What He Doesn't Know by Kandi Steiner

Author:Kandi Steiner [Steiner, Kandi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kandi Steiner
Published: 2018-03-12T16:00:00+00:00

Reese

In my brain, there was always music.

It had been that way since I was born, or at least, ever since I could remember. I saw the world in music notes, heard every bird and passing car and laugh on the street as a beautiful symphony. I was, in my opinion, way too in tune with the sound of voices, with the noises made by inanimate objects when they were shuffled around by human hands.

When I was younger, I would often zone out during class to write a piece of music, instead. Or wake up from a dream only to frantically scramble for a notepad and pen to write down the music living inside me.

Music was everything — my release, my kryptonite, my pain and my pleasure all in one.

When I heard certain songs, they transported me to another time, to another place, and sometimes, to another person. There were songs that reminded me of my move to New York City, songs that took me back to the first time I drank alcohol, and, sometimes, songs that took me back to my family. To Mom. To Dad. To Mallory.

Winter: Ghosts of a Future Lost by Clint Mansell always took me back to them.

It was the song I’d been playing at the piano, the one at Mom and Dad’s in Manhattan, when I’d received the call from the hospital. The call. The one that told me the absolute last thing I’d ever expected to hear.

They were gone.

So, when the first few notes played at the Reid’s Valentine’s Day fundraiser Saturday night, they hit me like a brick to the chest.

I was just standing there in the middle of the grand ballroom, watching from a distance as Gloria talked to each of the guests surveying the silent auction table. Maxwell was flirting with the crowd, jumping from group to group to ensure everyone had made it over to check out the items up for bid.

They were a team, just like my parents had been.

Sometimes when I looked at them, I saw my parents, instead. It was easy to merge them, especially since our families had been so close. We’d gone on summer camping trips together, spent days out at the lake, and way too many evenings we’d end up in each other’s back yards or living rooms. We were one giant family unit before, but now, it was just me.

I pulled at the collar of my dress shirt, loosening the tie just a bit. Wearing a suit and tie felt like punishment to me. It always had. The only time I’d ever even marginally enjoyed it was when I wore one for high school graduation and Charlie told me I looked “dapper.” I’d teased her for using the word, but inside, I’d made note of the colors I’d worn and the way I’d styled my hair.

I liked it when she noticed me.

And she always did. I was aware of her crush from a young age, from the way her eyes widened when I

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