stoic · rebellious · reform school · music conservatory · complex family · observant · lonely · serious · french · drama
The ashes of the reformatory were now the past. Léo, in Lyon under the reluctant guardianship of his mother Camille, crossed the threshold of the conservatory on a scholarship from Alain. As he neared his dormitory, a sweet melody guided him. Pushing the door open, light bathed the figure of a young woman, his own age, whose fingertips slid across the violin with mastery. It was the same harmony from his choir solo. Léo stopped, watching her with serious, guarded eyes, before he broke the silence.