They Went on a Holiday Cruise and Left Me With a Man They Called a “Problem”

said. “Good. Confusion is the beginning of learning.”

We did not respond. We made tea instead.

That night, when I sat at the piano, I no longer felt like I had an audience. I felt like I had a companion. As I played, Thomas hummed quietly from his armchair, following the melody with an ease that suggested the piece was already living in him somewhere.continue reading …