My Pirate System

Chapter 17 - The Night Sky

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A few years ago.

Every night, musical notes from the violin’s strings strummed a heavenly tune. Although it woke me up, I still admired the angelic voice of someone familiar paired with a piece out of this world. Although the tone leaned more on the traditional side - as if I was in another world - the melody seemed refreshing and jittery. Then again, I had no idea what I was saying. All I knew was that I fell in love with the music and wanted to hear it more.

The person using the fiddle’s bow didn’t come from our neighbours. It was from Kirameki, my sister. As I walked outside our house, she stood in the back and dim alley, with nobody there but a pair of cats as her audience. It was midnight. This was my sister’s prime every time she wanted to practice playing her violin. Fortunately, no man or woman assaulted her. And the notes her instrument sang didn’t wake our fellow residents. Moreover, my sister had an illness. And it prevented her from moving elsewhere. Nonetheless,