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WALT: For free time we were able to write a short narrative from pobble365.

Sparrow 🐦

For many years the piano had stood in silence surrounded by echoes and memories of the past. Tiffany walked slowly into the there old creaky attic. Quietly walking up to the old baby grand piano her and her grandmother used to play on.  Things the piano had witnessed, Glorious concerts that delighted the countless ladies and gentleman. A wave of laughter and joy. How the piano had shone under stadium lights.  How its keys had sung the most beautiful melodies. She ran her fingers down the cover of the keys. Leaving dust marks all down it.

Memories ran through her mind. Flashbacks. Getting taught songs and finally playing them. Having family gatherings around the piano while they play it. She missed her grandmother and the love she gave her. Only one thing reminded Tiffany about her grandmother. Every day a sparrow would porch on their window sill. At the same time every day. Tiffany thought it was a bit weird but her grandmother thought it was cute. They named it Cullen, the meaning of happy. Every day Cullen the sparrow would porch at the same place. On the same window sill and at the same time. And every day they would play the same song. She knew that her grandmother was delighted for having her granddaughter with her and looking at a little friend every day. Now, everything was different.         

Tiffany's mind went back to normal. Sitting still on the riped leather piano seat. Leaving salty teardrops on the dust. Her mind was filled with memories and joy with her grandmother. It was not fair, she was not the same. Tiffany's mother tiptoed up to the top of the staircase.  She stood there before tiffany noticing. “I know she's is gone and I know you miss her. We all do. But she is in a better place.”. “ no shes not. She loved where she was. She did not have to go”. Tiffany's heart drops. She stumbled on the ground and cried. It felt like weeks she had been crying.

All she wanted was her grandma back.

By Poppy