Sound Of Music

Chapter 1: I Hate My Day!

Chapter One: I Hate My Day!

After an hour of ‘suffocation of the magical wonder of science world’, Mr. Smith lets me out from the class. Seems that he is keeping everyone in today, except for me and Becky Cooper. Becky got out before me and I left 5 minutes after her departure.

We’re having Biology this semester. First semester. Strangely enough, I’ve made it to the top science class this year but I don’t think my SATs in year 9 was good enough, I mean, Level 6b? Most of classmates are in Level 6a or simply Level 7. I don’t really like my classmates. They are popular and harsh and clever at the same time. It’s not that I’m jealous; it’s just that they treated me badly in the past.

As soon as I heard “Marni Bell, you are dismiss” I was relief and rushed out. I was dead hungry and all so I quickly tear the Oreo packaging and shoved one in my mouth.

“Marni!!!”

Becky was waving at me. She’s all alone, strangely. Usually, she hangs out with her small posse or with the popular kids. I am not very fond of Becky because of her erotic behavior. Really did gross me out from time to time.

“Hey Becky” I said, offering my Oreos to her.

“Ooooh. Thanks!” I knew that she loves Oreos. 

“So where’s the others?” I asked her. Our conversation turns out very stale today…

“Bret hasn’t come out yet I guess” she sighed.

Bret. Bret Maxwell is Becky’s boyfriend. I detest him from the bottom of my heart and I know he feels the same way too. I don’t know how can Becky tolerate with this boy?  He would just slagging me off without thinking how I felt…

“Bret!” squealed Becky.

Seems that Bret and his posse has come out at last. I don’t mind the others but Bret, he is just a pain on the arse. They are a year above us. Year 11, the final year. Strange that I hardly know them for the last couple of years and they are pretty popular.

Among the group, this one boy stands out the most. He has blue hair. Navy blue.

“Hello. What’s your name?” the blue-haired boy asked all the sudden.

“Marni” I answered plainly.

“Oh. Hi Marni!” he said.

Well he repeats himself for more than a hundred times. What the fuck is wrong with this boy?

“For fuck sake, can you please shut the fuck up?” I went bitchy or simply pissed off. He is cute but annoying.

“Awww. Marni doesn’t like me” he has this little-boy’s voice and he even put on a puppy face. God. He is strangely and awfully weird.

“Becky! I’m gonna get going now” I shouted over since she is somewhere at the corner of the building, making out with Bret.

I heard the boy said “Don’t go!” I'm not buying it. He doesn’t sound so convincing to me. Maybe he is just fooling around. Maybe he is Bret’s type.

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The bell rang. Recess ended. Today is crappy as hell, the fact that my best friend has been kept behind for science and now, I’m having math, different from the others. So I guess another hour of boredom. Along the way to math, I couldn’t see Wendy around. No sign of her at all…

As I entered the class, no one was in yet except for the teacher of course.

“Oh hello Marni. You’re early today!” she was amazed. I smiled, couldn’t get words out since boredom kills me already. Callum and Jacob was sent to the Head of Department because of last week's incidence...

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I was right. Math puts me to sleep and I was the first person to walk out from the class, thank God. One more lesson and I am having my lunch. I think next lesson wouldn’t bore me to death. Haha. I mean come on… It’s music for God’s sake! \

Then again, my best friend is not in music, she took French instead. The whole story was complicated, since we both applied music for our first choice and French for the second but I got accepted for music and Wendy didn’t. Instead she got French with the others...

As I got seated in music, the air somehow pretty tense, I have no clue what just happened but I remained quiet. Silence. Can it goes slower than this???? God!!! What is wrong with today???

“You are clearly aware that next month is December and you should know what happen in December, it’s not just Christmas. Every music students should know since they stepped into this class” He explained.

His tone was so sad or tight as if someone has died or as if the school going to shut down or something.

Every year, the performing arts department would have a Christmas show means that everyone should or must participate. This. Freaks. Me. Out.

“Now, get in a group and start thinking of what are you planning to do and then get cracking with the music” he said then, everyone leaves the class and went to the small rooms with their groups.

I was left alone. On my own. With this acoustic guitar. "Sir, I don't know what should I do, I mean like I can't play very well...I-"

"You should consult your guitar tutor and if it comes to worse, you are welcome for the behind the scene work" he said straight out and left. The words kill me slowly...