Beyond Music and Notes

Chapter 1

"Megan, it's time to get up,"  My mother called downstairs. I for one hate going to summer band camp now because we moved right after my state year in band, and that was going to be my biggest break year. Now that I had to leave my friends I quit, but it's been a week and I haven't told my mom so she still believes I'm in band.

    "Ok I'll be ready soon," I said. Hopefully, I can find my place in this new school soon.       Aloenim High school is the home of the bumblebees located in Tx a small town. As I was dropped by my mom, I went to there band hall. If people question why I was there they probably think that I was a worker. Plus all of the band members are on the field or so I think. I never heard of this band so maybe it was a nonexistent band.  I can tell by the pictures on the walls, all of the pictures of the past that bring back memories. One, in particular, is of a teen boy and on the top corner had 2004-2019 sign that might indicate that the teen died.

     "Hey what are you doing here?"  crap they got me I look up then I see the most perfect guy that I ever have seen. He has slick short blond hair put on the side. His blue T-shirt matches his eyes plus it looks good on his pale skin. It took me time to find my voice but I found it.

    "I was just looking for my jacket," I said grabbing my jacket from the podium.

"I know that you're lying."  He said and that's when I had to lie.

    "No, I need to get my jacket because I get cold easily so."  I try to maneuver around him but he blocks me from my only way to freedom.

    "I see you here every morning  before practice, and this is the only time I can see you."  I look away from him wondering if he's going to report me or something.

    "Ok so I'm going to ask you this one last time, what are you doing here?"

    "Ok well, I came here to practice my music."  Please don't report me.

    "And what do you play?"

    "The violin," truth I can play but I wasn't here for that.  The look that he gave me made me think that I was lying.

    "What else can you play?"  I can pay one other which was a Tuba or a Sousaphone, but that was in my other school. So I suck it up and lied again.

   "I can't play other instruments just the violin," he needs to stop looking at me like he knows that I'm lying. I hate myself.

    "That is also a lie and I can tell that you aren't enrolled for band plus we have no practice today." I need to leave like now. I don't know if I can hold it together because I'm already falling apart.

    "Well, if you can excuse me  I'll be on my way," maneuvering away from him again and to the door.     Thank god he left it at that I could have died right then and there. Now I will never go back to that band hall ever. I will find an excuse to tell my mom that I'm not going to that band hall. Maybe I need to tell her the truth? As I round the corner I run into something and almost fall.
    "Now what the hell are you doing?"  The girl wearing a way to big jumpsuit said.
    "I was just walking to-,"
   "Just strolling around hm? Well, then you best get walking on out of here before I blast you to the next fuckin life!"

    "Claire, who are you talking to-," One other girl came around the corner.

    "No way are you the new student?"

    "Uh yes, I am-,"

    "What school did you come from? And were you from a good band group because if you are we need a good leader to lead are poor band-."

    "Well, let the girl live Destiny I was about to put this girl to her next life but I have an exception,"  Claire said walking away from Destiny and me.

    "Sorry about that I can just ramble for days." This girl can assume much by just looking at me.
   
"I am a new student and its fine when school starts people will probably go crazy as you are."

    "So...back to my question. Where are you from?" She's going to freak out when she finds out I use to be in that popular school. But I need to see this through.

    "I...I came from Detiro high school," She looked at me with a shock expression.

    "Wait is that the school that..."

    "Won a lot of Championships," I finished for her.

    "Did you ever played in that band?" Fine, I'll tell her, pray to god she doesn't tell anyone for now.  I had to pause for a moment before I spoke again.

    "Yes, I did."

    "Who are you? I mean which player was you. I know all of the people who were in that band but who are you?" I gave her a sad smile.

    "My name is Megan Ember and I use to play the Sousaphone in the Detrio band."