8 Random Words - #1

One of the many meme and blog prompt sites I visit has a random word generator that spits out 8 random words to work with as you will. Story, poem, whatever. I decided to give it a whirl.

#1 athlete, tall, alarm, gift, soothe, piano, wide, command

KB was an athlete, very tall and graceful. He was also beautiful. Both men and women would see him and comment on his physical attributes. Whenever his team played in his home town, tickets would sell out immediately. Scalpers could command any price they wished. And they would get it, too. His alarm would go off on game day and he would rise and prepare. As a professional, he focused on nothing but the upcoming game.

He had another gift that he kept secret. He played the piano like an angel would play a harp. His wide hand span made playing octaves or more easy to reach. He kept this part of his life secret from everyone else so he could have something that was just his alone. Whenever the games, the crowds, the adulation got to be too much to bear, he would go to the small apartment that no one knew about. It had a bed and the basic kitchen stuff for when he got hungry, but the only other piece of furniture was a baby grand in the middle of the living room. He would approach the piano as if meeting with a lover. He would get the music from the piano bench, sit down and flex his long graceful fingers. Then he would play. For hours. Letting the music soothe his battered soul.