The Little Things ✔️

Your song

The last note fills the room with a heavenly sound. My mouth aches from blowing so hard but I'm happy. Happy that our orchestra is finally getting somewhere with its music. We've been rehearsing for a end of year concert but it's never really left first base but it was now getting somewhere. I take a quick glance at my boyfriend Mat and he catches my eye and gives me a small smile. Our conductor coughs as to say shut up and listen.
"Right well done we are finally getting somewhere with this piece. For the concert we are needing a few duets to be performed so if you all get into partners and compose your own song and then the best 3 will perform at the concert and um make it good the head of the music collage will be there. " he walks off the stage to the folders where all the music is kept and all around me people are moving and getting into pairs but I'm sat there in the middle with no one. This always happens to me I'm always the last one like the reject if you call it that. Once again I look over at Mat and see he's walking onto the stage. He gives me a small wink and I get up to follow him.
"So what ya thinking?" He asks me. I look up at him and then back at the piano we are sat at. "I'm really not sure.... Do you have any ideas?" I say looking back up at him.
"I think I have one but I'll have to work on it." He says starching his neck. "
"Uhm ok do you want me to do anything?" I ask. I'm not really one to always take control but I do like to know what's going on when In a group. "Actually yes! Meet me here at 3pm later ok and bring your clarinet" he says moving his head in the direction of my clarinet. "Ok so what sort of thing are you thinking we could do then?"
"I was thinking a slow mysterious theme so maybe in a minor key not major." I agree with what he says. "Yeah that sounds cool." There's a silence for a few seconds and I can hear everyone else talking quietly obviously discussing their ideas.
"I-I love your top Mat it really suits you." I say blushing. I hate awkward gaps I feel like they need to be filled in. And his top does suit him. It's a light baby blue loose tie-dye top which brings out his sapphire eyes and his light brown hair. He pulls me into his side and kisses my head.
"I love your hair today Al it makes you look like a fairy, not like you weren't one already." I blush even more than I already was and look up into his blue eyes. He kisses me once again and we just sit there staring at the black and crooked piano while everyone talks around us. A few moments later our conductor speaks again.
"Right you can all go now but I want these duets ready by Thursday." I look up at Mat.
"Al I'll see you later ok go eat something and stay safe ok." He kisses me on the cheek then releases me from his arms and I stand up and collect my clarinet and walk out of the hall. It was a beautiful winters day it was around 20 days till Christmas and 18 days until my birthday. There were Christmas songs playing everywhere and the smell of mould wine and Christmas food was everywhere. All the flashing lights from the shops making it seem like I was in Tokyo. A lot of happy thoughts come into my head while I walk home mostly about Mat not gonna lie but one thought does stick in my head. Mat was such a kind and caring person and I'd never seen him remotely upset. Wait a moment I had, the first time I met him. Even though he was smiling he looked upset yet he never talked about himself. I suddenly feel very guilty. All this time he's been looking after me he's probably going through a hell of a lot. I need to talk to him tell him to tell me about him and that if he's upset to tell me. Even if I may be weak i do know how to handle things. I open the door to my home to find it's deserted. Patrick's at school and my dad is probably at work and my mum...I've kinda of grown out of guessing where she is I just presume she'll be home soon. I take this opportunity to make myself some decent food and to just chill. After I've made something to eat I head upstairs and start writing lyrics to a song I'm writing for my exam. It's a piece about Mat and how extraordinary things can happen. I've already developed chords on my guitar but I need words for it. Several hours later it's time to go and meet Mat to get this duet up to scratch. I'm slightly nervous because anything could happen. When I get to the hall I'm slightly early and I'm about to walk in when I hear Mat playing the piano. It's beautiful, the chords and tune have a sort of melodic zing to it. I press my ear against the door to hear it a little better when I notice he's singing. Once again my heart flutters. I never knew he could sing well I didn't really know much about him to be honest but he's amazing! I listen a bit more closely and try and make out the words after a bit of time I can.
"Forever is a long time but I don't mind spending it by your side. Your my other half You make me smile you make me laugh. Please be mine forever and I'll promise I'll never stop loving you ever. And all these little things will add up if you fall down I'll pick you right back up." It's beautiful he's written a song about me! It's sends shivers down my spine. I slowly open the door trying not to make a sound and I slowly walk in but then the wind decides to pick up and the door slams behind me. I wince at the sound and Mat spins round to see me standing there. At first he has shock on his face the next he has a smile. He stands up and acts like nothing happened and walks over to me.
"So you ready to get this duet underway?"
"Yeah let's do it!" I say to him. I start walking over to the piano and start setting up a stand for me.
"You look gorgeous by the way...." He says quietly, why does it still make me feel like a nervous wreck whenever he compliments me? He does it so often  yet it still makes me feel the way I did when I first met him. I spin around.
"So do you Mat."
After hours of rehearsal we head up to our secret rooftop heaven and stare into the darkening sky above us. Mat has now added warm fairy lights to the couch that is up here it's really turning into a calming and relaxing heaven for us both. He's also brought up a clear jar with a label on the front and small pieces of paper in them.
"Mat what's the jar for?" I ask pointing at the round object in his hands.
"Oh this, this is the jar that has all the little things in it so we can remember them. All the reasons Al all of them and when we get to 100 we can look back at them." I honestly don't know what to say it's one of the sweetest things ever. "Aww Mat!" I say I fling my arms around him and he pulls me into his body heat and he kisses me on the forehead. I can tell this is a magical evening.
"Reason 24 our jar and reason 25 our duet." He whispers in my ear. God I love him.
"I love you Al don't forget that."
"I never will Mat and you better not as well I love you too" We stand there in each other's arms for the rest of the evening until the moon slowly dips down behind the lush trees. All this time I have Mats voice singing those lyrics I heard earlier and I can't stop thinking about him. These last few days have really been magic and I never want to loose it.