My drum line story by Kelani M (best novels to read for students txt) 📕

“Trail run means I better not see you sneaking free food to your friends.” “I got the table you guys get the check” They nodded and I walked to the table. I looked out the window and saw Jayvon with a dude sealing him weed. He looked at me and I smiled and waved. I was about to walk to my table when he stopped me. “So you’re the real deal out on the field. That’s what I’m lookin for. Maybe you should put in your application” I blushed and looked down. “Must be killin you that one girl isn’t fallin for your Jayvon Laperrie spell.” He smirked “Oh really I wonder what she tryin to prove” I smiled “Nothing but what about you” “You saw me play I don’t gotta prove nothing” “Really cause if you spit lines at me and probably every other girl in here I bet you can’t say one real thing… Just one” “Oh so what you think you know me?” “Boy I know about 20 you’s.” I walked away and I heard him say “Well okay then Miss Spencer”. The next day my dad was saying that tomorrow was the shake down to determine whether you play or not. P1 and P2’s are granted to march. I just hope I’m able to get P2 and I’ll be happy. After practice I walked in to the back practice room and practice my drumming then I kinda got distracted and started to do the dance that the dancing panthers do. I was so caught up in the music I didn’t notice anyone there until I turned and saw Jayvon there smirking and I scream. “So I was right you are a dancer huh?” I nodded “But you drum to?” I nodded again. He walked over to my drum and stared doing the beat for the dancers. I started to dance and followed the beat until he was done. He looked at me “Damn girl” I laughed at him. “What are you doing in here so late anyway?” He asked me with a raised brow. “I was practicing for tomorrow.” “Guilty that’s why I been in here every night” I looked shocked. “Why you looked so shocked. “Well for one I’m always here and I’ve never seen you” He laughed “And two you really good you should be nervous” “I’m not are you?” I nodded real fast and he laughed. “Why” “Cause I don’t know if they will let me on the line with my cousin as the section leader.” “Look you got here cause of your skill’s righ” I nodded. “So don’t worry you got this.” I nodded. I wanted to ask him this but I didn’t want to insult him. “Um Jayvon” He raised both of his brows as if the ask what “Your dad what songs does he sing because I really don’t know much or any of his music.” He looked shocked then laughed at what I said. “Don’t worry about it Dani he isn’t all that anyway.”

Chapter seven

We were out here out here in our white waiting to see what line we get put in. I saw Jayvon I leaned in and he leaned over “Good luck jay” he nodded “You to” I smiled at him. When it was finally his turn I clapped silently like I did with Tasha, Josh and Leon. He started drumming and he was really good. “P1 Congratulations Mr. Laperrie” He smiled and walked off the field. It was my turn and I did okay I think the man banged on his drum… once. My eyes widen as my cousin smirked at my face. “P1 Ms. Spencer” I smiled real big and nodded. I walked off to my room and I saw Leon, Jayvon and Tasha waiting for me. They all stood up when they saw me and spoke “WELL!” “I MADE P1!” I screamed. They ran up to hug me “I say we celebrate pizza on me” We all nodded at Leon. I was about to walk out the door when Jayvon pulled me back. “Aye yall go head we’ll catch up” They all nodded and walked out. I turned and gave him a huge hug before he could say anything. “Thank you so much jay your pep talk really worked” “You’re welcome” I let go of him and he put his arm around my neck while I held on to his waist. We walked in to the pizza place and found them ordering. Tasha and Leon raised their eye brows at us and I did the what gesture then they shook their heads. For the past few weeks me and Jay been practicing together. While I was waiting for him to get there I was dancing to I’m in to you by j-lo. I rolled my hips then suddenly hands were around my waist. I looked up and found Jayvon smirking at me. “Your hands are in the wrong place they go here” I placed his in the right place on my hips and I danced again. “Girl where are you from” “My mother and abuela are Cuban and Puerto Rican and my abuelo is Dominican” “No wonder you dance like that.” I laughed at him. We practiced and danced some more. The next day came “We have a match coming up so we need to work our hardest” My dad spoke. My cousin looked at me and my dad and smirked while I rolled my eyes. “Dani stay back a minute” I looked at my dad and nodded. Jay came up leaned down and whispered. “You want me to wait for you?” I nodded at him “Yes sir” “I know your Ty’s cousin but who are your parents it only lists your mother. “My dad doesn’t know anything about me he doesn’t even know I exsist” He nods and dismisses me. I see Jayvon texting someone with angry face. “What’s wrong Jay?” “My momma not responding to my texts.” “Maybe she’s busy or at work” I laugh “Man whatever what did he want?” “He wanted to about my dad.” He nodded at me. I walked back to my dorm with jay. I gave him a hug bye and went to bed. I woke up the next mornin and skipped home room to practice for tomorrow. Later on it was night time and I come out of the showers and ran into Jayvon. “Huh so you didn’t go to home room with everyone.” “I wanted to be ready for tomorrow” he nodded and said okay. I looked down and I noticed he wasn’t wearing a shirt I stared down at his abbs I quickly looked back up before he spoke. “Aye you alright I mean I know I’m sexy and all” “Boy please” “Please what” I looked and the bastard was smirking at me. “What you think I’m like what.” I step closer. “Scared, nervous in awe maybe.” “I’m scared of anything” “Prove it” so I did the only thing I could have thought of in that moment… I kissed him. I gave him my first kiss and it was amazing. “Good night Jayvon” I walked away happy as could be.

