My drum line story - Kelani M (ebook reader .txt) 📗

Chapter one

“As you walk out in the world now as young women.” As my Principle went on and on about us leaving the school I was day dreaming about college at A.N.T and drumming with the line with my cousin the section leader. I got my diploma and sat back down. No one was there to cheer me on my mother was always against my leaving cause then she wouldn’t have her punching bag or drug buyer for her any more. My cousin texted me and told me to come to come to Lincoln Park. I was walking trying to find Tyree when hands came over my eyes. I turned around to find my cousin smiling down at me “Tyree quit playin” “Congrats baby cuz” He handed me a pair of new sticks and new Nikes because I also dance. I looked down and cried because he’s the one of the only people whose cared about me. “Aww cuz don’t cry. I don’t think that your daddy would like that” My mom told me that my dad doesn’t even know about me but he is one of the reasons I want to go to A.N.T he is the director for the line there but she doesn’t know that I know. This is him this is me my name is Danielle and this is my story.

Chapter Two

I got home to see my mom snorting coke like usual when she saw me she went off. “WHERE WAS YO DUMBASS THIS MORNIN?!” “I was at my graduation ceremony” She slapped me and yelled “Yo dumbass not goin to college bet you didn’t get accepted anywhere. Did ya?” “I got full scholarship to A.N.T so I don’t have to pay I’m leaving right now everything is already packed up and ready to go.” She almost shouted at me again when a man came in and sat down next to my momma. He looked at me and smirked and I looked down. He was a drug dealer known to this area. My mom ran her hand up and down his. “Meet yo new daddy he will be living here” My mom is completely insane. He stands up and nods at me “Hey joe” I said. He looks me up and down and licks his lips. He is really starting to creep me out. As if on que Tyree comes in and see’s Joe. He gets protective and tense when he sees the gun on Joe’s hip “Dani go get your things and cover up your eye.” I nodded and ran upstairs to get my bags. When all my bags where in the trunk I went back inside to get Ty and leave. When we got in the car he sped off to get away from Joe. To my future.

Chapter Three

“I can’t believe that I’m here.” He was about to respond back when two thots walked passed “Hey Ty come help us unpack” “I’ll be with yall in a minute just lemme get my cousin settled in first.” They said something else and he nodded. He turned to me and smirked. “I told you I get mad respect as section leader. So you know if you make the line you gon have to bow down to” “First off really that’s what you like ty” He looked back at them and shrugged as I raised my brow “What? What’s wrong with her” I just shook my head. “I know your section leader cuz I’ll listen don’t worry” He nodded while we were walking a girl stopped me and she looked like this “Dani spencer right” I nodded. “I looked you up on face book I’m your new roomie Tasha. “I know I tried to look you up to” “I deleted that account. College is all about reinvention, all you need to know is I’m country I’m clean and I don’t plan to kill you in your sleep” I laughed and she did to as she said “come on.” I was sitting in this room when my cousin came in with two more guys. He looked at me. I waved and he winked at me real quick then paid attention and I smirked and shook my head. “Listen up I’m boomdog drum major. For the next few weeks I’m yo momma and yo daddy. Now macinely hall is co Ed so that seem like you can go buck wild but I don’t play that. Ladies keep your music boxes closed” Ty looked at me real quick I did the what face as he did the I’m watching you gesture. “Fella’s keep your instruments in your cases cause I don’t play that.” I gave ty a smug look as he gave one back to me “Man he’s preachin like my pops on Sunday mornin” Tasha looked at him and introduced us. “Dani, Leon sixes. Leon, Dani my roomie. So did we miss anything?” “In bullet no hookin up” Tasha looked up and said “But that’s my major” Leon nodded “I know” she hit him and I silently laugh at them.

