Melanie rushed to Band class for 3rd period. "Ouch," she yelped. She had bumped into a pudgy girl with long wavy black hair. Next to the girl was a small girl with curly brown hair in a ponytail.
"Heeyy, watch where you're going," said the black-haired girl in a voice that sounded like she wasn't really there.
"Yeahhh," the brown-haired girl said in the same voice as the other girl.
"Do you know where Band class is?" Melanie asked, nervously. These two girls seemed insane. The strange, drifting way they stood and their odd voices threw Bella off.
"We're going to Band. Follow us," said the girls in unison.
They skipped off. Melanie followed reluctantly.
When they stepped into the large classroom, Bella saw a pudgy, 6 foot 2 in. man who had dyed his hair blond. The man and Melanie looked at each other for a moment. The way he looked at her was strange.
"Hi, Mr. Deir," the girls said.
"Hi, Tatiana," he waved a hand at the black-haired girl, "Hi, Jailene," he waved at the brown-haired girl.
"What instruments do you play?" Melanie asked.
"The clarinet,' they both said.
Bella noticed a tall girl with medium-long black hair carrying a tuba.
"How many people play the tuba?" Melanie asked.
"Only Rita, Rita Samartha, she's quiet but creepy,' they said in an eerie tone of voice.
"She's really strange," Jailene said.
"We saw her dancing on the roof of this school, laughing maniacally," said Tatiana.
"Yet she's so quiet in Band," said Jailene.
"We have to get our stands ready," Jailene said.
"I'll tell err…Mr. Deir what instrument I want to play?" asked Melanie.
"Yeah," said Jailene.
Melanie walked to Mr. Deir who was across the classroom.
"May I play the saxophone?" Melanie asked.
"You have to buy the saxophone because this school doesn't have any more," said Mr. Deir.
"What instrument should I play?" asked Melanie.
"Play the tuba, we have a lot of extra tubas. There's a mouthpiece in the drawers, over there," he said pointing to a black drawer.
"Okay," Melanie said.
Melanie knew what a tuba mouthpiece look like. Renee used to have a music obsession in which Renee learned nearly every instrument. Bella learned to play the tuba though she really wasn't good at but okay. Bella was, at first, shocked her mother had that much patience but it turned out Renee was a natural.
Melanie got out the tuba mouthpiece. While walking to where the girl Rita was, she noticed a room with 1 large tuba. Melanie went in there.
After she got out the tuba, she sat next to Rita.
"Hi," said Melanie to Rita.
"Hi," said Rita turning to see me. She turned back after a second or 2.
"She's quiet," Bella thought to herself.
"Okay, everyone, play the B flat scale," shouted Mr. Deir.
We played. I felt someone staring at me. I turned and saw someone who looked exactly like Edward but with golden brown hair. If that boy were Edward, he would probably know I'm his Bella because her wouldn't be able to read my mind and would make an excuse and go somewhere else. I'd have to work at convincing him but not now. Maybe I could temporarily remove whatever it was that was blocking Edward from reading my mind. I tried to concentrate. Edward or whoever it was changed from bemusement to apathy.
Band was fun. Seshani played the saxophone. It was time to leave class. Melanie had lost herself in the music.
At the end of class, after Melanie had put her instrument away, she waited in line. Melanie was talking to Seshani about their next class when Seshani suddenly yelped in pain. Rita had kicked Seshani in the behind. Seshani began twitching like a spider on the dark carpet. Rita laughed maniacally while Seshani lay on the floor twitching in pain. The bell rang and Rita went out the door leaving a pained Seshani behind her. Tatiana, Jailene, and Melanie stayed behind to carry Seshani to the nurse.