It took another fifteen minutes for anybody else to arrive, and when
that happened, most of the hats and instruments were already out on the
sidewalk. On the plus side, the people who arrived consisted of most of
the band, so Cassie, Ashley, and Abbe quietly abandoned their efforts and
went to play soccer with a half empty drink bottle in a secluded part of
the parking lot. Cassie was very proud of herself when she actually was
able to kick the bottle in the proper direction at Abbe who was goalie.
Unfortunately, Cassie had fitness induces asthma and during a lull in which
Ashley had accidentally kicked the bottle into a ditch, Cassie began to
wheeze. She sat down and rummaged through her denim bag for her inhaler.
Ashley and Abbe had apparently tired of soccer as well, because they came
and sat next to her.
"So what did you put in your carry on?" Ashley asked peering into Cassie's bag.
"Oh the usual. Camera, gummy bears, a big ass bar of chocolate, and of course, certain womanly products." Ashley gave Cassie a sympathetic pat on the arm.
"God, I'm so sorry," Abbe said. "You do realise that now Knat will be sniffing you constantly."
"EEEEWWWWWW! My God what have I done to you?" she threw a stray sock at her face. Much to Cassie's relief, their conversation was interrupted by their parents coming over.
"What are you girls talking about?" Abbe's mother asked. The girls grinned at eachother.
"Oh nothing," the three of them said simultaniously in would be innocent voices.
"And why aren't you helping to bring out the stuff?" Cassie's father aksed with a slight glare. Cassie glared back.
"We've done enough slave labour for that old hag!" she replied defiantly. Her father backed off. Cassie rummaged through her backpack until she found her favorite teddy bear Cubby. He was a light brown ball of fluff and was wrapped in her blankie who had been given the name George.
It was actually a very short time to wait until all was out, and loaded. Conrad was calling the band to the big, comfy bus that was waiting for them. Abbe, Cassie, and Ashley hugged their parents. All the otheres were hugging theirs' too, so it was nothing to be embarrassed over. Cassie smiled over her mother's shoulder when she saw Mrs. Conrad had nobody to hug, so she was yelling at somebody and telling them to be gentle with the bass drum, because there was only one of them. It was also Cassie who noticed Mrs. Conrad give the case a rather protective caress. Maybe she had fond memories of nights with Knate Hale in there. Knat was an icky boy with a lanky body, bright red hair, square glasses, and a very annoying personality. It was also a well known yet rarely talked about fact that Knat and Conrad were "seeing" eachother. The reason nobody talked about it was......well....THAT'S REALLY GROSS!
One by one, the band students filed onto the bus, beginning with seniors, and going down the classes to Junior High. Nobody knew why Conrad bothered with this, but whatever. Abbe and Cassie got seats next to oneanother, while giving Ashley no choice bu to sit next to her newly discovered love interest Jaz. Jaz had gotten a lot better looking over the past year, and Cassie and Abbe both smiled evilly at Ashley while she looked at them with a mixture of resentment and gratitude.
The first movie they all watched was Pirates of the Caribbean. Everybody on the bus had seen this at least a hundred times. It was an enjoyable affair nonetheless, as all the people qoted it word for word. It was really very amusing to hear the girls gasp during the kiss scene. Cassie could clearly see many of the boys rolling their eyes. All eyes were glued to the screen, except for those of Conrad and Knat. They were leaning very close to eachother whispering heatedly. Abbe leaned back and shot an amused glance at Ashley. Ashley grinned and nodded.
"They're probably discussing what they should do in the shower once they get to the hotel," Abbe said quietly to Cassie. Cassie made a disgusted face, but privately agreed.
'it's really not fair,' she thought. 'How is it that Knat and Conrad get more action than all three of us put together?'
The movie ended when they were right on the NH border going into Mass. The bus stopped so that the kids could stretch and get lunch at McDonalds. This was not any of the girls' favorite eating place, so Cassie, Abbe, and Ashley brought their carryon bags inside so that they could see what they might scrounge up. Cassie went to get some fries, which were about the only decent thing to eat at this place, while Abbe opened up and began to divide a bag of crispy M&Ms. Ashley had brought a big bag of string cheese and gave each of them a stick.
"Great lunch," said Cassie sarcastically, coming back to them with three medium fries.
"Best food in the world," Abbe retirted while getting up to pump some ketchup. "Starch, Cheese, and CHOCOLATE." Ashley nodded in agreement.
"The three major food groups," she said through a bite of cheese.
"All except for meat," Abbee said fairly sitting back down. All in all, it was a very enjoyable lunch.
The next movie they watched was Drumline. Ashley and Cassie looked at eachother worriedly when they saw what was going into the VCR. It had always been their most fervent prayer that Conrad would never see this particular movie. as it were, she was paying very strict attention. And Abbe felt sure she saw an evil smile forming on Conrad's face when the poor little band students from the movie were forced to run up the bleachers with their heavy instruments. Cassie and Ashley were very grateful that they played small instruments. But there was little time to dwell on this. They were now at the airport, and all was in chaos.
