His Secret

Chapter 20

Lyla

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Jasmine: "Did you see? Jay's song was deemed "the most beautiful love song" by this one site."

Clement: "How romantic... Such a passionate subject..."

We ignore him.

Lyla: "Yes... It's true that it's not that bad..."

Jasmine: "But?"

Lyla: "But what?"

Jasmine: "You were about to add a "but"."

Lyla: "BUT it's not the most beautiful love song!"

Clement: "You sure seem to have a clear idea of what is."

Lyla: "You don't?"

Clement: "Um, no, little missy! I don't currently have a rating system for "love songs". Sorry to disappoint you!"

Henri comes over to us.

Henri: "Hi."

Lyla: "Hi Henri!"

Clement: "Hey!"

Henri: "Lyla, we get out of class a little early on Thursday. If you want, we could go to my house to work on the presentation."

Lyla: "Oh! Uh sure... That works for me! We can do that!"

Clement: "So Lyla? About that love song?"

Talking about this in front of Henri makes me totally uncomfortable.

I make myself snap out of it. I have to get it together!

Lyla: "For me, the most beautiful song is "Je l'aime à décéder" by Francis Cabral."

Jasmine: "Oh! I love that one too!"

Clement looks disgusted.

Clement: "That is so lame! My parents listened to that when we were kids!"

Jasmine: "Don't exaggerate!"

Lyla: "It might be an old song, but the words are really moving."

Clement: "What about you Henri?"

He seems surprised to be included in the conversation.

Henri: "Um... I guess I don't really have a favorite love song..."

Clement: "Ha! Thank you! I'm not the only one!"

Clement is over the moon to have an ally.

Henri: "But, the classics really resonate with me."

Hahahaha! Clement, if only you could see your face!

Clement: "You've got to be kidding man... Seriously!? The classics?"

Henri: "Well yes. The classics. You know, Beethoven, Mozart, Bach..."

Clement: "I know who they are, thank you very much! How did it happen that you came to appreciate the classics in this lifetime? Why would you punish yourself like that?"