It's You : Spin-off Stories

That Feeling

"Brett, sweetie, it's time to wake up." Brett's mum said softly, rocking Brett by his shoulder.

Brett groaned, throwing his blanket aside and groggily sitting up, "What time is it?"

"It's eight thirty. Your brother is only free for another two hours, so if you want to be with him when you do this, you should get ready." Brett's mum replied, handing Brett his glasses.

"Alright..." Brett said as he stood up, "I'll be ready in a few."

Brett grabbed a pair of jeans and his favorite hoodie. He yawned and stretched as he made his way to the bathroom, grabbing his towel as he exited the bedroom. He turned on the shower and proceeded to get undressed. He took off his glasses and stepped into the shower, shivering as the water hit his skin.

It took a minute or two for him to finally wake up. He starts to rub shampoo on his hair and quickly soaps up his whole body. He took his time rinsing himself off, and he was done showering in a little over seven minutes.

He lazily dries himself off with his towel, leaving it on his head as he dressed up. He wipes his face and opens the bathroom door, "Is there any breakfast?" he asked.

"There's some cereal and toast. Some fruit too!" his mum answered.

He stepped out of the bathroom then and made his way to the dining room where a bowl of cereal was already waiting for him, as well as two pieces of toast and a banana. He sat down and reached for an apple, setting it next to the banana.

Brett poured some milk into his cereal, "Do we have some juice?"

His brother stepped into the dining room, "Sorry, I finished the orange juice earlier."

"That's fine. Mum, did you make tea?" Brett asked, taking a spoonful of cereal.

His mum poured him a cup of tea, "Want some milk in this?"

Brett nodded as he took a big bite of his toast, "Yes please, thank you."

"So, Brett... you excited?" Brett's brother asked.

Brett nodded, finishing his cereal. He stood up to take his bowl to the sink. "Thanks for wanting to go with me." he said as he sat back down, peeling the banana and taking a big bite.

"I had some free time. I might as well spend it with you." Brett's brother said, ruffling Brett's hair which was almost dry now.

Brett finished the banana in three big bites. He was eating the rest of the toast now. As he took the final bite of his toast, he took a sip of his hot milk tea, "I wonder what it'll be like."

Brett's mum smiled, "I'm sure it will be quite the experience. You get to choose your first violin, how exciting is that?"

"And you get to see where they're made, that makes it even more special, doesn't it?" Brett's brother said making his way out of the dining room, "I'll take a shower now."

Brett was eating the apple now, chewing slowly as he was preoccupied by thoughts of what was about to happen that day.

"Don't think too hard on it. When you see the right violin, you will feel it." Brett's mum said, reaching out to cup Brett's cheek, "Just try and have fun with it, alright? Don't worry about it being the wrong one, because you can always get a new one in the future. But for now, just imagine how great it would be to finally have your own violin, one that you choose."

Brett smiled, trying to imagine what his ideal violin would look like. The one he has now was the one given to him by his parents. He counts it as his first violin, even if his parents say otherwise. But regardless of that, the violin he will get today will be special.