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The Piano Lesson- Chapter 3 ------------------------------------------------
"Here I am." I thought as I stood at the doorway of the house, silently waiting, wondering if I should knock. So much has happened in the past 24 hours since I was last here, it's almost as though it were all a dream. I softly knocked on the door, nervously awaiting Ephram to answer.
The door swung open, at eye level I saw nothing, then heard a little voice say,
"Hey Colin, Ephram is in the other room, come in"
It was Delia, smiling with an inviting smile. A smile that also caused a slight twinge in my stomach, I knew nothing would happen, at least nothing like yesterday.
"Hey Colin, in here" I heard Ephram yell from the kitchen.
"Coming. . ." I yelled, silently smirking with the many meaning that could have.
"My dad is leaving to take Delia for riding lessons, he's finally coming through on a promise he made her so they're leaving in a few" he said in an upbeat tone.
"Okay, so what are we playing today?" I said, brushing off what he said. I am not sure why I a putting distance between us right now, I think I'm just nervous.
"Oh, I have a nice concerto for us, I know it's kind of above your level right now, but Chopsticks was so 1st grade!" he said smiling.
"Ephram, we're leaving now, order from Gino Chow's if you get hungry." Dr. Brown said from the living room. "Bye Colin, tell your parents I said hello"
"I will, see you later!" I said, trying to contain my glee.
"So, the concerto. . . I will go, um wait for you at the piano." I said turning to walk out of the room.
"Colin. . ." I heard Ephram pause.
"Yes?" I asked
"About yesterday. . . I just. . . I don't want you to think that was something I normally do, or that it didn't mean something because it did." He softly said, in a sweet and sincere tone.
"Good, because it meant something to me too!" I said, turning to smile toward him.
He leaned in towards me, kissing me softly, sending tingles through out my body. I walked in to the living room, running my fingers lightly over the piano keys, sort of in a daze, only half aware that Ephram had even walked in.
"Amazing. . ." I said softly to myself.
"What's amazing?" Ephram queried.
"Oh, sorry, just talking to myself." I said stunned that he had heard me. He let it go, sensing that it was really just a mindless thought.
"You know Colin, I get it, I mean I understand." Ephram said sympathetically.
"You get what?" I questioned.
"I know what it's like to be forced into living a life you don't choose, surrounded by unfamiliar people." He said. "After my mom died and we moved her, the only person I know is my sister, I never knew my dad and wasn't that interested in getting to, but I don't have a choice."
"Yeah I guess, I never thought about that." I began, "For me, I've been sleeping a thousand it seems, I am now opening my eyes to everything as though it were the first time you, finally being brought to life." I said, for the first time finally understanding and being able to express how I truly felt.
"I can only imagine what that's like, but I want you to know that I will be here for you." He said, his eyes piercing into my soul.
"Now that I know what I was missing, promise me you will help me live, create my life, save me from what others want me to become. I am so tired of living this lie, there is nothing left inside of who they once knew." I said, unloading an enormous amount of pent up frustration.
"I promise, I won't let them trap you into something you aren't, only you can choose how you are from here." Ephram said, as though he were my protector, my savior.
He pulled me close, hugging me, holding me, comforting me. That was all I needed, someone that understood what I need now is to find myself, not be told who I am and how I should act.
"Hey come with me a minute. . ." Ephram said, taking my hand and practically sprinting upstairs with me in tow heading to his room.
"What?" I asked.
"I want you to hear this song, I just really think it will apply here." He said while he opened a cd and put it on.
(*)I heard the slow melody begin and the girls voice began to beautifully sing a song that I could have wrote myself, everything she sang described me and how I felt.
"How can you see into my eyes like open doors
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb
Without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home"
I heard the song continue, it was too much, the passion of the truth of the song and my feeling for him overwhelmed me. I pushed Ephram back onto his bed kissing him passionately. I could hear in the background. . .
"Save me from the nothing I've become
Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life"
"I need you!" I heard Ephram mutter to me in the midst of a kiss.
"You shall have me, always." I said, stopping and laying next to him, all that mattered was being with him. I heard her sing. . .
