"Jane! Julia! Come out of your room and sit in the couch with me”, Dad shouted from the living room. My sister and I came out and stared at our dad.
“What is the problem dad? I was doing my homework. There’s a pile of it, you know!” my sister told my dad and me, with her eyes rolling. Our dad gave us a big breathe and told us to have a simple break with music.
This time I shouted, “That again! I told you, music and your guitar is no fun.”
He gave us another big breathe and started his story.
“Do you know how I got to marry your mom, the most attractive lady I have ever seen?” We shook our heads.
“Your mother and I met in a meeting, we have together, representing different office blocks. We became very close to each other in a short amount of time. When we were old enough to marry, I called your mom to come to the river, near her office building. When she came, where I was, I played my favorite song, Romance, with my guitar. When the song finished I asked your mom to marry me. And she said yes! The song begins like this!”
Then he played the song so wonderfully. It made me want to start learning guitar.
“Dad! Dad! I want to learn” , I begged my dad.
He looked at me for a long time and nodded. After most of the lesson finished, I practiced and practiced again. Soon, I called my family. I took out the guitar and got my hands ready. Sweat went through me. All eyes were on me. I took one big breathe and started playing. When I finished, there were silence for a long time.
“Bravo!” , My family shouted with a lot of applause.
“What is the problem dad? I was doing my homework. There’s a pile of it, you know!” my sister told my dad and me, with her eyes rolling. Our dad gave us a big breathe and told us to have a simple break with music.
This time I shouted, “That again! I told you, music and your guitar is no fun.”
He gave us another big breathe and started his story.
“Do you know how I got to marry your mom, the most attractive lady I have ever seen?” We shook our heads.
“Your mother and I met in a meeting, we have together, representing different office blocks. We became very close to each other in a short amount of time. When we were old enough to marry, I called your mom to come to the river, near her office building. When she came, where I was, I played my favorite song, Romance, with my guitar. When the song finished I asked your mom to marry me. And she said yes! The song begins like this!”
Then he played the song so wonderfully. It made me want to start learning guitar.
“Dad! Dad! I want to learn” , I begged my dad.
He looked at me for a long time and nodded. After most of the lesson finished, I practiced and practiced again. Soon, I called my family. I took out the guitar and got my hands ready. Sweat went through me. All eyes were on me. I took one big breathe and started playing. When I finished, there were silence for a long time.
“Bravo!” , My family shouted with a lot of applause.
1 comment:
A very touching story, Jane, and a nice inspiration for your own playing.
Come to me and talk about the paragraphing. I think we can improve the looks of this fine piece of text.
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