Little Black Dress

JANUARY 2005.
In a small town, right in the corner of street87, three young folks were performing a street acts. Playing musics, as what people called street busking in these days. Jack on guitar and he sing as well, Vick on trumpet and Rusty plays the bass. No permanent job, they keep it low-profile on the streets playing beautiful musics, from classic to modern rock. Sometimes they managed to gather lots of people, but sometimes there are none. As time goes by, they earned some money that is given by people who watch them, who might appreciate their sounds, or sympathize, they don't know, all they know is that they will keep on playing, regardless on what people thinks. First year for them on the streets.


JANUARY 2006.
The same corner, same line up, they keep on playing. It's been a year, but nothing much changed, at least for them. "Dude, I hate to say this but I think we should call it a quit, since we had no promised future if we continue doing this", Rusty voiced out. Others look at him, and they were in silenced, silent enough for them to think deeply what does really Rusty wanted to explain.

At the end of the day, there were quite a lot of people were watching them, who sing along and when they finished, Vick whispered slowly to jack, "Dude, at 9 o'clock, check out that chick with the black dress". Jack saw her and their eyes were staring each other. "I've saw her before", jack whispered back. That girl stayed until they were packing, ready to get back home. A little sweet voice heard from behind, "I love your music and your voice." Jack turn and it was that girl, with the black dress that Vick mentioned earlier.

The dress is quite small, little in other word, but it fits the girl perfectly. Jack stood still, he was speechless, and he was damn sure that the girl was talking to him. Five minute in silence, they stare at each other. waiting for a hopeless reply, the girl says, "goodbye, see you again." Quickly Vick shouted,"Dude, what are you doing?Nah it's okay,just don't blow up if you have a second chance okay?".

Second chance, that is all he needed, and it keeps running in his head for the whole night and another thing, what Rusty mentioned earlier keeps hitting his head too.


JANUARY 2007
Another year, same old town, but this time, there were only Jack and Vick. "I just can't believe that Rusty left us",Vick said in an unpleasant mood. Jack nod, as he can't agree more. It's been a year, but Jack remember clearly, everything that happened a year ago, at this very same day, the time when the girl with the black dress talk to him.
"You still waiting for her?", and Jack replied,"I just waited for my second chance, that's all."

The Girl never shows up since the last time they met.



JANUARY 2010
Now, there is only Jack. Doing the same thing that he does with his mates five years ago, delivering beautiful music. Deep inside, he still waits for what he believe in, and a thing that he wont forget most, the dress; black dress, the little black dress.
A second chance that he believe in, still, until now.


JANUARY 2015
Ten years and counting, Jack still waits.
The sound that he played remains beautiful, and so does his faith.

Ignoring time and pain, he waited patiently, to see the girl,
with the little black dress again..



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