"Frozen inside without your touch
Without your love darling only you
Are the life among the dead"
"You are my life among those who knew the old me Ephram, my salvation." I said
"As you are mine Colin." Ephram whispered.
I looked and stared so deep into his eyes, I could see something I could relate to, a longing and desire to be accepted and loved. I heard the song end, I couldn't believe that a song could hit so close to home for me, it was like whoever she was, she wrote it for me.
"What is that song?" I asked.
"Oh, it's called 'Bring Me To Life' by Evanescence. When you were talking to me downstairs, some of the things you said were echoing in my mind, it was like that song was speaking from your heart, I thought you should hear it." He said.
"Well, you have saved me from the nothing I could have become, and for that I thank you, you are bringing me to life!" I said.
We just laid there, absorbing everything, being in each other's silence was comforting, it was like we didn't even need words, our souls communicated. I closed my eyes, draping my arm across his chest to rest.
The next thing I knew, I opened my eyes and it was dark outside, I awoke from the sound of the downstairs door closing.
"Ephram, Ephram your dad is home, what time is it?" I said in a low panic.
"What?" he said groggily. "It's 7:30, we must have fallen asleep." He said yawning. Ephram quickly sat up and turned his light on. Dr. Brown opened the door to see us both sitting on the bed looking half-asleep.
"Oh, Colin, you're here, are you staying the night?" he asked.
"Yeah, I asked him to, if that's okay with you." Ephram said before I could even mutter a word.
"Of course, I picked up a pizza, so you guys just come down and we'll eat." He said walking out of the room.
"I better call my parents." I said.
"Okay, I'll meet you down there." Ephram said smiling and kissing my forehead lightly.
I called my parents, everything was fine with them so I headed downstairs and saw Delia sitting at the table eating a slice of pizza. Ephram was getting a coke and Dr. Brown was putting on a pot of coffee to brew. For a second, it felt like a real family to me, something I still have not felt with my own family.
After dinner Ephram and I said we would go pick up dessert and headed to the grocery store. I turned the isle for the frozen desserts and ran straight into Bright and Amy. . .
To Be Continued. . .
The Piano Lesson- Chapter 3 ------------------------------------------------
"Here I am." I thought as I stood at the doorway of the house, silently waiting, wondering if I should knock. So much has happened in the past 24 hours since I was last here, it's almost as though it were all a dream. I softly knocked on the door, nervously awaiting Ephram to answer.
The door swung open, at eye level I saw nothing, then heard a little voice say,
"Hey Colin, Ephram is in the other room, come in"
It was Delia, smiling with an inviting smile. A smile that also caused a slight twinge in my stomach, I knew nothing would happen, at least nothing like yesterday.
"Hey Colin, in here" I heard Ephram yell from the kitchen.
"Coming. . ." I yelled, silently smirking with the many meaning that could have.
"My dad is leaving to take Delia for riding lessons, he's finally coming through on a promise he made her so they're leaving in a few" he said in an upbeat tone.
"Okay, so what are we playing today?" I said, brushing off what he said. I am not sure why I a putting distance between us right now, I think I'm just nervous.
"Oh, I have a nice concerto for us, I know it's kind of above your level right now, but Chopsticks was so 1st grade!" he said smiling.
"Ephram, we're leaving now, order from Gino Chow's if you get hungry." Dr. Brown said from the living room. "Bye Colin, tell your parents I said hello"
"I will, see you later!" I said, trying to contain my glee.
"So, the concerto. . . I will go, um wait for you at the piano." I said turning to walk out of the room.
"Colin. . ." I heard Ephram pause.
"Yes?" I asked
"About yesterday. . . I just. . . I don't want you to think that was something I normally do, or that it didn't mean something because it did." He softly said, in a sweet and sincere tone.
"Good, because it meant something to me too!" I said, turning to smile toward him.
He leaned in towards me, kissing me softly, sending tingles through out my body. I walked in to the living room, running my fingers lightly over the piano keys, sort of in a daze, only half aware that Ephram had even walked in.
"Amazing. . ." I said softly to myself.
"What's amazing?" Ephram queried.
"Oh, sorry, just talking to myself." I said stunned that he had heard me. He let it go, sensing that it was really just a mindless thought.
