Chapter 4
The bell rang as the sign of the end of the day. I rushed out with the remaining crowds of students with my backpack and made my way through my locker. The winter came in through the halls and wind gushed in blowing my hair. I gave a cold shiver as I unlock my locker. A hand reached upward from my head to the top locker. "Excuse me."
That voice sounded familiar… I turned around and I stared. Roderich looked down on me with his artist's brushwork smile. "I'm sorry but the top is my locker " He face blushed and I relies he was trying to reach his locker.
"oh I'm sorry." I step away and Roderich reached out. I realized he had one strand of hair sticking out from his head and his long legs easily help him reach his locker. One more time...I want to see him play the violin one more time!...
"I want to come over by your house tonight because I 'm nervous about the upcoming recital and I want everyone to see how much music means to the school."
Roderich looked back with a twinkle in his eyes. Wow his eyes looked better up-close. "Sure I'm available and not only I play the violin I also have much experience with the piano." He plays piano!? He leans over and his lips were inches from my cheek. "I never realized I met anyone here who has this deep sea passion for music like me and I believe you look beautiful today. " My cheeks blush and from the corner of my eye, he smiled.
Roderich grabbed a couple of books from his locker. I went over and I hugged him. Roderich looked down at me expected to be angry but to my disbelief he smiled and blush. I moved away, thanked him and I left.
I got lost a couple of times to look for his house. I clearly have no sense of direction but luckily I found his house at a corner of the public library nearby and a cafe two blocks down. Wow Roderich picked a good place to buy his house... I look up from a two point perspective and gazed. His house was three floors high decorated the tiles were antique late Victorian style and the sides of the house were arch half circle walls sticking out with arch windows planted against them. The violet curtains were drawn apart revealing a beautiful long grand piano with the wings perched up and a boy was playing with the keys. Roderich.
I walk through the small passageway decorated with flowers and a small black bench on marble floor from the left of the house and beside it a black street lantern. I walk up to the door and knock. There was a short pause and I flash of smile to see Roderich standing of the other side of the door. "Please come in." I made my way in and following Roderich inside I was taken by surprise to find the windows are larger than the ones outside and the hallways were decorated in paintings. The only ones I recognized were Maria Theresa and Dutch Ferdinand with his wife Sophia. "Would you care for tea or coffee?" I looked back to see Roderich carrying a try a tea cups and coffee. "Coffee please."
I sat down on a table with Roderich and he place the coffee by my side. "Your house is very beautiful Roderich and thank you for inviting me over." Roderich sipped his coffee. He had this gentleman posture not like any boys I often see. The word etiquette describes him perfectly for his character but I wanted to find out more.
Roderich place his cup down. "Thank you _y/n_,its been a while since I have a guest over since I moved here." So he's been lonely like how I often felt. "Roderich I want to say thank you for treating me kindly I never experience any boy to treat me this way but you are just very kind." He smiled and said, " _y/n_, the other boys are unlucky because they never have the chance to meet a wonderful person you really are."
I wanted to cry right then because he been so nice to me. "Thank you Roderich I believe I am lucky to have you as my friend."
"I want to explain this to you now because I don't want you to loose my trust and I want you to be able to get to know me more." I nodded. If its anything other than he murdered anybody or does drugs etc, i don't mind.
He sigh and said," I was force to marry other countries in the past but please don't be frightened I am not gay or had any feelings for anyone I am now,thank goodness, a independent country." I made a small laugh and said,"I am not frightened or bothered Roderich and I understand if its hard for you to marry somebody you are not in love with." Like my parents!
After we finished our meal Roderich stood up and said,"Lets begin practicing on our upcoming performance." I nodded and stood up walk over were my backpack were hanging from a hook and my violin case to the side and followed Roderich through the hallway were I say the two portraits of the once Austrian rulers and followed Roderich to the glossy black piano greeting in delight from the afternoon sun,waiting for fresh new hands to eagerly play a new song.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Whew! I got this done better! Please review! Thank you for reading this and wait until the next chapter in this month. I can do two chapters in a month so check back often! Happy New Year!