The boy stared silently at his hands as swirling thoughts filled his mind. The girl who played the piano earlier, she said her name was Jacqueline, and she also said she wanted to play the piano with him. If they played the piano together, would playing the piano... become fun?

"Did you enjoy yourself today?" the woman who was driving asked.

"It was okay," the little boy said flatly. Typically, his answer would have been "not really," so "it was okay" spoke volumes.

"Is that so?" The woman's