About 4 PM, Friday, July 8, 1994
Inside Blue Hills Academy’s auditorium, four boys were standing silent, three of them shocked and one visibly annoyed. Kris, Robbie and Paolo had followed Noy Reyes to the auditorium, entering from the main entrance whereas Noy did from the backstage.
It was very dark, but the three stayed inside the auditorium for they are positive that Noy couldn’t have gone anywhere else. After a while, they doubted it though, for it was just so silent inside and they thought Noy had gotten out as soon as he came in. But then… they suddenly sensed a presence from the curtains… and then a sudden wonderful percussive cacophony.
They couldn’t believe it! All three thought that the beats are perfect!!
“Wow, who the hell is it?” Kris asked in a whisper while he, Robbie and Paolo are sitting in the middle seats.
“Dunno… could be Noy Reyes…” said Robbie in the same volume.
“C’mon, it can’t be him!” Paolo whispered as well.
They listened on, and would have remained undiscovered, if not for a sudden careless move from Paolo causing him to tumble amongst the seats. Suddenly, lights were turned on… and they did see Noy Reyes! They were astounded. He… Noy Reyes… the school’s terror… is great with the drums!! They just stood there, mouth agape.
“Hey!” he called out to the three, “What the f^%k are you doing here and why are you looking at me like that?!”
The three just stared and still can’t believe who they are seeing.
“I’m asking you!!” Noy shouted, “You do know who I am, don’t you?!”
Oh we do! We do!! In normal circumstances, we wouldn’t even talk to you,
thought Kris, but… we need you!
“N-Noy”, Kris then said, stuttering like he never did. “W-we… w-w-w-we heard you drum…”
“What?!” Noy answered in that tone that suddenly brought shivers down the three’s spines.
“We heard you drum and you were great!” said Kris again, in his most courageous.
“What the hell are you talking ab…?” Noy began then understood. In the light, he can see that the ‘objects’ he was beating up are indeed components of a drum set.
Kris then asked, quite scared.
“W-w-would you like to join our band?”
Noy just stood silent at first and then asked in a surprisingly mellow tone.
“What band?”
“We… We had formed an alternative rock band but we still have no drummer” Robbie now said, “When we heard you we just knew you would be perfect…”
“Rock band, huh?” Noy said, still in that kind tone. The three others didn’t know if they would be relieved or even more scared of him at this point. He looked just so menacing with the spiky hair, bloody face and very shabby uniform.
“Yes…” Paolo said, in a tone out of place at this situation, “It’s gonna be cool, dude!”
What the hell, Paolo?
Kris and Robbie both thought.
“W-wait…” Noy continued as if in deep thought, “This band… Who are in it?”
“Robbie and I”, said Kris, “And that new girl you’ve surely heard of already.”
“Kim Sakamoto?”
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BANDED (Live The Dream)
Teen FictionA story about teenagers having different lives banding up through the thing they all have in common, music. This is the story of how they started living their dream...
