Unfinished Sympathy by Amélie S. Duncan

Author:Amélie S. Duncan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Absolution Series Book 1
Publisher: Amélie S. Duncan
Published: 2019-02-16T16:00:00+00:00

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Gunnar eavesdropping on my phone calls made me trust him less. However, his temp job made it possible to help my family with the water heater repair. He saved me from doing something I didn’t want to do for money, though even with both jobs I wouldn’t be out of a financial crisis. The water heater would wipe out the little emergency savings I had put away in case I lost my job and meant I was operating without a safety net.

That, in turn, meant I couldn’t leave Emono. I had to survive to the end of Absolution and get the big bonus, or my family and I would lose all we had left.

With that in mind, I worked diligently with Mike on the recording session with a new artist singing a previously released Crane Productions song for the game soundtrack. I didn’t just help him with the sound, playback, and mixing, but also asked Mike about himself. I even added more complimentary feedback to the artist. All the time, I remembered how Paul and Gunnar pointed out that social relations might keep me from progressing in my career.

I learned Mike had worked on blockbuster sci-fi films. He delighted in my enthusiasm and offered to show me some rare recordings and a membership to an audio club he had online. To add to my winning streak, Daniel couldn’t bounce back his work. Best day ever, and the best was yet to come. Paul and I were going to play music together. I left to meet him right after the session ended.

Paul had reserved a larger recording studio, one housing the most instruments, including the baby grand piano he occupied when I walked into the room. He played as his staff positioned microphones for recording. In his ice-blue T-shirt, jeans, and athletic shoes, he appeared more casual. Though he was busy, he still sent me a heart-stopping smile that made me forget everything. The Testore violin was on a stand next to him, with sheet music for me to look through, and I immediately put down my things to walk over to it. My excitement at developing a music score had me eager to play.

But before I could, Paul said, “I’ve been looking forward to hearing from you all day. After you warm up, I’d like to hear you play Ysaÿe Sonata No. 3 Ballade.”

My stomach pitched. His request had been unexpected, and my guard wasn’t up. This was definitely not how I’d imagined our playing would go today.

I slowly warmed up but waited until we were alone before lodging my complaint. “I’d prefer not to play the Ysaÿe. It’s the one I messed up when we played together in your loft weeks ago. It’s personal.”

“How so?” he asked, his tone gentle. “Talk to me.”

While I didn’t want to tell him, the truth was the only way for him to understand the depth of my emotional connection to the piece. “It was my father’s favorite. When I play it, I think of him, and now that he’s gone it hurts to do it.

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