Chapter 6

   "Mel, I am very disappointed in you. I told you not to go and yet you still disobeyed me. The note you wrote was nearly unreadable," she sighs.

   I tuck my chin in and look at the ground out of guilt. I had done so well! Maybe I should tell her. "Mom, but I had played almost as good as I used to! Harmony says I marched nearly perfect! Please!" At this point I'm holding onto her knee in tears.

   "No. I mean it this time. You are not allowed to go to band practice. Don't even associate with anyone in band!" She yells down at me shaking me off her leg.

   "What about Harmony!?"

    She stays silent.

   "Please, mom! You don't understand how much band, the people in it, and music means to me! You have to let me at least try this season! If I mess up at competition once I swear that you won't have to let me do it next year. Just please!"

   She stays silent for a while and I smile expectantly, "I've already decided. No means no."

   I erupt into sobs again. "Why won't you let me do it? What do you have against marching band?"

   "Nothing! It's just you being in band is a dangerous thing! You could get trampled, trip, run into other people! Not only could you hurt yourself, but others as well!"

   I explode with the biggest sigh ever. "Now, as punishment for sneaking off without my permission, to your room. Now."

   Frowning, I begin to walk towards where I remember my room being. "Am I hot or cold?" I ask her.

   "You could find the kitchen blind folded!" She nags at me.

   "Ugh..." I feel the wall like a blind person would feel brail. Trailing it until I found a doorway. I walk in and throw myself on the bed. As I fall asleep slowly one thought stays in my head: Why does this always happen to me!?