Maybe He Just Likes You

On the day of the fall concert, Mila enters the band room with a “fluttery stomach” (237). The band students are instructed to line up at the door and walk onto the stage, one section at a time. Samira wishes Mila luck and then goes to join her section. When Mila lines up with the other trumpet kids, she notices that Callum is again standing too close to her. Right before they walk on stage, Callum whispers that he can “see right through [Mila’s] shirt” (240), which causes the other boys to laugh.

Mila is unnerved as she takes to the stage with the other trumpet players. She knows that Callum was trying to upset her and make her think that all of her practice wouldn’t matter and that “all anyone will notice is what’s under [her] shirt” (241). Mila can’t get past the comment, and as the concert begins, she decides to use her voice. When Callum stands for his trumpet solo, Mila blasts a loud note on her trumpet. Callum is shocked, but he tries to continue. Mila interrupts him again, and the