Song
I walk into the music room and I catch Kelsi sitting behind the piano. She's lightly strumming on random chords, carefully putting a song together. "Hey Kelsi." I greet her as I walk closer to the piano's bench.
Looking up at me Kelsi smiles at me from behind her glasses. "Hey Troy." She says back and my eyes drift to the sheet music that is sitting on the piano. I read the lyrics you have and take notes of the music notes on the page, even though I can't really read them.
"It looks good." I say to her and I sit next to her on the bench.
Kelsi shrugs her shoulders and picks her pencil back up off the piano. "I don't know. I'm not sure about this one." She tells me and then she starts to play some more chords, and then she writes them down.
Smiling at her I take in her writing process and I realize why we're dating. Kelsi Nielson isn't like all the rest of the girls I've really known or have dated. She's one of a kind, and when she writes a song, it's the best way to see her. She lets you know her through her songwriting process, and that is something I've never known in someone. "I'm sure it's fine." I tell her, trying to convince her she's perfect in every way.
Kelsi shakes her head and writes more lyrics on her sheet music. "I don't know, I feel so disconnected from it." She tells me and I nod my head in understanding. I always was that way with basketball, if I didn't feel like I was part of the game, I really couldn't play.
"I know what you mean Kels." I tell her and I set my own finger down on a key. The music feels the room and Kelsi swings her head over at me.
"That's it!" She says and she nods toward the key. "Play it again." She tells me.
I do and she plays what she already had. The chords and the key blend perfectly together, and when I glance over at Kelsi again she is smiling from ear to ear. "Perfect." She says and I nod my head, it was perfect.
"Yeah, it's great." I tell her and Kelsi picks up the sheet music and puts it in her bag.
"I guess I'm done for this season, that was the last song Darbus needed for the musicale." She tells me using Mrs. Darubus' lingo and I laugh.
"What do you want to do tonight?" I ask her and Kelsi shrugs her shoulders.
"I don't know. Celebrate the fact I finally got my song done?" She suggested. "Not that well, but I got it done." She added and I felt my heart sink, Kelsi never could see how talented she was writing songs. And it always made me feel horrible.
"Your song was great Kelsi." I tell her and she smiles sweetly at me.
"That's nice Troy, but I don't know…" She tries again trailing off.
"It was great." I tell her again leaning into her face. "All your songs are great." I add making sure she knows what I'm saying.
Kelsi smiles at me again. "Thanks Troy." She says and I nod my head at her.
"No problem." I say and then I kiss her on the lips. She kisses me back lightly and I smile inwardly. Nothing could be better then watching Kelsi write a song.