Chapter eight

Me and Tasha were in the practice room. “Dang I forgot my hat hold on” I went and got my hat and headed out to the bus with tasha. While I was getting ready my bra wouldn’t hook right. Jayvon walked in and went bug eyed. “Oh shit my bad dani” “It’s okay. Actually can you help me hook my bra please” I turned so he can hook it. He came and hooked it and moved my hair. “There ya go” “Thank you” “Your welcome” I about to take off my pants when I remembered my bruises that my mom gave me. “Um Jayvon can you turn around please” he nodded and turned around.

Jayvon’s P.O.V

I turned around so she can take off her pants. I turned around to see if she was done but she was goin slowly. Why? Because she has all these damn bruises on her. Who in the hell hit her like that? “Oww” “Aye you okay?” I ask and she turned and saw me looking at her. She look at me and said “You peaked” “Well yeah you was goin so slow but now I know why” she looked down. “Don’t tell anyone please Jayvon” “I won’t” “Really thank you jay” She left after she got dressed in front of me may I add and I got ready and went to line up.

Normal P.O.V

I was next to Leon and he spoke to me smiling “Here comes that football player that was checking me out” The football player comes and speaks “Yall tear it up out there I’ll be watchin” He walks away and Leon smiles as I bump my shoulder with his. I look up to see Jayvon smiling at me and smile back and mouth good luck and he mouths you to. Here we go. We were playing and doing well until the end because that’s when my cousin’s partner forgot his part. So I did his part for him and he look P.o

 

Chapter Nine

While I was walking to the bus Armondi came and yanked my arm really “Oww. What the hell man” “Yo are you on yo period or something” “You should be lucky I saved your ass from lookin stupid for forgetting your part.” My cousin came up and spoke “Armondi man she saved the whole band why you coming at her like that.” Armondi walked away and my cousin spoke “I saw him pull your arm you okay” I nodded. “Okay then good job cuz” While we getting of the bus Jayvon came up to me. “Hey so what was that out on that field?” “I was just trying to cover up his mistake.” “Setting it off on the field” “You really think I set it off” “Oh no doubt. On the field and in the hallway.” Yea

I was wiping down the counters when I heard “I heard you’re doing well good thing since I put my dishwashing rep on the line” I smiled at the dean. “How you doing” “Great I love being here and in the band. This is a dream come true” She smiled and said good. I was about to say something else when I saw Jayvon walk in and I got distracted. I guess she noticed because she laughed. “Aww young love” She walked away laughing. I blushed and looked down while clean off the counters. I looked up to see him talking on his phone. He left after he ate and paid. He said bye to me and winked at me. Later on after work I was ready for bed and talking to Tasha when Leon came in. “Aye I can use yall iron?” Me and Tasha went wide eyed. Being Tasha she said “Yeah but I’ma need you to put all that chocolate away if I can’t have any” Leon laughed “You know better” Tasha waved her hand at him. “Girl don’t worry about Armondi I heard he barely made the line himself. He’s insecure so he lashes out” “And that’s only because he thinks he can get to you. People used to do me like that. Skinny, black, gay preacher son with a big curly ass afro” Tasha looked up “Damn how many crosses did you have to bear” “Enough to put them down when I stepped on this line. So you just let him keep being stupid you just keep doing you” “Hey”

I looked up and saw Jayvon standing there. “A couple of us were going out and we well I was wondering if you wanted to come hang.” Tasha and Leon look at me waiting for my answer and Jayvon raised his eyebrows. “Well I don’t have to