I opened my eyes and saw my ceiling, my normal ceiling that I see every day. But this was no normal day. It was the day I got to know if I got in the band I really want to be in.
I got out of bed and walked down stairs and saw my mom was sitting on our couch reading a book.
"Hi mom." I said as I walked into the living room and sat on the couch.
"Hey honey. How did you sleep?" She asked as she sat her book aside.
"I slept ok. I was so excited and nervous about getting the results about the band I was rolling around a lot."
"Oh, I'm sorry honey. Today we will go to the store and get your new laptop." My mom said trying to cheer me up.
"Actually I was thinking about it, I don't want you to buy me a laptop. I thought about it last night, and I realized I really want to be in the band and I thought about this after we made the deal." I said having thought about all day yesterday. "So the deal is off."
"You want in the band now? What changed?" My mom ask with a bit of happiness about the fact that I wanted in the band.
"Well, I want in because I think it will be good for me to be in a band since when I grow up I want to teach music in some way."
"Ok. I'm going to check my email to make sure Mr. Jamison didn't send us an email." She said standing up and walking to the computer.
I sat there and pulled out my iPod and started to play a game. I didn't play it for very long because I was to nervous.
My mom was on the computer for about five minutes when I got impatient and walked over and asked her if he has emailed her yet.
"No. I'm thinking he will let you know later in the day, like after everyone gets out of school. So about 3:30-ish."
"Oh... That's going to kill me." I said as I walked back to the couch and flopped on it.
"I'm sorry. I'll keep checking my email throughout the day." She said as she walked over and sat at where my head was. She started to run her fingers through my hair because she knows that I like it when people do that to me. "How about this, you go get dressed and ready to go and we will go get breakfast and then go to the mall just for fun. What do you think about that?" She asked knowing that I like to do things like that with her.
"Ok" I said excitedly as I jumped off the couch and ran up the stairs to go to my room.
When I got to my room I went to my walk in closet that has hardly anything in it, the only reason I have it is because there is one in each room in the house.
I pulled out my favorite gray cardigan with a zipper and a black tank top. I walked over to my dresser that was on the other side of my closest and grabbed a pair of skinny jeans.
I went in my bathroom and brushed my hair. Then I was done getting ready and went down stairs.
"You ready?" My mom asked as I walked down the stairs.
"Almost, I just need to put my shoes on." I said as I walked over to the entryway of the house where we put our shoes on a little shelf thing. I grabbed my black high top converse and put them on.
"Now I'm ready." I said as I stood up.
"Ok then, lets go." My mom said as she grabbed the keys and walked out the door.
About five minutes later we were at Taco Bell which is my favorite place to eat breakfast. My mom ordered me my usual witch is an AM country crunch wrap. It has gravy and sausage and other stuff that's really good.
After we ate, we drove to the mall.
"What store do you want to go to first?" My mom asked as we got out of the car and started walking.
"Barns and Noble." I said as we walked up to the door of Barns and Noble.
I looked there for awhile I got a new book called City of Bones. Then after we payed we went to Hot Topic and I got some random fandom stuff from there, then we went to Bath and Body Works and got some stuff.
"Check your email please." I said as we walked to the food court to get some drinks. As I order what I wanted my mom looked at her phone.
"Honey, look at this." My mom said handing me her phone. I was nervous and excited all at the same time.
The email was from Mr. Jamison.
It said:
'Dear Cleo, I am very happy to tell you that you have made it into the wind ensemble. You will be playing 1st clarinet. Thank you for trying out. I'm very excited to have you in the band.
Sincerely, Mr. Jamison'
I was so excited after I read that I made it didn't even pay attention to the last bit of the email. I jumped up and down I was so excited.
My mom walked up to me as I was jumping and she smiled.
"I take it your excited?" She said with the biggest smile I've seen on her in a long time.
"I'm so excited!" I said with a smile that almost hurt it was so big. "Thank you for making me try out." I said as I hugged her.
"Your welcome. Is there any other stores you want to look at?"she asked as she let me go.
"No. I want to go home and tell dad and call Grant." I said as we started to walk towards the door that would bring us to our car.
After we got home I grabbed my stuff from the back of the car then I ran into the house tell my dad that I got in.
"Dad! Dad, I got into the wind ensemble!" I yelled as I opened the door and ran in.
"Really?" My dad asked as he turned to me from whatever he was doing in the kitchen.
"Yes!" I said as he picked me up and spun me around like he used to do when I was a kid.
"I'm so proud of you." He said in my ear as he spun me. "What chair did you get?"
"First chair." I answered as he put me down.
"Wow. We knew you were good but we didn't know you were that good." He said jokingly as he continued doing whatever he was doing.
"Yeah I didn't know I was that good either." I said honestly. "I'm going to go call Grant."
I walked up the stairs and into my room. I put my stuff down and pulled out my phone and called Grant.
"Hello?" He answered.
"Hey. Guess what."
"What?" He said getting a little excited.
"I made it in the wind ensemble." I practically yell.
"No way?!?! I made it too!" He yelled excitedly. "What chair?"
"First. What about you?" I asked excited that he made it too so I would have a friend.
"Well, I play the oboe and there is only two and there is usually only one part per a song so I'm technically second but we usual have the same part." He said in his usual tone. "Ok I have to go eat now. I'll text you later."
"Ok bye" I said not wanting him to go.
"Bye." He said hanging up the phone.