Chapter four

Tasha, Leon and I walked in this party and I could already tell this isn’t my type of thing I looked at Tasha when she started speaking “First rule of the south: shake yo ass like you got a rent to pay” “And from what I see it’s a beautiful thing” We looked behind us and saw a white boy lookin down at me and tasha’s ass’s “Oh yeah I like a little junk in the trunk” I looked at him wide eyed while he winked and walked away Tasha looked back us and said “Oh no J.F.K didn’t” “Aye yall we got a celebrity A.N.T this year give it up my man jay” I looked up and saw him. Tasha looked at him “Damn dude is fine” I nodded Leon looked at him and spoke “my roommate Jayvon Laperrie his daddy is-““Jimmy Laperrie the singer” I asked shocked. Leon nodded and smiled “Music is in his blood so you know they’re going to put him on the line” Leon looked and him again and said “Do not pass go with his fine ass” Me and tasha looked at him shocked when he saw he said “Yeah we all don’t snap our fingers” “That’s what’s up” tasha smiled and I nodded. When I was getting a drink I bumped in to someone I looked and saw Jayvon. “So I’m so supposed to be taking roll of all the finest hunnies in here so you know I gotta check off your name” He said to me. I giggled and whispered my name “Dani” He bent down so he could hear me I bent up and said my name in his ear “My name is Dani” “What’s your section not that’s its not obvious” I looked at him “Is it?” “Oh yeah A.N.T always has the badest dancers of any bin” When he said that he looked me up and down. I blushed and looked down. All of a sudden the lights went off. Boomdog came and said “Ho. Welcome to hell week crabs” They put bags over our heads, gave us our instruments and brought us to the field. “Bags off crabs” I heard my cousin’s voice boom and I flinched. I had never heard him yell before. I took off my bag and saw Jayvon looking shocked at me. I smiled at him and waved then looked back at the line. They introduced themselves and had me and Jayvon go against each other when we finished my cousin said “Not bad for crabs” Jay looked at me and lean over “So what’s up Dani the drummer” I blushed really hard and looked down while he smirked.

Chapter five

While was getting my drum I was also listening to my music. I danced around the room while rolling my hips until someone pinched me in my back. “Oww” I turned around to find ty smirking at me. “Why ty why” “Cause you need to get on the field” I nodded got my stuff and ran to the field. I saw everyone there in white like me. I got in line before boomdog started to speak. “Now the reason you’re wearing white is because you have no identity. You have earn your blue and you do that with blood, sweat and hard work. Now whose band is this?” “Your band!” “Whose band?” “Your band big brother boomdog sir” “Alrigh” “Oh I beg to differ” We all looked up and the voice and I saw him… my dad. “This band belongs to no one yet it can never belong to anyone you have to belong to it.” Band music started to play. “You hear that. That is A.N.T 2002 back when being in the band meant something” After he delivered his speech we all got in lines and started the work out. When we went up and down the benches my cousin’s partner was all on me. “Come on Dani. You got this.” Jayvon spoke next to me trying inspire me. How sweet is that? It was late at night and we were all tired so by that logic we are playing terribly. My cousin made us stop. “Man yall are sleeping out here” My cousin’s partner stepped up. “Man jay wake yo crab brothers up.” Jayvon stepped and started playin the others started to march. My cousin’s partner looked at me. “Stop!” We all stopped. “Dani you’re off with your marching.” I looked at my cousin for conformation “Don’t look at him. You think just because he’s yo cousin you gon make the line.” I shook my head real fast and tried to say no but he cut me off. “Did I ask you to speak? No. You speak when I tell you to speak and play when I tell you play got that crab” He was about to go on but cousin came up and stopped him while lookin pissed at him. “Man step off. Now” He back up off me and my cousin dismissed us. Me, Tasha and Leon came in me and tasha’s room and crashed somewhere. Leon looked up and spoke. “Okay someone needs to remind assmondi that hazing is illegal” Tasha nodded “For real Dani he was on yo ass” I nodded. I picked up a thick envelope. “Damn girl that envelope is hella thick” I looked at it and smiled. “It’s a letter from my abuela. She wants me to get a cell phone” She looked at me “You need a plan” “No I need a job to be able to buy the phone” Leon spoke up with a phone in his hand. “Just do what I do. Run up other people phone bills” Tasha looked at him and did a double take. “Boy gimme my phone” “I’m takin a selfie” “Fore you lose a finga” I smiled at my goofy friends.”

Chapter six

I walking to the dean’s office when I bumped in to her. “Dean I heard you were lookin for a new office assistant” “Sorry these jobs go fast. How’s the band going” “Great easier than finding a job” “Maybe I can put in a word to my boss that is if you’re willing to work hard.” “I am” “Okay”

I walked in the coffee bar and found Tasha and Leon “Guys the dean is the best she put me on a trial run” Leon looked at me and said