I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
I stood up on the stage in the middle of the all male band, well besides me. I'm the first girl EVER to perform in this band, I only got in because the one drummer is best friends with my dad, he's so close he's like my uncle, and with the skill I had, I have played drums since I was five years old, I also trained myself to play the drums with flaming drumsticks, you know the baton's that light on fire you can turn on and off, it never really effects the drum besides having to wipe wax off the drum every night so it won't throw the tone off. We get paid $5 per ticket sold and any tips that someone would put in the container resting on the front of the stage, usually it's the same locals every night and they'll bring a friend once in a while. I've been trying to save up money to move to the United States to study to become a doctor of some sort, I live in Jamaica if your wondering. There's a guy that I went to high school with that has been my best friend but I know he is in love with me and I don't feel the same for him, he always comes to the shows, we even share an apartment to keep me off the streets until I find a stable job/income in this tiny town. My parents died from two different cancers, so that's another reason why they put me in this band was for pity and I took my dad's spot in the band. I wore a black shirt that was spaghetti strap on one side and a long sleeve on the other side, and it looks as if it was ripped diagonally across my stomach from my right to left exposing my belly button ring matching my light blue jean skirt that curved at the right areas that stopped at my knees. I played in the dead center of the stage since I was known as the lead or the more famous one since I do the flaming sticks, my uncle Aaden says I'm the eye candy, which I hate. As I stood on the stage knowing the part where I turn the flames on was coming up, we were doing a free style beat just beating off of how each other were beating, I was scanning the crowd for Sebastian, the friend I described earlier, he promised that he'll stop by with a friend I haven't met yet. I saw Sebastian walking in giving me a slight wave to get me to nod in acknowledgement that I saw him, I turned my attention to the man walking in behind him, he was an African American male which isn't that uncommon here in Jamaica, but he was darker than I was, he had ear level length hair that is blackish brown that was in dreadlocks, I only caught the side of his face and it was dark back where he was standing. He started smiling and laughing at something Sebastian must of said, I have to admit he had a cute smile, they sat down at a table in the second row of tables, I smiled out at them as they got comfortable in their seats, I could tell Sebastian's friend was enjoying the music since he was lightly nodding his head to the music. I raised the two drumsticks into the air above my head looking up at them turning the flames on, looking back out into the crowd to see every ones mouth drop in amazement and shock, especially Sebastian's friend, he was amazed by it. I started banging the drums with the flaming sticks, tossing them in the air and catching them and doing other tricks I taught myself getting people to gasp and applaud. Afterwards, I blew the flames causing them to shoot out like you'll see in the circus, I get bored easily and a quick learner, I heard the crowd erupting into 'Whoa's' which is SO worth it. I then blew the flames out regularly to bow with the rest of the drummers. I went into the back only to grab my bag that had my outfit from earlier in it putting it on my shoulder.
"Where are you going? We have to mingle with the guests." Aaden said stopping me.
"Sebastian is here with his friend, we were going to go do dinner." I answered grasping onto the bags strap.
"Your shift isn't over until the last person leaves, even if it is Sebastian, are you dating that boy yet?"
"No, never in a million years uncle Aaden." I said grumpily putting my bag down, he's been more of a uncle/father figure than as my dad's best friend to me since the incident, he was like my uncle before then but he stepped up as a father afterwards.
"Ok, get your butt back out there." He said, I grumpily walked back out onto the stage plopping down on the edge of the stage talking to a few fans that came up and snapping a few photos with them seeing Sebastian and the suspicious male that is kind of cute in his own way sitting at the same table chatting as I watched the fans slowly dispersing or mingling with the other drummers. I waved for them to come over since I had no one else to mingle with at that time and I was lonely and bored, they got up pushing their chairs in, Sebastian led the way, I jumped off the stage giving him a big hug.
"That was a fantastic show Heidy, you've been practicing your drumming with those flames." Sebastian said happily.
"Thanks, aren't you going to introduce your friend?" I asked glancing over at his friend that just stepped up next to Sebastian to be in the circle/triangle we formed.
"Oh yeah, Kofi this is my friend Heidy I was telling you about and Heidy this is Kofi." Sebastian said, I stuck my hand out to shake his hand.
"It's nice meting you Kofi." I said smiling, he grasped my hand shaking it lightly.
"It's a pleasure, you were amazing." Kofi said smiling.
"Thanks." I said nervously playing with the necklace I was wearing, it was a chain holding my moms and dads wedding rings/bands on it so I will constantly have them with me.
"Whose rings are those?" Kofi asked.
"Oh, my parents wedding rings, they are like my good luck charms, I never take them off besides when I shower." I said as I smacking myself in the head mentally for saying the last part, he went to go say something then he stopped himself, "Anyways, thanks for coming to the show.
