Drumming Through My Life, chapter 1
Always Remember
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The main character is a girl named Danielle and she is in a band called Never Mind. Danielle plays the drums. Kelly plays bass and David and Taylor play guitar. OK let the story begin.
We were moving into a cheap apartment in Berkley, Three bedrooms and 2 bathrooms; it was okay. Two of the rooms were for sleeping, but one was for the instruments. Kelly, Taylor and David went inside so I had to unload my set alone...or so I thought. I was lugging my bass drum out of the van and I tripped over the curb and dropped the drum. As I was picking my self up off of the concrete I heard a somewhat familiar voice touch my ear "you should be more careful." I thought "who the hell are you to tell me... " but he cut me off with help. "Um do you need help carrying this up the stairs?" "Um, sure." He grabbed the bass drum and started up the stairs. He was friendly, but who was he? I grabbed a tom and started up the stairs myself.
-In the room-
"Well, that's it, now to put it all together!" I smiled at him and he smiled back. I wanted to see the eyes hidden behind his dark sunglasses, but it would be awkward to ask.
"Do you want me to stay and help?" he asked. I smiled and said "Please...Oh! By the way my name is Danielle." I stuck out my hand and he shook at and smiled "I'm Frank." Did he always smile?
We sat there, chatting like old friends, putting the drum pieces together when an awkward question slipped out of his mouth "Um... Not to sound awkward but, do you have a boyfriend?" I smiled and laughed "Nah, He dumped me because I left home to chase my dreams... " and I laughed out loud. He seemed shocked and asked "Where are you from?" I grinned and giggled "I'm from Texas!"
"Whoa" he had this look on his face like "you are the scariest person I've ever met" he gave me a respective look and mumbled "You've got balls." I cocked my head and said "Huh?" He goes "What I meant to say is will you go on a date with me?" I had never really been asked on a "date" it was always Tye calling me to go somewhere with him; he never said 'will you go on a date with me.' "Um... Sure" He smiled wider and said "Okay, I'll pick you up tomorrow at 7:00." I grinned and asked "Is tomorrow Friday and where are we going to go?" He looked at me with a sly smile and said "Yes its Friday tomorrow and you'll see, dress for a party... "
-Friday 5:00 PM-
I was putting on a Black Tank Top, Blue Jeans, and Chucks. Was that the kind of party we were going to? I put my hair up in a ponytail and put on a little eyeliner. It was only 6:30. What else to do? I flicked on Fuse! Kelly, Taylor and David were gone out to a guitar tech class at the college so I was alone until 7.
-At 7 the Doorbell rings-
He was wearing black pants, a black button up shirt, and a striped tie; and no sun glasses. His Mohawk was perfect, too. "You're Tre' Cool?" He laughed and said "The one and only." I was so confused. Why he would ask me on a date? "I know," he smiled, "why would I ask you on a date. Because you're just Danielle; you don't try to be someone else." I smiled and he goes "I brought you something." He pulled a bouquet of roses and a pair of his drumsticks out and I said "They're so beautiful, Thank you!" We both busted out laughing. "C'mon lets go." He said
-In the Car-
He had his arm across the seat in his SUV; He had on some band but I couldn't hear. We pulled into a club parking lot and he ran around and opened my door. "Madam?" He stuck his hand out and we laughed. He put his arm on my shoulder and we walked in the club. He asked what I wanted to drink then paused. "How old are you?" "I'm 24" I replied. "Oh okay, what do you want to drink?" I thought for a minute, "Whatever you get I'll have." He smiled and went off. I looked around at the crowded club and a tap was felt on my shoulder. "Here you go" he handed me a Cheech and we sat down at a table. "So is it good" I smiled and nodded my head
-11:30-
We danced and drank a lot, well not me. I had his keys (he "over drank") He wobbled out to the car and got into the passengers side. I hopped into his car and started the drive to my place.
-At Danielle's place-
"C'mon lets go to sleep" I told Tre. "Mmkay" he mumbled. He pulled off his jeans and his shirt so that he was in his boxers. I went to the bathroom and put on pajama pants and a tank top. I was lucky I guess, but I had to share a room with Kelly. Taylor and David were dating so they shared a room.
