“Well, that’s good to hear! Maybe I need to find something or pick up one of my hobbies again,” Erzsi chuckles shaking her head. “I do miss boxing. Maybe I should get back into that.”
“So, how do you make your music? If you don’t mind me asking?”
“I’d definitely recommend getting into one of your hobbies if the chance is afforded to you.“ They were a big fan of allowing people to enjoy their passions when the time came around. “That seems like it would be real fun to box.“
“It depends, I tend to have an idea and play around with different instruments as a way to flesh out the idea.“
“Oh, it does. It’s hard to come back from as well. But, if you have good friends and a support system, it might be a little easier to come back,” she muses. “Does making music help with worrying?”
“This is true.“ Things were often complicated by the nature of such support systems but.. Erzsi’s point was understood. “Making muses has definitely helped me a lot. I’ve been channeling a lot of stronger emotions into making music since I haven’t always been comfortable being upfront about my thoughts.“
“Even in stability I get a little nervous. Things go too well and I start wondering what could possibly go wrong,” Erzsi laughs a little. “I just can’t win, y’know. Probably from years of wavering in between.”
“Bless you, Saima. I don’t know what I would do without a friend like you.”
“That’s understandable – I tend to worry about that sometimes too.“ It had been something that had been on their mind from time to time. “Years of being on the edge – being in limbo definitely tends to do that to you.“
“It certainly seems to be doing wonders for you. I am not adverse to change, but I am not a fan of it either,” Erzsi shrugs a little. “It’s probably because I’m getting old and the only change I have really experienced have had negative consequences.”
“I appreciate that. I’ve been to enough boring parties in my lifetime, to be honest.”
“I can understand that though. It appears that many are similar to you in that respect.“ A nod of understanding for the circumstances that often came with negative consequences. “I get that would shape your prospective, for sure. Sometimes it’d be nice for things to remain stable for a while.“
“It seems like the very least I could do was get you into more interesting get-togethers. It’s what friends are for.“
“I’m glad you are able to create as much as you want! You seem to be really happy with were you are in life, Saima. I’m happy for you,” Erzsi smiles happily at them. “Good music and good friends, I know I will have a good time. But thanks for the promise.”
“Honestly, changing things in my life as of lately has been one of my favorite decisions. It’s done wonders for me actually being able to enjoy being around.“ No exaggeration, Saima had found themselves invigorated by the fact of having so much more control over what they did and how.
They return a smile. “I just wanted to make sure you knew, that’s all.”
She leans closer to their phone tapping her foot to the beat. It was a rather infectious beat and Erzsi quite enjoyed it. “Goodness Saima, this is really good. I am glad you found something you love to do. I can’t wait to see the show.”
Saima can’t help but feel a bit of pride when Erszi finds herself enjoying the sound of the music. They figured they had some skill with music and seeing the impact it had on others was especially satisfying. “Ah .. well it’s nice to be able to indulge with creating as much as I wanted to for a while. I promise you, you’ll have a good time.”
“September,” Erzsi repeats pulling out her own phone to check her schedule. Luckily, she was free for most of September and would make sure to stay free in order to attend their show. “Please do. I’ll make sure to make the time to come see you.”
“Well, it’s not everyday that people run into someone who compose their own music. Plus, it’s always exciting to hear something new.” Erzsi muses waiting for them to check for any recordings they were willing to share.
“Yeah, it’d be wonderful to have you check out a show.“ They didn’t mind inviting people to upcoming shows – just to have other friends around.
“I suppose so. But I managed to find a little something I did recently. Did this for piano and guitar – had to record each part separately.“ With that, they played a track they had pulled up on this phone that had a combination of folk, classical and indie sounds.
“You never know unless you try. It could be fun or overwhelming,” Erzsi muses with a shrug. She may just be biased considering their advice always helped her.
She listens as they speak about what they had been up to. “When is your next performance? I would love to attend!” Erzsi gives them a friendly smile, “I also wouldn’t mind hearing any new compositions you have been working on.”
“Hmm, maybe. I suppose I could always try it on a small scale basis and see what works from there.“ If they were to going to run a little column about advice, that’d likely be the way to go about it.
“I’ve got a show coming up in early September so I can send you some information about that. ” Saima returns a thankful grin, thumbing through their phone – they check to see if they have a few recordings on there.
“I might have something worth sharing here, I tend to have a few recordings on me cause people can be curious about my efforts.“
Sometimes a different perspective was that was needed and Erzsi was glad to have theirs. “Well, I am glad that I came to ask for your advice. Have you ever thought about doing an advice column online?”
“I did warn him of that. I am not one to give second chances so easily, you know.” She sighs wistfully before asking, “What about you, Saima? Anything new happening in your life?”
“Glad I was able to help.“ Saima laughed a bit at the idea of running an advice column. “Hm, I’ve toyed with it now and then. But I’m not entirely certain that it’s for me. “
A nod of understanding. “Of course, I know. So it’s not like he doesn’t know what he’s going into.” Something that Saima appreciated about this whole deal. “New? Nothing such as that. I’ve still been performing and composing and running errands for folks. The usual – which has been good enough for me.”
Erzsi listens intently to their answer. Saima probably already guessed this was about her, they were intuitive like that. A wave of relief washed over her as they said their opinion wouldn’t change. For some reason, there were a couple of people whose opinions mattered to her; Saima’s was one of them.
“Has anyone ever told you that you give amazing advice?” She asks with a soft smile. “I am sure you already guessed that this about me and not some hypothetical friend.” Here she pauses for a few moments as she had yet to say it out loud to anyone, “Roderich and I are back together. I decided to give him a second chance and I hope he doesn’t take it for granted.”
“I’ve heard people claim as such. I guess that’s good if I hope my advice is heard every so often.” It was interesting to Saima how people seemed to recognize they gave good advice even if they just were giving their perspective on a situation.
Hearing that Erszi and Roderich were back together, they thought for a moment before giving a slight nod. “Well, you can only hope that he doesn’t take it for granted. But that’s nice news for you – as long as you’re happy with him, then I’ll be happy for you.”
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