I'm Only Sleeping

Chapter 2 - A Romantic Stroll

It was almost sunset. Jasmine scrolls through her closet and picks out a dress to wear while she and Paul are going for their romantic stroll. Since it's not a fancy date, Jasmine pulls out a casual dress and shoes to match

Jasmine's dress:

Jasmine's shoes:

After she's fully dressed, Jasmine goes to catch up with Paul. He's dressed casually as well.

Paul's outfit:

"All set?" Asked Jasmine. "Yes, dear." Said Paul. The two make their way towards the door and set off for their stroll. They walked hand in hand the whole time. At one point, they stopped to take a break after coming across a bench. Jasmine leans onto her husband's shoulder. They look up at the night sky.

"Doesn't the sky look beautiful tonight?" Jasmine asked. "It sure does." Paul said. He wraps his arm around Jasmine. At one point, music begins playing in the distance. Jasmine recognizes the song, stands up from her seat, and starts to sing at the top of her lungs. Paul watches her with a smile on his face.

Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with A-be-see
When you sing you begin with do-re-mi

Do-re-mi, do-re-mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-re-mi, do-re-mi
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti
Let's see if I can make it easy

Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run

So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)

Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run

So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do

Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run

So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do

Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do
So-do!

Now children, do-re-mi-fa-so and so on
are only the tools we use to build a song
Once you have these notes in your heads
you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up like this

So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
Can you do that?
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re

So Do La Ti Do Re Do
So Do La Ti Do Re Do

Now, put it all together
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re, So Do La Ti Do Re Do
Good!

But it doesn't mean anything
So we put in words
One word for every note like this

When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
Together!

When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything

Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run

So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re

Do Mi Mi
Mi So So
Re Fa Fa
La Ti Ti

Do Mi Mi
Mi So So
Re Fa Fa
La Ti Ti

When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything

Do, a deer, a female deer
Re, a drop of golden sun
Mi, a name I call myself
Fa, a long, long way to run

So, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Ti, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do

Do So Do
Re La Fa
Mi Mi Do
Fa Re

So So Do
La La Fa
Ti La So Fa Mi Re
Ti Do oh oh Ti Do So Do

Paul applauds for Jasmine after she's done singing. "Darling, you sing beautifully!" He said. "Thank you. I love The Sound Of Music too." Jasmine said. "I can tell." Paul said. Jasmine smiles, until something breathtaking catches her eyes. "Hey, look over there!" She said. "What?" Asked Paul. "Come on!" Said Jasmine. She grabs Paul's hand and pulls him with her as she runs towards what she saw.

"Oh, I see." Paul said. "Isn't it beautiful?" Jasmine asked. "Very. The lighting is romantic as well." Said Paul. The two go inside the gazebo and the sounds in the background fade around them. It's almost as if they're the only people around.

Paul holds his hand out for his wife and she takes it. The couple embraces in their romantic location and get lost in each other's eyes. "Paul?" Said Jasmine. "Yes, my love?" Paul said. "Will you promise me something?" Jasmine asked. "Of course, anything." Said Paul. "Promise you'll never leave me. You've been my husband for two years, and I'll feel lost without you. Promise you'll stay with me forever." Said Jasmine.

A tear falls from her eye. Paul smiles and caresses Jasmine's face, wiping away the tear. "I'm not going anywhere, sweetheart. Besides, you're my wife. I love you way too much to leave you." He said. "Do you promise to always stay with me?" Jasmine asked. "I promise." Paul said.

Jasmine wraps her husband into a tight hug. "I don't want you to die either." She said. "Jasmine, I can assure you that's not gonna happen anytime soon. Besides, I'm too young to die." Said Paul. Jasmine smiles. "I knew you'd always stay loyal to me." She said.

Jasmine looks into Paul's beautiful eyes and gets lost into them. The two lean in and share a kiss in the romantically lit gazebo.