I crawled into the bed and shut my eyes. I felt him turn towards me and whisper "come here." I rolled over and told him "this was our fist date," he laughed and said "I know, that's not what I meant." We both laughed and he said "Really though, come here." I scooted over to him and he wrapped his arms around me. He was warm and his skin was so soft. He tucked my hair behind my ear and shut his eyes. I ran my fingers through his hair and messed up his Mohawk and shut my eyes too. We fell asleep tangled in each others arms. I know we had just met but it felt like I had known him forever.
-The next morning-
I had got up and made coffee and Lucky Charms. He dragged into the kitchen where Taylor, Kelly and David sat. He walked over to me and whispered in my ear "good morning." And kissed my lightly on the neck. Omigod he kissed me! He sat in a chair next to Kelly.
"Are you THE Tre' Cool?" Taylor asked Tre looked at me and smiled "Yeah. I am." Taylor choked on her coffee and Kelly look at me like "What the fuck?" David sat there and stared for a while until he got up and walked over to Taylor and sat down. "Can we go practice or something?" Tre asked. I laughed and said "sure."
We practiced for hours until he said "Crap, I need to go pick up Frank and Ramona." I smiled and said "Okay, I had a lot of fun." Then he made it all better "Can I have your digits so I can call you. We can go on a real date, not a party." I grinned and told him my cell number. He grabbed his clothes and headed out. As I opened the door for him he turned around and pecked me on the lips and walked off. I hollered good bye and he hollered back "I'll call you later today!"
-That evening-
Holiday went off on my phone. "Hello?" I said into the phone "Hey!" it was Tre. I smiled and said "Hey! What's up?"
"Oh the kids want to go to the pool tomorrow. Do you want to come?"
"Do you think they'll mind?"
"Nah."
"Okay"
"Good Ill pick you up at noon"
"Okay"
"Talk to you later"
"Bye"
"Bye"
-At the pool-
"Ramona, don't run! You'll break your neck!" Ramona and Frankito ran and hopped into the pool. Tre' Pulled off his shirt and hopped in. "C'mon! It's great in here!" I was scared because well, I WAS WEARING A BIKINI IN FRONT OF TRE FRIGGIN' COOL you would freak too.
"Um... OK!" I hollered back. I pulled off my tee shirt. I guess I liked my bathing suit. It was black and tied so y'know.
After I got used to the water Ramona blurted out to her dad "Daddy, Are you going to marry Danielle?" he smiled and looked at me and then told Ramona. "Maybe someday, but right now we are just close friends." I smiled and we started playing Marco Polo. He was hollering Marco! And we all hollered back POLO! Then Tre grabbed me around my waist and held on. His eyes blinked open and he laughed "Got CHA!" We kept looking at each other and he slid his hand across my back and then back again; but this time I felt his pinky only slip into my bikini bottoms and then Frankito said 'COME ON DADDY!" "I'm coming" he laughed back.
-Driving home-
Ramona and Frankito were watching the lion king so Tre and I basically had the car to ourselves. He put his hand in mine and closed his fingers around my hand.
When we got home Ramona and Frankito went to play with the Playstation 2. Tre and I stayed in the kitchen and talked. "Danni, will you stay here with me tonight?" he smiled and he had this look in his eyes like "don't ever leave." "I will, yeah. I'll stay with you tonight." He pulled me into a hug. It wasn't a friendly hug really, it was tender and close. He drove me to my place and I packed some clothes and we drove back to his place.
-At Tre's place.-
My phone rang and I question into it 'Hello?" "Hey Danni, its Kelly"
"Hey Kel, what's up?"
"I know you're busy with Tre, but we have practice every Sunday, which is tomorrow."
"I'll be there, don't worry"
Well, the day went by and we fell asleep in his King Sized bed. I laid my head on his chest and curled up to him. He stroked my hair softly as we slowly fell asleep.
