Silence

Someone is knocking on the door. It's the delivery man with our pizzas: two margherite and two with tuna fish and no mozzarella.
The three of us start eating, sitting on the carpet of the dining room with the voice of a tv reporter on the background.

In the other room my sister is playing the piano.

Door bell, the news on tv, my sister playing the piano.

My parents are back. Hugs and kisses. The dog, who's with them, starts barking. My parents go in the kitchen. I can hear the buzzing of the oven, my mum is going to heat up some lasagne. My dad starts singing "Quando sei qui con me questa stanza non ha più pareti ma alberi¦

Door bell, news on tv, my sister playing the piano, door bell, "Hi mum, hi dad, woof woof, buzzing of the oven, "Quando sei qui con me questa stanza non ha più pareti ma alberi¦

Suddenly, silence.

No door bell.
No tragic news from the world.
My parents are silent.
Even the dog is barking anymore.
The buzzing has stopped.

Only my sister keeps on playing the piano in her bedroom.
"The sound of silence.
She can play even without the lights on.

The power went off.