Bandorchestra

I have a story to tell all of you! Now listen carefully... I'm a terrible and cheesy writer.

It was a warm afternoon, while Cindy was waiting to go to Barracudas, her swim club. Suddenly, a phone call started ringing.
"Hey, Dad, can you get that?" she said to her father. She sprawled herself across the top of her sofa.
"It's from the Brighton Central School District," her father handed the phone to her just as he pressed the "Talk" button. Cindy sighed and answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi, is this Cindy?" a husky male voice asked. "This is Mr. Hoyt. How are you?"
Cindy blinked. Why was Mr. Hoyt calling? Did she get in trouble somehow... Did something happen to the school... did she have MRS. CAMP???? "Erm... good. How are you?"
"I'm good. I'm just calling to tell you that this year, there's a schedule conflict, and you can't take both orchestra AND band. And you're the only one who takes both. So you have to pick one."
Cindy was shocked. Pick one? The concept was so absolutely foreign that Cindy was confused. "Wait... huh?"
"You're the ONLY ONE out of... about 67 others. So talk it over with your parents and give me a call back, alright? Do you have a pencil to write down the number?"
"Er..." Cindy jumped up and grabbed a piece of loose paper and a pencil. "Yes, now I do."
Mr. Hoyt told Cindy the number. Cindy just had one question left. "Um... do you know... why I can't take both?"
"Why?" Mr. Hoyt sounded taken back. "Oh, it's because this year band and orchestra are at the same time. That's the only reason why. And you're the only one."
After the polite goodbyes, Cindy slumped down into a chair. Her mind felt numb and dizzy, as if she had a fever. She held her head in her hands. She couldn't even think. Pick one? Wasn't Emma in both? It must mean that she already quit one. Cindy could guess that Emma chose orchestra. But...
Barracudas sounded like a very good idea at the moment.

I can't BELIEVE I've gotta pick one! I...

Okay, here are the reasons why I want to stay in both:

Orchestra
PRO: Food at parties, lots of friends, take private lessons, in chamber, have 2 violins so doesn't have to bring a violin every other day, gonna continue in orchestra in high school anyways, parents like concerts
CON: homework, projects, not very many good/famous/popular songs, poor players

Band
PRO: Good songs, enjoy learning from Mrs. Dodge, lots of guys in band, lots of people in general, no homework, good players
CON: No time to practice, lessons are a waste of time, flute is boring

Here's my situation: I would have quit band in high school anyways because I am told that I'm not allowed to play both. I take private lessons for violin, so I am obviously more advanced in that instrument. I don't want to hurt Mrs. Dodge's feelings. She's a great person, and I still have questions for her. Like, namely, did she have Dan in middle school/was he good/what did he play? Although I could just ask Samantha or someone else for that information. She has a brother in high school that's in the same grade as Dan.

I just don't want any hard feelings! I love Mrs. Dodge as a band director!

Holy Lord or whoever is up there, please help!