9
Xiao knocked on the door of number 5, Olive Grove, a young woman answered, "Hello, you must be Miss Lee,"
"Yes,"
"Well, do come in!" the woman beckoned her inside,
"Thank you, Mrs…"
"Lankin, Mrs Lankin," she said,
"Mrs Lankin, may I meet your daughter," Xiao asked, taking off her brown coat and scarf,
"Josie!" Mrs Lankin called into the living room, a small girl with brown curls skipped in,
"Hello!" she churped, "Are you my piano teacher?" she asked gazing at Xiao, Xiao smiled,
"Yes Josie," she said,
"Miss Lee? The piano is in the study, just this way," Mrs Lankin said, Xiao followed the woman through the corridor into a small room with a black polished upright piano, "I had it tuned only a month ago, so it should be fine. Right, I'll leave you too it." She nodded and left. Josie skipped around excitedly as Xiao took out a beginners piano book she had brought along,
"Josie, would you like to sit down at the piano?" Xiao asked softly,
"Okey dokey Miss Lee," she sat on the piano bench, her feet didn't touch the ground, but no matter, they didn't have to just yet. Xiao opened the book and placed it carefully on the stand.
"Now, let us start today with the note; Middle C" Xiao told her new pupil.
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The rain began to pour down as Kevin drove around town. He passed the local mall, hardware store, sports shop, and the football field. The field, it was his favourite place to be, the place he now avoids and ignores. What happened? Oh that's right, Kevin crippled in a stupid car accident. He told himself. Why did we move here? To get away from all that, to run. Run, something I'll never do again. Kevin sighed, and parked the car at the side of the road and just sat there. Heavy rain battered against the car, louder and louder, until all Kevin could hear was the rain, not cars, just rain. Kevin crossed his arms, staring at blurred images through the windshield. She is so beautiful… he thought to himself.
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