That Melody

Chapter 1

A/N: Please don't swear or say anything inappropriate in the comments.

What do you do when you mum's favourite song becomes the source of your trauma?

The one that is always stuck in her head so she hums it around the house, the one she sings whilst putting you to sleep?

You become stuck with her singing voice in every happy memory and it corrupts each and every one.

My mum's favourite song was Bicycle by RM but I never called it that, I always called it 'Na Na' which was the gentle melody that accompanied it. The song was released in 2021 when I was three years old and my mum loved it, well sort of.

She never listened to the original version because she didn't like music, it always gave her a headache. Instead she listened to studio acapella versions which makes this specific song even more gentle.

Though she didn't like music she had an affinity for singing and dancing. I have this perfect image of her dancing and tidying in the living room as the noon sun hit it with just the right amount of light.

But it's ruined because of that song.

That melody.