Play House

Chapter 41: The Queen of the Night Aria

"Oh by the way Jilliane! Are you the one who made sushi on a cute lunch box?" Freddie asked her.

"Well... Yes... Have you ate it?" She was hesitate to ask that question.

"Yes...we ate it... Especially Roger!" Freddie said.

"And... How about the taste?" She asked.

"It's good! It's good! It doesn't look presentable but the taste is really delicious! As same as that of Japanese!" Freddie said.

"...but still it doesn't look like sushi!" Roger interrupts. "It is more look like a sausage in a rice roll!... But i pretty admit... It's nice..."

Roger finished his drum kit and tested it. Jilliane only looked at him.

"Hey! Don't be proud about the affirmation given to you! You're still not good at cooking". He said to her.

"Well i know my dear!" She said to him.

She went outside and to gasp some air. She was really pissed to Roger. She can't believe Roger became so harsh to her today. Is it because of the cymbals? Well if that is the case, it was not her problem anymore for she doesn't know anything about drums and cymbals. She walked through the Ridge Farm and Marveled on it's simpleness and beauty. She went to the barn and saw a grand piano.

Meanwhile the boys are now preparing the lunch. As they are about to eat .

"Come on now lunch is ready!" Freddie said to the boys.

"Where's Jilliane?" Deaky asked.

"Roger?" Brian asked Roger.

"I don't know! Don't mind her!" Roger said.

"Geez! Why you're so mean to your wife?" Freddie asked her.

"I know her Freddie... I know her ways... Do not worry about her! She will eat when she felt hungry!" Roger said to them.

Suddenly, they heard the piano.

"Do you hear that?" Deaky asked.

"Someone is playing the piano!" Freddie said.

So they run outside and went to the barn where the piano is located and they saw Jilliane but the latter didn't noticed them.

"Jillia-" Roger said but Freddie stopped him and smiled like he liked it.

Jilliane was playing stacatto on piano. A Mozart piece. After she was finished she was shocked to see the band behind her at the door. She saw Brian, Freddie and Deaky clapping their hands while Roger's face was like "Unbelievable"!

"Bravo! Excelente Bravo!" Freddie said to her.

"Jilliane... I can't believe you can play piano!" Brian said to her. She just only smiled and felt shy.

"That was stacatto!" Freddie said to her.

"Yes... A stacatto" she smiled.

"You see! She is my apprentice! She learned from me!" Freddie said to the band.

"Can you tell us what is that piece?" Deaky asked in amazement.

"It is Mozart's piece called "Queen of the Night Aria" I played it during my college days when we got a theatrical play named "A Night at the Opera"". she said.

" What a coincidence! It is also the name of our New Album... "A Night at the Opera" and that piece title has a word "Queen" which was the name of our band... Well i think you really have something to do with the band!.. So...When did you learn to play piano darling? I hope you don't mind answering! For I also play piano..." Freddie became interested on her piano skills.

"I started playing piano since i was 10... My father used to give me classical pieces of Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Pachebelle, somewhat like that...and when i was in college at Imperial College.. i was one of the Theater Opera Background"

"So you are Imperial College Alumni?" Brian asked.

"Yes..." She replied.

"I was also an Alumni ... It is our "Alma Mater"!" Brian said.

"Oh! So nice!" She smiled.

" Make way to my apprentice!" Freddie said. " Roger! You're wife is a 'prodigy'! " He added.

" Well i guess!" Roger replied.

" Now can we have our lunch now?! I'm sorry I'm hungry!" Freddie said.

" Come on let's go!" Deaky said. And they all went out. Jilliane and Roger were the only ones who was left.

Jilliane never said a word while Roger was struggling for words. Jilliane was about to leave but Roger stopped her.

" Jilliane..." He said to her.

"...what?" She asked in a soft tone.

"... I never thought you can play piano" he said

" Is that a compliment?" She asked.

"Well... Let's just say it was..."

" ..and now, you have one vital information about me... As i told you before.. it comes out naturally!" She said. " I never thought you're watching me behind... While playing it!"

Roger just smiled at her.

" Jilliane..." He said.

" What?" She replied.

" I'm sorry on what happened lately... It wasn't your fault... It's just i had a bad day because of the previous cymbals that i had used this passed 3 days... It pissed me off!" Roger gives his apology and explanation.

"... So that's it?... Ok... You're forgiven!" She smiled.

" Huh?" Roger became confused.

" You know... I am not a kind of person holding grudge against anyone!" She looked at him again and smiled. " You know what?... I am hungry!" She said.

Roger smiled "come on and we'll have lunch with them!"

They both went out to the barn and went to where the band is having lunch.

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"Bye now! I am going!" Jilliane bids goodbye to the band.

" Wait Jilliane! Are you sure you wanna leave?... It is already dark darling!We're afraid something will happen to you!" Freddie said.

" Yes... Freddie is right Jilliane" Brian said.

" It is not good for a woman to walk in the streets in the dark" Deaky said.

" But... I can manage to go home..." She said.

" Jilliane will you listen to the band! They are right! It would be very dangerous for you! Stay here! You can spend the night here!" Roger said to her.

" Well...ok..." She said. She didn't said a thing anymore as the majority wins.

In fact they are right. They were just concerned about her safety. So she decides to stay there. She looked at Roger and she got confused with his face. A worry? Is that a concerned face? Was he concerned to her? Now she is getting paranoid again and her feelings for Roger invades her again. The feeling she would like to keep than for him to know.