Odile forced the housemaid Imogen’s bandaged hands down onto the grand piano keys despite the obvious pain.
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Chapter 14
I eventually asked Imogen what she wanted long-term.
She surprised me again.
Music therapy.
Children.
Hospitals.
Not performance.
Not concert stages.
She wanted to help frightened children use instruments when words failed.
That came from somewhere.
Pain transformed without becoming tradition.
Good.
I funded none of it secretly.
She applied.
Earned placement.
I covered tuition because I chose to and she accepted because we had argued long enough.
She graduated.
Mariel cried more than anyone.
I pretended not to.
May you like
Rafe noticed.
Annoying.
