2. No pictures please…
The sign on the blackboard read "Uniforms: Seniors – Aug. 11,
Juniors – Aug. 13, Sophomores – Aug. 18, Freshmen – Aug. 20. An hour before rehearsal."
Chelsea entered the practically empty band room. In one of the corners of the room there was a short line by the guard room. She went to the back of the line. Her mother stood some ways away from her. Soon her turn came to enter the guard room.
She had never been in the room before. It had long poles stretching across two of the walls. On the smaller wall were many of the old guard costumes. On the long wall were at least a fifty or more marching band uniforms. She stared at them.
A shorter woman introduced herself as Mrs. Plummer; then she asked for Danielle's name. "Chelsea Julius," she said. Mrs. Plummer began shifting through a small stack of papers.
Finally she pulled out one sheet. Then peering closely at Chelsea she judged her size before pulling a uniform from the long row. She handed it to Chelsea. "The pants go on first. They're like overalls. Most girls wear shorts or something under them because they can be itchy. Try them on now."
Chelsea pulled the black overalls over her jean shorts and put her arms through the loops. Mrs. Plummer zipped them up to conserve time. "Fine…fine…" she murmured to herself. Then outloud to Chelsea she said, "This is the jacket. You need to unbutton the cape to get the jacket on. When getting ready, you'll need someone to help you get this on because the buttons are in the back. Then they'll need to button the cape on for you."
She helped Chelsea into the traditional looking red jacket with brass buttons. Then Mrs. Plummer grabbed the white cape and buttoned it on.
Chelsea's mom now stood in the doorway to the guard room along with an older girl who appeared to be a marching band veteran. Her mom laughed. Then taking out her cell phone she asked, "Can I take a picture?"
Chelsea looked at her mother embarrassed. "No mom! No pictures."
The girl standing next to Chelsea's mother laughed. "It's so unisex isn't?" she asked Chelsea. All Chelsea could do was nod her head. The girl laughed again and then turning to Chelsea's mom she said, "Don't worry. There'll be plenty of opportunities to take pictures." Chelsea looked horrified for a moment before sighing.
A/N: For any girl those uniforms are embarassing at first. So there's not much to say but to review as always.
