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Hello to my awesome readers! I am truly sorry for the delay of chapter three, I went on a little break from everything and allowed myself to be free.
In the process, I gained some inspiration from the beautiful sceneries that captivated my heart. And when I came back from reality, my e-mail was flooded with words of appreciation and thanks, with this thank you very much! You all inspire me to write to the content of my heart. Without further ado, I bring to you:
Love's Hymn chapter Three
As I woke up to another chilly Thursday morning, I noticed that the pain in my left hand has slightly diminished. This made me smile a little, as it is a sign of some hope that I will be able to play the piano during tomorrow's performance. I just hope it heals fast enough. Maybe the medicine and fruits that Collin gave me helped a little. I couldn't help but smile at the thought.
I decided to attend school today so I started getting ready. It seems like the fog that surrounded the city yesterday morning is still here. I can barely see anything as I looked through the clear window glass. I breathed into it and wrote with my index finger, "I will get better."
"James! Collin's here. Are you going to school?" my mom yelled from the bottom of the stairs.
"Tell him I'll be down in a sec."
I combed my hair a little and looked at the mirror. I guess I don't look as bad as yesterday. I ran down the stairs to meet Collin. He smiled at me and brought out another basket of fruits.
"Here, eat all of it so you can get better. So you're going to school." He stated with a hint of smile.
"Thanks, and yeah. I feel better, so I thought that there was no use in missing another day of school."
"Wanna go with me? You can ride on the back of my bike."
"Let's go!"
I climbed on the back of his bike and placed my hand on his shoulder. I could feel the muscles that baseball, swimming, and tennis helped him form. This produced a reaction that I really did not want right now. I tried to hide it by moving further away from him and extending my hands as far away as possible from his body.
"Dude, hold on tight. You might fall and injure yourself again."
"Sorry." I scooted in closer once again and held his shoulder a little bit tighter. He suddenly stopped.
"Why are we stopping?"
"Cuz you're not holding on tight enough." He grabbed both my arms and placed it around his waste, this caused me to become red as a tomato.
I gulped and thought that this position is really awkward. But without any thought, I just held him tighter, basically hugging his waist, and placed my head on his back.
"There, is that better?"
"Much."
I found myself smiling at the thought of our position. Because of my teenage hormones, I couldn't force myself to stop getting an erection out of this. GAH! I can't help myself. Without thinking, I leaned in a little bit more closer, and smelled him. Sigh He smelled so nice. I closed my eyes and imagined us like this for a very long time. Once again he stopped. I opened my eyes and discovered that we reached the school. I felt slightly embarassed that I was still holding on to him, so I let go quickly. I composed myself quickly and blushed a little.
"Thanks for the ride to school."
"No problem, You must have had enjoyed it." he replied with a wink. This caused me to blush even more, so I told him that I need to go to my locker and quickly left.
17-09-95 . . . click . . . Hmm, what would I need for my first cla-
"James!" I heard someone screaming my name as I grabbed some books from my locker.
"Lily! I missed you!"
"Where have you been! Why weren't you at school Tuesday and Wednesday?!"
"Secret, haha."
"Idiot, why are you trying to be mysterious? You know I can see your left hand. A mystery isn't a mystery when it's obvious. I see that you're as stupid as ever."
"Thanks, I'll take that as a compliment." I laughed with Lily as we went along our morning rant. Lily is my second closest friend after Collin. She's been there for me since forever, I can't even remember. But since she's a girl, she can't be first. Haha. If she was a guy, I would probably like her more than Collin though. So I guess I'm glad she isn't.
"I saw you and Mr. Lover boy this morning. So . . . how was his back?"
"Shut up! Someone might hear you!"
"Haha, did he smell nice? I saw you smelling him. And how was his abs? Did you feel him up?"
"I said shut up, or I'm gonna stick this book up your mother's arse!"
"Try it, I don't think you have the courage to look at a woman's butt. Now if it were my father's then that's a totally different case."