There you go dear Falling Water. I hate Conrad too. My heart aches for revenge. (I'm listening to hymn to the sea at the moment, so I'm being a bit dramatic) Not really funny, but I promise more humor in a future chapter. Maybe a sweet scene with Jaz.
"So what did you put in your carry on?" Ashley asked peering into Cassie's bag.
"Oh the usual. Camera, gummy bears, a big ass bar of chocolate, and of course, certain womanly products." Ashley gave Cassie a sympathetic pat on the arm.
"God, I'm so sorry," Abbe said. "You do realise that now Knat will be sniffing you constantly."
"EEEEWWWWWW! My God what have I done to you?" she threw a stray sock at her face. Much to Cassie's relief, their conversation was interrupted by their parents coming over.
"What are you girls talking about?" Abbe's mother asked. The girls grinned at eachother.
"Oh nothing," the three of them said simultaniously in would be innocent voices.
"And why aren't you helping to bring out the stuff?" Cassie's father aksed with a slight glare. Cassie glared back.
"We've done enough slave labour for that old hag!" she replied defiantly. Her father backed off. Cassie rummaged through her backpack until she found her favorite teddy bear Cubby. He was a light brown ball of fluff and was wrapped in her blankie who had been given the name George.
It was actually a very short time to wait until all was out, and loaded. Conrad was calling the band to the big, comfy bus that was waiting for them. Abbe, Cassie, and Ashley hugged their parents. All the otheres were hugging theirs' too, so it was nothing to be embarrassed over. Cassie smiled over her mother's shoulder when she saw Mrs. Conrad had nobody to hug, so she was yelling at somebody and telling them to be gentle with the bass drum, because there was only one of them. It was also Cassie who noticed Mrs. Conrad give the case a rather protective caress. Maybe she had fond memories of nights with Knate Hale in there. Knat was an icky boy with a lanky body, bright red hair, square glasses, and a very annoying personality. It was also a well known yet rarely talked about fact that Knat and Conrad were "seeing" eachother. The reason nobody talked about it was......well....THAT'S REALLY GROSS!
One by one, the band students filed onto the bus, beginning with seniors, and going down the classes to Junior High. Nobody knew why Conrad bothered with this, but whatever. Abbe and Cassie got seats next to oneanother, while giving Ashley no choice bu to sit next to her newly discovered love interest Jaz. Jaz had gotten a lot better looking over the past year, and Cassie and Abbe both smiled evilly at Ashley while she looked at them with a mixture of resentment and gratitude.
The first movie they all watched was Pirates of the Caribbean. Everybody on the bus had seen this at least a hundred times. It was an enjoyable affair nonetheless, as all the people qoted it word for word. It was really very amusing to hear the girls gasp during the kiss scene. Cassie could clearly see many of the boys rolling their eyes. All eyes were glued to the screen, except for those of Conrad and Knat. They were leaning very close to eachother whispering heatedly. Abbe leaned back and shot an amused glance at Ashley. Ashley grinned and nodded.
"They're probably discussing what they should do in the shower once they get to the hotel," Abbe said quietly to Cassie. Cassie made a disgusted face, but privately agreed.
'it's really not fair,' she thought. 'How is it that Knat and Conrad get more action than all three of us put together?'
The movie ended when they were right on the NH border going into Mass. The bus stopped so that the kids could stretch and get lunch at McDonalds. This was not any of the girls' favorite eating place, so Cassie, Abbe, and Ashley brought their carryon bags inside so that they could see what they might scrounge up. Cassie went to get some fries, which were about the only decent thing to eat at this place, while Abbe opened up and began to divide a bag of crispy M&Ms. Ashley had brought a big bag of string cheese and gave each of them a stick.
"Great lunch," said Cassie sarcastically, coming back to them with three medium fries.
"Best food in the world," Abbe retirted while getting up to pump some ketchup. "Starch, Cheese, and CHOCOLATE." Ashley nodded in agreement.
"The three major food groups," she said through a bite of cheese.
"All except for meat," Abbee said fairly sitting back down. All in all, it was a very enjoyable lunch.
The next movie they watched was Drumline. Ashley and Cassie looked at eachother worriedly when they saw what was going into the VCR. It had always been their most fervent prayer that Conrad would never see this particular movie. as it were, she was paying very strict attention. And Abbe felt sure she saw an evil smile forming on Conrad's face when the poor little band students from the movie were forced to run up the bleachers with their heavy instruments. Cassie and Ashley were very grateful that they played small instruments. But there was little time to dwell on this. They were now at the airport, and all was in chaos.
There you go dear Falling Water. I hate Conrad too. My heart aches for revenge. (I'm listening to hymn to the sea at the moment, so I'm being a bit dramatic) Not really funny, but I promise more humor in a future chapter. Maybe a sweet scene with Jaz.