Chapter 4

 The rest of the day the teachers were separated over the school. Tina got settled on her desk and was shown to the music room. She was amazed by the size of the room. And it had everything a music and drama teacher could want. But for Tina, the greatest thing in the room was the piano. Tina had played the piano all her life. It was like a part of her. She sat on the piano stool and let her hand fall on the keyboard.

She immediately felt calm and relaxed. And the tones of Chopin filled the air.

Bette was in her classroom, making everything ready for her students’ arrival the next day. She had tried to not think about Tina, but was not successful. Bette knew that if today was the first time she met Tina, they would be talking right now.

Bette always welcomed new teachers and tried to make their first day seem good. She also felt that because she had been working at the school for so long, she in a way represented what the school stood for.  But this time was different. She had avoided Tina the whole day. Scared to face the blond with nothing to say. But at least now the day was almost over, and Bette could go home.

She left her classroom and walked towards the teachers’ lounge. Suddenly she heard music. Wonderful music filled her ears. She stopped and listened. The music had to come from the music room.

Bette turned and walked to the music room. She felt drawn to the music.

 The doors to the music room were open. Bette stopped a few feet away from the door. What she saw made her heart beat fast. Tina sitting on a stool playing the piano made the perfect picture in Bette`s mind. She froze and could not stop staring.

Tina was all in the music. She got lost in time and place and just played all her stress and confusion away.

But suddenly she felt that somebody was watching her. She looked up, and immediately stopped playing. Her eyes met the beautiful brown eyed woman.  Either woman said a word; they just stared intensely at each other.