"What a shame she's fucked in the head," they said.
The Madame dared a single glance towards him as she started to play, watching the imperceptible way his breaths shuddered, eyes widening and swimming with a mix of emotions that even the Madame couldn't fully untangle, but a part of her understood. She felt it in her soul. Maeve turned her attention back to the keys, focused on weaving and writing her song for them, letting the ache in her chest influence the music she created.
She didn't even realize his approach until she felt the heat of him near her shoulder. It lingered there for only a moment before shifting again to join her on the bench. Maeve slid along the wooden seat, giving him ample room as her fingers moved across the keys, letting herself follow his lead until they fell away completely. Enraptured, the Madame closed her eyes, feeling silent tears roll down her cheeks as she acknowledged what she'd lost. A lover, a friend, a life that would never be theirs.
Her hand pressed against the belly, still flat, not yet showing signs of the child that laid within. It isn't until a glow seeped through her eyelids that she opened them again, gaze glassy as she searched for the light, finding it just in time to see it disappear from the room. Up, up, up it went until it was gone, nestled above the clouds to twinkle and shine for them.
She didn't even realize his approach until she felt the heat of him near her shoulder. It lingered there for only a moment before shifting again to join her on the bench. Maeve slid along the wooden seat, giving him ample room as her fingers moved across the keys, letting herself follow his lead until they fell away completely. Enraptured, the Madame closed her eyes, feeling silent tears roll down her cheeks as she acknowledged what she'd lost. A lover, a friend, a life that would never be theirs.
Her hand pressed against the belly, still flat, not yet showing signs of the child that laid within. It isn't until a glow seeped through her eyelids that she opened them again, gaze glassy as she searched for the light, finding it just in time to see it disappear from the room. Up, up, up it went until it was gone, nestled above the clouds to twinkle and shine for them.
Maeve
