Julian – CsCamper – DashCamp(IDBrony)
Part 5 – Cello’s Scratch (I)
When I first met her, she always showed a sad frown, “What’s the matter? The bullies?” I asked, “No.. just a personal problem, doesn’t really matter” . She didn’t really want to talk about it, and I was just like, alrighty then. Her class was next to my class, classical music class, next to DJ class, strange class placement. But we became close because of the class placement, I talked to her everyday, tried to cheer her up, I tried everything I could and finally I could see her beautiful smile.
She played a Cello, and she likes classical music, which isn’t my type of music, but I’m cool with that. Octav doesn’t like Modern music either, she thought it was annoying, but it is still a mystery why we can get along very well. With me around her, I never see the bullies nearby, I really wanted to kick their ass again. We had lots of good times, chatting, sharing experience, and such. From there I knew that she ran from home, when I asked more about it, she started to cry.
Since then I never asked anything about her past, I was afraid that she would cry again. After about two months, the Principal re-organize the girls dorm, and luckily, Octav was my roommate. We became even closer, but close friend doesn’t mean no problems. Like once, I used two speakers connected to the alarm clock, and the other girls in the dorm wouldn’t need to buy nor use an alarm clock anymore. The first day, Octav was very angry because of the loud alarm in the morning, we had a big argument. At first it didn’t end well, but then I decided to turn down the volume 1 bar, and she was okay with that, she was very sensitive, haha..
Five years of fun, five years felt very quick. I have already graduated, but Octav was still in the school, I was very worried. After I graduated, somepony offered me a job in a bar, I accepted the job and then moved to Canterlot. I tried to stay in touch with Octav, I phoned her, sent her messages, and visited her. I visited her only like four or five times a month, my first visit was about six months after my graduation, I heard about the yearly orchestra play and about Octav. I went to the school, trotted into the girl dorm, and knocked one of the room. Octav hugged me as soon as I opened the door, “I miss you so much” she said. She told me everything happened after I left, and she also told me about the school orchestra.
“They didn’t let me to join the practise, but if I don’t join the practise, I would play awfully in the orchestra” she told me that, “let me show them who they are messing with” I said angrily, she stopped me when I headed to the hall, “Please don’t do any violence”, I sighed “alright” I said. “At least I need to know about their play, so I can collaborate my Cello with the other”, she sighed “but how?”. “why don’t you record their play, so you can practise without practising with them” I suggested to her, “record- what?”. Seriously? She didn’t even know what record is, I then lent her a recorder, and taught her how to use it.
I couldn’t stay for a long time, I have to left Fillydelphia and then continue my job in Canterlot, I promised her that I would come to her play. My job in a big bar was very fun, the DJ equipments were absolutely amazing, the glowing equalizer, full set of disc, but I prefer buying my own DJ set after I earned enough money. I then came back to Fillydhelpia, the school was very well decorated. I greeted Octav in the Audience seat, we talked lots of things, she asked lots of advice. “Vinyl, I think I shouldn’t play, I just-“ , “Just do it” I said, “just let it flow within you” . She nodded, and we talked another things to cheer her up, after a while, Octav and the other players were called to the backstage. “Good luck Octav”, “I will Vinyl, I will” she replied. She looked nervous when she played, I was worried, but my worries fade away as the song goes on, Octav’s Cello was very strong in the middle of the Orchestra, stunned everypony in the hall. As soon as the song ends, Lots of ponies ran into the backstage, greeted Octav, asked signature and such, a nice progress for her!
After I waited for a while, she met me outside the hall. “Congratulation on your first performance!” I congratulate her, “Thank you, Vinyl” Octav replied happily to me, she looked happier than the time I visited her, I was happy for her. It was sad that I couldn’t stay longer, my manager called me again, my next performance would start in about an hour, I quickly said good bye and took the first train to Canterlot. My schedule kept getting tighter, event there, show here, urgh... I was so busy some years ago. Because of the tight schedule, I rarely visited Octavia, I had to sneak out from my studio just to met Octav in Fillydhelpia.
When I visited her after her first show, she was happier, and disturbed at the same time. I had to trot carefully past dozens of ponies just to enter the girls dorm, Octav told everything happened after her performance, and why those ponies kept following her. I laughed at her, then I gave my piece of advice “Just stay calm and greet your fans! They want you? Give yourself to them!”. “How?” she asked back to me, “ Dunno, show yourself?”, “ But I’m not a show off pony”, “ Aw.... come on, Octav” I encouraged her a bit more, “Alright” she replied softly.
Some months after, I heard a news from my old Principal, he said Octav was very active in the school, even more active than before, he also thanked me for being her best friend, that helped her build her confidence. I replied the letter with two simple words : No Problem . Months passed, I received a phone call from Octav, she graduated from school Cum Laude, “Congratulations Octav, what are you planning to do next?” , “I don’t know, Vinyl, maybe I should work with you.” , “ Ah.. No no no Octav, no offense to you, but our type of music are different, and maybe you should find job around Fillydhelpia, starting from your surroundings is the best start” I replied to her. “Kay” she said.
To be continued...