Stopping

He sat unobtrusively, watching people stroll up and down the mall.

It was a warm day with only a few clouds moving slowly across a summer sky. Those moving around him were wearing clothes that now suited the weather. Customers criss-crossed the mall, sauntering in and out of the shops that lined either side of the walkway. His seat, one of several that were centrally dotted along the length of the place, was long enough for three, but the fates had allowed him to have it all to himself. It enabled him to better concentrate. He was surrounded by the noises that formed part of what had to be accepted in such a place. The main road, at the closest end, gave off a steady stream of traffic sounds, with only the occasional honk. He made allowances for these, prepared to block them out in an instant. People chatted as they passed, of course; just a babbling cacophony that was unintelligible by its very nature. Only the occasional word would jump out of the jumble. He could deal with these as well.

Although not apparent to the crowd that swirled around him, he was not really there to watch them come and go. Neither was he tired, nor merely taking a break from his nearby office. They need not know the reason for his stopping, but he was not there to enjoy the warmth of the day or breathe in the savoury aroma of the hotdog vender, just a short way off.

He had stopped to listen. He had been going somewhere like those around him, but he had stopped to listen. From the instrument shop he faced, came the music of Vivaldi. He had recognised the opening bars of his Mandolin Concerto in C Major as he approached.

He knew the piece; knew it was around eight minutes long. His day could wait. His workday could wait. He would sit for all three movements.

The world owed him that.

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