Moonlight

The direct Translation for "Clair de lune" was "Light of the Moon" but I kept it simple and left it as "Moonlight" for the performance, just to make it simple for everybody. Of course me being as dramatic as I possibly could be, I decided to hold it late at night. In front of all my friends and family... this was my stage. I made this mine and no one could take it from me. I greeted everyone before it all started and really reflected on everybody's face, how much they affected me, how much they care to come and see me, all the happy times I see quickly fading in their eyes as they now saw the "sick" version of me. I was quickly gonna be a memory to these people so I knew I had to make it the best damned memory in the most spectacular fashion so the generations of these people would come to know my name. I moved into the back after greeting everyone I could. Then I started to prepare myself, mentally, physically, and emotionally for what was about to come. My Grand Moment...

I walked over to the stage and bowed to everyone then turned around with a flourish and took my seat. The soft melody of the piece began as I started thinking about my mother and her soft gentle touch she had when I was a kid. The clash of the chords reminded me about the strength that my dad taught me while growing up. The string of melody reminded me about all the fun I had until now. The Keys of the Piano playing the piece reminded me about the wondrous life I had lived with up until now. My audience was so big and I just had to remind them.. I just had to remind them that I DON'T WANT TO DIE! I DIDN'T CHOSE THIS! OH GOD WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME OH GOD! By now the tears were just streaming down my face as i played the complicated melody Debussy created in the midsection... ALL THE MEMORIES I HAD WITH THESE PEOPLE, ALL THE MEMORIES I HAD YET TO HAVE WITH THESE PEOPLE ARE ALL GOING TO FADE AWAY INTO NOTHINGNESS... My tears were blanketing the keys as I ran through them with difficulty. IS THIS ALL MY LIFE HAD TO OFFER? WAS THERE NO GREATNESS IN WHAT I HAD YET TO OFFER? Suddenly my heart rate was climbing... I WAS ALONE... SO UTTERLY ALONE.... NOBODY WAS HERE ANYMORE... The light of the stage slowly became darkness around me as I lost sight of everything around me except for my fingers and the keys.. I AM ALONE... As the final chord struck, the last note played, the last melody strung out, I was alone... 

The audience didn't clap, no one said a word until I stood up and left the stage. As I walked backstage I started to hear the claps. One by one they clapped until the Audience erupted in cheers. That is when I knew, I had done my Job...