked focussed but also at peace while playing, you could tell that playing the drums felt like home for him. I noticed that he closed his eyes but kept playing. 'He can play with his eyes closed?' I thought while he just continued doing his thing like it was normal.
    As the song finished he slowly opened his eyes before looking sideways  at the teacher waiting for him to say something. The teacher wrote maybe 2-3 words before saying he did good and to go sit down. As he started walking back I looked away towards the window, noticing it was still windy but sunny. As I was looking out the window all I could think about was my best friend's steel gray eyes.
I woke up to the bus driver yelling at me to wake up, and go  home, I sat up and looked around the bus. The only thing you could hear was the bus driver yelling until she realized I was up and stopped talking. 'finally' I thought after her yelling and driving skills gave me a headache.
    I grabbed my bag, threw it over my shoulder and walked toward the door, not before telling her to 'have a good day.' I hopped off and walked up toward the mailbox, got the mail and shut it. I let my eyes glaze over who therefore and where they form while making my way to the house. I yawned a bit before looking at the last one, deciding to open it, I read it silently in my head, not realizing I stopped walking.

                   Dear, Hazel
  I am here to inform you that you have been approved for representing Willowstin High School. We have sent the music you need to learn to your email. This must be learned by October 16th, 2022. We will pull you from class that day to play the song and, if needed, make corrections. October 20th, 2022. Will be Bloody Mary concert. We expect big things from you, so don't disappoint.

                                                                                                            Sincerely, Mr. Tango

I looked at it confused, but also happy. 'Ḿe! I, of all people, got in!' I mentally screamed to myself. Well if I got in then I am 10/100000 percent sure that Cody and Max got in as well. Probably even some of the other students too, even if they usually only stay a year and then leave. I noticed I was still by the road not anywhere close to the house before sighing realizing I stopped earlier. As I was walking I felt the breeze dance through my hair, continuing to look down at the paper, my mind still not wrapped around the idea yet. That I did it, I did this, I couldn't wait to tell Cody and Max tomorrow at school.
I woke up a few minutes before my alarm which gave me the urge to sling it across the room, getting all the pieces and throwing them in a fire, just to watch it melt. But I didn't . I just cursed under my breath and got up, I went with my 'No thanks, Your gross shirt' and black ripped jeans, along with my 5 minute diesion for shoes. I chose my black converse in the end. I opened the door and the bus was already coming down to my stop, I quickly walked to it and hopped on, taking my seat in the back. Plugging in my headphones, letting it drain all sound, and problems away.
    I woke up to the sound of different grade students yelling and laughing at each other before the bus came to a stop. 'Jezz, how do these kids have so much energy in the mornings? Lucky brats.'I think to myself before they started to crowd the door to be let out, after 10-15 minutes we were all walking into the school. I decided to just go to my locker first to drop my stuff off before thinking about breakfast. As I was walking I started to hear some type of humming. 'Are they humming the new song for band?' I thought to myself wondering who it was. Their voice was almost like they were luring me into a trap that I was too blinded to realize wasn't something sweet. But instead sour.
    Once I turned the connor I saw him, he should have been my first thought since he always learns the songs first, he would always help me with my vowels sometimes when we did gigs for some cash. He looked up before waving, shutting his locker, then walking to his first period class. I waved back of course, but just stood there. There wasn't a reason to stay nor leave, well that was until the bell rung singaling I was late for class. ¨shit, shit, shit¨. I kept telling myself that as I ran to my first period in a panic. But in the end even the teacher was a bit behind this morning. 'Ḿy lucky day I guess¨ I thought to myself as I sat down looking out the window as the leaves  blew down to the ground, quite gracefully I might add.