Mini Stories

The Piano in the Basement

A girl learns a forgotten song she finds in her new house and brings peace to a grieving neighbour.

B17 min

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1When her family moved into the old house, Nina found a piano in the basement.

2It was covered in dust, but every single key still worked perfectly.

3Inside the piano stool, she discovered a yellow envelope and some handwritten music.

4The music was a short song called The Lighthouse, written by a boy named Sam.

5Nina practiced the song every evening after she finished her homework.

6It was slow and sad, like waves moving under a grey sky.

7One night, while she was playing, the doorbell rang loudly downstairs.

8An old man from next door stood outside with tears in his eyes.

9He told Nina that Sam was his son, who had died many years ago.

10The boy had written the song for him but never played it.

11Nina invited the old man in and played the song from the beginning.

12After that day, he came every Friday to listen to his son's music.

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