Bella's pov
On Monday we had no school as a teacher in service day but of course the band had practice. We had a 9to3 practice kill me now. I dressed as I normally do a "bum". Blink 182 shirt and sweatpants... because lets be real you'd all live in sweatpants if you could.
My dropped me off at 8;55 so I had to run in, Mr.Williams was already talking so I quietly got the sousaphone off the hook and put it on.
"Okay lets head out" Mr. Williams says, we all start walking to the field. Ian skips ahead of everyone else and Aj runs to catch up. I don't see Noah so I walk by Will.
"Do you really do drugs" I ask
"No but Mason does." Will replies
"say no to drugs and yes to tacos." I state
"I don't take drugs,I just drink whiskey. " Will states holding his squads close to him.
Once we get on the turf were sent to our show spots and told to sit down.
"Band you may be annoyed on your one day off of school we have 9 to 3 practice but it'll be worth the trophy we bring home at state. We are gonna stay where you are and sight read our new show music then we will get our dots." Mr. Williams says, Seth climbs up the field podium with his microphone
"In this show there will be four soloist's I selected. Mason on trumpet. Elizabeth on alto saxaphone,James on snare and Bella on tuba." Seth says
I turn around wide eyed and look at Ian
"yas Bella yas." Ian says
Aj gives me a thumbs up and Noah still isn't here.
Seth silently walks over and hands me my music and continues passing out to the others. I look over my solo, quarter note, quarter note, dotted half note, triplets then a whole note. Easy but its a solo I'd play Mary had a little lamb for all I care if it was a solo.
Others are playing so I lift Mr.Williams sousaphone onto my shoulders and reach the mouth piece to my lips. I fail the triplets miserably, so bad that Aj comes over to me. "one- trip-let, two-trip-let, three-trip-let, four-trip-let, whole note." He counts.
I try to play the triplets and fail again. "Not a problem Bellz thats look at the next solo." Aj says. I ignore his use of Bellz and look at the next page, theres 10 rests then some tied whole notes and another solo. "Eighth note, eighth note, dotted quarter note, half note, quarter note, quarter note, quarter note." he says to the rhythm
"Why don't you play the solo instead?" I suggest
"no you were selected because Seth and Mr.Williams think you would make the best fit" Aj refuses my offer.
I run through the triplet solo again, bad but improved, the second solo I hit on key. Dang triplets.
Seth stands on his podium and counts off the band "One, two, one, two ready go."
We play very roughly, I know we arent in our show spots so we won't hear the right sound now but its so bad Mr.Williams is cringing.
Once we reach my first solo I play it perfectly until the triplets then I bomb it. Next the sax plays her solo beautifully, Mason plays.. you can see how egotistical he is for playing too sharp. Next the flutes play quietly pre-usual as the snare drum has a ball playing his solo. I rest for ten measures then play whole notes and rock my solo.
After we finish sight reading the first set Seth comments "Bella triplets aren't even hard, Clarinets squeaking isn't gonna bring us our one, percussion was the overall best and that is saying an awful lot. Sectionals. Go!!!" Seth yells angrily. The sousas stay on the field while everyone else scatters across campus.
"Dang seth is having man pms." Ian says
"Nah he just hates me." I correct him
"I thought you two were close! Is this why he hasn't been all lovey dovey following you around?" Aj asks
"Yeah, I fucked up" I reply
"Oh." Ian says
"Where's Noah?" I ask
"He's sick. Now Bella TRIPLETS! Play the b flat scale on triplets." Aj instructs
I lift my Sousa to my lips and try to play triplets
"Bella my god. One-trip-alit." Ian counts.
It seems so simple why can I not get it?!?
I count that as I play and nearly play it.
"Again." Aj says
"No I suck!"
"If you sucked why would you be chosen to play the solo?" Seths voice comes from behind me
"Cause you wanna get in Bella's pants." Ian says
"You can shut up you know nothing about me." seth says
"I know your in love with Bella. But guess what it's not gonna happen. Nella is life." Ian says with sass (*inserts a finger snap)
"Nella isn't gonna last forever with the what Noah does." seth replies
"What does Noah do?" Aj asks putting his hand over Ian's mouth so Ian won't make a dirty joke.
Seth holds out his iPhone,on the screen is a photo of Noah kissing a girl.. no other than courtney.
"It's photoshopped. Noah wouldn't ever do that." I refuse to believe that.
"You think Noah would photo shop that?" Seth asks
"He didn't Courtney did!" Ian says
Seth hands me the phone, its a conversation between him and Noah. Noah sends the photo and seth replied "wtf" then Noah replied "shit."
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I'm in Cleveland now. I'm bored like a lot.
If you send me a photo of you and your instrument through like instagram dm (my ig is b_tubad) I'll put it in the attachments in the top of the chapter cause instruments are bae.
Qotd: Favorite thing about the holidays?
My answer: Christmas sheet music
Duces.