-At practice-
"1234!" I yelled and clicked my sticks as we started to play our songs. Tre' appeared in the door way WITH MIKE. Kelly looked at me and we wrapped it up. We got a two man applause. Mike started talking to Kelly about god-knows-what, and Tre walked over to me and laughed at them. "We could go on a double date." He glanced at me and looked back at Mike and Kelly. "It would take his mind off of work... " I thought about for a second... "sounds cool." "Okay." Tre finished. On Friday (its was Sunday when he asked) we all loaded up in Tre's SUV and went out to eat then went to the club me and Tre went to at first.
-Mike and Kelly-
Mike and Kelly were pretty close for a first date. LOTS of dirty dancing...hmmmm.
-Back at Tre's place-
We pulled the couch out into a bed for Mike and Kelly to sleep in. Tre and I went upstairs to go to bed. When we got in bed he told me "Danni, I Love you. I know we've only dated for 2 weeks but I feel like I've known you forever." I smiled and told him "I feel the same way Tre, I love you too." He pulled me over on top of him and he kissed me long and tender. He stroked my hair until we both fell asleep.
-Next Morning-
Mike and Kelly were both asleep when we walked into the living room. "Good" he smiled. He pulled me into a hug, which turned into a kiss, which turned into something more. We stumbled back to his room and locked the door be hind us.
-Later On that same day-
"God you two are loud!" Mike told us as we came out of Tre's room. "Who us?" Tre oh-so-innocently-told Mike. "Whatever" Mike laughed.
Well as soon as we knew it
Days turned into weeks,
Weeks turned into months,
And 7 months had passed in a romantic blur.
Taylor and David broke up for the sake of the band
We got a record deal
And life for Mike and Kelly and
Tre and Me was
Well,
Perfect!
"TRE! DAN! SHE'S PREGNANT. KELLY'S PREGNANT! I'M GOING TO BE A DAD AGAIN!!!!!" Mike was running through the house like a monkey on crack. Tre and I laughed and he said "Oh, by the way I have a surprise for you!" He got down on his knees and said "We've dated for 7 months. I love you and you love me, I hope, so... " He pulled out a ring and stuck it on my finger, "Danielle, Will you marry me?"
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The main character is a girl named Danielle and she is in a band called Never Mind. Danielle plays the drums. Kelly plays bass and David and Taylor play guitar. OK let the story begin.
We were moving into a cheap apartment in Berkley, Three bedrooms and 2 bathrooms; it was okay. Two of the rooms were for sleeping, but one was for the instruments. Kelly, Taylor and David went inside so I had to unload my set alone...or so I thought. I was lugging my bass drum out of the van and I tripped over the curb and dropped the drum. As I was picking my self up off of the concrete I heard a somewhat familiar voice touch my ear "you should be more careful." I thought "who the hell are you to tell me... " but he cut me off with help. "Um do you need help carrying this up the stairs?" "Um, sure." He grabbed the bass drum and started up the stairs. He was friendly, but who was he? I grabbed a tom and started up the stairs myself.
-In the room-
"Well, that's it, now to put it all together!" I smiled at him and he smiled back. I wanted to see the eyes hidden behind his dark sunglasses, but it would be awkward to ask.
"Do you want me to stay and help?" he asked. I smiled and said "Please...Oh! By the way my name is Danielle." I stuck out my hand and he shook at and smiled "I'm Frank." Did he always smile?
We sat there, chatting like old friends, putting the drum pieces together when an awkward question slipped out of his mouth "Um... Not to sound awkward but, do you have a boyfriend?" I smiled and laughed "Nah, He dumped me because I left home to chase my dreams... " and I laughed out loud. He seemed shocked and asked "Where are you from?" I grinned and giggled "I'm from Texas!"
