"Hot afternoon it passes 100 degrees.
But in the building it cooler
The fans are on and blowing
Maribel smiles as she greets the new group of students off the bus
When she goes to check the set-up there he is, ordering volunteers around and being
The nature leader he is, make sure the ship doesn't go down."
*
Maribel came out of the dressing room with her Uniform on. Raymond hands her a walkie-talkie and also one Syd.
Maribel in the zone as the day goes on. Tour buses coming in gave a bright smile, even if some directors are snobs and have no manners. She comes from money, but she never acts like this.
So entitled, like she was better or if she is royalty. That is the one she liked about herself, that she is nothing like them, and she never will be, and she takes pride in that.
She makes sure no one is playing in the parking lot or brings any cases or personal belongings in.
It cut down on the risk of a bad rating or a situation with a rich entitled kid having a meltdown.
She suggests that they brought themselves and the instrument they play.
*
Maribel leads them in and while that is happening, Ava leads another group out, and they flowed in a way that was nice.
But they all knew nothing would stay perfect for long.
*
"Your Dance room is huge, thanks for hosting." A chaperone said to Maribel and Raymond.
Maribel had heard that many times that day, but her response was always the same.
"You're welcome and have a great time at the water park." She said with a bright smile, this was after Raymond gave them their Scores.
She gets up from her chair, looks at the time, and saw it was time for the Washington group.
They were a group of students from a high school that came to perform for the Music and Fun festival program.
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It was time for their five-minute warning, Maribel walks down the hall to the warm-up room, she peeks in, and looks at the group then at the director.
The director made eye contact with her.
"I just want to let you know this is your five-minute warning." She said this with a warm smile, but it was a front, it was a mask she wore to seem less intimidating.
She loved Volunteering, but sometimes she hated the way she had to kiss their asses to make the program she love so much thrive.
*
Maribel had just given orders to the other guides and told a few of the Stage crew to shut the fuck up, she needed coffee or a distraction whichever comes first would be great.
She stands in the hall, she breathes in deeply, and that is when she feels someone's presence there on her arm. She turned her head and looked at Syd.
He looks happy, and carefree, something that she needs right now.
"Syd, what do you want?" She said trying to sound irritated
"quiero tu amistad." Syd responds in a fake seriousness.
"está bien tenerlo."
Maribel knew what game he was playing at, so she decided to play along.
"oh me va bien te voy a molestar." He joked
"de acuerdo, hágalo entonces."
Syd starts leading his weight onto her.
That is when she takes both her hands and clans around his hip area.
Maribel starts to apply pressure.
Syd reacts immediately to the pressure.
"Ow"
"That's what happens when you want to bother me?" Maribel told him when he started trying to escape.
She smiles, and it wasn't one of the fake ones she had put on all day. It was a genuine one.
He made her smile even when she was pissed to hell.
Samu and Matías looked at them as they came out of the band room, they were bickering about what time to take lunch.
But it shortly came to an end because of the scene in front of them.
"Oh look at lover boy." Samu said after a moment of silence.
Maribel looked over at them, "Shut up Samu." She said as she let go of Syd.
She looks at the clock, it was 12:40. It was a good time to take lunch.
"How about we take that lunch boys?"