A teacher for such a fine instrument, but with shaky hands? This thing alone seemed strange to me. Mysteries and no answers from the very first meeting. With a swarm of thoughts crawling onto one another I headed home, trying not to forget about traffic lights.
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Autumn has begun. The waiting seemed so long, but I could shorten it.
Time has come for me to head to my new sanctuary. I jumped out of bed and dressed up quickly. I almost forgot the case and indoor shoes, so I came back, knocked on the mirror and ran down the street.
This dusty road is fading slowly but surely. The ground is absorbing what remains from the sunlight, getting ready for cold. Lovely trees will soon throw off their copper, leaving brown bones to be cared for by snow without fear. Even if this very snow is yet to be fallen – I'm already feeling it. I'm also feeling this wave approaching, a wave that will cover me whole and give a beginning to new grounds to discover, new passages of my destiny.
It feels great to walk along the road blessed by the sun one last time. Children are running in the street while playing with leaves, noisy and cheerful. I tried to guess which of them will be lucky like I never was. Young women are chatting, rolling over the leaves by stroller wheels. I smiled and thought, maybe some of these love gifts will be remade into pure gold.
Flying inside my thoughts, I almost crashed into the door. This time I'm not going to let it slam the case.
The great ones are looking at me. With a sigh, I lifted my eyes on them in return.
I quickly changed my shoes and went upstairs, found the right door and knocked on a half-erased number.
I didn't have time to remember him – he was here. I heard breath behind my back.
– Good afternoon, – Iosif chewed his words with a lean face.
– Let me, – he aimed a key to the keyhole. I moved and right after that he flashed into the room like a lightning, like he did before.
– Alexander Kamnev? – Iosif turned on the light.
– Yes, – I got stuck in the entrance for a moment.
– That's why I thought the last name was familiar. – He laughed. – Oh well, let's begin. Kamnev, tell me, what is the reason why you want to study?
I cursed myself in my mind again and felt regret from coming into the hallway to my mother. I didn't think about any reason from summer, so I decided to give him the very first thought I made just so he didn't have to wait.