"Whoa" he had this look on his face like "you are the scariest person I've ever met" he gave me a respective look and mumbled "You've got balls." I cocked my head and said "Huh?" He goes "What I meant to say is will you go on a date with me?" I had never really been asked on a "date" it was always Tye calling me to go somewhere with him; he never said 'will you go on a date with me.' "Um... Sure" He smiled wider and said "Okay, I'll pick you up tomorrow at 7:00." I grinned and asked "Is tomorrow Friday and where are we going to go?" He looked at me with a sly smile and said "Yes its Friday tomorrow and you'll see, dress for a party... "
-Friday 5:00 PM-
I was putting on a Black Tank Top, Blue Jeans, and Chucks. Was that the kind of party we were going to? I put my hair up in a ponytail and put on a little eyeliner. It was only 6:30. What else to do? I flicked on Fuse! Kelly, Taylor and David were gone out to a guitar tech class at the college so I was alone until 7.
-At 7 the Doorbell rings-
He was wearing black pants, a black button up shirt, and a striped tie; and no sun glasses. His Mohawk was perfect, too. "You're Tre' Cool?" He laughed and said "The one and only." I was so confused. Why he would ask me on a date? "I know," he smiled, "why would I ask you on a date. Because you're just Danielle; you don't try to be someone else." I smiled and he goes "I brought you something." He pulled a bouquet of roses and a pair of his drumsticks out and I said "They're so beautiful, Thank you!" We both busted out laughing. "C'mon lets go." He said
-In the Car-
He had his arm across the seat in his SUV; He had on some band but I couldn't hear. We pulled into a club parking lot and he ran around and opened my door. "Madam?" He stuck his hand out and we laughed. He put his arm on my shoulder and we walked in the club. He asked what I wanted to drink then paused. "How old are you?" "I'm 24" I replied. "Oh okay, what do you want to drink?" I thought for a minute, "Whatever you get I'll have." He smiled and went off. I looked around at the crowded club and a tap was felt on my shoulder. "Here you go" he handed me a Cheech and we sat down at a table. "So is it good" I smiled and nodded my head
-11:30-
We danced and drank a lot, well not me. I had his keys (he "over drank") He wobbled out to the car and got into the passengers side. I hopped into his car and started the drive to my place.
-At Danielle's place-
"C'mon lets go to sleep" I told Tre. "Mmkay" he mumbled. He pulled off his jeans and his shirt so that he was in his boxers. I went to the bathroom and put on pajama pants and a tank top. I was lucky I guess, but I had to share a room with Kelly. Taylor and David were dating so they shared a room.
I crawled into the bed and shut my eyes. I felt him turn towards me and whisper "come here." I rolled over and told him "this was our fist date," he laughed and said "I know, that's not what I meant." We both laughed and he said "Really though, come here." I scooted over to him and he wrapped his arms around me. He was warm and his skin was so soft. He tucked my hair behind my ear and shut his eyes. I ran my fingers through his hair and messed up his Mohawk and shut my eyes too. We fell asleep tangled in each others arms. I know we had just met but it felt like I had known him forever.
-The next morning-
I had got up and made coffee and Lucky Charms. He dragged into the kitchen where Taylor, Kelly and David sat. He walked over to me and whispered in my ear "good morning." And kissed my lightly on the neck. Omigod he kissed me! He sat in a chair next to Kelly.
"Are you THE Tre' Cool?" Taylor asked Tre looked at me and smiled "Yeah. I am." Taylor choked on her coffee and Kelly look at me like "What the fuck?" David sat there and stared for a while until he got up and walked over to Taylor and sat down. "Can we go practice or something?" Tre asked. I laughed and said "sure."
We practiced for hours until he said "Crap, I need to go pick up Frank and Ramona." I smiled and said "Okay, I had a lot of fun." Then he made it all better "Can I have your digits so I can call you. We can go on a real date, not a party." I grinned and told him my cell number. He grabbed his clothes and headed out. As I opened the door for him he turned around and pecked me on the lips and walked off. I hollered good bye and he hollered back "I'll call you later today!"
-That evening-
Holiday went off on my phone. "Hello?" I said into the phone "Hey!" it was Tre. I smiled and said "Hey! What's up?"
"Oh the kids want to go to the pool tomorrow. Do you want to come?"
"Do you think they'll mind?"
"Nah."
