Adagio

Chapter 12

 The next few days were torture. Coda didn't eat or go to school , but the worst part he doesn't look at the piano anymore. He simply writes on a piece of paper , only two options, Yes or No. He was like a living zombie and my heart kept crushing every time I wake up and see him look outside the windows of our living room. Almost as if he is waiting , waiting for something knowing well enough that is futile to wait , but still does so.

" Coda , come and eat your fruit." I said.

He was reading a book on the sofa near the windows but his eyes kept glued on the outside.

He turned to me and shook his head.

" You have to eat something." I said kneeling on the floor next to him.

He ignored me.

I sighed and placed the bowl of fruit on the small coffee table next to him.

My cellphone rang.

Coda shifted looking at it with wide eyes.

I went to check the number.

" It's Lana."

He looked down and shifted back into his seat.

" Hey Lana?" I said.

" Hey darling , how is everything?" She said sounding worried.

" Nothing has changed."

" What ? It's been two weeks already!"

I sighed.

" Two weeks huh?"

" I'm sorry Iris."

" There's nothing for you to be sorry for. It's my fault."

" It is not!" She yelled.

I moved the earpiece away from my ear.

" I have to go , I need to try and feed him something."

" Yeah sure, have you eaten at all?"

" I can't in a situation like this Lana."

She sighed. " It's not use if you crumble too. You need to be strong."

" Yeah. Thanks for the call."

" Sure thing , love you!"

" Love you too."

I hung up.

When I went back to the living room , Coda was in the same position. He didn't touch the fruit at all.

" Coda, what did I say?" I sighed.

He looked up at me for a second , then focused on the book again.

I took a deep breath. " Coda Blythe , what did I say?" I yelled.

His eyes went wide open and looked at me.

" I'm your mother , if I say you need to eat , then you need to eat. Understood?"

He glared at me.