
The morning wind brings coolness.
Emily looked up and looked at Raymond.
His eyes were black and deep, dark like an endless night.
Beside her, Kirana nervously gulps, giving Emily an invisible boost. "Come, Emi."
Emily's heart was pounding, unsure when Raymond appeared at the classroom door or what she had heard and seen.
Maybe Raymond saw Emily's arrogant attitude earlier and thought Emily should be sweet and warm to her soul
Emily pulled her stiff lips, forcing a smile. "What a coincidence! Kirana and I are going to the cafeteria. Do you want anything? I can buy it for you."
Hospitality appeared in Raymond's eyes as he shook his head.
Strangeness and tense silence filled the classroom.
In fact, Raymond saw nothing, he only heard Kirana's words.
Her coldness and airiness made her have no friends at school and stay away from all things in school.
But when it came to Emily, her cold heart must have trembled violently.
Raymond returned to his chair and saw Kenzo's menacing gaze.
Raymond ignored him,
ripped a piece of paper from his book, wrote a few words, and gave it to his countryman, Marvin.
"What's going on?"
Marvin lowered his gaze, reading the thin writing on the paper. He glanced at Kenzo carefully, then whispered, "Kenzo has just insulted you so rudely. Emily couldn't stand it and slammed the bottle."
Raymond paused for a moment, his emotions roiling involuntarily.
"Did Emily do that for me?"
The bright light inside the classroom suddenly made Raymond's eyes feel warm.
Marvin continued, "To be honest, what happened was quite exciting. The words Kenzo used to insult you are pretty outrageous."
However, Marvin does not have the courage like Emily who blatantly fights and argues. Man is naturally selfish, who would willingly create trouble for someone he just met?
Raymond understood this completely.
He never received kindness for no reason. To him there was no one who would suddenly be kind to someone as weak and closed as him.
If she positioned herself as Emily, she knew she wouldn't be that brave either.
But Emily is different.
He was like a burning light and illuminated all the darkness and fog in the world.
He will fight for justice even for strangers, and will himself give help to classmates who ask for help to him.
But he had no idea how much he meant to Raymond.
In his mortal life, he was the only light left in the world.
A few strands of the morning breeze entered the classroom, moving the sheets of books on the table.
Marvin hit him on the shoulder and said, "Duh, luckily you weren't here just now. Otherwise, you and Kenzo will definitely make a fuss."
Suddenly, Marvin realizes that his actions are pretentious and awkwardly pulls back his hand.
Raymond nodded. "Mk."
Raymond lowered his gaze and his mind raged.
Emily's actions could get her in trouble. And it's all because he's the one who makes the situation a little run down like this.
Thinking that, Raymond tightened his grasp, and his dark eyelashes fell down gently.
All because of her useless self.
*
Emily walks holding hands with Kirana out of the school building.
A fresh morning breeze lightly swept across their faces. Emily took a deep breath, slightly calming her racing heartbeat.
The leaves on the path had not been swept away, like a golden carpet that let out a crisp sound every step of the way.
Emily felt a little tightness in her chest. Suddenly she realized that she did not know much about Raymond.
Her family, her stuttering, even her economic problems, are all confusing and unknown to Emily.
As an adult, Raymond would control the entire Milton family, exuding a frightening presence even when not angry.
Emily always assumed that Raymond grew up in such a family, had a luxurious life and was loved by everyone.
But these past few days, he's seen her wearing cheap shoes and carrying a broken backpack, ruled by her cousin, unable to even afford breakfast.
The Raymond Milton he remembered was a powerful and formidable figure, feared by everyone because he controlled the business world.
The old Raymond was willing to use everything to protect him.
So this time, it's his turn to protect Raymond.
Back inside the classroom, before the lesson began, Emily saw Raymond lying his head on the table and could only see his black hair, as if he was completely sound asleep.
Emily's heart was a little relieved.
She was afraid that when Raymond stood at the door and heard Kenzo's words, Raymond would be immediately bullied.
The teacher had already entered the classroom first, so Emily opened the book placed in the corner of the table, wanting to see the next subject matter.
In the courtyard, there was a yellow stick paper tucked away.
"Thank you."
Just those two short words made Emily smile.
The sweet sound of birds chirping could be heard from outside the window filling the tranquility inside the classroom.
"Are you smiling when you read a book?" whispered Kirana softly with a puzzled look towards Emily.
Emily took the stick paper attached to the book, folded it neatly into a square shape, and quietly placed it inside her pencil case.
Time at school seemed to pass very quickly, and in an instant, the morning was over.
After the third lesson during the day, Emily was working on her lesson assignment. Before long, he heard someone call him, "Emily, someone's looking for you."
He turned his head with a slightly puzzled expression, and saw a girl standing outside the window waving at him.
Then, going into the classroom and as soon as she arrived at the classroom door, the girl, Kaila, clasped her hands affectionately and said, "Emi, I didn't know you moved classes. I just got up to the top class looking for you."
