Chapter 19: 1, 2, 3, 4!

When I saw the kid come inside the room, his eyes looked around and saw both me and Mike. His expressed his shock, probably he thought I was familiar to him as she is to me. But her questioning gaze disappeared after a second and continued to walk towards the other employee of the store, the one Mike called earlier.

"Mike, is she a frequent customer here?"

"I think no? The first time I saw him here was 3 days ago? He asked if I could fix his Double Bass. He seems to have an audition tomorrow. He asked me to fix before tomorrow, of course I asked for higher fee for that, this kid didn't bat an eye and payed a fast buck. His payment kind of took away some of my financial problems this month."

Wow, I didn't expect that. Mike, who came from a wealthy family is having a financial problem?

"Gil, don't look at me like that. You might be thinking how come I'm having a financial problem despite coming from, " that's right. He got it very right. "But something happened at the Manor month ago."

Hoooh. This is probably much serious than I thought. Because of mike, I understood some of the inside stuffs of the elites, He is part of thag elite after all, has control over business and politics. And there's an inside politics in each houses, most of the decision are made by the family head which could be sometime the direction of one's family for the short to long term plans.

"My father is kind of ill these days and looking to retire now and wants me to takeover of all the the things around the house, from businesses to connections as I'm the only one who has knack for business, My sister after all only wanted to be a research student pursuing her Ph.D. and so, they told me to close this shop and start taking over. But i said no.. i really want to be in the music industry you know that. They cut off my allowance so basically, I'm all on my own now."

"Did you keep some of your allowance as savings?"

"About that..." He crossed his arms, and his right pointer finger taps on his other arm.. "uhh.. spent them partying with some other friends from the circle.."

"I want to be shocked but.. I'm kind of expecting it.." after all, a month a go I receive a call from him all of a sudden asking me to come to one of the highend bars, saying there will br a lot of girls, Booze and everything. But I said I had a lot of work to do since I just started being a teacher at that time, and it seems like it will be the last time he will be on a party. I'm not really sure if it is a good or a bad thing for him.

"Ugh. Let's not talk about it now shall we? Remembering it kind of makes me feel depressed. Let's talk about you, what happened to this band club?"

There I told him the things happened from intro to Outro, I can't believe that the story I told was so long yet it only happened in a span of 2-4 hours. Only reminds me that this days was really quite eventful.

"Hoo. Seems like the notes are knocking on your doors now, pal? You left them behind with no home and after all this years, they are now back. Don't you think it's time? Are you ready tho?"

"I don't know man. But seeing the two students play earlier, specially the girl named Jasmine, Music ain't dead yet. They have to be guided."

"Maybe that is why You exist. Being at the Right place at the right time. Don't you think? Maybe this could help you heal."

"I hope s-"

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I was interrupted when I heard an instrument was played. It was the Double Bass. The kid's double bass looked a bit bigger for her own size but the way she bow those strings as she check the tune of those strings.

"Have you heard her play?"

"No. She left right away after paying up. This will be the first time I'm gonna see her play."

Then suddenly, the lips of the girl curved up and started playing. Bowing those strings in much graceful movements while her eyes are closed. I'm not really knowledgeable about playing bowed string instruments but I can say that she's pretty good.

"What do you think, Mike?" Mike is know more in these kind of instruments afterall he studied violin unto double bass in the past. But he said, He was not really good at it and just a so-so, he found his passion more on the drums.

"About that... I don't want to sound like a crying btch but.. she's like me, a so-so. Her rhythm, tempo, and technique is nice but, something is missing, somehing I wasn,'t able to find myself in the past.

The piece she was playing went for almost 2 minutes and for me, it was good! I couldn't even hold one nor play one. And I think, It is only Mikey who has the right to judge her.

After her piece, she hid the bow and I thought she is already done testing her instrument and will start to pack up and go home. But I was wrong.

She started to pluck those strings making that modern sound jive that will make you move your body to the groove she's making. Even when she's sitting there, as if hugging the big Double Bass on her arms, she's playing it with a smile on her face, as if carressing the head of someone she loves. She sways her body with the grove she's making. 

Nothing beats a music that is being loved 

 by the one playing it. That is why, play something you like, you are interested in, or if you don't like it, play it in a way where you will enjoy it. That's just how music should be. We have different tastes. Classicals might get mad at me for saying this but, sometimes you have to improvise to fit something for your own taste to make it more enjoyable.

Then suddenly, her grove changed, she started slapping that double bass. Giving more life to what's already been alive. 

This kid is good, no.. she's great. Another Unpolished Gem. 

"Hooo. Now we're talking." Mike said. Hr left my side and went to the nearest drum kit. A standard Kit with 3 toms, a snare, hats and Ride and crash. 

He started by hitting the tempo of the bass with the kick drums. The student was shocked as she looked at mike. Her fingers momentarily stopped but Mike called her out.

"Continue. We jam! Continue the beat from earlier. 1, 2, 3," then he start to do a roll, "4."

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