Bitter & Sweet
Part 17's
Chloe, who intends to ask permission from Matthew, then enters Matthew's room followed by Matteo.
"The sir! ... I'll go with Mister Matteo. Not far away, we'll just see Mister Matteo's house" Chloe said.
As she tells Matthew, Chloe notices the appearance of her boss, who looks a lot like Matteo.
That was the result of Chloe, who had chosen a loose sweatshirt for Matthew, although for her trousers, Chloe still gave her drill pants.
Especially at this time, Matthew did not style his hair that intersected the same as Matteo, and looked just plain combed.
So that makes Chloe, almost can no longer distinguish between Matthew and Matteo.
"Why are you going with him?" matthew asked, breaking Chloe's daydream.
"Ugh?" Chloe jerks.
"Come, Matthew! ... We won't be long. I just wanted to take him for a look at my house" Matteo said.
Matthew seemed to disagree, and even almost seemed annoyed, because he would be left alone in his room, so Chloe had intended to cancel her plan to join Matteo.
However, before Chloe said that she had changed her mind, Matthew had already said,
"Go! ... But not too long."
"Ugh? ... Okay!" chloe, astonishment. "We go first! You can call my phone if you need anything. And I'll be right back here."
"Yes" Matthew answered briefly.
Matteo and Chloe then passed away, and on foot, they came to Matteo's house right next to Matthew's.
In front of the house in the same architectural style as the Matthew house building, there are several truckloads of goods parked there.
Likewise, some people who look busy walking in and out, while carrying things into Matteo's house.
When Chloe followed Matteo who walked into the house, both the arrangement of furniture and the division of the room, looked more or less the same as the one in Matthew's house.
So Chloe was quite curious, which part of the house was renovated.
However, it seems that even though Chloe did not reveal her question, Matteo was already aware of it.
"Come with me over here!" take Matteo, lead to a room on the ground floor, which if equated with Matthew's house, then it's a workspace.
After stepping into the room meant by Matteo, the size of the room was twice as large as Matthew's workspace.
"So there—" Matteo pointed in one direction.
"... Initially there was a wall. But I dismantled it, so that this room could be more spacious," Matteo continued.
After a while of looking at the room, Chloe finally realized that in all parts of the wall, the ceiling, even up to the door, seemed to be re-coated with soundproof material.
"Can I know? Why do you need additional soundproofing?" ask Chloe, curious.
In addition, in the room, Chloe also did not see a single window there, and instead there was a thick glass-walled bulkhead in one corner of the room, it formed a new room in the room.
"Studio," said Matteo, smiling. "This place will be a studio. I have to make it soundproof, so that outside noise doesn't interfere here. And vice versa."
"I work as a composer. In this room, it will be filled with some musical equipment, and so will the equipment to record the sound."
Matteo looks excited, when explaining what the function of the room is to Chloe.
"Because of that, so Matthew said that I should not make a fuss. He doesn't want me to play music at his house" Matteo continued.
"So this room that you said needs renovating?" Chloe just asked, even though she knew.
"Yes ... The work is now 90 percent. There remain all the electrical lines that still need to be arranged, and so will my belongings, which will be laid out in here."
Just like Chloe, Matteo also seemed to be just telling, although it was clearly visible there, the electrical wiring that seemed to be still messy, so Matteo's belongings were still placed outside.
"You, you like music" Matteo chirped, then took Chloe walking out of the room.
Matteo takes Chloe to the center of the house, where a piano is displayed.
"What kind of music do you like?"
As he asked, Matteo shifted the bench near the piano, then opened the lid of the piano keys and pressed the keys slowly, to let out the sound.
"Hm ... I don't think there's anything specific. I can enjoy all the music" said Chloe, who remained standing by the piano.
"Here! ... Sit down here!" take Matteo, so Chloe sits next to him, on a bench facing the piano.
Apparently, Matteo was going to play the piano, because his fingers seemed to be getting ready on the keys, and just waiting until Chloe came to sit with him.
