Me-Before-You-by-Jojo-Moyes

time, as we sat there in the audience, I had completely forgotten Will was even
beside me.
We pulled up outside the annexe. In front of us, just visible above the wall, the
castle sat, floodlit under the full moon, gazing serenely down from its position
on the top of the hill.
‘So you’re not a classical music person.’
I looked into the rear-view mirror. Will was smiling.
‘I didn’t enjoy that in the slightest.’
‘I could tell.’
‘I especially didn’t enjoy that bit near the end, the bit where the violin was
singing by itself.’
‘I could see you didn’t like that bit. In fact, I think you had tears in your eyes
you hated it so much.’
I grinned back at him. ‘I really loved it,’ I said. ‘I’m not sure I’d like all
classical music, but I thought that was amazing.’ I rubbed my nose. ‘Thank you.
Thank you for taking me.’
We sat in silence, gazing at the castle. Normally, at night, it was bathed in a
kind of orange glow from the lights dotted around the fortress wall. But tonight,
under a full moon, it seemed flooded in an ethereal blue.
‘What kind of music would they have played there, do you think?’ I said.
‘They must have listened to something.’
‘The castle? Medieval stuff. Lutes, strings. Not my cup of tea, but I’ve got
some I can lend you, if you like. You should walk around the castle with it on
earphones, if you really wanted the full experience.’
‘Nah. I don’t really go to the castle.’
‘It’s always the way, when you live close by somewhere.’
My answer was non-committal. We sat there a moment longer, listening to the
engine tick its way to silence.
‘Right,’ I said, unfastening my belt. ‘We’d better get you in. The evening
routine awaits.’
‘Just wait a minute, Clark.’
I turned in my seat. Will’s face was in shadow and I couldn’t quite make it
out.
‘Just hold on. Just for a minute.’