A plus size drummer girl tries to find herself during her senior year and attend her dream school. She wants to be the perfect daughter, but she has a dysfunctional family. During everything, she falls in love, but there are obstacles in the way.
I woke up to the sound of loud music playing and the drum majors screaming and knocking from the outside of my dorm room indicating it was time to get up.
It was 6:00 and we had to be outside at 6:30.
I internally rolled my eyes. Since I took my shower last night, I made sure to lay out my clothes.
Luckily, I didn't have a roommate until the Fall which meant I didn't have to share the bathroom yet.
After completing my hygiene, I made sure to hurry up and put on my clothes.
We were required to wear a plain white shirt, navy blue/black basketball shorts, white socks and shoes.
I was nervous because today was our first day and I barely knew anyone. I was ready to be a member of the band.
I made sure my backpack was packed for class and I had everything that I needed.
While walking downstairs, I noticed some of the girls didn't have on the proper attire, but I continued to walk outside and mind my business.
Some people were standing in groups and some were standing alone. I decided to stand alone and reply to my text messages.
Suddenly, we heard a whistle.
"Good morning! WE are you 2017-2018 Drum Majors! You will respond to us with yes sir or no ma'am. Understood?"
"Yes ma'am!"
What the hell did I get myself into ____________________
"Wassup y'all my name is Miya Carter. I'm a Biology major, Music minor from THE Dallas, Texas. Interesting fact about me... I was the first female drumline captain at my school" I said nervously and sat down.
"You did good" this girl said next to me
"Girl thank you. I was nervous as hell. My hands sweating" I said wiping my hands.
"I'm Kayla" She said sticking her hand out.
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"I'm Miya. What do you play?"
"I play tenor but I might be playing cymbals cuz I heard the old heads on the tenor line don't play at all. What about you?"
"I play snare and cymbals too. I heard Bailey only wants 13 snares so I might be on cymbals with you girl"
Our conversation was ended by a group of men walking into the band hall.
"Good Morning" one of them said.
"Good morning" we replied in unison.
"Today marks our first day of the Freshman Summer Band Program. I am Dr. Lee. You will begin your day by meeting with your section leaders and be assigned your instrument. After, there will be lunch. We will pass out music for the National Anthem, Fight Song, Alma Mater, and a song for the first halftime show. You must be able to play through them by tomorrow's rehearsal. Understood?"
"Yes sir."
"Good. Let's get to work"
Until it was time for for class, me and Kayla got to know each other better. Looks like I'll have a new friend.
Me and Kayla had both the same classes which meant I didn't have to be a loner. We both were pretty advanced and knew how to read music well.
Our first class was Fundamentals of Music. And the teacher just kept talking. Me and Kayla were playing iMessage games against each other until the end of class.
It was time for lunch and we had to sit together in our sections. Kayla went to go get our seats and I went to stand in line. I waved her over so she could hop in line with me.
I felt my phone vibrating showing that Andrew had texted me. He was really going through it because of the fact that I wasn't there with him. Me and Kayla got our food and went to go sit down. Everyone was talking loud and I was fed up.
Once me and Kayla finished eating our food, we put up our plates and headed back to our seats. As soon as we sat down, we heard a whistle. We looked up and saw the head drum major.
"When you hear us blow "tweet tweet" that means we need your attention. In the cafeteria, when you hear the whistle, that means it's time to block up outside. Everyone put up ya plates and head to the lobby so we can go back to the band hall to dismiss" She yelled.
*Tweet Tweet*
Since me and Kayla had put up our plates already, we headed to the lobby and went to our spots. We saw people pushing and shoving each other to get out
"5..4..3..2..1. You should now be in attention. Stiff as a board. Not lookin around. Not talkin. If you itchin, let it itch. Understood?"
"Yes ma'am!"
We marched back to the band hall and was told to sit and be quiet. I pulled out my phone and saw my mom had made it back home and Andrew being a cry baby.
Since me and Kayla were towards the back, we whispered about the guys we found attractive.
Shit, just cuz I'm taken don't mean I can't look. As long as I don't touch
The drum majors and the band director walked to the front.
"Good afternoon, tomorrow's call time will be 6:45 AM outside of your dorm buildings. Anyone who is late will have their name put on the list and dealt with during our marching practice. Curfew is 10 PM which means you must be in YOUR room at 10 PM, if not, you will be placed on the list. Tomorrow we will begin learning the basic fundamentals of high stepping and playing while marching. If you did not receive a copy of the music passed out today, please come to the band office to receive them after the whistle. Don't fuck up on your first night here. Understand?"
"Yes sir"
I lowkey laughed and so did some of the other drumline guys. The drum majors told us to hurry up and get blocked up outside so we can go back to the dorms. Once we got back it was only 8:30 so me and Kayla decided to walk around and see what the other band kids were doing.
Once 9:45 came, we made our way back to the dorm. Coincidentally, me and Kayla live right next to each other. I did my 50 push-ups and hopped in the shower.
I facetimed Andrew once I was out. He picked up so fast and his look on his face as if he was in shock.
We talked until I fell asleep.
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These past couple of months have been... exhausting. I'm doing summer classes and I'm also an intern on campus.
I'm gonna try and have the next chapter up by next week. This was just a filler for what is about to come.
