Same Stars Of Yesterday (book 2)

110 - "SIR JJ'S WHISTLE AND A NEW TASK"

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Dawn's POV:

"Sis, I will be going to buy something in the market... I won't be long~"

It is already the last Sunday of the month and two days later since we have gone from the province to get the fifth music sheet and extended our stay there in Miss Abigail's house due to the storm back then.

"You're going out on your own?? Oh~ You're really starting to change bit by bit, Blue~" And I heard my sister to have chuckled.

She took my beanie on the table for we have just finished breakfast and she put it on my head before she knowingly squeezed my cheeks giving off a pleased grin.

"Alright... Just come back before lunch and don't get lost, will you?? Call me whenever you got a problem so that I won't be worried about you... Understood, Blueberry??" I furrowed hearing her call me with that nickname.

I am still not so used to it no matter what.

I stood from the chair and gave her a hug before I ran to the front door after waving at her.

"I will, sis!"

And with that, I proceeded out of the house and closed the door behind me. I rode in a taxi and headed to the music store.

"Good morning, Miss Charlotte!" I greeted her as she was busy on the counter and she smiled when she saw me.

"Oh~ Good morning, Dawn... What brought you here?? I thought you were free from work here starting today??" Miss Charlotte asked me and I simply let out a smile and then I heard a man's voice that prevented me from answering Miss Charlotte.

"Dawn, I am glad you could come... Have you brought it?" It was Sir JJ and hearing his question, I quickly nodded that he invited me in the J-room where there were only just the two of us and he sat before the piano and he let me seat on a chair next to him.

"Sorry for troubling you to come here alone, Dawn... I was already told about that whistle by Bertha since before and that she gave it to you... I think you already at least got an idea why that was given to you??" Sir JJ told me and he was facing the piano while I was unable to understand much of his words so I only raised an eyebrow that he even started playing something on the piano not giving a look at me.

"I am sorry, Sir JJ.. I -" I bit my lip and lowered my head before I took out the whistle from my bag and grasped it on my lap. It is the same whistle that Mrs. Bertha Dell gave me when we met with her back then... "I still don't know why Mrs. Dell gave this to me back then but she said that time will come when I will understand and that you are the only one who can answer me..."

"Honestly, Bertha was the one who chose to give that whistle to you... I am sure that she also told you about the lanyard which she also gave to you??" Sir JJ said and I was caught up after hearing him that he stopped playing and was silent that I even raised my head and gazed at him for a couple of seconds.

He was somewhat preoccupied for that moment too before he spoke yet again and his fingers were still on the keys of the piano.

"That whistle is mine back when I was a student in Lightlamp Summit High School and I wore that with me along with the lanyard since I was the captain of the soccer team and I was active in training my teammates back in those days... Our coach was not so healthy so he tend to miss our trainings putting me in-charge but he was ever supportive... When I was in my last year, our team joined the national game but we lost in the championship. All because-" I noticed how Sir JJ clenched his fist and the change of his voice crept in me that I only quieted.