Happily, Hopefully

NN'

while we headed out the front doors. The car had

need him," I started as I snuggle

ssistant. He's use

d again. "Wher

re State

ire State Building is the best ide

out facing f

day was about 'not' having

y you'll have to look your fears i

my lip. "E

ypically a manifestation of a big

e window, burying myself in the cocoon of his coat. I watched skyscrapers flash by, shrouded in a haze of winter white. Th

find yourself caught up in the whirlpool of noise and chaos. My senses were overstimulated by the odious mixtur

eliness and despair. It was the harsh winters that killed things, buried life underneath har

ore my finale -- the swan song of all swan songs. Tomorrow I woul

al thoughts. I reached for the knob on the radio and pushed it

n to some music, i

," he repl

s. You don't

rre

't like music? It's

ider me a

le. "See, you c

ng up and down my frame. "We should se

ing myself up. "I like thi

amily?" he ques

t going to ask me any

fell from a bridge. Every

hell i

you I saved y

care? How long are you going t

ur questions a

had to twist your arm. You'r

ry privat

ms over my che

his. Where does y

o let up. "I don'

I turned my attenti

aste in music, the

s he clenched his teeth. He was so painfully handsome with h

hat type of music to introduce a newbie to fir

dec

e road and I shrugged. "Oka

f music forever, now

d. "No p

ommercials. I'd already heard two songs I liked, but I didn't think Ford could

finger, stopping on a classical song. Violin and cello strings strummed in

music as you're going to get. This is

you kn

lot of classical

ou on to clas

it up loudly enough, the pounding of a timpani or the brassy slide of a

cold?"

lit

heat, blasting my

the air piano like a virtuoso. "If you really want to gain an appreciation for classical music, listen to it performed l

and had turned his stare on me a

ha

of music is

hink so. Listen

the way only classical music could. He began to drum his fingers against

ned the radio off. "That's enough for today. I

e. It was kind of

ild upon. Congratulations.

the car

here." He p

at the curb and handed his keys to a man waiting at

te Building. The sight of it terrified me but also left me in complete awe of how beautiful it was. Having only s

I could already feel my soup and salad

better you don'

impressive Art Deco entrance welcomed us in and I immediately felt myself get caught up in the his

breathed. "Are we

an see first. I'll start you off easy. I

r stop before I start to believe t

and the doors parted. "Get in, Miss