CHAPTER 3 "OFFER"

Ipno walked, deep in his thoughts, just couldn't forget what happen the day before. He couldn't forget that boy who had suddenly fallen on him, and suddenly disappeared into the crowd. He couldn't imagine how he had not stopped to apologize to him and Tip, but above all he couldn't understand himself. Normally he would have grabbed that boy by the scruff and would not let him go until he got what he wanted, his apologies.

"That's not me" he thought "What happened to me? ... Just one look from him and for a moment my brain went haywire ... what the fuck happened to me !!!!".

Looking up he saw Tip who was entering the building "Tip ... Tip ... it's me Ipno ..." he said reaching him "I'm sorry again for what happened the other day" "It's not your fault, you don't have to apologize ... not at least you " "This is true… but I tore your shirt! To repay I have a proposal to make you " " What is it about? " replies Tip diffidently. "Soon said. I don't know if you know but soon there will be a show for a fundraiser for charity. The faculty of fine art organized the final show and I assure you it will be a bomb! To attend you have to pay the entrance ticket… but I am part of the staff even if I am a freshman, because my best friend will attend the exhibition, and therefore I have free tickets! Here is my proposal to pay you back for your shirt. I'll give you two tickets so you and your friend can come and watch the show without spending a penny! What do you think!? Do you accept?" "I heard about this show just yesterday, in fact I give a little thought about it ... so I gladly accept it thanks!" "Great! … So I'll bring them to you tomorrow, because today I didn't have it okay?" "Okay, I can't wait to see it !!!" "You will not regret!!!" Ipno answered walking away. "Bro, I have an offer that you cannot refuse!" Tip said to Hy as they ate in the cafeteria "What's it about?" "This morning while I was going to class I met Ipno, who apologized again for what happened the other day ..." Tip broke off to greedily swallow a huge mouthful "And ..." Hy continued "And to repay me he made a proposal. You know that yesterday I told you about the show that my faculty is organizing to raise funds for charity" "Yes, I remember ..." "You also know that the tickets are already unavailable, because they sold out within a few hours and so I had already let bygones be bygones ... this rice really really good" murmured Tip, swallowing another bite "Are you losing focus!... " "Ah yes ... I was saying ... Ipno told me he has tickets, because he is part of the staff" "How is it possible? Isn't he just a freshman!? " Hy wondered "Easy… Ipno's best friend is part of the show and asked him for help, so he joined the staff. Most importantly, he gives me two free tickets! Cool isn't it? Do you want to come? " "I'd like to come, but I promised Lan to spend the weekend with her. She has been giving me the torment for a while, at the end I gave in. You'll have to find someone else to go with… I'm sorry…" Hy replied dejected "No no no! I don't take no for an answer! You must come!" warned him "But I just told you ..." "There's no "but"! You must come! You know what!?… we call Ipno and I try to snag another ticket so Lan can come to! Ok!? " "But…" "No but! ... And this is not a question! " Tip interrupted him "Ok if you say so I'll come" asserted Hy with a smile, after all it could be a great distraction to relax a bit, anybody's guess how stressed he was rately: between studying, swimming training, Lan and ... and the thing that tormented him most in those last days ... that boy, Ipno's friend ... those eyes…

Immediately after the lunch break, Ipno rushed to the auditorium, where the trials for the show were taking place. He didn't need to walk through the door to find out who was trying right now. It was certainly Reve, the melodious sound of his violin was unmistakable.

It's "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC

"My friend is really a genius"

Thought, smiling as he entered. He sat down and, like the others, listened to Reve playing in absolute silence.

When Reve detached the bow from the violin and finished the rehearsal, everyone remained silent…

…for a few seconds…

…moved by his performance…

Then a thunderous applause rose from the hands of those present.

Reve, amazed, bowed and walked off the stage towards Ipno "Here you are! What happened to you!? You were supposed to be here an hour ago if I'm not mistaken!? " "You're right ... I'm sorry but I was late with my last class, then I stopped in the cafeteria to pick something up ... and it got late. Forgive me! " "Ok ok don't worry " "By the ways this morning before lessons I met Tip at the entrance and to make me forgive I gave him some tickets for the show " "You did well "Reve replied winking at him.