Her husband also nodded then guided his wife up to the front of the room to say goodbye to their youngest.
Gary closed his eyes and played Chopin's Nocturne Opus 9. No. 2 with his heart aching for the mother's loss.
Mateo's older brothers and sisters, the cousins and the rest of the family arrived and each looked back to see where the music was coming from.
While the guests arrived and paid their respects he did his best to keep his music soft and serene, to not draw attention to himself or the music but to just be a calming influence. He kept to the classics except for when a group of Mateo's friends arrived. Then he played a sweet rendition of Kansas' Dust in the Wind as they'd played that tune in the school band. Mateo played trumpet he recalled. He got some smiles from the group bef
