Walls
"I'll change that station"
Jack’s POV
I woke up to someone shoving me. “I don’t want to go to school today,” I told whoever it was before putting my face in the pillow I was laying on. I heard the person giggle, so I turned my head and opened one eye. “Oh hey, Dawn. I forgot I stayed the night.” I got up and stretched my body.
“There’s pancakes if you want some.”
“Awesome.”
We made our way into the kitchen and sat down at the table. Dawn’s mom set some plates out before putting some pancakes on them. I smiled at the smell of them and put a bunch of syrup on them. Dawn did the same thing as me.
“It seems that we both like syrup,” I told her as I put a piece in my mouth.
“It seems so.”
“We’re having band practice today. Are you going to come?”
“Of course.”
“Awesome. I’m going to go home to change and take a shower, and I’ll come back to pick you up.”
“Alright.”
We finished the pancakes, and I said bye to her. I got into my car and made my way to my house. When I was there, I grabbed a black blink-182 shirt out of my closet since I knew that it looked good on me. I had to look good for Dawn. This is the first time she was going to see me play guitar after all. I grabbed the rest of my clothes and went into the bathroom to take a shower. It didn’t take long for me to be all cleaned up. I knew that Dawn would probably take longer though. Girls.
I put some music on and waited ‘til I figured she was ready. I grabbed my guitar and made my way over to her house. She was waiting outside in the same blink shirt and a pair of black skinny jeans. I walked up to her and pointed at her shirt.
“Great minds think alike,” I smiled. She laughed at that.
We made our way over to Rian’s house since we always practiced there. It was a lot easier since we didn’t have to take his drums everywhere. Dawn and I went up to his door and were greeted by his mom. We then made our way downstairs and saw that we were the last ones there.
“There you are, Jack,” Alex said. “Hey Dawn.”
“Hey.”
I set up my guitar and we started to play music. Dawn walked the entire time and moved her head to the beat. She seemed to have good tempo. After we played a couple of songs, Dawn clapped and gave me a hug. I smiled at that.
“You guys are really good.”
“Thanks.” I noticed that Dawn wasn’t looking at all of us though. She was just looking at Zack’s bass. “Do you know how to play?” She shook her head.
“My dad bought me one at a garage sale, but I never learned.”
“Would you want to learn?” Zack asked her.
“You’ll teach me?”
“Sure.”
“Awesome.”
“We can go back home and get it,” I told her.
“Ok.”
We did just that. I was surprised that she got it at a garage sale. It wasn’t an expensive guitar, but it was pretty and had no scratches on it. It was a blue and shiny. We made our way back to Rian’s and went downstairs again. Zack helped her learn one of our songs, and she learned it pretty fast. She was learning everything faster than I ever had with guitar. Dawn was a natural at it.
After she learned one of our songs, she gave Zack a hug for teaching her, and we went home. I had a feeling that Zack was going to be a good friend of hers. They seemed to have that perfect friendly connection. We went up to her door and I gave her a kiss on the cheek. I had to go do something with my family, but I told her that I would see her tomorrow and that our next practice was on the 8th. She told me that she would be there, and I went home.
I woke up to someone shoving me. “I don’t want to go to school today,” I told whoever it was before putting my face in the pillow I was laying on. I heard the person giggle, so I turned my head and opened one eye. “Oh hey, Dawn. I forgot I stayed the night.” I got up and stretched my body.
“There’s pancakes if you want some.”
“Awesome.”
We made our way into the kitchen and sat down at the table. Dawn’s mom set some plates out before putting some pancakes on them. I smiled at the smell of them and put a bunch of syrup on them. Dawn did the same thing as me.
“It seems that we both like syrup,” I told her as I put a piece in my mouth.
“It seems so.”
“We’re having band practice today. Are you going to come?”
“Of course.”
“Awesome. I’m going to go home to change and take a shower, and I’ll come back to pick you up.”
“Alright.”
We finished the pancakes, and I said bye to her. I got into my car and made my way to my house. When I was there, I grabbed a black blink-182 shirt out of my closet since I knew that it looked good on me. I had to look good for Dawn. This is the first time she was going to see me play guitar after all. I grabbed the rest of my clothes and went into the bathroom to take a shower. It didn’t take long for me to be all cleaned up. I knew that Dawn would probably take longer though. Girls.
I put some music on and waited ‘til I figured she was ready. I grabbed my guitar and made my way over to her house. She was waiting outside in the same blink shirt and a pair of black skinny jeans. I walked up to her and pointed at her shirt.
“Great minds think alike,” I smiled. She laughed at that.
We made our way over to Rian’s house since we always practiced there. It was a lot easier since we didn’t have to take his drums everywhere. Dawn and I went up to his door and were greeted by his mom. We then made our way downstairs and saw that we were the last ones there.
“There you are, Jack,” Alex said. “Hey Dawn.”
“Hey.”
I set up my guitar and we started to play music. Dawn walked the entire time and moved her head to the beat. She seemed to have good tempo. After we played a couple of songs, Dawn clapped and gave me a hug. I smiled at that.
“You guys are really good.”
“Thanks.” I noticed that Dawn wasn’t looking at all of us though. She was just looking at Zack’s bass. “Do you know how to play?” She shook her head.
“My dad bought me one at a garage sale, but I never learned.”
“Would you want to learn?” Zack asked her.
“You’ll teach me?”
“Sure.”
“Awesome.”
“We can go back home and get it,” I told her.
“Ok.”
We did just that. I was surprised that she got it at a garage sale. It wasn’t an expensive guitar, but it was pretty and had no scratches on it. It was a blue and shiny. We made our way back to Rian’s and went downstairs again. Zack helped her learn one of our songs, and she learned it pretty fast. She was learning everything faster than I ever had with guitar. Dawn was a natural at it.
After she learned one of our songs, she gave Zack a hug for teaching her, and we went home. I had a feeling that Zack was going to be a good friend of hers. They seemed to have that perfect friendly connection. We went up to her door and I gave her a kiss on the cheek. I had to go do something with my family, but I told her that I would see her tomorrow and that our next practice was on the 8th. She told me that she would be there, and I went home.
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12/17/12