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“Have you heard the rumors? Gene and Tracy are looking for band mates. Can you imagine? I want to do it! I want to be in their band.”
Kate looked around at all her friends – Katy, Emma, and Alishia, waiting for their eyes to go big. Kate had been sitting on that piece of information for a whole period, and now that they were out in the hall she couldn’t wait to get their reaction.
“Me too!” All three girls said at the same time. They shrieked and looked around to see who might be listening.
“But that would never happen,” Katy said. “They don’t even know we exist.”
“Speak for yourself,” Alisha said, flicking back her brown hair. She just got a new three-layer cut and now she kept playing with it. “Tracy borrowed a pencil from me just yesterday.”
“But I’ll bet she doesn’t know your name,” Katy said. Katy liked to burst people’s bubbles, especially Kate’s. It was like she had to do it because they had the same name, or something.
Emma stood there and nodded with everything Katy said. She hardly ever talked anyway. Cute as a cupie doll, she made Kate think of a blond bobblehead.
“Besides, how would we even do it?” Katy narrowed her green eyes. “I mean, it’s not like we can just walk up and tell them we want to be in their band. They’re like an endangered species. Those four are always off by themselves like they don’t have any friends, but everyone talks about them. It’s like we have ‘Gene, Tracy, Ben, and Lisa’ sightings.”
Great. Katy was on a roll. If Kate let her go on, she’s take up all the time until the next bell and they’d be late for class. Kate just had to interrupt.
“There holding an audition in the band room after school. I’m going.” Kate savored the shocked looks.
“What? You’re going to sing? I’m a better singer,” Alisha said. “What? I’m serious.”
“Gene plays lead guitar, and Tracy plays bass,” Kate ignored the way her friends shoved each other against the lockers. “So I guess I’ll play drums.”
“Drums? You’re kidding.” Alisha pouted. She hated it when anyone did anything she couldn’t.
“They’ll say you can’t because you’re a girl, or something. You won’t make the cut. Do you even know how to play?” Katy waved at the idea like a Valley Girl.
“Yeah. I do.”
Emma, caught between, looked from one of them to another like a puppy who couldn’t tell where the treat went.
“Guys are stronger, so they can play louder. They’ll only want guys. It’s a Rock band, right? They’ll only want guys, except for Tracy.”
“I don’t care. I’m going to try anyway. You guys should, too.”
The bell rang. Kate went off to class, not really caring if they were going to go with her or not. Because this was probably the only chance she’d ever get to hanging out with people as popular as Gene and Tracy. It was worth making a fool of herself just for that.
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Kate is being brave and trying out good for her.
I like the blonde bobblehead comment. I would really like to see Kate get the spot as drummer just to shut Katy up.
Good for her! Besides, physical strength isn’t what makes you loud on drums, after a point. It’s about knowing how to control the bounce and the vibrations.
Why do I have the feeling Gene and Tracy would be shocked at their popularity?!
The blonde bobble head IS a great image.
They would/will be! Even Tracy doesn’t quite get it, and because of the way she dips in and out of the stream of student life, and the way she looks at things, she’s got an inkling.
Go for it Kate.
Kate has got to brave and try. I suppose the important thing is making the attempt, trying, giving your all and even if it doesn’t work out you can have a lot of fun in the process.
ah the will to be popular…why do they want to be popular anyway….teenagers!!
Nice writing Audrey, we really get the feeling how they try to do anything to with the popular gank
A delicious slice of teenage life..and rockin title..thanks also for reminding me of cupie dolls..jae
It’ll be interesting to see Gene and Tracy find out that they are popular! You write such great teens but a few descriptions made me wonder. Valley girl is such an 80′s thing and cupie doll which is even older. Would today’s teens think in those terms or even know what those are?
Great read this week, Alice!
I put Valley Girl in (with some hesitation) because my 16 yo dd used it recently. Apparently it’s been going around on Facebook lately. Cupie doll is probably too far out, as I had to explain what it was to my ds a little while ago. I’ll have to claim artistic license on that one and be more careful in the future. Sorry it threw you.
Is Kate new around these parts?
btw, why hasn’t anyone pointed out that the argument about not letting Kate in ’cause she’s a girl doesn’t hold water. I mean… hello? Tracy?
LOL.
Yes, on both counts. Kate is part of a whole new story arc. I’ve got big plans for her and her friends. And Yes, the cant-do-it-because-she’s-a-girl argument is purely a figment of Katy’s imagination.
oh my….i hope she can really play…not feeling the confidence here…
Actually, Tracy happens to be pretty good on bass guitar. It’s come up in other episodes.
Interesting episode, Alice. You’ve got me curious with the new story line.