piano lesson

piano lesson

fiction
edward w pritchard

Lenny was late for his piano lesson. Mr. Johnson would be mad. That old man was hard to please. Lenny was late because the job had run over. Lenny had to wait for the client to get started today.

Mr. Johnson was taking a treatment for his lungs when Lenny arrived at the nursing home so he wasn't late after all. Mr. Johnson however was still cranky today. That's why Lenny came here for his lessons. It worked out well. The piano lesson was cathargic.

Mr. Johnson was trying again to teach Lenny the boogie woogie rhythm. It came natural to 80 year old Mr. Johnson but Lenny didn't have the musical gift for this type of music.. Lenny had to work very hard at this music and some days old Mr. Johnson forgot that.

Lenny got into the music today. It took him away from his world and his problems. A few hours earlier  Lenny had strangled the Banker Thomas Kinwell. Lenny was a contract hit man but more than anything he wanted to learn to play the boogie woogie piano.
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