Milo, Jennifer, and the rest of the band enter the rehearsal space. The teens look around, observing their surroundings before setting their bags down. Milo walks over to the music stands to begin setting up for band practice.
Nicki: This is such a huge space! *to Jennifer* Does Nate and his brothers host rehearsals for the New York Philharmonic or something?
Jennifer laughs as she rolls her eyes.
Jennifer: Dude, this is going to be the space where stardom is born; I can feel it!
Milo rolls his eyes as he continued to set up. He takes one of the microphone stands from the storage closet and brings it to the center.
Nicki: Thanks for helping us get the rehearsal space! I feel like this space is going to inspire us to put on even a bigger and better performance.
Milo: *annoyed* Alright, the space isn’t that great.
Nicki looks at Jennifer; Jennifer rolls her eyes as she started to get her things together for the practice. Nicki looks at Danny, sharing a confused look on their faces.
Milo: Alright, we’re going to start off the practice with “Once Again”.
Milo looks around the space for a microphone.
Milo: We need a microphone; where do they keep the microphones?
Jennifer: I don’t know, he—
Milo: We need microphones in order to practice; why wouldn’t he have the mics out already—
Jennifer: *annoyed* Take a chill pill; I’ll go ask somebody if they can help us get the microphones—
Milo: *mumbles* So unprofessional.
Jennifer turns around and looks at Milo. She shakes her head and leaves the rehearsal room. Nicki is now annoyed at Milo.
Nicki: Cool it, Milo.
Milo: *dismissive* Whatever.
Shortly after, Jennifer comes back into the space; this time she is accompanied by Nate. Milo is fuming in his place.
Jennifer: *talking to Nate* So, yeah; we were looking to see where you kept the mics for rehearsals?
Nate greets everyone in the space; Milo is the only one that doesn’t greet him back.
Nate: Uhm, yeah; they should be in the tech closet that Milo is near.
The teens look at the closet next to Milo. Milo turns the knob of the closet door and opens it without any issues.
Jennifer: Ugh, you’re a lifesaver, Nate! Thanks again for letting us rehearse in here today.
Nate: No problem! I’m here if you guys need anything else. *looks at Jennifer* you know where to find me.
Nate walks out of the rehearsal space as everyone said their ‘goodbyes’; of course, Milo doesn’t say anything.
Milo: Alright, let’s finally rehearse that number after killing half of our rehearsal time looking for these dumb mics.
Jennifer rolls her eyes and walks to her position next to the microphone stand. There’s clearly tension in the space between Milo and Jennifer. Danny doesn’t intervene, but the tension continues to bother Nicki throughout the practice.
Milo begins to count down the rest of the band to start the song, Nicki, Danny, and Milo begin playing their instruments. Jennifer stands there, not really feeling the lyrics of the song. Milo watches Jennifer sing the song without any passion behind the words, ultimately halting the rehearsal process.
Milo: Stop, stop, stop. *to Jennifer* Yo Pep, you’re good?
Jennifer: Great, actually. I don’t think the lyrics to this song are any good.
Nicki and Danny watch the two teens go off on each other. Nicki especially knows the severely of Jennifer’s comment.
Milo: Oh really?
Jennifer: Yes, really. Like what is even “I woke up today, I woke up wide awake” even mean? Isn’t that a bit repetitive?
Milo: *annoyed* It’s a song, not a friggin’ ELA essay; it’s not suppose to make sense—
Jennifer: It should still make some sort of sense if we’re trying to portray an image to our audience. *goes on a tangent* The other day, I was hanging out with Nate while he was writing lyrics for a song and I was able to visibly see the image through the words that he was writing.
Milo: *annoyed* Well maybe then you should be the lead singer in his band instead of ours… Oh, wait; they already have a lead singer and it’s not you.
Jennifer: *defensive* Maybe you should get tutoring from Nate to write— oh, wait; you’re not in AP English with Nate for him to even help you.
Milo: If you don’t want to be in this band, then why are you even here?
Jennifer: If you didn’t want me to be in this band, then why did you ask for my hep to find us a space to rehearse?
Milo: You were the one that didn’t want to do them in your garage because your dad is around now and you hate his guts—
Nicki: *scolds* Milo!
Jennifer: *to Nicki* Don’t even bother, let him speak his mind! *to Milo* Your parents have a whole basement we can use but your dad is always complaining how his son is talentless and wasting his place playing in some stupid band!
Nicki: Pep!
Milo: *to Nicki* Nah, it’s fine! Let her talk! Let her try to explain her plan when this guy breaks her heart like the 15 other guys she’s crushed on in the past and come back to me crying as if I haven’t warned her for the first 14 times that these guys want nothing but a girl who comes off as being easy!
Jennifer: Like Gwen, right?
Milo is taken back by Jennifer’s comment since it came out of nowhere. Nicki is now furious and begins to pack up her things. Jennifer and Milo both look at Nicki as she does.
Nicki: I quit.
Jennifer: What do you mean you quit?
Nicki: I mean I quit! I am not going to be a part of this band where you guys do nothing but yell at each other an come for each other’s heads when I’m working my ass off getting us these gigs in the first place! You guys can figure out a bassist for this show, because I refuse to keep being in the middle of you two and your stupid arguments!
Milo: Nicki, you don’t mean that—
Nicki: Watch me.
Nicki storms out of the rehearsal space as Milo and Jennifer watch. Danny begins to pack his things up too.
Jennifer: *to Danny* You’re not staying either?
Danny takes a moment before he answers Jennifer’s question.
Danny: With all due respect, I think you guys have to figure out your issues before all of us can come together as a band. I’m here to play some music and do something fun with Nicki and you guys, but if Nicki’s backing out of the band, then I am too.
Jennifer: Dude, are you serious?
Danny nodded his head as he walked out of the rehearsal space as well. Jennifer and Milo stand in the space, feeling awkward. Milo shook his head as he started to get his things together. Before he leaves he space, he hands Jennifer a twenty dollar bill, paying for the rented space.
Milo: Tell Nate we’re not gonna be needing the space for practice anymore.
Milo walks out of the rehearsal room; his mind is racing at 100 miles per hour, thinking about everything that was said today.
Milo: *confused* Why would she even mention Gwen?
Milo flipped open his Sidekick and immediately went on AIM to see if Nicki was still logged in. She wasn’t. He took a deep breath and sees an unread message from Gwen from an half an hour ago.
GwennyPenny: I hope band practice is going well, rockstar! XD
Milo smiled at the message and then immediately signs, not answering the instant message.
Letters From Liz. 