love at first sight

the first time edward sees a piano,

he is three,

and he's at church.

he climbs up on the smooth wooden bench and presses the black and ivory keys

and it doesn't take him long to realize that each key makes a different sound

and while his mother talks to the pastor

he plays with the sounds until he hits a few that sound right together

and suddenly the music is just flowing out of him,

flowing from a place of calm and joy that he may never truly find,

and before he knows it he's taking lessons

and before he gets out of preschool he is a

prodigy.

julliard is the best thing that ever happens to him

(except for bella,

wonderful,

perfect bella)

but he gets kicked out when his piano breaks

and he can't find the place the music flows from anymore

and while he's looking his fist finds its way

into the instructor's overblown,

tomato-shaped head.