"Sigh, you and your words. Anyways, aren't you going to ask me about my hand?"
"I was going to, but I thought that you probably heard that so many times, so instead I'll just ask Mr. Lover boy for the details. Plus you must be tired explaining it."
"That's why I love you so much."
"Eww, if you're trying to flirt with me, I think you'll have a better chance with Collin." she replied with a laugh.
"Just go to class Lily. You'll be late."
"If you have the time to tell me that, I think you should use it to walk instead. My class is right there while yours isn't."
"Bye Lily."
"Bye Jamie!"
"Don't call me that, my name is James."
"But your mom calls you that."
"Are you my mom now?"
"I could be . . ."
"Shut up Lily, bye!"
Finally! It's my lunch hour! Gah, it's so tiring catching up with the rest of the class, answering so many questions, and receiving all the work load I've missed. I don't know why everyone has to be on my case today about my hand. I know it's a big deal, and there's a chance that I won't be able to perform, but can't they just keep it to themselves and stop reminding me of my own demise. I seriously need Lily right now. Unfortunately she has a different lunch hour than me.
I returned the books from my morning class and grabbed my lunch from my locker. My mom packed me a simple turkey sandwhich which I love along with some fruits that Collin gave me, some medicine, and a bottle of water. I love how thoughtful my mom is. She never misses a day to prepare lunch for me. Even if she's so busy with her work, she will always have food prepared for me. With my lunch, I walked towards the cafeteria to look for Collin.
"Hi James!" I turned around to look for the person who called me, and I was surprised to see who it was.
"Oh hi, Christine." Christine is Collin's girlfriend, a bitch of a girlfriend. They've been going out since eight grade, and they were voted as cutest couple. She's one of the reasons that I can't confess my love for Collin. She's always been a bitch and I don't know why she's being friendly to me.
"Are you going to the cafeteria to look for Collin?" she asked with a smile.
"Yes, why?"
"Can't you just eat somewhere else? I want my boyfriend for myself today. I heard you rode on his bike today, you probably enjoyed it a lot. But now, his girl is here so you better back off. I've always known that you like him as more than a friend, so if you don't want me to become the bitch you think of me, back off now.
To be honest, I was quite hurt by her words, but I couldn't do anything. So instead, i turned my other face and replied with dignity and pride.
"Spare it Christine, not everyone wants to get in the pants of your boyfriend. And even if they did, Collin wouldn't allow it. He isn't a slut unlike some other people." I said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Are you saying that I'm a slu-"
"I said spare it! You're so freaking annoying." I turned away from her and walked to the direction of the library. As I walked away, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. I thought I would be able to spend lunch with Collin but her bitcy girlfriend got in the way again. I guess I'll just have to eat alone.
I was about to open the library door when an idea hit me. I ran quickly towards the west wing of the school. Good it's open. I sneaked inside through the back door and quickly ate my lunch. As I finished everything, I wiped my face clean, used hand sanitizer, and took a deep breath -inhale- closed my eyes -exhale- opened my eyes. I smiled to myself, and slowly lifted the cover of the piano. I stretched my right hand then my left hand. It still hurt a little bit, but it feels so much better now. With the first strike of my right hand, the notes of Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 quickly surrounded the auditorium. I poured the feelings I stored up from the accident, the sorrow, the pain, the loneliness, the unrequited love, and the encounter with Christine. It produced music that came from my heart. As I stroked the last few notes, I felt that all my burdens were slowly lifted and I felt a great deal of happiness fill the space in my heart that is now empty from all those sorrows.
Clap Clap Clap "Dude! That was fucking perfect!" I was surprised that someone was listening to what I just played.
"Umm . . . I didn't know that you were there."
"I'm glad you did't or else, you wouldn't have played that. What was that song called?"
"It's Nocturned Op. 9 No. 2, but I didn't play it good enough. My left hand is injured."
"Well, for someone with a broken left hand, that was perfect! I felt so much of you in that song. I feel like I can understand you so much."
