Chapter 3

Day 2

9:00

"As I was saying, did you hear about the factory accident over on Fourth Street yesterday?" Brandon asked walking with Hewey to their next class.

Hewey felt a wave of cold go over his body as he realized where he was the day before. He was outside the factory when it had happened.

"Yeah I did," Hewey replied in a dream like voice that was unlike his own.

"You alright man?" Brandon asked waving a hand in front of Hewey's face and Hewey reached up and grabbed the hand with him. He squeezed it and brushed it away from his face.

"Ow! Where'd that come from?" Brandon said shaking his hand in pain. "Your grip has never been that strong."

"I seriously don't know," Hewey said in amazement as shook his head with a laugh.

"Haha, oh hey Sarah," Brandon said and Hewey noticed that the girl from the day before walked up beside him. Grinning Hewey turned to her.

"Told ya nothing would go wrong," Hewey said trying to force a grin but failed miserably when he saw the look on Sarah's face.

"You are the biggest fool I have ever seen," Sarah said, still glaring at him.

"Hey now it could have gone worse," Hewey replied back as they turned left into the band hallway. "I mean I could have gotten caught in the factory accident."

At that comment the group stopped. Sarah turned on him, her eyes filled with anger. She drew her hand back and slapped him straight across the face, so hard causing Hewey to spin around. Sarah stomped off towards the band room leaving the other two standing there.

"Niiiiiiiiiiiiicccccee one dude," Brandon said patting him on the shoulder and going to the band room. Hewey followed shortly there after and took his spot next to Brandon in the trumpet section. Hewey looked over to the flute section where Sarah sat. When their eyes met she glared at him and went back to talking to her other friends.

"Maybe I should go talk to her," Hewey said to Brandon but before Brandon could answer the band director called them to start class.

"Class, as you know we are at the halfway point of the first quarter, you are now required to take marching band," the director said with a laugh and there were not many protests. Most of the students in the class, including Hewey, Brandon, and Sarah, had all gone to marching band camp, which was earlier in the summer.

"Practices will be starting after school on Mondays and Tuesdays, with an evening practice on Wednesday nights. If there are any conflicts with the schedule, just contact me or the drum line teacher," the band director finished off and ended the announcements.

Hewey grinned at Brandon after the last announcement. Since there wasn't any junior or senior trumpet players, they had to take on the duty as the section leaders. The class passed by very quickly, since mostly the teacher was handing out music for marching band and answering questions about it.