The Way Cd: Celine Dion All

Lena didn’t skip. She let “If You Asked Me To” play. And then “Beauty and the Beast.” And then the title track, “All the Way,” where Celine sang about loving someone for a lifetime.

She slid the CD out of its tray. It was flawless. No scratches. She turned it over, watching the rainbow sheen of the data layer catch the weak winter sunlight. It felt heavier than it should. It wasn’t just a polycarbonate disc; it was a decade of her mother’s life, compressed into 73 minutes and 18 seconds of laser-read pits and lands. celine dion all the way cd

The song ended. A moment of silence. Then the tick of the laser moving to the next track. Lena didn’t skip

The player whirred. A quiet hiss of silence. Then, the first piano chords of “The Power of Love” filled the car. She slid the CD out of its tray