A/n- I was asked if my drabbles concerned the same girl. They do. The main 'She' is reffering to the main character, a girl named Maddie. The other characters will be differentiated in the text. Thanks to everyone who's given feedback! I do love reviews, and will answer most questions. If I don't, then that means it will probably be explained later on, and I don't want to spoil it. :)
10. Lesson
She followed him up the stairs to the little used room that held a lime green monster of a drum set. He looked at her pointedly, and she meekly sat down on the throne in front of it.
"This is for you to play, not me," he reminded her. "Ok, so I'm going to show you basic rock and jazz beats, just so you get the swing of things. Rock beats are usually easier, so we'll start with that." He was busy scribbling something on a sheet of paper. She looked at it as he handed it to her; it had the foot and hand combinations. She started out slowly, timidly keeping time on the cymbal with eight notes and moving her feet.
"Stop," he commanded. "You need to be the one in control, not the drum. You can't be scared of the noise." He pulled out a gigantic china and put it in front of her. "Hit it." She looked at him, petrified. "Hit it," he insisted. She took a deep breath and brought the stick crashing down on it. "Much better," he said, smiling as the shimmering noise rebounded in the small room.
"Thanks, Matt."