"Great title! I can't wait to hear the music"
Clara seems excited about this song. Well, I hope after hearing me singing this song, she can play the music perfectly. I'm just finished my singing for a moment when a knock sounding in my room door and Claire and Carina come in carrying dinner.
"Sister Clara! Who was singing just now?"
Clara's only smiling while looking at me. Carina looking at me with disbelief eyes
"No way! That's brother Henry's singing?"
I'm grinning before answering
"What do you hear? Male voice or a female voice?"
"Male voice!"
"Do you see another male except me in this room?"
"No...brother Henry! You really the singer"
"Hahaha….."
I just answer it by laugh wryly. Carina put the tray in her hand on the table, run toward me and jump in my lap. Ugh, she starts to gain weight and develops her body toward adolescent, and she eats a lot lately, I bet her weight must be increased several pounds lately. I must remind her that she can sit or sleep on my lap but not jump over it, she's not a kid anymore. She looks at me with her big round eyes
"Brother Henry! I want to sing that song too"
"Um. That's my intention, Carina, you'll be the singer of that song during the banquet. You can do it, can't you?"
"Yes, for brother Henry, I will do my best"
"I'm believing that. Claire, put that tray on the table and sit with us here"
I don't want Claire to feel treated unfair, so I invited Claire to take part to in this singing talk. Claire smiling for my attention to her, she put the tray on the table and sit beside me.
"Clara, can you get me that song paper? I want Claire read that too"
Clara gets up from her seat to take the paper and handed it to Claire. Carina looks at the paper with great curiosity.
"After your sister, Claire finish reading it, you can read that too Carina"
I prevent Carina and Claire from a quarrel over one piece of paper. Carina watching Claire read the song impatiently. And after she finishes reading it, like Clara, she also shed a tear. Carina that watching her reading, asking with a tone full of concern.
"Sister Claire, why are you crying?"
"Ah? Am I crying? No, I'm not crying, just this song is so good that without I realize my tears coming out. Here, you read it, you'll see how good is that"
Claire said that while handing the paper to Carina and wipe her tears. I smile at Claire with patted her shoulder as a sign 'I know how you feel'. She feels calm after seeing my smile and leans her head at my arm.
Carina still read the paper while sitting on my lap. After finish reading it, she jumps from my lap and speaks in excitement tone
"Brother Henry! This song is awesome! I want to sing it!"
"That's my intention, you'll be the one who sings it during the banquet. Can you do that?"
"I will! I will!"
She's jumping in joy around the room. Me, Clara and Claire are smiling looking at her excitement.
"Okay okay, calm down, hold your horses, let's eat our dinner first"
I calming down Carina and take my girls to sit around the table and start to eat our dinner. Today dinner menu is soup and Firkadel again. It seems the hype for Firkadel hasn't receded yet. Doesn't need a long time to finish the dinner, and after dinner, I make a briefing for the girls about what they should do when I'm out tomorrow.
"Okay girls, listen. Tomorrow I'm not around here, but that doesn't mean you can slack off. You understand that?"
"Yes!" they reply in unison.
"Okay, I'll start with Carina first. Carina, you must listen to your sister okay? And the song, keep practicing to sing it, your sister Clara will supervise it. But don't make excessive practice and make your voice hurt. Don't sleep late, don't eat greasy food, add more fruit and vegetables to your food. And when practicing the song, try to sing in the place where not much people there. I don't want when I return later, everybody in this castle already sings that song. Do you understand?"
"Yes, brother Henry!" she makes some deep nod with her head.
"Next, Claire. I will show you the music play later. With your violin skill, learn the music seriously and practicing diligently in mastering the song, I believe you will not disappoint me. And take care of my sister too, visit her sometimes when you have free time. I feel she will be lonely when I'm not around. And like Carina, take care for your health, have eaten enough, add more fruit and vegetables on your menu, and don't sleep late. And…pay attention to your belly"
Yes, Henry" she answering that while blushing. I think she understands my last sentence. Although I know there's nothing bad will happen, but make her happy is not wrong, isn't it?
"Last one, Clara. I entrust you to take care of your sisters, remind them if they slacking. Guide Carina in her singing practice, you already know the rhythm and intonation of the song. I don't need that should be like my singing, you free to make it sound better and also I will need your musical skill to accompany Carina singing. Same like Claire, I also ask you to take care of my sister, but with a more specific task, keep an eye at my sister fiancée if he visits my sister. If he does not visit her, that's better. But if he visits her, try not to leave her alone with him. Same thing with Carina and Claire about the diet and sleep"
"Okay"
"That's all girls, you're dismissed now"
They start cleaning the table and take the dish and tray back to the kitchen. Before Clara leave my room, I whispering something in her ears.
"Clara, after Carina sleep, comes to my room with Claire"
She nodded with joyful expression. I hope she not mistaken my intention by thinking we're repeating last night fun again.