"IT WON'T CLOSE!" My friend Lisa was jumping on her suitcase, trying to close it. I put down a couple of shirts, walked over and pushed her. She fell back onto the suitcase with a THUD! "Meanie Casey!" I zipped the suitcase. "Ooh…"
"Yes, be amused." I said, throwing a couple of shirts into a bag. This year Lisa and I were going to a boarding school because we are "special". Whatever, they have one of the best bands in the area. I threw one of my black duffel bags out the window, which held all my CDs, in bubble wrap.
"OW!" I heard it thud and I walked to the window. My friend Andrew was standing outside the window rubbing his head. "What do you have in there? BRICKS?"
"No…the first half of my CD case!" I said, grabbing the other one. "Want the other one?" I asked, grinning. He shrugged.
"Whatever. Send it down." I threw it down and he caught it, but fell over into the grass. Lisa laughed. "Oh, that was smooth."
"You know what…"
"Andrew! Stop yelling at Lisa and get up here!" He shrugged and opened the door, thumping up the stairs. He walked behind Lisa and held his arms out, ready to scare her.
"I heard you comin'." She said without even looking up. He threw his arms up and walked to where our pile of bags is.
"You seriously think this is gonna fit in my car?" He asked, looking at it. Lisa and I laughed and took away roughly half the suitcases. "I hate you guys."
"We love you too Andrew." Lisa said, hugging him. He gave her a puzzled face. She walked downstairs carrying her baritone saxophone. I picked up my tenor saxophone and guitar. Lisa's bass was there already, so "Andrew wouldn't touch it." He responded by throwing something at her.
"I swear the two of you fight like an old couple."
"You callin' me old? May I remind you WHO has the license and WHO is driving all of us there? Screw you guys, I'm leaving you here." His face clearly told that he was joking as he shoved a bag in the back. Unfortunately, Lisa had not gotten it yet…
"Then why are you putting our bags in there?" Andrew rolled his eyes and hit his head on his car.
"Lisa…joke…funny. Ha ha."
"OHH! I GET IT NOW!"
"And why are you going to Quest Academy?" Andrew asked, laughing. I looked at him and smirked.
"I've been wondering the same thing about you." He jumped back.
"OH! BUH-ZING! Casey just TORCHED my ass!" He said, getting in the car and starting it. I walked to get in front, and Lisa shook her head.
"Why?"
"Air bags."
"I GOT IT!" We screeched to a stop in the parking lot after Andrew got his foot stuck on the gas. I took a moment and turned to Andrew slowly.
"Were you TRYING to kill us?" He looked at me with a deer-in-the-headlights look.
"Well…it's an added perk." He said quietly. Lisa slapped him in the back of the head with one quick motion.
"BE NICE!" We got out of the car and I looked at the campus. It was teeming with people with various items. I could see no other band people, though. Andrew dropped my CD bags by my feet.
"I'll carry everything else, BUT NOT THOSE!" I picked them up with ease and walked to our building, Whitebrook Hall. I walked in the lobby and there were girls everywhere. I looked at the room postings. "Dammit!"
"What?" Lisa asked, pulling to a stop next to me.
"We're not in the same room!" I said. "I'm with a girl named…Melody. Cool name though." I said, shrugging. I pulled my bags into my room, 224. Inside was a girl with black hair pinning up Evanescence posters. "Uh…"
"Oh! Are you Casey?" I shrugged.
"Guess so."
"I'm Melody! This is gonna be awesome. But first…one important question."
"What?" I asked.
"Are you an Evanescence fan? Make the right choice…" She said, narrowing her eyes in a deadly way.
"Uh…I like them but I'm not obsessed." True answer right there. She smiled sweetly.
"Good." I walked around and dumped my bags on a bed. The door knocked and I opened it to all my bags. I threw some away and there was Andrew. He held out his hand. I shook it.
