hear me out, stay alive

a letter, i didn't know any better

instruments make music. people love music. they say that no music is no life. well, our story's heroine's first instrument was the rainbow coloured xylophone, age three. ever since then she has mastered every instrument she has come upon. she does it for the euphoria it brings, knowing that your fingers, your set of lungs, you are making it. Then, why not bring in another hero. his first instrument was the piano at age ten. he hasn't stopped playing since. It is what he does, his music really is his life. for six years he has been non-stop entered in competitions, winning competitions, ruling competitions. both have a way with music. now, these two musical people, let’s put them in school, different schools, yet sister/brother schools. bryn east girls. bryn east boys. when these two schools decide they want to hold a joint musicalé these fellow protagonists’ friends, teachers, peers root for them. the prize is the title, the competition is fierce, there is only one winner. these judges aren’t going to pull a seneca crane, there is one winner, and one winner only. so, without further ado, let the best musician win.

I am Sybil. I am 16 years of age, and already I have killed one person. I live in a Mental Institute called Cherry Hills, and the doctors have no idea what's wrong with me. I hear things you will never hear, see things you will never see. I see dead people.

Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. * * * Being re-written completely as of May 14, 2021

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