Her identity revolved around being just Adam’s wife and Luca’s mother
Thinking about how Riley’s eyes Lit up when we were in the instrument store, I turned to Look at the dusty old piano in the corner.
Luca noticed my gaze and whispered, “I’ve never seen my mother play that piano in my life.”
“But don’t you have a Lot of photos of your mother playing the piano?” I asked, puzzled.
𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘤𝘰𝘮
“The servant said that was a long time ago.”
After mulling over his words for a while, I walked to the piano. Because it had been sitting dormant for so long, it was covered in a thin layer of dust. I wiped it clean with a soft cloth and then sat on the piano bench.
Upon pulling the cloth off, I saw that the black and white keys were still shiny.
I stretched out my fingers and pressed on the keys one by one, tuning them accordingly.
Riley overheard the noise and came out of the kitchen with a surprised ‘Look.
“Debra, are you tuning the piano?”
I nodded. After a while, I stood up and smiled at her triumphantly. “Done! Riley, why not try playing it?”
Riley’s eyes shone bright with excitement. After wiping her hands, she practically bounded over and sat down in front of the piano, her face full of joy.
She took a deep breath. She stretched out her slender fingers, stroking the keys gently, as if she was touching some precious jewelry.
At this moment, the whole world seemed to fall silent. Riley closed her eyes and started playing.
The soft and melodious music came, which felt soothing.
Riley’s movements were very elegant. Her deft fingers danced on the black and white keys. The song seemed to come to life, beautiful and breathing Life into those who heard it.
In the warm Light, Riley’s whole body seemed to be illuminated in a warm glow, and the depression and loneliness that had been suppressed inside of her for a long time were swept away the more she played the piano. She was incredible.
All the servants in the house stopped what they were doing, and even Luca put his toys down. Everyone held their breath and Listened to her performance quietly.
When the song ended, we all applauded for Riley.
Luca was the first one to rush up and cheer for Riley. “Mommy, you’re the best! I never knew that you could play the piano. It’s so beautiful!”
Riley smiled and gently touched his curly hair. I also strode up to her and praised her sincerely. “That was absolutely beautiful. We all got lost in your performance!”
Riley smiled sheepishly and lowered her head. “Thank you for tuning the piano, Debra. Speaking of which, how do you know how to do that?”
