Part 2: Piano at the Music Room
The principal was, how do I term it, hmmmm… eccentric, I guess, and very touchy. When I arrived at the office, the principal welcomed me with a warm hug. He said to dropped the honorifics and call him Shio since they are the same age as Oska. "I never knew you were so cute." The principal exclaimed and pinched my cheeks. I tried to get away and oh my god, this is sexual harassment. Finally, his secretary coughed so loud in order to get the principal's attention.
"Oh yeah" the principal finally looked away and ushered me inside and what happens next changed my life. Sitting next to the principal's table was three men. Two with towering height and one with a small physique just like me. All of them look like a model. When I greeted them, they have a shocked look on their face. Was I too stunning that they become speechless?
Before the principal introduced me, one of them came to me and hugged me. He called me Ren. I tried to struggle away from him and insisted that he got the wrong person, that I am not Ren. Before I knew it, he kissed me, on the LIPS!
When he entered the room, I cannot believe my eyes. Ren is here. He is here, alive and smiling. My mind went blank and I just approached him and hugged him. Ken and Cris were shocked as I am. However, he insisted that I got the wrong person, that he is not Ren. I looked at him and I am sure that he is Ren. I kissed him to prove that the hearts never forgets that I really love him but all I got was a slap.
"Pervert!" I yelled and slapped him. The principal intervened and introduced me again but to no avail that beast is insisting that I am Ren. Out of embarrassment, I run out. Who the hell would kiss a guy out of the blue? This is gonna be a crazy year.
When I cooled down and ensured that beast and his companion were no longer there, I returned to the office to get the belongings I left and to know where I will be staying. Oska said that there will be a dorm in this school so I need not to worry. However, I never thought what the principal was thinking.
He just decided that I will be rooming with the beast that attacked me. He explained that since it's the middle of the year, all the rooms were occupied and only two rooms were available. Ken and Cris will be rooming together (so that's the name of his companion) and Akio (the beast) and I will be sharing a room together. The principal joked that the room is spacious enough for me to build a wall. I sighed and accept this misfortune.
True enough, the room was spacious with its own restroom and study area. There is also a space for any musical instrument. When I entered the room, I was relieved that the beast was not there. I unpacked immediately and walked out the room. I plan to return late so that I will not confront Akio.
I roamed the dorms and found that there are music and dance rooms. There were also art rooms where painting materials of all kinds are available. One that struck me the most is the room with a beautiful piano. I entered the room and was happy that no one is around. After I sold my piano, I never played again. Remembering the past, the first thing I played was my favorite, my mother's lullaby. It was a simple tune but it calms my heart every time I play it.
That melody… that tune… Akio stopped his conversation with Cris when he heard that tune. He run towards the sound and stopped at the door. "This is definitely Ren." Akio assured Cris and opened the door and rushed to the pianist. He hugged him from behind and promised himself that he will never let go this time.
Sun was really shocked when someone hugged him from behind. He intends to slap whoever was hugging him but was stopped when he heard him crying the name "Ren" and "I miss you" over and over again. It took him a minute to face the man. It was Akio again. He sighed and said "I am not Ren and I think you're mistaken." He stood up leaving the room.
"If you're not Ren, then, how come you know this music? How come you look like him?" He yelled to Sun. "I do not know him. Please leave me alone!" Sun replied angrily and left the room. "then, how come my heart recognizes you?" Akio whispered.