Once More With Feeling by Sussman Elissa
Author:Sussman, Elissa [Sussman, Elissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Adult, Music
ISBN: 9780593357378
Amazon: 059335737X
Goodreads: 61420112
Publisher: Dell
Published: 2023-05-30T07:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 20
âHow does it feel?â Harriet asked.
She wasnât looking at meâshe was staring out at the empty seats instead.
âWeird,â I said. âYou?â
âVery weird,â she said.
It smelled the same. A mixture of floor polish and stale air and dust. It was a beautiful theatre, but it also felt like a time machine. This was where Iâd stood, all those years ago, singing for my future.
What would I say to my fourteen-year-old self if I could? That weâd take a few detours, but eventuallyâeventuallyâweâd end up right where we belonged. Which was right where we started.
Full circles and all that.
Is that how Cal felt too? Like he was fulfilling the dream heâd had back then?
I looked over at Harriet, wondering if we all shared this same sense of coming home.
But she kept avoiding my eye.
All those vows Iâd made to myself about checking in on Harriet had been quickly forgotten. Instead, Iâd been focused on myself. On Cal. On whatever the fuck it was that was going on between us.
I was equallyâif not moreâresponsible for this distance. Iâd promised to be a better friend and I had done absolutely nothing to fix a problem that was only getting worse.
âIt feels tiny,â I said.
Nothing like resorting to small talk with your best friend of over twenty years as the two of you inch closer to your lifelong dream together.
âYes,â Harriet said. âBut we are also bigger.â
In my memory the stage, the audience, the entire place, had seemed enormous. Backstage had seemed like a maze of thousands of potential paths with endless dressing rooms and hallways full of supplies.
Now it felt normal-sized, maybe even a little cramped, as Harriet and I headed backstage and into the belly of the theatre, down a long hallway where I found my name on a door.
I stopped a few feet into my dressing room.
âOh,â I said.
âThis is nice,â Harriet said, coming in behind me.
Not seeing that Iâd stopped, she bumped up against me.
âLetâs go look at the rest of the theatre,â I said.
But she was already inside.
âOh,â Harriet said.
Sitting on the vanity were Red Vines and a bowl of Swedish Fish. The top of the licorice tub had been left slightly askew.
We both stood there for a moment.
âWell,â Harriet said, âhe always did have a good memory.â
I didnât say anything. I didnât know what to say.
âItâs just a nice gesture,â I said. âI bet thereâs something for everyone in their dressing room. I bet thereâs something for youâ¦somewhereâ¦.â
Harriet gave me a look.
âIt doesnât mean anything,â I said.
The look didnât improve.
âWhatâs going on here?â Cal asked. âDid someone shove a pony in there or something?â
He had appeared in the hallway, his head leaning into the dressing room.
âWe were just admiring the amenities,â I said.
I waved a hand toward the vanity.
âAh,â Cal said. âWell. Whatever my leading lady wantsâ¦â
Harriet coughed.
âThank you,â I said. âItâs very thoughtful.â
âYouâre welcome,â he said.
We all just stood there for a moment. To give myself something to do, I reached over and took a Swedish Fish.
âItâs perfect,â I said.
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