The library looked exactly like the library again. But now the books were all back on the shelves and the lights had stopped flickering.
“I was so stupid, doing that swim, just trying to impress people. I always thought Joe was better than me. I wanted him to like me.”
“Why did you think he was better than you? Because your parents did?” Nora felt angry at Mrs Elm’s directness. But maybe she had a point.
“I always had to do what they wanted me to do in order to impress them. Joe had his issues, obviously.
And I didn’t really understand those issues until I knew he was gay, but they say sibling rivalry isn’t about siblings but parents,
and I always felt my parents just encouraged his dreams a bit more.” “Like music?” “Yeah.”
“When he and Ravi decided they wanted to be rock stars, Mum and Dad bought Joe a guitar and then an electric piano.”
“How did that go?” “The guitar bit went well. He could play ‘Smoke On The Water’ within a week of getting it,
but he wasn’t into the piano and decided he didn’t want it cluttering up his room.” “And that’s when you got it.”
Mrs Elm said this as a statement rather than a question. She knew. Of course she knew. “Yeah.”
It was moved into your room, and you welcomed it like a friend, and started learning to play it with steadfast determination.
You spent your pocket money on piano-teaching guides and Mozart for Beginners and The Beatles for Piano.
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