Chapter 7.6
"Can I try playing it?"
"No, um, mother."
She wedged the chinrest between her jaw and shoulder and, unfortunately, picked up the main bow without tuning it and just drew it across the G string. Hyun Woojin's mother quickly lifted the bow from the string, looking at Haewon in surprise.
"It sounds different because it's for professionals."
Playing with a loosened bow could never produce a proper sound. The noise that emanated was raspy, not even resembling a note, but she pretended to be startled. It was clear she had never handled a violin before.
She smiled and carefully placed Haewon's violin and bow back in their rightful places. She also returned a scattered Brahms score to its original spot in the first zipper.
"Do you play Brahms' Violin Concerto as a hobby?"
It was evident she knew his lies were flimsy. Haewon had never felt nervous performing in front of a thousand people, but now his throat was dry. Excluding the intense auditions at Yewon School, it had been a long time since his back was this stiff and sweaty.
"I apologize. Not a junior... actually, that is, the prosecutor is handling my case."
"......"
As she looked at him guardedly, Haewon hastily waved his hands to deny it.
"No, I'm not a criminal. I'm a victim, but there were some complications, so the prosecutor helped me out, told me to hide out here."