In A Rehearsal for 80 Hours

A/N: Inspired by our recent rehearsal and the movie Around the World in 80 Days. It was a 12 hour rehearsal! From 8 pm to 8 am. If any of you have had an experience like this, review this please. Just some background info, I am in pit and play vibes (yeah!) and part of the North Mesquite Drumline. Yeah! Of course I'll substitute names for the real people. I don't want to actually make fun of them. Or maybe I do……….but the school name will be the same. Oh and by the way, if you haven't guessed, this will be 80 chapters long, or I might combine a few hours together or something, I don't know I'm still going along as I see it. So……ON WITH IT NOW!

Hour One – 12:00 noon

Whether by madness or because they thought the drumline needed it, the director and his pit tech assistant of the drumline had announced that the drumline were to have an 80 hour rehearsal for the up and coming drumline competition. Joseph, a senior in pit who played Vibes 1, (gee who's that? Lol!) was one of the first that arrived in the band hall.

Already in the band hall were some of the freshman pit players and a sophomore. Joseph saw his director in the band office, Mr. Kollens, along with the pit tech, Mr. Mason, sitting in their seats discussing something. On the band white board, the hourly schedule was posted. After a few minutes the rest of the drumline came in and Mr. Kollens and Mr. Mason told them to sit down on the floor.

The drumline, consisting of 4 snares, 3 quads, 5 basses, and 17 pit members sat all congregated and talking amongst themselves as Mr. Kollens and Mr. Mason made their way to the front of the circle. The drumline quieted down and listened in.

"Good to see your all here today, if you hadn't noticed by now, the rehearsal schedule is posted behind me and we'll follow it as best as we can. This is only a guide so we'll know what to do if we get off track."

As he took roll, and spoke his name, Joseph turned around when hearing mumbling and turned to see Brittany's back to him.

'Is she talking on her phone?' he thought to himself.

Brittany was white, with red hair and a girl, so she was given some criticism about being only a sophomore and was the head snare and drum line captain, if she was caught………

Being a little bit of a sadist, Joseph chuckled to himself.

Then Mr. Kollens stopped talking.

Silence filled the room and Brittany was still mumbling but suddenly stopped, seeing everyone's eyes on her, including Mr. Kollens.

"Are you on your phone?" Mr. Kollens asked sternly.

She turned her head and looked at him. Left hand holding a phone, Joseph noticed, hiding it from Mr. Kollens.

"No…"

The other members of the drumline began to chuckle, including Joseph.

"What's in your hand?" Mr. Kollens asks.

"Nothing." she replies.

"Lying to me….AND talking while I'm talking…" Mr. Kollens said, his voice raising.

"That's two lies…" Butch, junior Quad leader spoke.

"Who are you talking to?" Mr. Kollens said quickly, irritated.

"Do you really have to know?" Brittany said softly.

Mr. Kollens scoffed and put a hand to his head.

"See me in the office when we're done with this meeting."

Joseph heard Brittany say goodbye and I'll call you back and the meeting started again.

After the meeting was adjourned, the battery headed outside and the pit set up in the band hall. Joseph knew this was either not going to end well, or it'll be the craziest three days and 8 hours of fun.

End Hour One