"You know Colin, I get it, I mean I understand." Ephram said sympathetically.
"You get what?" I questioned.
"I know what it's like to be forced into living a life you don't choose, surrounded by unfamiliar people." He said. "After my mom died and we moved her, the only person I know is my sister, I never knew my dad and wasn't that interested in getting to, but I don't have a choice."
"Yeah I guess, I never thought about that." I began, "For me, I've been sleeping a thousand it seems, I am now opening my eyes to everything as though it were the first time you, finally being brought to life." I said, for the first time finally understanding and being able to express how I truly felt.
"I can only imagine what that's like, but I want you to know that I will be here for you." He said, his eyes piercing into my soul.
"Now that I know what I was missing, promise me you will help me live, create my life, save me from what others want me to become. I am so tired of living this lie, there is nothing left inside of who they once knew." I said, unloading an enormous amount of pent up frustration.
"I promise, I won't let them trap you into something you aren't, only you can choose how you are from here." Ephram said, as though he were my protector, my savior.
He pulled me close, hugging me, holding me, comforting me. That was all I needed, someone that understood what I need now is to find myself, not be told who I am and how I should act.
"Hey come with me a minute. . ." Ephram said, taking my hand and practically sprinting upstairs with me in tow heading to his room.
"What?" I asked.
"I want you to hear this song, I just really think it will apply here." He said while he opened a cd and put it on.
(*)I heard the slow melody begin and the girls voice began to beautifully sing a song that I could have wrote myself, everything she sang described me and how I felt.
"How can you see into my eyes like open doors
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb
Without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home"
I heard the song continue, it was too much, the passion of the truth of the song and my feeling for him overwhelmed me. I pushed Ephram back onto his bed kissing him passionately. I could hear in the background. . .
"Save me from the nothing I've become
Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life"
"I need you!" I heard Ephram mutter to me in the midst of a kiss.
"You shall have me, always." I said, stopping and laying next to him, all that mattered was being with him. I heard her sing. . .
"Frozen inside without your touch
Without your love darling only you
Are the life among the dead"
"You are my life among those who knew the old me Ephram, my salvation." I said
"As you are mine Colin." Ephram whispered.
I looked and stared so deep into his eyes, I could see something I could relate to, a longing and desire to be accepted and loved. I heard the song end, I couldn't believe that a song could hit so close to home for me, it was like whoever she was, she wrote it for me.
"What is that song?" I asked.
"Oh, it's called 'Bring Me To Life' by Evanescence. When you were talking to me downstairs, some of the things you said were echoing in my mind, it was like that song was speaking from your heart, I thought you should hear it." He said.
"Well, you have saved me from the nothing I could have become, and for that I thank you, you are bringing me to life!" I said.
We just laid there, absorbing everything, being in each other's silence was comforting, it was like we didn't even need words, our souls communicated. I closed my eyes, draping my arm across his chest to rest.
The next thing I knew, I opened my eyes and it was dark outside, I awoke from the sound of the downstairs door closing.
"Ephram, Ephram your dad is home, what time is it?" I said in a low panic.
"What?" he said groggily. "It's 7:30, we must have fallen asleep." He said yawning. Ephram quickly sat up and turned his light on. Dr. Brown opened the door to see us both sitting on the bed looking half-asleep.
"Oh, Colin, you're here, are you staying the night?" he asked.
"Yeah, I asked him to, if that's okay with you." Ephram said before I could even mutter a word.
"Of course, I picked up a pizza, so you guys just come down and we'll eat." He said walking out of the room.
"I better call my parents." I said.
"Okay, I'll meet you down there." Ephram said smiling and kissing my forehead lightly.
I called my parents, everything was fine with them so I headed downstairs and saw Delia sitting at the table eating a slice of pizza. Ephram was getting a coke and Dr. Brown was putting on a pot of coffee to brew. For a second, it felt like a real family to me, something I still have not felt with my own family.
After dinner Ephram and I said we would go pick up dessert and headed to the grocery store. I turned the isle for the frozen desserts and ran straight into Bright and Amy. . .
To Be Continued. . .