Drumline: A New Beat Page #4

you going to be a soul

food spot and

a coffee bar?

It's too confusing.

May I have a two piece

dark and a soy mocha,

no whip?

See, that doesn't

even sound right.

You say something?

Guys, Dean Phillips is

awesome, she talked to the

owner, and he's gonna

try me out on a trial run.

A trial run means, I

better not see you hooking

your friends up

with free food.

Let's celebrate, I'll get the table,

you guys get this check?

Well.

Hey.

So, uh, you're the real

deal out there on that

field.

You know, that's

what I'm looking for.

Maybe you should put

in your application.

You must hate that there's

one girl whose not fallen

under the Jayven

Lapierre spell.

Ah ha, really?

I wonder what she

trying to prove.

She could ask

the same thing.

You know, when you have me

play, I ain't got to prove

nothing.

Are you sure?

Because all you do is

throw lines at me and

probably every

other girl in here.

I bet you can't say one

real thing, just one.

Okay, so what?

You think you know me?

Boy, I know

about 20 of yous.

Well okay, Ms. Raymond.

It's been a long three

weeks, tomorrow we'll have

the tree shaking,

auditions to determine your rankings.

P1, P2, you're guaranteed

to march, P3, P4 stick

with it, you want it?

You'll earn it.

Jayven.

Hey, hey, sorry I

didn't hear you.

Wow, you're here late.

Trying to be

ready for tomorrow.

Ahh guilty, guilty, that's why

I've been practicing here each night.

Why do you look shocked?

C'mon Jay, you

know you got this.

But why?

What?

Because of my pops?

Listen, I got hit because

of my skills, not his

connections.

You know, people talk like

they know about my life,

but they don't.

Bet they'd shut up if they

knew the ugly ass truth.

He ain't all that.

I didn't mean- No.

You wanted me to tell you

something real, well there

you go.

You can add a room.

My parents used to argue

a lot when I was younger.

They almost got

a divorce once.

So, I used to spend a

lot of time at Tyree's.

And, he had this drum set,

and at first I was just

messing around, but then

it turned into something.

It felt like everything I

needed to say was in

those sticks.

It still feels like it.

So now you know something

real about me, too.

Guess we all gotta

bring our A game.

I plan to.

Now as is the ANT tradition,

a senior line will determine

the rankings.

Leon, you're first up.

Try to impress me.

P1.

P2, Mr. Murphy.

P1.

P1, congratulations

Mr. Lapierre.

Dani, it's you.

Seniors.

Ms. Raymond, you're P2.

You D, I know you wanted

P1, but you'll get there.

I was good, I

played my ass off.

Oh really, oh that's funny

'cause I can still see it.

All right D, I know you

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