The night before I left for the other side of the ocean, a heavy rainstorm fell.I went through everything in the orchestra one final time, packing away my belongings and saying goodbye to the people I had worked with for years, one by one.Aldo had only been discharged from the hospital a few days earlier. His complexion still had not fully recovered, but after hearing that I was leaving the orchestra, he made a special trip back just to see me.He hugged me and patted my back gently, his voice carrying a hint of emotion.“Remember to send me a message when you get there, Miss pianist.”“Miss pianist.”That was the nickname he had given me when I first joined the orchestra.When I walked out of the venue carrying my sheet music, the lights outside happened to be reflected through the rain, forming long diagonal lines in the darkness.A car was parked outside the building.Julian stood beside the door.For a brief moment, I was lost in an illusion, as if we had returned to the past, as
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