The girl was clenching the violin bag, her hair was tied back like a ponytail, and her big eyes looked cheerful.
Emily laughed kindly and said, "And, my grades are bad, I'm definitely moving classes, right?"
"Yes, yeah, don't go low. Would I be upset if you said that?" kaila said, then pulled up her sleeve. "Let's go."
"Music building. Did you forget Wednesday?" Kaila tilted her head in wonder. "You were the most enthusiastic. Today, I must come to remind you."
Only then did Emily remember that the final lesson on Wednesday and Thursday was the lesson of choice. All students can sign up for a class they are interested in or choose to remain in the class for self-study.
For students with special musical talents such as Emily and Kaila, it is certain that they take music lessons.
The days at school have been quite forgotten for Emily, and the last few days she has learned the knowledge she has completely forgotten about the lessons of her current life.
"Well, let's go" said Emily.
Kaila looked at him from top to bottom and asked, "Don't you bring your musical score today?"
"Ah, it's okay, let's just go" said Emily casually. He had even forgotten to play one song on the piano in such a nice way, let alone carry a sheet of music, of course he forgot.
There is a connecting corridor between the teaching building and the music building.
Dusk began to envelop, and sunset rays filtered through the trees, creating a faint golden feel in that corridor.
Emily walked side by side with Kaila as the sound of the wind continued to echo in her ears.
Emily glanced to the side and only saw the girl's beautiful eyes, sparkling like crystals.
In Sekola, he and Kaila are very good friends, both have artistic talents, and they have many common passions.
But after graduation, she follows the will of her family and ignores music, while Kaila is accepted into the music academy she has always dreamed of.
In the field of music, Kaila has no natural talent, but she is quite diligent. Emily was always jealous of this girl. He was gentle yet spirited, with perseverance chasing his dreams.
Emily watched as Kaila smoothly joined the best orchestra in the country, took to the bigger stage, and slowly gained recognition in the music industry.
The distance between the two people was getting farther away, and the same topic was getting less and less, eventually ending up with a gradual loss of contact.
But when Raymond gets into an accident and his world is about to collapse, Kaila is the first to call and anxiously asks for his condition, even offering help.
The sun outside the window was warm. Emily looked at the beautiful girl before her, feeling the warmth in her heart.
In this world, where Emily goes back to being a schoolboy again, there may be a lot of lost things like her wealth, but she begins to realize that everything has returned. He has friends and family who love him, and he also has...
Raymond.
It turns out that this world is so beautiful.
*
The two of them reached the music building, and Kaila said goodbye.
All the practice rooms are on the ground floor, but Emily forgets her own practice room.
He went around, trying to remember, but could not. He really can't remember.
"Hi, Emily, why are you standing there? Why don't you come in?"
Emily turned her body away and saw her school music teacher standing behind her.
"Eh, hello," Emily smiled awkwardly and was about to ask but was cut off when she heard the teacher continue, "Come, we're leaving. I'd like to hear how you've been training this week."
Emily slowed her pace and eventually followed the teacher into the music room.
"Space number eight," thought Emily who secretly recorded her training room in her memory.
The music room is small, only a few square meters. The walls were plain white, and the limited space contained only the piano and its seats.
"Play, Moonlight Sonata third movement," the teacher stood beside the piano, with his arms folded.
Emily's hand, which was about to lift the cover of the piano, froze.
Moonlight Sonata third movement by Beethoven.
He has not practiced piano for a long time. Maybe he could still play a song like Fur Elise, but Moonlight Sonata? Impossible.
"Eh, sorry, I haven't practiced this song yet. Can I rehearse this song first?" Emily smiled nervously, her eyes flashing.
Emily was always diligent, and the teacher had a good impression of her. When faced with such a good disciple, he was willing to give tolerance.
"Yes, training well, yes. I'll check the others first."
Emily nodded her head obediently.
When the music room door closed, he pulled out his phone to look for sheet music. Then she focused on her small phone screen and began practicing by stammering at the tones.
The song requires a high level of finger agility and precise dynamics, requiring constant practice over time.
No matter how well he used to play it, if it had not been training for a long time, it was impossible to master it in a few minutes.
But Emily is not the type to give up easily. Even though he knew he would definitely be scolded later, he did not dare to waste a single minute.
The music room was on the first floor, and the sunset radiated in. Emily couldn't see the phone screen clearly, so she just pulled the curtain.
Outside the window, he could hear the classmates talking softly. However, Emily does not care about that and focuses on playing the piano.
Outside the music room, there was a tree standing. The golden leaves were waving in the wind.
Raymond hugged the physics book while walking alone, following others from behind.
As he passed through room number eight, his steps came to a halt and he leaned against that huge tree, just like he had done so many times before. Silently and persistently, he looked at the closed curtains of the music room, listening attentively to the sound of the piano being heard.