Reborn: Another Chance To Leave Up

Chapter 53 That Piano Piece

Lexie looked at Anaya with a hint of triumph in her eyes. “So, Anaya can‘t play the piano. Then I

will…”

“I didn‘t say I couldn‘t,” Anaya stood up and smiled. “I didn‘t play the piano in Mr. Maltz‘s villa, but I learned it myself.”

“Really?”

Lexie obviously did not believe Anaya.

As far as Lexie could remember, Anaya was just a love-struck woman who swooned over Joshua.

Anaya knew nothing but please Joshua.

Lexie looked at Anaya with ridicule in her eyes. “Ok then. Why don‘t you go up and give it a try?”

“Maybe not. I‘m not as good as you. Ms. Dunbar. Why don‘t you play first and set an example for me?” Anaya said calmly

Thinking that Anaya got cold feet, Lexie smiled even brighter. She said, “Anaya, since you‘re so

modest, I might as well go first.”

Lexie sat next to the piano, opened the piano lid, got herself in the mood, and moved her fingers.

Although playing the piano was just a hobby, Lexie had played it for eight years, and her skills were good. She didn‘t play the wrong note.

But she was overconcentrating on the accuracy, and her performance was stiff and emotionless.

Yet it had to be admitted that, in amateurs‘ eyes, she was good enough.

Lexie finished playing, and everyone applauded and praised her.

Lexie enjoyed the praise of the crowd and looked at Anaya complacently. “It‘s your turn.”

Anaya smiled, smoothed the folds of her dress, and sat down on the leather stool.

She sat straight. Her neck was slender, and she put her fair hands on the piano keys.

After a few seconds of silence, her slender fingers rose and fell, and beautiful notes flowed out

from her hands

Many people slowly closed their eyes and listened quietly.

The theme of the song was calm and peaceful, like the distant sky after the sun settling pale blue light, tranquil and elegant.

H

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the woman sitting in the middle of the crowd

was familiar with the piece

 heard it in his senior

 had to deal with heavy schoolwork

sleep.

 the lawn outside the music room building. He heard someone playing a piece,

 day, he slept well for the first time

 went back and searched for the original piece, but no matter how many times he listened to it, he couldn‘t be amazed. He couldn‘t get the feeling he had in

 find out who was in

 was difficult, and only Lexie could play

 it. Though she could play the

 for more than

turned out

her, he had never known she could play

he had never known

 piano sound stopped, everyone present was still immersed in the lingering rhythm of the music, unable to come back to their

a few seconds of silence, deafening applause ignited

 plays the piano so

 about piano, but I

 Joshua. I think she would have been a

school!”

 praise. She forced a smile and also

 you, Ms. Dunbar,” Anaya said with

was so angry that she gritted her

 you are just mocking me, saying that I wasn‘t as good as

look at Joshua to

he was also looking at Anaya. He was staring at Anaya without blinking, yet he did not realize

Lexie clenched her fists.

 badass! Did you

 Hearing this, she secretly glared at

 her tongue out at Lexie, which made Lexie even more furious. She had to maintain her well–educated, lady–like

 watch your mouth, or someone

 and held Anaya‘s arm, saying, “Anaya is here. I‘m afraid of no one! With my short–fused

 you praising me or mocking me?” Anaya

 “But she‘s right, Anaya. You used to have a temper. I still

 in our sophomore year, a punk was pestering you all day long. You brought someone and beat him up hard. After that, we were able to have

secretly gave you a tacky nickname,

 short–tempered you were, you would have turned the world upside down

 for a year, and you are so restrained now.

 moment the boy said so, he

 He touched Anaya’s sore spot

 “I used to be

I have been bullied in all possible ways every day, naturally, I have

restrain my temper.”

guts to bully our