"Okay"
"Good Ill pick you up at noon"
"Okay"
"Talk to you later"
"Bye"
"Bye"
-At the pool-
"Ramona, don't run! You'll break your neck!" Ramona and Frankito ran and hopped into the pool. Tre' Pulled off his shirt and hopped in. "C'mon! It's great in here!" I was scared because well, I WAS WEARING A BIKINI IN FRONT OF TRE FRIGGIN' COOL you would freak too.
"Um... OK!" I hollered back. I pulled off my tee shirt. I guess I liked my bathing suit. It was black and tied so y'know.
After I got used to the water Ramona blurted out to her dad "Daddy, Are you going to marry Danielle?" he smiled and looked at me and then told Ramona. "Maybe someday, but right now we are just close friends." I smiled and we started playing Marco Polo. He was hollering Marco! And we all hollered back POLO! Then Tre grabbed me around my waist and held on. His eyes blinked open and he laughed "Got CHA!" We kept looking at each other and he slid his hand across my back and then back again; but this time I felt his pinky only slip into my bikini bottoms and then Frankito said 'COME ON DADDY!" "I'm coming" he laughed back.
-Driving home-
Ramona and Frankito were watching the lion king so Tre and I basically had the car to ourselves. He put his hand in mine and closed his fingers around my hand.
When we got home Ramona and Frankito went to play with the Playstation 2. Tre and I stayed in the kitchen and talked. "Danni, will you stay here with me tonight?" he smiled and he had this look in his eyes like "don't ever leave." "I will, yeah. I'll stay with you tonight." He pulled me into a hug. It wasn't a friendly hug really, it was tender and close. He drove me to my place and I packed some clothes and we drove back to his place.
-At Tre's place.-
My phone rang and I question into it 'Hello?" "Hey Danni, its Kelly"
"Hey Kel, what's up?"
"I know you're busy with Tre, but we have practice every Sunday, which is tomorrow."
"I'll be there, don't worry"
Well, the day went by and we fell asleep in his King Sized bed. I laid my head on his chest and curled up to him. He stroked my hair softly as we slowly fell asleep.
-At practice-
"1234!" I yelled and clicked my sticks as we started to play our songs. Tre' appeared in the door way WITH MIKE. Kelly looked at me and we wrapped it up. We got a two man applause. Mike started talking to Kelly about god-knows-what, and Tre walked over to me and laughed at them. "We could go on a double date." He glanced at me and looked back at Mike and Kelly. "It would take his mind off of work... " I thought about for a second... "sounds cool." "Okay." Tre finished. On Friday (its was Sunday when he asked) we all loaded up in Tre's SUV and went out to eat then went to the club me and Tre went to at first.
-Mike and Kelly-
Mike and Kelly were pretty close for a first date. LOTS of dirty dancing...hmmmm.
-Back at Tre's place-
We pulled the couch out into a bed for Mike and Kelly to sleep in. Tre and I went upstairs to go to bed. When we got in bed he told me "Danni, I Love you. I know we've only dated for 2 weeks but I feel like I've known you forever." I smiled and told him "I feel the same way Tre, I love you too." He pulled me over on top of him and he kissed me long and tender. He stroked my hair until we both fell asleep.
-Next Morning-
Mike and Kelly were both asleep when we walked into the living room. "Good" he smiled. He pulled me into a hug, which turned into a kiss, which turned into something more. We stumbled back to his room and locked the door be hind us.
-Later On that same day-
"God you two are loud!" Mike told us as we came out of Tre's room. "Who us?" Tre oh-so-innocently-told Mike. "Whatever" Mike laughed.
Well as soon as we knew it
Days turned into weeks,
Weeks turned into months,
And 7 months had passed in a romantic blur.
Taylor and David broke up for the sake of the band
We got a record deal
And life for Mike and Kelly and
Tre and Me was
Well,
Perfect!
"TRE! DAN! SHE'S PREGNANT. KELLY'S PREGNANT! I'M GOING TO BE A DAD AGAIN!!!!!" Mike was running through the house like a monkey on crack. Tre and I laughed and he said "Oh, by the way I have a surprise for you!" He got down on his knees and said "We've dated for 7 months. I love you and you love me, I hope, so... " He pulled out a ring and stuck it on my finger, "Danielle, Will you marry me?"
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