章 12: First day of band camp

I set my instrument down to match the pattern of cases to the left of mine, and my water jug facing outward so that the logo on the side was showing proudly. I jogged into the field to join every one in the morning cardio. The small pup followed me and sat by the spot I'd been jogging in place. He looked confused and tired. I started at the puppy who had been looking around at all the students curiously. He looked at me and started walking laps around me. I giggled as the puppy started running when we were told to sprint. I got an odd look from the fish to my left, he was the only other person in the back row with me due to our section's unusual size and lack of rows to accommodate it. I simply continued chuckling at the silly pup. Eventually he stopped caring and looked away shaking his head. After our cardio we went in to our dance routine, then broke off into sections to work on body break down, and when we came back together to discuss high mark time. About two minutes into the discussion my vision went blurry and I couldn't seem to stand up right. Someone, I don't remember who because I couldn't focus, walked over and asked if I was alright. I said I was fine and forced my self into proper marching posture. I got noxious and the pup at my side had started pushing me toward the front side line. I hesitated until I started gagging. At that point I made it off the field before vomiting. The drum major in charge of keeping track of who sits out of practice walked over to me and wrote my name down. He handed me a paper towel for me to wipe myself clean of the mess. The director took note of what had happened and had an assistant director ask me some questions. He tried to figure out the cause of my sudden nausea. I told him about me not eating much before practice and he agreed that was the case. I sat in the shade with my jug by my side. I felt noxious just keeping my head held up. I slumped over with my head between my knees. It got better quickly and I wanted to go back on the field. I could concentrate on the task at hand rather than the gross taste in my mouth. I asked for permission and was granted it. The puppy had been sitting by my side the entire time and looking intently at the field of students. I jogged on to the field and joined in on their marching practice. The puppy ran over and sat down out of the way staring at me practicing. We got a break around the halfway point of practice. We were allowed a twenty minute break and told to find some shade.