The Sound of Music
Chapter 1:
I was sitting alone in our empty kitchen. I tried hard not to think that Baron had waited in here before killing my Layla. I found it difficult to swallow my juice. Apple, Layla's favorite. I debated going back up into my room and going back to sleep. I've been doing a lot of sleeping lately. I sleep because I am with her again in my dreams. Sometimes I never want to wake up.
I am pulled from my melancholy thoughts by a tap on the window. I open the back door to see Warren Peace in all his tall dark leathery glory. "Hey man. Thought that you could use some company."
"Thanks," I let him in. Even though it had been Warren's father who killed her I felt to ill will toward Warren. Warren had been very worried that I would blame him for her death. But instead of pulling us apart Layla's death had made us even better friends. It was now Warren who practically lived at my home. Dad had even entered his biometrics into the lock to the secret sanctum.
We sat together in silence for a while. Then Warren broke the silence. "So you are now a junior. What fun. One more year after this."
"… And you the big Senior."
"Yeah, I never though that I'd miss High School…"
"…But we made it all worth It." I added.
He chuckled. "Yeah, it's been a lot more fun with you guys around. Saving the world even before graduation."
"At least we know what to expect." I add. Even though this conversation seemed lighthearted deep down we were both thinking of Layla. Warren was the closest to Layla aside for myself. It had been because of her we are friends.
After a silence Warren spoke. "Hey man listen. Last night I was thinking."
" 'bout what?"
"I was thinking about you… and what Layla would have wanted. She told you to move one with your life. She would understand your mourning her for a little while but she would want you to be happy eventually. I was thinking that maybe you should try to find a way to get past this… if not for her do it for yourself. Villains will see your weakness and use it against you. She wouldn't want you to get hurt."
I sat there in silence. Warren has been known to give these kinds of speeches when someone was really down. But he had never really given me one of these speeches. The closest thing to one of these speeches was when I was a freshmen and thought that Layla would hate me forever.
I nodded. I understood what Warren was saying. I myself had thought this over many times but I just couldn't figure out how I was going to get past this.
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I sat in my normal seat in the Mad Science Lab. The seat next to me, which normally held Layla, was empty. I tried hard not to think about it. But I rather tried to keep my mind on the conversation I was having with Larry.
Coach Boomer came on over the PA system. "All juniors are to report to the gymnasium at once."