//------------------------------// // Intermezzo Seconda // Story: Sketchy Salad Symphony // by Sketchy Sounds //------------------------------// “Have you ever heard anything so amazing!?” “What a talent!” “Bravo! Bravissimo!” “Encore! Encore!” A huge audience roaring their approval. The eyes of hundreds upon her. The artist takes a simple bow, having taken her turn to shine. And yet... “I am alone...” Days later, a letter arrives. A simple request, yet an extraordinary requester. “It’s been many a year since last I played. I am worried I may have lost my touch.” A reply is sent, simple and neat. Weeks pass. The artist has a star pupil, yet one of whom she dare not speak. And even now... “So many to hear me play, yet none who listen.”