Wait Becca called Can you play an E first Sure I said I found the note The keyboard hummed a low E Becca twisted a peg on her guitar She plucked a string over and over It finally sounded like the keyboard Then she tuned the other strings Maggie sat behind my dad’s old drum set She twirled one of her drumsticks It spun out of her hand and hit the floor Oops she said 2
I’ll get it Scarlet yelled She handed the stick to Maggie Then Scarlet began warming up her voice Do mi so do mi so do she sang We don’t have a mic in my basement but Scarlet’s aunt has one She is a singer Wow At my house Scarlet sings into my hairbrush She likes to practice with something in her hand Ready said Becca Me too called Maggie I was born ready Scarlet said confidently Here we go I said 3
I played the notes in a chord one at a time Then I moved on to another chord I tried to keep the beat even Maggie took up the beat on her kick drum Becca watched my hands She strummed her guitar to fit the rhythm
At first Scarlet listened Then she sang Once I was inside a box There I met a crazy fox He told me I had chicken pox Maggie bent over and giggled Her foot slid off the pedal for the kick drum Scarlet turned to face her singing Maggie we need that beat or else you have to smell my feet 5
