tuning the drum kit

papa & polly went to maddie's house after school so they could break down her drum kit & move it back to polly's house. luckily maddie's mama was out shopping so when maddie explained what was going on to miss rosa their housekeeper she got the doorman to help carry the drums out to the lobby. bob came around with the town car & drove everybody downtown to polly's building where they loaded everything into the elevator & brought it up polly's house. maddie & papa set up the drum kit while polly watched & thought about putting on her rollerblades.

then papa gave maddie his electric drum kit & a pair of headphones & said she could borrow them so she could practice in her bedroom & not make any noise. maddie looked sad like she was gonna cry & polly thought maybe she was thinking about how she missed her own papa. but papa said it was ok kid, take it, i never use it & maddie said ok thanks & hugged him. polly smiled & was proud of papa but she didn't know why. she just knew he had done a good thing.

afterwards maddie had to go so polly walked her downstairs where bob was waiting with the town car & maddie hugged her too & said she'd email her later. polly went back upstairs & put on her rollerblades. she skated around the loft while papa played maddie's drums.

papa said he was tuning the drum kit.