Author's Note: I couldn't resist a little foreshadowing…
86. Picking up the Pieces (Chapter 3, Auditions from Nicole's POV)
Nicole grabbed her sticks and walked towards the snare that had been placed up front. While she had never marched snare, she wasn't concerned. She hadn't been captain for nothing.
Nicole pulled out her music and started playing. It was a piece she played at her all-state try-out. It was the same she had planed to play at her Crown audition, but that never happened.
Nicole could tell that Beth was impressed when she finished. However, what Beth didn't know was that this was an attempt to pick up the pieces of a disappointing year and a completely shattered dream.