Mother Takes Violin Lessons

Summary

In this story, Harriette, a mother, is confronted by her daughter Vivianne about her interest in David, Vivianne's violin teacher, after Harriette accidentally leaves her wallet behind, leading to an interaction with David and sparking Vivianne's curiosity about her mother's personal life.

Abstract

The story "Mother Takes Violin Lessons" follows Harriette, a mother who is dropping off her daughter Vivianne for her violin lesson. Vivianne teases her mother about her apparent interest in David, her violin teacher. The teasing intensifies when Harriette's wallet is found by David, causing a spark between them that Vivianne notices. Despite Vivianne's attempts to subtly encourage her mother to pursue something with David, Harriette remains reserved, though she does express a desire to take violin lessons herself, possibly as a way to spend more time with David. The story ends with Harriette and Vivianne returning home, leaving the potential for a blossoming romance between Harriette and David open to interpretation.

Opinions

Vivianne seems to be observant and supportive of her mother's potential romantic interest in David, as indicated by her teasing and the hope she feels when she notices David is not wearing a wedding ring.
Harriette appears to be interested in David, as evidenced by her reactions to Vivianne's teasing and the physical spark she feels when their fingers touch. However, she is also hesitant, possibly due to the professional boundaries between a student's parent and the teacher.
The author subtly suggests that Harriette might be considering a romantic relationship with David, as she contemplates taking violin lessons to help her daughter, which could also be an excuse to see him more often.
David's character is portrayed as thoughtful, running after Harriette to return her wallet, and he seems to be unaware or at least discreet about any romantic undertones, focusing instead on his role as a violin teacher.
The story implies that both Harriette and David might be single, as there is no mention of spouses or partners, and Vivianne notices that David does not wear a ring.

Episode #10

“Mom, I saw you looking again at him.” Said Vivianne as soon as the door closed. Walking through the hall, her mother became a little bit red on her cheeks. “No, I did not look at him,” protested Harriette. And they walked further, out of the building.

Then, they heard footsteps running their way. It was from David. “Is this your wallet, Harriette?”

Looking to the wallet and then to David, again and again. “Yes, it is mine. It must have been fallen on the floor when I searched for my car keys. Thanks.” She took her wallet from David while their finger tops touched each other. A little shock went through her body.

Vivianne looked at them. She felt the sparkles between the two of them. Her eyes scanned the fingers of David. No ring. Her eyes got a little bit of hope. She stood there and didn’t know what to say, but actually, she wanted to go home and practise.

“Mom, shall we go home? I am a little bit tired,” she acted a little bit as she also wants to protect her mother. At the same time, her mother and David exchanged looks again.

When Vivianne and Harriette walked onto the street to the car, they felt the silence between the two of them. David looked at them as they left the parking lot of the music school. He waved. Actually, he got it very cold. When he ran out of the building he forgot to wear his coat. Now he pays for that.

“The whole way you smiled, mom.”

“Not,” Harriette protested. She looked weird with her face, more in peace and not so stressed. “Yes, he is nice, but he is your violin teacher. So, I am not allowed to date him. IF I want to.”

“Do you want to?”

‘Yes,’ she thought. She didn’t say that, because her daughter didn’t need to know about her personal life.

“I am thinking of taking violin lessons too. Just to help you wherever I can, darling”, she said while parking her car in front of their house.

Read more in this series:

350-Word Story

Mother Takes Violin Lessons

Episode #10