"Can you play the piano?" matteo asked, which Chloe immediately answered, shaking her head.
Chloe nodded her head. "Yes." Yeah."
Matteo, who turned to the side, looked at each other with Chloe, then smiled broadly, then immediately pressed the keys from the piano.
The fingers on Matteo's hands, which look like they're dancing on a piano key, make a tonal sound that stimulates Chloe's sense of hearing.
After a while Chloe hears a piano play from Matteo, Chloe realizes that Matteo is playing one of the classic songs, which is familiar to Chloe's ears.
Matteo just changed the tones a little bit, so Chloe couldn't immediately tell what the song was.
Although Matteo changed his tone, but the song actually became more interesting to hear.
"What do you think?" matteo asked, after one song ended.
"Good ... I love it" said Chloe excitedly, smiling.
"Would you like to sing?" matteo asked, looking at Chloe with a shady look.
"Hm ... My voice will only interfere with your hearing" said Chloe, then chuckled.
"Try it first! ... I want to hear it." Matteo then plays an intro to a song, which is quite familiar to Chloe. "You must know this song. We can sing it in return."
"Hm ... Okay!" sahut Chloe's.
As it turned out, Matteo was not only good at playing the piano, the male voice was also beautiful, and without any part of his singing that sounded discordant.
Chloe was so stunned, that she could barely stop looking at Matteo, smiling.
"You're just embarrassing me." Matteo smiled, shaking his head.
Chloe chuckled. "Your voice is good. Besides being a composer, are you a singer?"
"No ... I will only sing in front of certain people" Matteo said.
"Very unfortunate ... Because you can be the singer of a song you're mocking" says Chloe, spontaneously.
"Thank you for the compliment!" matteo said, then took Chloe's hand, and directed her to press the piano keys. "You press like this!"
Chloe obeyed Matteo's direction, and at the same time Matteo played piano keys in other parts, causing matching notes.
"If you want to learn a musical instrument, I can teach you" Matteo said. "You must have known, if music can be a stress reliever. Especially if you're tired of office work."
"When we were kids, Matthew used to love playing guitar. He also likes to sing with me....
... But over time, and as we grew older, Grandpa gave him many extra lessons, so he could become a good businessman....
... So the time is spent a lot, to learn things related to work, how to run the company....
... Matthew eventually stopped playing music. I guess, she never even sang again" Matteo said.
"Did you stay with Mister Matthew all this time?" ask Chloe.
"We live in a house with Grandpa. But only until we finish high school. When we were in college, we took different courses....
... And at that time, we then lived in different apartment rooms, even though they were still in the same building" replied Matteo.
"After we finished college, Matthew returned to Grandpa's house. As for me, choose to stay alone, and continue my favorite music," continued Matteo.
Chloe who chuckled at something that flashed through her head, seemed to attract the attention of Matteo, until she stared fixedly at Chloe.
"I'm sorry ... I was able to imagine the situation, when you and Mister Matthew went to the same school."
Chloe explained what was on her mind, although Matteo did not ask, and then continued to say,
"If your dressing style and hairstyle were made the same as Mister Matthew, then the people around would definitely find it very difficult to tell you apart."
"Hm ... It's true you said it" said Matteo.
"When we were in high school, Matthew's girlfriend even mistakenly thought that I was Matthew. His girlfriend, then suddenly kissed me....
... To the extent that, I had a big fight with Matthew, who thought that I was deliberately pretending to be him," Matteo continued, smiling.
Chloe laughs.
"But what is possible, if you did deliberately let Mister Matthew's lover kiss you?" chloe asked, mocking Matteo.
"Hm ... I think it's okay if I admit it now. To be honest, I was really interested in Matthew's girlfriend....
... That girl is beautiful. Her bringing is energetic and cheerful. She could be said to be the idol of most of the boys in our school," Matteo replied, smiling broadly.
"I was expecting it" said Chloe, then laughed loosely, until Matteo also laughed freely with her.