Chapter 6: Before you go

Aurelius Azure

I clasped both of my hands while sitting on the sofa in our living room after I got home maybe an hour ago, I don't know.

I was still thinking about what had happened earlier was true when the blue butterfly appeared again.

I suddenly looked around if the things that surrounds me turns into colorless again just like what happened earlier but to my disappointed it didn't.

Wait, did I just say I felt disappointment? For what? To prove that it wasn't just my hopeful imagination and that it was true?

I laughed sarcastically because of that thought.

I looked at the blue butterfly as it landed on the small center table just in front of me

"Please tell me that it wasn't true, that it was just my imagination" my plea to the butterfly but who am I kidding? I'm making a fool out of my self.

I rest my back at the sofa, tilt my head upward where the beautiful chandelier can be found, I exhaled a deep breath and closed my eyes.

I didn't notice the blue butterfly flew and landed on the tip of my nose.

I opened my eyes and looked at it and after a few seconds, I shake my head lightly enough to make it flew away and when it did, I stand up and went to my room upstairs to change into my comfortable clothes. I just wore a dark blue chino short, plain sleeveless loose shirt that was showing my manly biceps and it was comfortable to wear since it's a little bit loose, and lastly, I just wore flip flops for men.

I went straight ahead to the music room where I usually spend my time.

I turned the doorknob to open the mahogany door of the music room and roam my eyes around the room.

Besides from spending my time here alone coping for being blind for the past year, this is where Asha usually found me aside from my own room.

This room can be found on the left upper side of the mansion and there is a wide sliding door leading to the wide terrace, in which that terrace welcomes the sun.

Different instruments can be found around the room as I love to play some instruments and so is my parents.

I looked at the grand piano at the center of the room and walked near it.

I slide my fingertips on the keyboards and the sound in each keyboards every time my fingers touches them bring calmness to my heavy chest since the minute I enter and left the funeral home.

I sat at the chair and started to play the song of Lewis Capaldi, before you go.

As soon as I started to play the song, flashes of memory again of me and Asha starts to invade my mind and I started to sing

I ended the piece of Pachelbel, Canon in D hearing the claps of Asha who is seating beside me.

She then ruffles my hair which she earned a groan from me in protest to what she did

"Stop messing my hair Asha" I said as I shooed her hands away from head then reach for my cane on the left side of mine and was supposed to stand up but only to be stop by Asha,

she held my right arm to stop me and so I remained to sit down while she was chuckling and I groaned a little because of annoyance

"Alright, alright, I'm going to stop but please play some more or better yet teach me how to play piano" she said bubbly

I breathed out a heavy sigh as if she was a burdened but that was not true, I liker her to company me, I like her to be my side just like this

"Woah, that was a heavy sigh" she commented and then laugh.

I couldn't hide my smiles as her laughs are contagious "Yeah because you're annoying" I jokingly said and positioned myself

"says the most grumpiest person I've ever know" I hissed at her but she just laughed at me and messed my hair again

"Asha I said stop doing it" I said irritated for real this time. Why does she always do that?

I spend time in fixing my hair to be presentable for her even though I'm blind for now I can still fix my hair yet she always messes it.

"I'm sorry Azure you know how much I love to messed you hair" She said that made me blushed but I scoffed immediately to hide my shyness and I don't know if she saw that since I am blind

"Yeah yeah and you also love to annoy me" I said using my bored tone to hide my feelings and thank goodness I didn't stutter.

"Azure please teach me to play piano" She said and I felt her twist her body to my direction slightly as she shakes my right arm

"Please, pretty please Azure to a handsome man like you from a pretty girl like me" she added and still continues to shake my arm

"Alright, alright" I said surrendering to her and finally she let go of my arm

"So, where do we start?" She said and I place my hands on the keyboards "Place your hands on top of my hands, I can't totally teach you just follow me now" I said truthfully

"Nope" she said and emphasizing the 'p' sound "I want you to play Before you go by Lewis Capaldi and I'll just help you" She said which made me furrowed my forehead

"And who taught you that? I thought you don't know how to play piano that's why you wanted me to teach you?" I asked as my hands were still at the keyboard of the piano

"Someone I can't remember who. All I know is, I just know how to play that song" She said and it made me felt jealous a little bit.

Someone taught her and I'm jealous because that person can teach Asha without problem

"Come on Azure, You lead and I'll follow" She added, I started to touch the keyboards with a jealous feelings inside me but when Asha started to play along the keys and started to sing with me,

That jealous feeling melted away

I ended the song with my eyes close and tears falling down as that memory flashes ended.

I felt jealous of that man who taught her. How I wished to be that man who spend the time to teach her while I couldn't have that chance anymore.

With that kind of thought running in my head, I cried harder this time and I saw the blue butterfly again flying above me in circles.

I saw those sparkling little lights again, I looked around again expecting the dull colors to appear again but dismay visited me again for the second time

because those sparkling blue lights didn't dull the colors the things that surrounded me.

Instead, it brought a soothing and calming feelings that made me stop crying as if someone was cooing me to stop crying.

I stand up and was about to open the door and leave the room when suddenly the piano played the song Before you go by Lewis Capaldi.

I turned my back to face the piano despite of the goosebumps I am feeling and something made me stilled, no its not something rather its someone who made me stop.

There was a woman there sitting and playing the piano but I couldn't tell who it was because she was covered in blue lights and the blue butterfly was flying above her, circling her.

The way she plays the piano, its as if she was supporting someone and they played together, I walked near her hesitating, thinking if she will bring no harm.

Then she stop playing and raised her head as if she looked at my direction, It made me tremble when the blinding blue lights that was surrounding her starts to fade slowly revealing her face.

My steps halted when finally her face were revealed, my lips started to tremble as my hands starts to shake and the tears that already stop to fall are now starting to form on my eyes.

I saw her smiled at me so genuine and pure that it made me fall on my knees and as if on cue my tears find its way to ran on my dried teared cheeks