That night, no matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't sleep. She walked around her room, and finally out of it and into a spare room. It wasn't just a room. It belonged to her dad.
"I wonder how you are now..dad" She whispered softly to the black piano sadly.
Yes, she missed her dad a lot.
Her parents divorced when she was young. Only eight. She touched the keys of the piano softly, thinking of her dad. Not only she missed her dad, she missed the "Canon in D" he always played for his little princess when she wanted to hear it, live.
"Why did mum and dad have to separate?" she would often ask. Granny says, she should ask that question in front of her mother. And she obeyed.
[Flashback]
"Why did mum and dad separate then?" She would ask.
"Well, little princess, adults may have problems that not everyone can solve. When they can't solve it, they think separation is the best choice."
"You agreed with the separation too?"
"Because granny can't think of better ways to solve it either." Granny smiled sadly.
[End of Flashback]
"Stella, shouldn't you be asleep by now?" Stella's mother walked towards her and walked her to her room.
"You have school tomorrow..go on and sleep." Stella's mother tucked Stella in bed before closing the door behind her.
She laid in her bed for a few moments before sleeping.
**************************************************
"Stella! It's time for school! Today's your first day in this new school, you better not be late!" mum's call rang in my ears, waking me up from my dream.
I smiled. I dreamt of dad and him playing my favourite Canon in D with his precious piano again. I love this dream totally. It just fills my day with colour.
"Morning Mum, Dad" I greeted my mum and my step-dad as I made my way to the dining table. Mum re-married when I was nine.
"Wow! What made you so happy today?" Dad laughed, chewing his sandwich.
"Secret!" I laughed, and lifted my shoulders up.
"Here, have a sandwich." Mum passed the bread to me.
"Thanks" I held my glass of orange juice up for mum.
"Real juice?" I asked.
Mum nodded.
I don't drink orange flavoured juice. I prefer drinking the real orange juice.
"Morning everyone!" a cheerful greeting came from the stairs.
"ah! another happy one!" dad smiled.
That's my brother. Well, he's the son of my step-dad. By right he's my step-brother. But who cares? I say he's my brother. So, he is.
"You better hurry up, I don't want to be late today!" I took a bread from mum and placed it in his plate.
"Sis!" he placed both his hands on his waist. "Since when did I cause you to be late? It's always YOU!" That made the family laughed!
"DAD!" I pouted. "Look at your son!" I pointed at Chun.
"Alright Chun, stop disturbing your sis. But Stel, your brother is kinda..right!" That made everyone laughed again.
"Alright kids! It's time to go. Grab another sandwich and finish up your milk Chun!" mum grabbed Chun by his collar.
"MUM! You know I hate milk!" Chun pouted angrily. Since so many years ago, Chun hated milk a lot.
"Just one mouthful before you leave?" Mum held the glass of milk to his face.
"Alright...alright! Only one mouthful!" He did as he was told and left.
**************************************************
"bClass, we have a new classmate today, and her name is Stella." My class form teacher introduced me to a class of 38 unfamiliar faces.
"Do you want to introduce yourself?" She smiled to me, pushing me forward. I thought I had a choice?
"Er..hi everyone, I'm Stella." I said uncomfortably. "Hope to know you guys better.." I gave a tiny smile before they clapped.
"Alright, Stella, you'll sit beside Jiro" She smiled before giving me a little push and left the classroom. The problem is, how the hell do I know who's Jiro?? I looked around embarrassingly before a guy with short hair raised his hands, giving me a smile. I suppose, he's the one my new form teacher is talking about. I walked towards him and sat down on an empty seat beside him.
"Hi, I'm Jiro." he smiled again.
"Hi" I smiled, reaching out my pencilbox, ready for lesson.
**************************************************
Stella looked around the class.
The lesson was seriously boring. and everyone seemed preoccupied with their things. Even Show, the guy who sat behind her, the guy whom Stella thought was the most quiet person in the class. The boring lesson somehow seem to permit Hebe to slowly drift off to her fairyland. And you are right. Stella was busy daydreaming again.
She remembered her father, a man she had always looked up to. To her, he was the greatest. She remembered how she would always praise her father about his beautifully played piece of melody.
"It wasn't that I played well, it's because you're listening attentively to me." That was what he would always reply to Stella's praises.
"Do you think I can play as well as you, too?"
"Well, if you put in effort, anyone who hears your effort will love it,"
Stella giggled.
That is how important he is to Stella. A 'Canon in D' with addition to a smile will simply drive all Stella's troubles and sadness away. This is something only he could do it.
That afternoon, while waiting for Chun, Stella wondered around the school. She walked through the several quiet halls, down through the hallways. And she found a piano in one of the halls. It was occupied by someone. It was beautiful. Not the piano, but the melody the boy was playing. Hebe could recognised the melody almost instantly. It was her favourite 'Canon in D'. She stood quietly at the door, not wanting to disrupt the boy.
Just then, her handphone vibrated. It was Chun.It was also time to bid goodbye with the beautiful melody.She left.
**************************************************
"Stella! Where did you go?"
That Chun, he never remembers that I'm older than him by one year.
Just as I was about to walk over to Chun, who was at the opposite side of the hallway, a boy came over to me.
"Hi, I'm Darren." he smiled nervously.
I looked at Chun.
"I'm your classmate, and sit two seats behind you." he smiled again.
"Okay.." I didn't know what to say.
"Are you going home? Maybe I can go home with you?" he took a step towards me.
I stared hard at Chun, aren't him gonna come and help me out?
Chun laughed and walked towards us, finally.
"Stella, are you done?" Show gave me a wink and took my bag off my shoulder and sling it over to his.
"Er.. Darren, I think I can go home with Chun." I smiled apologetically and slipped my hands over to Chun's arm. I think I saw Darren's dejected expression. But there wasn't anything I could do, isn't it?
"Thanks dude!" I said once outside the school.
"I see, first day of school and my gorgeous sister has got admirers." he laughed playfully ay me.
"Right, what about my handsome and cool brother? Doesn' he have girls falling at his feet already?" I gave him a nudge and pointed to our right. A bunch of girls were there, eyeing at Chun and staring at us, I suppose.
"Fine." He gave me a 'lame' look.
I laughed.
**************************************************
JUSTME (:
[[*My Past Memories*]]
|December 2006
[[*Credits*]]
|Ev0nE's World Of Emptyness|
|Ev0nE's Fairyland|
|Ev0nE's Tutorials|
|Blogskins|
|Blogger|