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We got married, let's see, four months later I...
| We got married, let's see, four months later I think
it wasHe fought with his parents over me, and they disowned him
He was from an old family that lived in a rural part of ShikokuThey
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had my background investigated and found out that I had been
hospitalized twiceNo wonder they opposed the marriageSo,
anyway, we didn't have a wedding ceremonyWe just went to the
registry office and registered our marriage and took a trip to Hakone
for two nightsThat was plenty for us: we were happyAnd finally, I
remained a virgin until the day I marriedI was 25 years old! Can you
believe it?"
Reiko sighed and picked up the basketball again
"I thought that as long as I was with him, I would be all right," chanel classic bags she
went on"As long as I was with him, my troubles would stay away
That's the most important thing for a sickness like ours: a sense of
trustIf I put myself in this person's hands, I'll be OKIf my condition
starts to worsen even the slightest bit - if a screw comes loose - he'll
notice straight away, and with tremendous care and patience he'll fix
it, he'll tighten the screw again, put all the jumbled threads back in
placeIf we have that sense of trust, our sickness stays awayNo more
snap! I was so happy! Life was great! I felt as if someone had pulled
me out of a cold, raging sea and wrapped me in a blanket and laid me
in a warm bedI had a baby two years after we were married, and then
my hands were chanel handbags on sale really full! I practically forgot about my sicknessI'd
get up in the morning and do the housework and take care of the baby
and feed my husband when he came home from workIt was the same
thing day after day, but I was happyIt was probably the happiest time
of my lifeHow many years did it last, I wonder? At least until I was
31And then, all of a sudden, snap! It happened again
Reiko lit a cigaretteThe wind had died downThe smoke rose
straight up and disappeared into the darkness of nightJust then I
realized that the sky was filled with stars
"Something happened?" I asked
"Yes," she said, "something very strange, as if a trap had been laid for
meEven now, it gives me a chill just to think about it chloe black Reiko rubbed
a temple with her free hand"I'm sorry, though, making you listen to
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all this talk about meYou came here to see Naoko, not listen to my
story
"I'd really like to hear it, though," I said"If you don't mind, I'd like to
hear the rest
"Well," Reiko began, "when our daughter entered kindergarten, I
started playing again, little by littleNot for anyone else, but for
myselfI started with short pieces by Bach, Mozart, ScarlattiAfter
such a long blank period, of course, my feel for the music didn't come
back straight awayAnd my fingers wouldn't move the way they used
toBut I was thrilled to be playing the piano againWith my hands on
the keys, I realized how much I had loved music - and chanel j 12 how much I
hungered for itTo be able to perform music for yourself is a
wonderful thing
"As I said before, I had been playing from the time I was four years
old, but it occurred to me that I had never once played for myselfI
had always been trying to pass a test or practise an assignment or
impress somebodyThose are all important things, of course, if you
are going to master an instrumentBut after a certain age you have to
start performing for yourselfThat's what music isI had to drop out of
the elite course and pass my thirty-first birthday before I was finally
able to see thatI would send my child off to kindergarten and hurry
through the housework, then spend an hour or two playing music old omega watches I
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