The Prominent 8

CHAPTER 23

CHAPTER 23

Music Genius

Mark walk home with his eyes always casting down. He regret and regret of what he had done. When he got home and opened the door, he found his father sitting at the living room and there were bottles of alcohol around.

"He was drank again." Mark said in himself and watched at his father as he drank.

"Mark! Don't watch me like that if I were have a fault on you!" his father babbled.

Mark glanced and his father stood up.

"Mark, you brat!" he exclaimed. Mark didn't replied and just stood there.

"Why are you home just right now? Don't you see, I have none to eat, because you haven't cooked yet!" his father babbled again and was walking towards him fainting.

"You won't answer me!" he exclaimed.

"The TV is so noisy!" he yelled and run to the TV and kicked it and it fell down to the floor, broken.

"You don't remember. This is the exact time for us students on going home." Mark answered.

"Tsh, I don't like that look, Mark." his dad said, because Mark's brows furrowed.

His dad was very drank. Mark's mom suddenly came.

"What happened to the TV!!" His mom shouted.

"It's Mark's fault." his father instantly answered and act like he was just sitting all the time.

"Why would you do such a thing like this, Mark? Do you think this is not expensive?!!" His mom yelled at him.

Mark was just looking down. He don't know what to do, but just let his dad say what he wants to say and framed him over and over again.

"Mark, why are you always like this to your parents!! What? You want me to break your musical instruments too?" his mom keep on yelling at him, but he really don't wanna talk back.

"You shouldn't have been born. Your punishment, you'll be sleeping outside!" his mom said.

It's like the TV's cost is more than their son's life. Mark has a very sorrowful life with his parents. But he thought of something to escape from the reality.

While he was walking down the street crying, after escaping from their house when his parents got into a big argument, He heard someone playing the piano.

He drew near at the house were the sound of the piano came from. It was an old woman playing the piano gracefully.

The woman noticed him, and let him in and give him something to eat. He asked the woman if he could play the piano too and the woman nodded. Mark was just 5 years old that time.

The woman taught him to play the piano. When he started to play, he began to have a relief and he suddenly forgot his problems and started to smile.

He always came back to that house over and over again, and he didn't just knew how to play the piano, but of other musical instruments too. When he was 10 years old, he didn't seen the woman again, because Mark and his family moved out.

"If only I can see that woman again, Leta. I should thank her." he said while rubbing his arms because of the cold. He's outside the house sitting.

As he watched the stars, he remembered of Lowanne and consider her as the brightest star. He remember her at their first met at high school. Lowanne's pretty much cool, she got annoyed easily.

What he didn't forgot is that time, when he's about to give up the competiton he joined because of too much burden.

"Hey boy, don't just sit there and not do something." I heard a girl's voice.

"I know you're one of the contestants." she added and she lend her hand to him. When he raised his head he was shocked that it was Lowanne and she stood up instantly.

"Play now. If I were you, I won't do that. I want to win!" she said confidentally. When Mark heard those words he got the feeling of striving again, giving up is useless.

And because of that, he practiced more and the result is that he won. And for many years past, he won many contests, until they are in 4th year highschool. He also composed some songs on his own. And he's known for being a music genius.