Ralph hopped out of bed as soon as his alarm went off. He walked to the bathroom to get ready, realizing he had enough time for a quick shower. He took the shower, changed into his clothes and decided to go tell everyone in the group chat Good Morning.
R: Good Morning Everyone!
Jerry Berry: Morning Ralphie
Ralph put down his phone, blushing intensely. Jerry called him a cute nickname. Jerry...Called him a cute nickname. Ralph wiggled excitedly and picked his phone back up, seeing a few more replies
Dad: Morning Ralph.
Mom: Good Morning Ralph!!!
North: Ralphie?
Jerry Berry: What? You know im the king of nicknames.
R: I cant wait to see you all at school today! And i cant hardly wait for the sleepover.
Markus: Neither can I.
Gavin: Yeah! Its gonna be so cool!
The school day had gone by quick, except for when Ralph was delivering something to another teacher. He passed by the orchestra practice rooms, only to hear a soft melody.
Ralph looked into the orchestra room window on the door, seeing Jerry holding an instrument between his legs as the bow glided across the strings. He then saw Kara, holding another instrument on her shoulder. Jerry kept playing the melody on his instrument as Kara joined in.
Her part was an urgent melody, yet caring in a way. To Ralph, the melody made him think of a mother and a girl, escaping a town that was in the middle of a dispute. They wanted to be free. Then Ralph watched as Jerry pushed his bow into the strings, creating a louder and more urgent tone than the one he was previously playing.
Kara closed her eyes as she pushed her bow into the strings as well, making the melody as loud and and as urgent and serious as she could, while still portraying a loving and nurturing theme.
Kara then started to play a high pitched melody, Jerry still playing the urgent melody. Kara swiped the bow across the strings, the noise getting louder and louder, before finally, it stopped. Jerry and Kara both smiled at each other, panting a bit. Ralph could tell they were focusing hard.
Ralph clapped quietly before running off to go deliver the thing to the teacher. While he was walking back, he decided to go tell Jerry and Kara what a beautiful piece they composed. He saw them both, sitting in the practice room. Ralph shyly walked in, smiling brightly.
"Ralph heard you both play. It was a gorgeous piece. Ralph loved it so much." Ralph smiled widely.
"Thats so nice to hear Ralph! Thanks! Kara actually composed it herself." Jerry smiled, nudging Kara's shoulder.
Kara blushed and nodded. "I did. I call it Kara's Theme, because well...i feel like that piece cant sort of, connect to me you know?" She began to pack up her instrument.
Ralph's jaw dropped, he was amazed that someone could compose such a beautiful and astounding piece. Jerry then began to pack up his instrument. "Want to walk back to class with us Ralph?" Jerry asked.
Ralph nodded, still amazed by what Kara and Jerry played.
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Ralph walked home with Jerry, talking about school and what not. "Bye Jerry! See you tomorrow!" Ralph said as he walked inside. He walked to his room and dropped his bag down by his bed, pulling out his phone and plugging in earbuds.
Ralph decided to start to make dinner. His dad got off early on Fridays and he didn't want his dad to have to make dinner. Ralph was just about to put the dinner onto plates when his dad walked through the door.
"Hey dad! Ralph made dinner!" Ralph gestured for his dad to sit down.
"Thank you Ralph." His dad hugged him and sat down, beginning to eat. Ralph then told his dad he was going to be at one of his new friends houses on Saturday to Sunday.
Ralph finished dinner, cleaning up once he and his dad were done. Ralph sat on the couch for a bit, checking his phone every now and then whenever it buzzed. It was nothing important. Just Markus and Simon playfully fighting over if Pineapple was meant for pizza.
"Ralph is headed to sleep. Night dad." He hugged his dad before going upstairs. He started to pack a bag with a change of clothes and pajamas, along with a toothbrush and a hairbrush.
Ralph opened up his phone to see a text from Jerry.
Jerry Berry: Hey Ralph. I noticed that your house is a while away from Karas. Do you want me to pick you up and drive you over? I would pick you up around 11:40.
R: That sounds splendid. Thank you Jerry.
Jerry Berry: Of course Ralph. Anytime.
R: Cant wait to see you tomorrow. Night Jerry!
Jerry Berry: Night Ralphie!