I didn't know what to say to this stranger. I felt quite good with what I played, and based on what he's saying, I guess I really did okay. Maybe, just maybe I will be able to play tomorrow night.
"By the way, my name is Matt. Can you play another one for me? It was just so beautiful, you even made me cry a little. I felt like I was going through a lot of sadness while listening to it."
"I'm James, and I would love to play you another one, but my class is starting soon." I hesitated a little, but thought why not? "If you want to hear me play again, come tomorrow night at the Musical Plaza in downtown. I'll be performing at 8:00 P.M.
"Sure, I'll come here you play."
School is now finally over for the day. Today was very stressing, fun, and weird. I've had so much stress with my classes and people asking me what happened. Fun because of seeing Lily and hearing from other friends. And also weird because of that Matt guy in the auditorium. I wonder who he is. Hmm, he praised me so much. That's probably a sign that I should perform tomorrow, plus I can't back out anymore. I already invited him. I hope Collin feels the same way as Matt did when he listened to me today.
I decided to go to the practice room to try one last time and see if I can really play good enough for tomorrow. On my way I saw Collin heading towards the locker room for his after school baseball practice. I said hello to Mr. Reese, asked for a key, and started practicing. In the end, it seems like I will be able to play for tomorrow's performance. My left hand still hurts on some parts, and I have some hard time reaching some keys. But hopefully tomorrow it'll be all better.
I looked at my watch and saw that it's already 5:30. I better hurry, or I might miss the bus home.
As I was walking towards the bus stop, I couldn't help but recall the events of that night. I really don't want to think about that right now, so I decided to listen to my ipod. So I took it out and started looking for a song to listen to. As I was browsing my playlists, a car suddenly stopped in front of me.
"I told you to look where you're going didn't I? You're gonna get yourself in another accident."
Of all the people in the world that I could see right now, why him!! GAH!!
"Excuse me, do I know you?"
"What? You got amnesia now?"
"Can you please leave me alone. I've had enough of you last time."
"Well that's the first time I've heard someone say that they've had enough of me."
"Seriously, I would expect everyone to be saying that."
"Haha, well at my school, you see, I'm quite the ladies' man."
"I need to go I'm gonna miss my bus."
"I can drive you home."
"No I'm fine." As soon as I said it, he grabbed my right hand, and pulled me towards his car. His grip was tight, and as much as I tried, he was too strong. He grabbed me and pushed me towards his car. He opened the door and made me sit down the passenger seat. He quickly ran to the driver's side and locked the door.
"I told you I'd give you a ride."
"I said I don't want it."
"Look it's your bus."
"Damn it." With this, he looked at me and smiled his very deceitful smile.
"Zack right?"
"Yeah :)"
"Why are you here? Are you stalking me? I'm gonna call the police and claim that you're sexually harassing me."
"You're funny." he snickered.
He leaned towards me, and I quickly blushed. He moved even closer and raised his hand towards me. I tried to back away, then he grabbed the seatbelt located in my right side and pulled it. He fastened it then winked and smiled at me.
"So tell me where you live."
End of Chapter Three :)
Author's Note: Hello my dear readers! I'm sorry it took a while to upload the next installment of Chapter three. I went on a little vacation and wasn't able to write. I'm really sorry. And also, on the last chapter, I claimed that I would write about the performance day on chapter three, but I don't think the time is quite ripe yet. Don't worry, chapter four will be coming up soon, and that will surely have the performance day in it. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and don't forget to email me any thoughts, concerns, ideas, or whatever. JUST EMAIL ME!! I LOVE EMAILS :) If you still don't know my email it's loveshymn@gmail.com PLEASE!! Email me, they're like more awesome than the three letter "S" word. So yeah, your emails are so much better than the movie saw because saw sucked a**.
Haha, so see you next time! Email me for god's sake! PLEASE!! I'm begging you. And lastly shout out to my dear Lily: ;) mysteriously obvious.