The MANSION {Madre's Mansion}

You Sing?

"No way... " I mutter in awe.

"Yes, way. Welcome to my favorite place in the mansion. " Tori says placing her hands on my shoulders. I watch her walk past me into the l room and the others walk in too.

Wow. This room is full of all sorts of musical instruments. From guitars to pianos, to drums (local & modern), to clarinets and flutes, and so much more. They are so much I can't keep count and I even see some instruments I've never seen before.

Everyone moves to an instrument. Tori goes for a guitar, Rachel moves to a huge harp that's not too far from Tori,  and Gabby moves to a piano. Then it hits me. ~ I f*cking don't know how to play a single instrument!!

Tori flags me over with her hand and I take a sit between all three of them.
"What instrument do you play? " Rachel asks.

"None.. I've always had a thing for guitars but I never got the chance to learn to play it," I reply honestly and a bit embarrassed.

"Ooh. " Tori replies.

"But I sing though. " I add to mask my building shame.

"Cool. Sing and we'd play." Tori suggests. ~Whoa this room brings life to Toris usually cold soul.

"Really? " I question.

"Yeah... Give it a shot. Asides from Gabby, neither Tori nor I can sing. " Rachel informs.

"But... But what if you guys don't know the song I sing? " I question.

"We don't need to know the song before the melody flows," Tori replies and I'm impressed by her obvious love for music.

"Okay," I reply and take a deep breath. I decide to sing the cover of 'I Like you So much You'll Know It' by Ysabelle Cuevas. It's a song I like so much. It came out last year.

I begin to tap my fingers on my lap and begin humming the tune of the song. Soon Tori follows with the guitar, Gabby with the piano, and Rachel with the harp. They sound so beautiful together and I begin to sing the lyrics of the song from my heart.

"I like your eyes. You look away when you pretend not to care. I like the dimples on the corners of the smile that you bear. I like you more than the world may know but don't be scared 'cause I'm falling deeper baby be prepared.

I like your shirt, I like your fingers, love the way that you smell. To be your favorite jacket just so I could always be near. I loved you for so long, sometimes it's hard to bear... " I keep singing and they play so beautifully to the song.

The others stop playing and begin to pay attention to us. I don't do too well-presenting things in public so I close my eyes and continue to sing.

With my eyes closed, and the lyrics of this song playing in my heart and escaping my lips, memories of when Harry and I first met begin to play in my head. I can't remember him now... He crushed me. I take my mind off him and just keep singing from the heart and with a blank mind.

As much as I try to sing with a blank mind, Desmond keeps coming to my mind. Gabby's words and my dream replay in my head, and I almost stop singing. Luckily for me, I don't have to deal with this for too long as the song soon comes to a close.

The whole room is taken by an uproar of applause from the other kids and I feel my cheeks burn.

"That was awesome girl! " Tori comments and I'm surprised. I smile from the heart. Gabby and Rachel also praise my voice. After a little while, everyone goes back to minding their businesses.

Soon the usual lines of girls and boys are formed and everyone soon begins to exit the room.
"What's next? " I ask and Rachel replies;

"Free time. "Soon we are lead into a huge room. Free to roam about. I look round and find that Gabby who was with us a few seconds ago is gone.

I know Tori shares an exceptional bond with Gabby. After all, they were the first friends I spotted when I first got here. I wait till Rachel walks off and I head to Tori.

"Hey, Tori. " I greet and I sit beside her.

"Hey, sis. Waddup? " she asks in a lively manner.

"Tori, it may not be my business but I'm concerned and I need to know what's going on. " I begin

"What do you mean? " she questions.

"Well... It's actually about Gabby, I've noticed she's kinda off and not happy. Something's wrong and I just can't figure out what it is. " I confess.

"Look sis, Gabby and I have been friends for years now. She's always been the timid type and I swore to myself to always keep her safe.

All was well till a few months ago. She started acting strange and I could sense more fear in her. Gabby is someone who grew with fear but this time, it's gotten worse and there's nothing I can do about it.

I've tried severally to get her to open up but it never works. I've tried but to no avail. She's even begged me to say away from it if I want to keep her safe.

Sonia I know she's fighting with something big but believe me. Gabby isn't gonna tell us what it is. " she replies lowly as she brings her elbows to her knees.

"There's nothing we can do? " I ask in pain.

"Look sis, sometimes we may be doing more harm than good when we meddle in things we've been told to stay out of," she replies as she stands to her feet.

I watch in silence as she walks away. No! There can't be nothing we can do!! Anything could be wrong!. Is her life in danger!?... I stand up and head to a window as I feel worry eating me up from inside.

I stare outside with tears in my eyes. How can someone as sweet as Gabby be going through so much!! I honestly may not be this worried if it were Rachel. ~sorry but, I don't have a soft spot for that girl. I'm just trying my best to tolerate her.

I am seriously battling with tears when;

"Hey. " I hear a familiar voice call.