Chapter 14: A Stormy Sonata
At the piano, Honoré closes his eyes, letting his own musical gift carry him as it has many times before. He doesn’t need to read the sheet. He knows this Beethoven sonata by heart. It always touches him, no matter how many times he’s played it before, and sometimes, like this afternoon, the melody moves him to tears.
Outside, a summer storm rages. Rain and wind lash the windows, causing shutters to beat against the house. But the storm has brought him an unexpected gift; an hour ago, all the electric bulbs magically shut down and never lit up again. At last, his eyes can rest. The glowing dance of the many candles he scattered across the room remind him of his own ephemeral life. The futility of being a mortal with infinite desires and little time to fulfill
