After eating a warm, buttery croissant I dialed Gabriel's number immediately.
- Hello! - my voice was shaking from excitement.
- Good morning... - he sounded disturbed.
- Are you alright?
- I do not know. Since when did you become my morning alarm?
- Since today!
- Why?
- I'm a genius! I'm a literal genius! You can't believe, what happened!
- Did you win the Nobel Prize?
- I have a brilliant idea! So, you haven't played piano for two years, right?
- So what?
- Maybe... maybe we should try it together!
- Did you sleep okay?
- Yup.
- Then, you're going insane.
- Not that either.
- I highly doubt it.
- Please!..
- Mary, I can't! Don't you think, that I wouldn't have done it if I could?!
- Or you don't know that you can!
- Please, don't waste my and your time on those "genius" ideas anymore.
- I...
- Mary! - he was definitely offended.
- I wanted to thank you for yesterday. - nothing else came to my mind.
He didn't answer anything.
- You're being rude.
- You don't understand... I can't see, Mary!
- Well, could you see then, when you played your stupid performance of passing out and when you made me cross the road and I almost had a heart attack?! - I was so mad, I couldn't even control the words spitting out of my mouth.
- What does it have to do with what you've just offered me?! - he shouted bitterly. It was true, it had nothing to do with each other.
- I'm sorry. - he mumbled.
- Let's just try!.. What is stopping you?!
- Try for what, Mary?
- For fun! Besides, I believe, that you're gonna make it.
- Do you really believe?
- Yes.
- I have a grand piano at home.
- And the address?
- My mother will pick you up.
- What time?
- At three.
- Good.
- But know, that if something terrible's gonna come out, it's your fault.
- No problem.
- Mary, I can't talk to you anymore, it hurts...
- Well...
- Bye... - said he and quickly hung up.
The content of the last sentence remained unclear to me. However, I was able to persuade him. That's what was important.
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Hold My Hand
General FictionThe novel, titled "Hold My Hand" tells the story of a 14-year-old girl from Tbilisi, (Georgia) Mary, whose life changes radically when a new student, Gabriel, is added to her class, who has completely lost his sight due to a severe disease. Despite...
