Before You Go

Math was first period. Obviously. I had a deep and passionate hatred for the subject. After surviving one long terrible hour of Math, I had Music.

I loved music. I could play the piano and guitar. I also had the voice of an angel. Today's class was practical so we had to showcase our talent for any song of our choice.

"So, who would love to start?", questioned the teacher

"Certainly not me. That's who", Julian shouted. The class erupted into a fit of laughter.

"Mister Snow. It is nice of you to announce your presence but that comment was unwanted like you in my class", the teacher replied. This increased the laughter.

"Back to the topic at hand, who would want to go first?"

I quickly bent my head in order to prevent going first but karma's a bitch.

"Miss Winter, why don't you start?"

"I really don't want to"

"That was an order"

I quickly got up and went to the piano.

"I'll be playing 'Before You Go'

https://youtu.be/CWqEOaI7Xs0

When I was done playing, the whole music class gave me a round of applause. I took a quick bow then went back to my seat. After that, class went on as normal but I could hardly pay attention to what the teacher was saying. It was when Ms. Belle dropped a flyer on my table that I came back to reality.

"I expect all of you to participate in this competition. You will be grouped into a team of five where you'll all choose a song or beat and make it the best version you can think of. You can use someone else's song or choose to write your own. Marks would be awarded for teamwork and cooperation. This project makes up sixty percent of your grade so, I expect all of you to give it your best shot. The due date and every other information you may need are on the flyers I distributed. You can choose your partners but please choose someone you can work with and gain less distraction", Ms. Belle said.

People chose to start choosing partners at that instant. I was writing lyrics in my music book when the Taylor triplets walked up to me.

"Hi April. We would love to work with you", they said in perfect sync.

"Sure. We could meet up at Dunkin' Donuts after school or anywhere you prefer", I replied.

"Dunkin' Donuts is perfect . We'll see you there with the last team member. Bye", they replied.

***

"Babe, get your own fries."

"Why would I when I have a beautiful girlfriend willing to share hers with me?"

"I'm not willing to share anything with you douche. Get your own!"

"You guys are so cute you make me sick", Julia said when she reached our table with her brother.

Julian and Asher did their special handshake while May reached out to my plate and grabbed most of my fries. I gave her my 'what the fuck' face and she smiled sheepishly at me. I looked around and grabbed the nearest plate of fries I could sight. Which happened to be Juliana's. She quickly grabbed her brother's plate of fries in order to replace hers.

At the end of it all, the person left without fries was Julian because he spent his remaining lunch money buying me a replacement lunch because I found hair in my food. He had to drive me to the nearest McDonald's because Asher refused to take me. We spent most of the car ride catching up. I found out he was in a steady relationship with one of the cheerleaders, Mia.

I wasn't too glad to hear he was dating someone else but there was nothing I could do the change the news. I was currently in the library missing out on my AP Calculus class because I couldn't stand sitting next to Julian for an hour without losing my focus. School was almost over and I couldn't be happier.

"Aren't you meant to be in class young lady?"