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Friday, Shabbat! The second best day at the prison. I'm usually not a religious guy, but we get the day off in the kitchen, we get to clean ourselves up, and, most importantly, Shabbat services, which means a piano. Since none of the other guys can play piano, I have the honor of playing the piano for the rabbi that visits. In return for playing the piano during the service, I get to play for one full hour, playing or creating whatever music I want.
I anxiously got dressed in my best prison clothes, which is probably an oxymoron, but nonetheless, I tried my best to look good. Emmet, on the other hand, took this opportunity of a free day to sleep the entire day. As a result, he rushes to put on pants. Whether they are decent or not out of the question for him.
"Eddie! Where did I put my pants? Crap, we gotta go in two minutes and I don't have any freaking pants!" Emmet yelled for the entire city to hear.
I pinched the bridge of my nose. "Emmet? You're pants are on your bed."
He turned around to face his bed and his entire expression lit up. "Hey! My pants!" He grabbed them and hugged them as if they were the most precious thing in the world, despite the flour stains that covered them.
I rolled my eyes and walked out the door. I wanted to get there a little early to talk to the rabbi. I waved to Jasper to let him know I was leaving and I walked down the dark halls of the prison and into the light, airy room of the sanctuary where the rabbi stood in the middle of the small room getting ready to lead the service. "Rabbi Moshe?" I asked, not wanting to be rude and interrupt him.
He turned around and his eye lit up. "Ah! Edward! Shabbat Shalom! How is my favorite little shir (song)?"
I smiled at my nickname and replied, "Better than ever!"
He raised his eyebrows then tapped his nose. "You finally proposed to that beautiful Bella didn't you?"
I blushed slightly, a habit I picked up from Bella. I thought back to Tuesday, which seemed to be way too far away. I quickly recapped the entire events of Tuesday, leaving out some things I would rather not share with my rabbi. Other prisoners quickly filled in the seats as I talked with the rabbi. He listened attentively, smiling and laughing at the right times. At the end of the short summary, he motioned me come closer to him. I came close so his mouth was next to my ear. He whispered, "I told you so."
I rolled my eyes and went quietly to my bench in front of the piano while the rabbi began the service. I played the music in front of me and, before I knew it, the service was over. The men started to get up to leave and I waved the rabbi over to me. "Rabbi Moshe, I was wondering if before you leave, you could listen to a song I wrote for Bella. I would love to know your input."
He smiled, grateful that I would even consider his opinion.
I sighed deeply and let my fingers dance across the piano.
The song started out slow with high, beautiful notes blending to make a quiet, yet noticeable chord. I recently added words to her song, remembering how she loved to sing. I always wished she would someday sing this song and so I put all of her notes on the music. So I sang an octave lower.
Feel the sunlight coming through
But I'm not ready to wake up, lose this feeling
Another night of dreams
A place where we can meet
Finally, I can be myself with you
Tell you all the things I want to
Sunlight have a heart,
Leave me in the dark a little longer.
I sang about how I felt waking up every morning from a dream of my Bella. How I longed just to stay in the darkness of the night, dreaming about my angel. I put in the last two chords as tense and, to an untrained ear, just unsettling sounding. I started into the next chord and so the listener would still feel as if something was missing by the weird chords.
Last night we took a walk
Down by the ocean
Darkness
Hiding us away
Well the sky began to change
And I was helpless
You were
Fading
Nothing I could do but sigh
Meet you in my dreams the next time
Sunlight have a heart
Leave me in the dark a little longer
I ended the chorus again with the tense chord and I slowly began to end the song with the notes growing further and further apart.
Maybe when the winter comes
Days and nights will blend into one
Cold December snow
Leave me alone
A little longer.
I ended the words with the same chord again and went off onto a small piano solo and ended the song carefully so the listener was left with the same empty feeling I have when I am without my Bella. I pressed the last note and let it hang there in the air for a bit. I put my hands on my lap and looked to Rabbi Moshe.
Tears were streaming down his face. He stared at the piano as if it was a miracle sitting right in front of him. He took out his handkerchief and wiped his eyes and blew his nose loudly. He stared his clear, intelligent eyes into mine and he said, "Edward, you have such wonderful gifts in this world."
I laughed at that. Yeah, pretty wonderful. I opened my arms to emphasize our surroundings. "Hate to break it to you, Rabbi, but I'm in prison. That's not really on one of the top places to be right now…"
Rabbi Moshe gave me a stern look to show that he is being serious. My smile vanished and I began to listen to his every words. "You have such an outstanding talent for the piano. I cannot help but wonder what reason God gave you this miraculous gift for. And your voice! Heavenly voice! And the way you can express your longing and love for Bella through music is incomprehensible. Your love for Bella colors the piece so beautifully! Your gifts should not be kept in this prison cell any longer. I am going to speak to the Head Guard here and ask him if you could be let out of this prison if, and only if, you play and sing at my synagogue."
My heart leaped out of my chest and started dancing around hovering in the air doing summersaults and jumping jacks. My head grew dizzy and my vision blurry. Tears formed in my eyes as I tried to think of something to say to express my gratitude to Rabbi Moshe. Instead of words, I flung my arms around him and wept into his chest. He laughed for a second and began to cry with me. My joy his joy.
My new possibility at life flashed uncontrollably before my eyes. Spending my life with Bella! And so soon! I could buy us an apartment by the synagogue so I could play my music there daily. She would come listen to me play every day and she could go out at nights and fulfill her dreams of becoming a singer. Once we were both settled, we would get married! Tears streamed down my face out of happiness.
Finally, things were going exactly as I would want it!
That is, until Tuesday came.
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