𝐋𝐀𝐘 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐄, nick polous & steve wiley

𝐈𝐈. before we met

SAT ON A DRUM STOOL IN THE MUSIC ROOM Melanie was deep in thought, about kissing Nick Polous, pretty much about everything. Including what Patrick would want her to do this time, as her drumsticks hit the snare and the hi-hat. Her right foot practically stomping on the bass pedal she was in her element, Melanie found drumming therapeutic.

The rhythm and the sounds was the equivalent to hearing waterfalls on a meditation tape, Melanie had been turning up to school early to play the drums since her own drums were currently broken.

Her snare drum was the victim of Peter River's drunk stupidity as much as the Irish girl wanted to make him wear said the snare drum she was too busy focusing on other things.

To which her best friend still hadn't figured out or even the reason she wasn't at school for three months in the first place, all he knew was she had to work to keep her rent steady. But he didn't know the entire story which was something Melanie was just about good at keeping from him for the time being.

Meanwhile in the yard the group of friends consisting of Nick Polous, Con Bordino and his twin sister Anastasia, Anastasia Polous was different to her brother in some ways. She had the style and the rap lyrics whereas nick had looks and most times idiocy.

But it was well balanced between the siblings, both of them inseparable almost like best friends rather than brother and sister. Anastasia teased her twin on a daily basis about his infatuation with Melanie Carson, to her it was becoming a nuisance.

"Come on Niko, when will you ever give up? It's becoming boring now, you kissed! Great! But where has she been since? You gotta think wether it's going to turn into a thing or just left as just a kiss" Anastasia told her brother with a slightly frustrated tone. Nick simply shook his sisters analysis off.

"Ana, she wouldn't kiss me if she didn't feel anything for me. There is something there I can tell" Nick was adamant that Melanie liked him back but he didn't know that she wasn't ready to admit it properly.

However, Nick continued to wait despite the fact it was eating him alive, the carson girl was impossible to tie down for now. Melanie made him work for it and work for it he was, the polous boy had no intention of giving up as yet.

In the meantime, the faint noise of drums was heard throughout the yard. The noise wasn't annoying as such it was almost like a siren call only it wasn't a voice leading curious ears in the direction of the music it room, it was the sound of percussion.

Nick Polous smiled to himself knowing that the drumming noise was caused by Melanie, the one thing on the list of things her liked about her. He admired her musical talent and enjoyed listening and watching her play at the same time.

"Drums? This early? I wonder who's playing them" Rose Maluf asked out of curiosity as the group rushed to the music room to see who it was.

it was obvious to the greek boy that it was the blonde Irish girl, the others were stupid in his eyes.

No one else in the school could play like she could, a melody so hypnotic it was like as stated earlier, a siren song but instead of it being sung it was being played on a drum kit.

The group peered through the narrow window in the door, "Melanie? Since when did she play the drums?" Chaka asked causing the majority of the friend group to laugh.

"Since forever, Chaka" Danielle responded with a slight eye roll. The Carson girl caught sight of her audience and smiled slightly, as she finished playing.

Opening the door she laughed, "Can I help you?" She asked out of breath from playing a metallica song. Nick simply smiled in awe at her, although she was sweating he still adored the ground she walked on.