Chapter 41: Sweet Sound - Lemuel

She leads me out of her suite and across the hall into the opposite suite. I can see why she’s brought me in here right away. The first thing that catches my attention in this suite is a spectacular-looking crystal grand piano. She leads me over to it and I take a moment to take in the beauty of this mesmerizing instrument. You can see every wire, every key, every chord. Everything is stripped away revealing the truth behind the magical music it creates, and yet, there is so much beauty in this clarity. Sun streams in and bounces off its smooth surface making it shine like a magnificent jewel.

“You play?” I ask her.

She smiles shaking her head, but the smile doesn’t reach her eyes. They look sad as they appear to recall a fond memory as she affectionately caresses the piano, “This was my mother’s. My father gifted it to her when she announced she was pregnant with me. I grew up surrounded by the sound of music. She played almost every day. The music stopped the day she died,” she sa