Nashville Nights by Tracey West

Author:Tracey West
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2010-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT:

A NIGHT AT THE OPRY

“All right, I’ve got to know,” their mom, Carrie, said. “Why are you two still wearing your sunglasses? We’re indoors.”

Aly and AJ had only gotten a few hours of sleep when their alarm clock rang. They’d promised to go sightseeing with their mom that morning, and didn’t want to disappoint her. They were in the art gallery in the Parthenon, a replica of a beautiful ancient Greek building right in the heart of Nashville.

“Promise not to lecture,” Aly said. She removed her sunglasses to reveal pretty green eyes—with dark circles under them.

Carrie shook her head. “Not you, too, Amanda?”

AJ took off her glasses, too, showing the same tired eyes.

“We went out dancing at Club Constellation, and we just got a little . . . carried away,” AJ said.

“The deejay was off the hook,” Aly added.

“You two are in the middle of a big tour!” Carrie scolded. “You need to rest, not dance the night away.”

“Mom, you promised not to lecture,” Aly said.

Carrie frowned. “Actually, I didn’t.”

“Oh, right,” Aly said. “Okay, how about we promise to go to sleep early tonight. Right after ...”

“Right after what?” Carrie asked suspiciously.

“Right after we go see Faith and Hope perform at the Grand Ole Opry tonight,” AJ jumped in. “They texted us last night with the invite. We had to say yes!”

“It’s the most famous country music show in the world,” Aly pointed out.

Carrie softened a little. “The Grand Ole Opry. I can see how you wouldn’t want to miss that. Did you know that its first live radio show aired in 1925?”

“I did some reading up on it,” AJ said. “Some of the greatest acts in country music history have performed live at the Grand Ole Opry. Elvis Presley performed there for the first time when he was around our age.”

“The show starts at 7:30, and we’ll go to the hotel right after,” Aly promised. “No dancing.”

“I suppose that’s fine,” Carrie said. “But maybe you two should take a little nap this afternoon. Just to refresh yourselves.”

Now it was Aly’s turn to shake her head. “Mom, we are not little kids!”

“It’s just a suggestion,” Carrie said.

They continued to look at the paintings in the art museum. Then they moved to the main hall of the building, where a giant statue of the Greek goddess Athena stood.

“Wow,” Aly remarked. The statue stood forty feet tall and was covered in gold.

Aly took out her camera. “Mom, AJ, stand in front,” she directed. “That way we can see how big it really is.”

Aly snapped a few pictures.

“This is a really cool place,” AJ remarked. “It’s like being in ancient Greece, but we’re right here in Nashville.”

“You know, there’s a really good barbeque restaurant just next door,” Carrie said. “We can get some ribs and eat them here in the park.”

“Sounds great!” Aly and AJ agreed.

It was a bright sunny day, and Aly and AJ put on their sunglasses once again as they headed outside. They bought some ribs and ate them under the shadow of the Parthenon.

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