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Weekly Contest #50
I shouldn’t be here. I want to be here. My mind’s bouncing back and forth, and I want to stop worrying or thinking at all, so I look at the sheet music again. For a moment or two, all I can see are white dashes and black curly blurs. Then, it comes into focus. I feel my chest rising and pounding rhythmically, almost like my body was following the tempo of the music. It didn’t stop the pressure in my head, but it was enough for me to focus. The blurs became words, and I could make out the small tic-tac-toe games and random letter “b”s sprin...
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