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join
me?”
    “Yeah, I
guess,” I answered. He was a nice guy, so I figured it couldn’t
hurt to get to know him better. I wouldn’t mind being his friend, I
thought.
     

Chapter 5
     
    We went
downstairs to the cafeteria. There were already a few people
sitting down, and there was hot food in serving dishes on the
tables and empty plates in front of the chairs. I looked around for
Jack but didn’t see him. I saw Sydney and waved to her. She was
sitting with a tall dark girl with black hair who looked annoyed at
something.
    We sat at an
empty table and filled our plates with food, which looked healthy
but good. I noticed a lot of people looking at us, and many waved
or said hello to Michael. He smiled and waved back, always
friendly.
    “You seem to
know a lot of people here,” I commented before taking a bite of
salad.
    “I guess I do.
I know almost everyone in my year, and quite a few in other years.
I’ve been involved in a lot of school activities.”
    “Like what?” I
asked.
    “We have a play
here every year and I’ve been in it both years I’ve been here, and
I’m on the swim team. I also started a band here with a couple of
friends last year, though we only played a show once.”
    That was
certainly interesting, I thought. I didn’t know too many other
people who played music. “What’s it called?”
    “Light’s
Kingdom. Don’t ask me why; I didn’t come up with it,” he said
smiling. “It was Pat’s idea. He’s the drummer. He’s good at what he
does, so I couldn’t argue too much with his choice. Have to keep
the talent happy.” He laughed.
    “Oy, are you
bragging about our band to this beautiful young lady?” asked a tall
gangly blond guy who had come up behind Michael. “Just because
you’re the lead singer doesn’t mean you get all the credit, you
know.” He winked in my direction and sat down beside me and
immediately began piling his plate with enough food to feed a
family of four.
    “I’m trying to
bulk up a bit,” he explained when he saw me staring.
    Another guy,
who had just sat down beside Michal, laughed. “You’ve been trying
to bulk up for years. Don’t you think it’s time you gave up?”
    “Hey, I’ll have
you know I’ve gained a whole kilogram in the past two months,” he
said indignantly. He turned to Michael. “Aren’t you going to
introduce us to your new friend?”
    “Sure. This is
Juliet. Juliet, that’s Leon and this is Patrick, both my band
mates.” Leon was the gangly guy sitting beside me, and Patrick was
the guy sitting beside Michael. He looked Native American, but I
couldn’t be sure.
    “Pleasure to
meet you,” Leon said, sticking out his hand. I put my hand in his
thinking he’d shake it, but instead he brought it to his lips and
kissed it. I pulled my hand away, embarrassed.
    “Leon, behave
yourself,” Patrick scolded, but he was grinning.
    “Hey, I was
just being a gentleman,” was his reply. He winked at me again and
then started devouring his plate of food.
    “Do you play
any instruments?” Patrick asked me.
    “She’s a
musical genius. She can play the piano in a way I’ve never heard
before,” Michael answered for me before I had a chance to
respond.
    “You should try
out for our band, then. We need a new keyboard player. Our last one
graduated last year, and we’re planning on holding auditions next
week.”
    “No thanks,” I
answered. “I don’t really enjoy playing other people’s music.”
    “Why not?” Leon
asked between bites.
    “I play to
express my own feelings,” I explained. “I have a hard time doing
that when I’m playing a song that’s about someone else, or in some
cases about nothing at all. I find it kind of boring.”
    “Well, just
think about it,” Michael said. “We really could use you.”
    “Do you ever
write music?” Patrick asked.
    “Not really. I
only ever did once, and when I finished writing the song I gave it
to my piano teacher to play, but she couldn’t do it. She