Marching Band Trials: A Nebraska Fall Tale

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"Five six seven eight!" She called out one last time as she blew her whistle and squinted her eyes in the blazing hot sun of the still warm yet approaching Nebraska fall. The wind section was still a bit off, and she could still hear the newest members of the band struggling to keep up with the pitch and sudden pace as they practiced the school's fight song in the now empty student parking lot after school.

They couldn't have the field, that's where the football team practiced, and god forbid they stepped into the air conditioned gym and have the cheerleaders practice outside for once. At least they didn't have to wear their band uniforms when they practiced else they'd have to go home and wash them every night with how much some members of the band sweat.

Reina Johnson watched them from the top of a ladder, putting her hands over her glasses so that she could see the movements of the band to make sure they were following the choreography of it all. She …show more content…

Reina wasn't tall, standing at 5'2, she was one of the shortest members of the band, and she caught a lotto jokes for it over time. She didn't mind though, and took them all in good humor. She was proud of her tiny and petite figure, and was glad she couldn't come close to having a body that would be comparable to some of the bimbo looking girls that were on the cheer team. She got sick nearly thinking about it.

Waiting for them to get back into place, she signaled another start with a blow of her whistle as her eyes caught a football flying through the air over on the football field as she wondered if Drew had thrown it. She, likely just like any other girl in the large school, lusted after his tall, handsome athletic body. It was so cliche though... he was dating the cheerleading captain. She rolled her eyes a bit. The 'classic' high school romantic relationship. It was like out of a damn

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