《Unfinished》19. Coda
Advertisement
After several speeches, the winners of the hospital talent competition were announced. The hospital kitchen and service crew sang as a choral; a nurse, doctor, and patient, each sang a song; the hospital's security personnel performed a dance; and Kento played the piano. All these were warmly applauded and generous prizes were awarded.
After dinner, Kento, once again., wheeled himself toward the piano and began playing. When the dinner guests quieted down a little bit, Leah was introduced. Kento was slightly surprised to see Leah in a dress! From the time they met, she was always in pants or shorts. The only photos of her in a dress he's seen or noticed in Leah's house were taken when she was much younger. The applause of the guests brought Kento back to reality. Leah smiled and nodded at him and they began playing. After two pieces, Kento pushed away from the piano and bowed together with Leah. As he was about to exit the 'stage', Leah turned to the audience and said, "Please allow me to play one more piece."
Surprised, Kento looked up at Leah. They had not rehearsed more music than what they just played. During the time they rehearsed together, Leah even said that she wasn't confident to stand alone in front of an audience, meaning she didn't want to perform solo. "What if dun lang ako sa side, sa piano?" Kento suggested but Leah shook her head.
"I have a little back story to the piece I am about to play. After my accident, I refused to play or even listen to music. As you all know, I was supposed to play with our orchestra on the night of the accident. Relearning to do everything when I was in therapy was embarrassing as well as painful. I eventually regained my strength and life went on. I went to the States for more therapies and to study. In the two years that I was there, I steadily improved and when I returned home, it was as if I had not figured in a terrible car crash.
Advertisement
This music piece was given to me by Kento's mom. We had been steadily dating for several months and kept a long-distance relationship while I was abroad. Tita said she found these loose music sheets amongst Kento's things when they were preparing his space on the ground floor of their house. I looked at the sheets and mentally played it in my head. When I asked Sir Dennis, my mentor, to play it on the piano, he said that the piece wasn't finished. We then spent a few days completing the melody and Sir Dennis helped in arranging it for the violin." Leah said while the guests quietly listened. She raised her violin to position it on her neck. Before striking the bow on the strings, she turned to Kento who was still in shock by her speech and said, "This was composed by my boyfriend, Kento. Kento, love, this is for you. Thank you."
The audience gave her a standing ovation and almost everyone in the banquet hall were moved to tears with the beautiful music. When the applause died down and everyone sat back down, Leah turned to leave the stage. To her surprise, Kento was standing upright and unaided. Lucas, his best friend, stood nearby. The doctors and hospital staff who knew about his condition all began clapping again. Leah began tearing up seeing Kento on his feet. She was about to take a step forward toward him when Kento raised his hand to signal her to stop. Kento then took a step while using a cane. Everyone knew that it was only a matter of time and up to Kento when he would walk again so they applauded and cheered him on. Kento still dragged his as he tried to instruct his feet to move accordingly. He managed to take a few steps forward until Leah approached him and hugged him. The whole banquet hall erupted in cheers.
Advertisement
Holding on the Leah, Kento took a few steps forward before stopping. Leah thought that perhaps he paused to rest. Kento let go of Leah and steadied himself. He then reached inside his pocket and took out a ring. "My dear Leah, thank you for completing that music that I composed for you. From the moment I met you, I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. You not only finished that unfinished score that I wrote, you complete me. Will you continue to complete many unfinished melodies of my life?"
Leah looked at Kento lovingly and nodded. They hugged as the whole banquet hall erupted in applause.
Advertisement
- In Serial21 Chapters
The Seventh Wife
Matamura Yori-no, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, unhappily honors her family's decision to marry her off to her father's business partner, thus securing the welfare of her future. But when her father is cheated by one of his workers, stalling Yori's marriage and leaving her family penniless, her mother proposes that they hand the girl over to the lord of their region, a mysterious and reclusive man since the death of his sixth wife. Accepted as the seventh wife of Lord Ashiro, Yori settles down to her life of being married to one of the highest-ranking men in her land, unprepared for the life she has become a part of. The longer Yori spends with her husband, the more about his twisted past and the dark fate of his previous six wives she unveils. When she reveals that the secret Ashiro has been keeping from her threatens their world, she is caught between loyalty to her lord and determination to stay alive, unwilling to share the same fate as her predecessors...
8 253 - In Serial6 Chapters
Spirit Sagas
Flynn Undersyn One of the greatest assassins ever born. A king of kings. Bringer of both destruction and peace In the Haicho Region of the Southern Continent a young boy starts his journey. Although his original goal of living as he pleases and protecting those he cares for never changes, the scope of it changes from his region to the Continent to the entire Mortal World and beyond.
8 143 - In Serial6 Chapters
The Creator's World
In a world where Creators make universes to play in, I am a Creator. My name is Michael Tanner and this is the exploration of my greatest creation. It is a world of swords and sorcery, though I choose to be a sorcerer and perhaps a little more. Join me as I explore this new universe, while in our universe, a mysterious extrasolar object enters this solar system on a collision course with our Earth's sun.
8 159 - In Serial15 Chapters
King of Another World
18-year-old James Young has always been a rich, pampered child. He was the failure of his family, a shut-in feeding off of his parent's wealth. However, something very unexpected happens to him while traveling to Japan to buy anime figurines: his plane crashes in an unfortunate accident. The next thing James knew, he was sitting in front of a Goddess and he was given three choices: Going to Heaven, reincarnating on Earth, or reincarnating in another world. Believing this situation to be Believing this situation to be a parallel to the light novels James read while alive, he chooses to be reincarnated in another world believing he will become a handsome, overpowered hero. Unfortunately for him, James reincarnates as a lowly, disgusting orc: nothing but cannon fodder. Fortunately for him, he retains his memories from his past life, but things aren't looking good for James, now an orc known as Larek. Looking back, James thought his life was dreary and boring, so he decides to take his future life in his own hands as he has been granted a second chance at life. This time, as Larek, he plans to take over the world and rule it as he pleases.
8 201 - In Serial24 Chapters
Last Shadows of a Booming Sky
Kidnapped by evangelizing bugs while scavenging for food, Tomas and his Rottengall cat find themselves in a fight to salvage the Earth, and save a stranded colony.
8 227 - In Serial9 Chapters
The Demon And The Sword
A LitWuxia story: After a crushing defeat, the Demon Sects have scattered and the Orthodox Sects dominate the Martial Arts World. Peace is shattered, however, when the Demon King Ma Biao unites the Demon Sects and seems poised to challenge the Orthodox Sects. Qiang Feng, an amnesiac young student at Qingxao Sect, may be the only hope of the Orthodox Sects but his past will come back to haunt him. The cover art was painted by 'JohannaK'.
8 198

