CHAPTER 19: You’ve got the music in you

Time has passed by; running in between our fingers, like sand through our fingers. Many of these pieces in the puzzle called 'Life', are soft curvy. Ithers impossible to forget… never forget. Gary has come a long way, great times, bad times, sometimes hand in hand. In retrospect, it wasn't easy.

Gary never forgot where he's coming from.

Becoming famous, his band well known, big hits, wasn't in his books…. Not yet.

He's human, not a piece of wood.

Is this someone else's dream?

Never

Gary knew music runs in his veins. He's got the music in him. Literally.

The band, for some reason, deciding to go their own; each member…. I guess, this decision hits every music band. Better late than never. Never give up. It's never too late…

The recurring pandemic, that seems to be mutating like a chameleon, so many faces, hard to catch in its continuing stages, was not giving a break to everyone. The band was feeling the results of being separated, not able to be sitting together, in a room; composing, sharing thoughts, jokes; that warm human interaction, technology does not provide.

Hard to fill in that empty space. Sorry; but it's hard to face when it hits you right in the face.

This absence, that invisible link, was in the way of crumbling down.

-you got the music in you'

Gary murmured to himself

-come on; don't be selfish

He continued

Sitting in his office chair, in front of his piano, segregated, far miles away, from his family, his band mates.

-I've the music in me.

Close your eyes ….here I'm here trying to tell you how much I care… a million chances to tell you how much I love you….

Yep.

Perhaps a solo career? How about the band?!

Unknown to him, something else was missing. Getting over the fact the band couldn't be joining in the near future, deep inside him was letting him know something else was about to manifest, right I'm front of his eyes.

-I know I got the music in me

Sight…..

Himself, once again; invaded by that emptiness, lowered his head, his elbow hit his piano keys, as he laid his arm on the piano.

-I knew there was a connection the moment saw your profile online. Feeling a connection started to bond as we started to chat more often.

-there's something in her, her looks, her beautiful dark brown eyes, her skin colour, a perfect Angel in his books. Her beauty was beyond his imagination….

Gary started to notice; he couldn't live without her, her thoughts all the time in his mind, in everything he did, everything he wrote. She became essential like the air he breathe, his day was not completed without seeing her smile.

Very much indeed.

How to channel all these feelings that are driving him crazy?

There must be a way, not further away. Sitting here lonely was not a way to play…..

My girl, talking about my girl, my baby…

I miss you so much!

Gary mumbled. Thoughts that easily escalated into a big urgency to see her again. Be together again, be one again.

On the other side of the world, Ada was about to finish her study term on science and technology. End of term was approaching.

-must concentrate on my studies!

Thought Ada to herself.

A deep feeling inside, longing Gary's presence to be right with him…love each other, see each other, hug each other, kiss each other, chat, laugh. Play and tease each other….

You readers pretty much know where this leads to…

Huh?

That first kiss, that moment they both tasted love, was inevitably addictive, just the beginning of a beautiful love relationship.

No way to give in.

-can love be this addictive?

How will I live?!

The need to be with Ada was also increasing.

Needed.

Addictive

Being a songwriter and musician, needed feelings to be put down in writing…

Singing….

Soon turning into a song….

New music….

Gary's gift put into full force. A new song being given birth to….

'Like I never loved you at all'….

I felt like it….

Feeling that uncontrollable urgency to see her again, see her beautiful smile, her eyes, yes; for sure needed to see her, my sweet heart. My babe, my life, my joy…..

She's the one. She's on my mind. I can't sleep at night if she isn't by my side….

Wishing she's here by my side…