(i'm sorry, i had to use a Spongebob episode title as the thread name-)
Ah yes, middle school band. As an 8th grader at Ravenwood Middle school, it should be simple right? Ari had been playing trumpet for almost three years now, right? Wrong. The thirteen-year-old non-binary sat in their seat (which was in the first row- there were two rows of trumpets, one row of french horns, a row of tubas, woodwinds, and then percussion), trumpet held to their mouth, but didn't make any noise at all. They did finger along with the song they were playing, but didn't dare
actually play. They could never get a high not- also, Ari hadn't played since the first day of band. When they finished, Ari ran their fingers through their short light-blue hair. The teacher smiled at them all, telling the young musicians that sounded perfect. Ari disagreed
strongly. The bell rang, and Ari quickly twisted the mouthpiece out of their trumpet, and put it in the case. Suddenly, the teacher spoke.
"Alright class, remember, next week we're going on a trip to California for our concert! We'll all stay at a hotel for the entire week, so get your parents to pay! The Fantasy-Fest is also going to be hosted near where we stay, so don't forget anything you might need for that!" As soon as he finished, the after-school announcements came on the loud-speaker. The carpool/bus document was pulled up, and all of the students put their instruments in the special lockers, before sitting back down again. Ari knew their mom would be late, so they got out their phone and watched anime while they waited. They didn't have any friends, so it was the most entertaining thing they could really do right then.
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