Chapter 9
Game Plan
I entered the hall, made sure there was no one there, and slipped in. I smiled as I sat on the seat infront of the piano, next to the stage.
Although in plays, like in my old school, the person playing the piano wouldn't be given the spotlight, I always felt that they are as important as those on stage. In fact, I find that the crews working backstage are more important. Without them, a drama wouldn't have the right feelings or mood.
I lifted my finger, and tried to play the simplest song that the teacher recommended, but I just couldn't.
"Arrgh.." I started pressing the keys hard, frustrated at my inability. 5 years. 5 years I had practised, and all my hard work had gone down the drain just because I hadn't practised for 3 years.
"You're going to spoil the piano like that," A familiar voice shot me straight up, and I ran to hide behind the piano.
"Hahahha! You're funny. I already saw you, so there's no point hiding." A sweet sounding laughter filled the hall.
I sighed and got up. "Please don't tell on me. I really didn't mean to do that to the piano.." But my eyes widened when I realised the voice belonged to Min-ah. "M-min-ah!"
She smiled when she saw my reaction. "Your playing is ho-rri-ble. Why do you even want to play the piano?"
"Shut up," I growled, taking my seat. "You don't even know anything. I bet you don't even know what a piano is."
"Not really." She sat on the seat, pushing me to the far end of the chair.
"Yahh!"
She started playing the piano like nobody's bussiness, and I expected wierd noises to come out, but the beautiful notes of Les Derniers Jours D'Anastasia filled the hall. I looked at her swift and smooth fingers playing the notes, and I could almost feel every emotion coming from the song.
Suddenly, all too soon, the hall lasped into silence. Min-ah swirled around, her hair sprawled across her face as she did so. "That, is what you call music."
I gaped and nodded numbly, not realising I was holding in my breath the whole
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