"No problem, I enjoyed it very much. How long did it take you to learn to handle those flaming drum sticks? I'll be afraid I'll burn myself since I'm such a klutz like that." He said chuckling exposing his white teeth.
"Your awesome with your hands though, the way you play those video games." Sebastian said.
"Playing a video game is different than playing with drum sticks that are on fire." Kofi shot back sarcastically.
"I could teach you how to do it, but you got to learn how to play drums first." I offered.
"Does Rock Band count?" He asked.
"I'll be back." Sebastian said slowly stepping out of the triangle we formed, I nodded as I couldn't get my eyes off of Kofi.
"Rock Band doesn't count, it gives you the correct drum to hit, being a drummer, you just got to feel the music." I said jumping back up onto the stage hanging my legs over the edge, he walked over leaning against the stage next to me.
"How long have you been playing?"
"Since I was five, my dad and his friend taught me." I said swinging my legs back and forth glancing over at Aaden.
"Telling me you've played since the age five doesn't tell me how many years you've played."
"If I told you how many years now, you'll know how old I am."
"You'll think I'll do math?"
"You might, I don't know if you would."
"So…..how do you know Sebastian?" Kofi asked slightly looking at me out of the corner of his eye.
"Best friends since high school, you?" I asked.
"We were best buds since the day we were born here in Jamaica, then I moved to the states with my parents, obviously he met you after I left, but we kept in constant contact though."
"Obviously you kept in contact if you're here, I always wanted to put a face with that infamous friend he was always writing or talking to on the phone with, or speaking of to see like once a year." I said jokingly.
"Yeah, but he never told me that you were as beautiful as you are." Kofi said smiling, I could tell he was blushing a little.
"He's talked about me?" I asked in shocked, he nodded as Sebastian walked up carrying two beer bottles and a Mai Tai for me. "You talked about me?" I asked looking at him.
"Nothing bad though." Sebastian said handing a bottle to Kofi and the Mai Tai to me.
"Thanks…" I said taking a sip, "You don't see me talking about you."
"It was all good Heidy, with a y not a I." Kofi said lightly bumping into me.
"What do you do Kofi? I'm sure you have had a lot of opportunities." I said.
"He hasn't talked about me?" Kofi asked shocked.
"No, not really, I just know he talks to you and sees you once a year, so he only talks about me apparently." I said giving him an evil glare.
"I'm an athlete." Kofi said.
"That seems fun, I don't mind playing sports, but professionally, I don't know." I said as Sebastian slowly backed away leaving us two alone again.
"What's your favorite sport?"
"Baseball, softball I mean, woman play softball right?" I asked looking over at him side ways getting my hair to fall over my shoulder.
"Yeah, but it's the same sport anyway you put it."
"You going to tell me what sport you play?" I asked sipping at my drink.
"Nah, it isn't that important."
"Should I know you?"
"You should considering I'm like Jamaica's icon for this." He said chuckling and scratching his eyebrow.
"I'm embarrassed then." I said smiling slightly from embarrassment.
"HEIDY!" Aaden yelled.
"Yeah?" I asked snapping my head back to look at him standing a few feet back on the stage.
"Come here." He said nodding his head to symbolize for me to come back and talk to him.
"Excuse me for a moment." I said getting to my feet walking over to him, "Yeah?"
"Here's your pay for the night, you can go since it's cleared out pretty much." He said handing me a wad of cash, I looked out to the audience area seeing like two people talking to each drummer, but it was mainly empty, looking at Kofi who was still leaning against the stage sipping his beer.
"I might stay a little longer." I said.
"Stay as long as you want, I'm not complaining." He said putting his hands up like he was surrendering, I walked back over to Kofi sitting back down.
"Sorry about that, what were we talking about? Right, your career." I said snapping my fingers on my free hand.
"It's nothing really."
"It must be something if you're an 'icon' in Jamaica." I said doing air quotes around the word icon.
"I'm a w….." Kofi said as Sebastian came out of no where interrupting us.
"Why don't you two scoot closer for a photo?" Sebastian asked.
"Sure." I said, I scooted a little closer to Kofi wrapping an arm over his shoulder and he wrapped one around me resting it on my waist smiling for the photo. "What were you saying?"
"I'm a wrestler." He said bashfully.
"Why you so bashful about that? That's amazing." I said drumming my fingers against the stage.
"You think it's awesome."
"Yeah." I said, he smiled, I LOVE his smile. Kofi and I chatted until we were interrupted again by Aaden, this time it was just Kofi, me, Aaden and his wife which I consider to be my aunt/mother.
"I'm leaving, could you lock up?" He asked.
"Sure, no problem." I said as he patted my shoulder before he climbed off the stage heading to the door.
"Do you usually lock up?" Kofi asked looking at the completely empty room.
"No, I'm usually the first one gone, I lost track of time talking to you." I said.