A Touch of Consonance

Chapter 5: Sounds Of Music In Axilite

   As I got outside, it stopped raining. Lucky that I still have some gold in my pocket. I rode the monorail back downtown where I finally saw a coffee shop across from the monorail station.

   When I got in the coffee shop, calm music played and I even danced along.

   "You must be happy today. What would you like today?" said brewer named Johnny. 

   "Decaf Americano and a Nutella chip cookie please?" I answered. I give him the gold and he gave me the coffee and the cookie. A voice that came from a round table shouted "Hallo!" I looked back to see a friendly handsome person on the round table.

   "Who are you?" I asked.

   "Mr Dean, what about you, young lady?" 

   "Megan."

   "Come sit, you want some sugar cubes and cream on your coffee?"

   "I'm fine." 

   "I could hear some music from the coffee shop when I sip my tasty latte? The music is beautiful, is that you?"

   "Yeah! How did you know?" I blushed.

   "The music sounded like a fairytale movie. My daughter Tia likes to read novels that relate to music and she would sing the music."

   "I know her, she is one of my classmates. By the way, are you gonna come to the concert in the theater tomorrow?" 

   "I have lucky news, I'm the host. So you will see me there. Lucky?" He replies after a sip of his latte and then heard a joyful upbeat of music. 

   "Listen to this!" He says with a joyous voice. We listened to the sound of a glistening mellotron play with a background of strings and a guitar. 

   "Wow, it takes my breath away, the sound is beautiful," He said in a relaxing tone.

   "This is regular upbeat music. I play the mellotron," I said. 

   "You do? Show me." 

   "Just like the one you are listening, I play like that, but you'll hear me when we have the concert." 

   "What kind of music do you like?" 

   "Classical, pop, umm... new age, and l Iike them all." 

   "Want me to show you a song that my daughter played that she also sang?" 

   "Sure," I said

   He took out a speaker box and turned it on but the music accidentally went in full blast that made him jump and spill his coffee on my hoodie.

   "AYOOW!" He yelped. "I'm sorry Megan. Want a towel?" 

   "Yes, but hold the coffee, wipe the table." I said. 

   We both wiped the table and speaker box. 

   "Guess I should've not took the speaker box with me. It's too loud in a restaurant," He said.

   "I've got to go by the way, I'll see you at the concert." 

   "Its good meeting you Megan, bye" Mr Dean waved.