After I Amazed the World the Cold Alpha Regretted

Chapter 69

The melody was soft, tender, and full of emotion, each note carefully chosen and placed.

The room seemed to come alive with the sound, the music wrapping itself around us like a warm embrace.

he skepticism on the Shadow's face gradually melted away, replaced by something closer

to awe.

His eyes widened as the piece unfolded, the notes weaving a tapestry of beauty and grace.

The melody climbed higher, each note a step closer to the heavens, and I could feel the music resonating within me, stirring memories I had long kept buried. Shadow stood frozen, his breath caught in his throat as the song reached its peak, the piano

singing with a voice all its own.

The final notes lingered in the air for a moment before slowly fading into silence, leaving the room filled with a profound stillness.

He was completely frozen, his mouth slightly agape, as if he couldn't believe what he had just heard.

"How do you know this tune?" he finally managed, his voice tinged with surprise.

"How did you do that? It's amazing."

I smiled softly, a hint of nostalgia in my eyes.

"I wrote this song," I said simply.

Shadow looked at me incredulously, his expression one of disbelief.

"You wrote this?" he asked, his voice shaky.

"I heard it years ago. But... how could you have written it?"

I nodded, my smile fading as I thought back to that time.

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you hear this song?" I asked

thought for a moment,

a college." He replied succinctly, seemingly reluctant to

wrote the song in the piano room after the graduation ceremony. I didn't think anyone would remember it." Shadow was clearly

remained silent for a long time before

He said

so talented, yet you gave up

me harder than I

was right

on so much, choosing instead

had sacrificed my dreams for

as I sat there with the piano keys still warm

still bring my

feeling a renewed

started creating again," I

Shadow now, looked at me with a

eyes.

your first fan," he declared, a wide

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get back into racing too. A talent like yours

words brought to mind the message I had received from the team manager the other

had mentioned considering

but maybe it

into my bag, I pulled out the

Shadow's eyes

up as he took the papers from me,

across the page.

you," he

I can do for you in return? Any

I paused, thinking.

to mind-a playground advertisement I

was such a simple thing, yet it stirred a deep

the playground,"