FULL CIRCLE
Chapter 64
The ticket that Eva had managed to obtain was for nearly front row center. Natalie slipped into her seat, totally prepared to enjoy herself. Listening to the music, it wasn't hard to recall her long
ago dreams of being a classical pianist.
The pianist entered and seated himself at the keys, immediately launching into a piece of his own composing. A hush fell over the room as the audience listened, spellbound.
At intermission, Natalie got up and joined the crowds out into the lobby to make their phone calls. She was debating whether or not to call Miles when a well dressed man walked up to her. With a shock she realized that it was Sergei Ivanoff himself. "H-hello," she stammered, momentarily at a loss for words.
"Hello," he said in his accented English. "I could not help but notice your attentiveness. You play the piano, do you not?" he asked.
"Only rarely. And only for relaxation. I'm afraid I'm not up to your excellant skill, Mr. Ivanoff," she replied.
"Please call me Sergei. But you wanted to once, did you not? I can always recognize a kinderd spirit," he said.
"I'm Dr. Natalie Durant. And yes, I did a long time ago," she told him.
"Ah, then you know that soothing music often makes the best medicine," he replied and reached for her program. "May I?"
Natalie handed it over and he took a pen from his pocket and quickly scribbled on the front. "Here you are, Dr. Natalie.," he said as he handed it back. "Now I must go and prepare for the second half." He moved easily through the crowd for the stage area.
Natalie stood staring after him, clutching the program and mentally chiding herself for acting like a flustered school girl. That program was definitely going straight into her keepsake box once she
got home.
Still feeling in a sort of a daze, she returned to her seat to enjoy the rest of the concert.