IS THAT THE MUSIC?__FREEWRITE DAILY PROMPT 6TH NOVEMBER

is that music? - my 5 minutes freewrite // fiction

is that music?

The old woman in room 7 always said she hears music at 2am.

We all thought it was her sickness. She is 80 years, alone, no family visits. So when she said "is that music? Can you hear it?" we would just say "mama, sleep, no music."

Last night I was on night duty as a cleaner in the hospital. Around 2:10am, I passed room 7 and I heard it. A soft piano. Playing slowly.

I stopped. I thought maybe someone left phone playing. But the ward was quiet. No phone, no radio.

I entered room 7. The old woman was awake, smiling, looking at the window. She said "you hear it now? He comes every night."

I asked who.

She said "my husband. He promised that if I die before him, he will play our wedding song for me till I find him. He died 10 years ago. But he keeps promise."

My body did cold that moment. I could still hear the piano.

I did not tell the nurses. I just sat with her till the music stopped.

This morning, mama in room 7 passed away at exactly 2am.

Now I believe. Some music is not for our ears. Some music is a promise.

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