Planet Neverland: A Space Age Fairy Tale (Star-Crossed Tales) by J. M. Page

Author:J. M. Page [Page, J. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Wendy

The day of the show could be described as nothing short of chaotic. Everyone was on edge, nervous, knowing how much rested on this performance going well. Knowing the fate of the show, of the theater, maybe even the direction of Neverland, hinged on a spectacular performance.

"Peter, when do you want me to open the ticket booth?" Wendy asked, holding her breath for his answer. Despite everything from the night before, she was afraid to approach him in his current state. He was jumpier than any of them.

"Before the show starts," he snapped, not looking up from the rigging he was currently adjusting.

"Yes, I figured as much," Wendy answered, her hands on her hips. She knew he was nervous, but that was no reason to take it out on her.

He heard the irritation in her voice and sighed, turning to her, his face apologetic. "I'm sorry," he said. "I just can't deal with anything else right now. This transition has tripped us up the last three rehearsals and I've gotta scrap it. Tink's already had three meltdowns, and I don't even know what's going on with your brothers, they may have already lost it. You're smart, I know you can figure this out," he said, those impossibly blue eyes pleading with her. "Can you handle that?"

Wendy softened and gave him a smile and a quick peck on the cheek. "Just leave it all to me. I'll get everyone organized," she said, grinning even harder at Peter's relieved sigh.

"Thank you. I don't deserve you," he said, slumping against the taut lines of rope that disappeared high into the wings.

"At least you know it," she said as she walked off, tossing another sly grin over her shoulder. As much as she wanted to stick around and flirt with him more, she could see how badly he needed to be alone to compose himself and she had plenty to do.

First things first: check on the twins. She didn't know what Peter meant by them losing it, and the thought of them trying to deal with the weight of everything on their own, without her to give them perspective, just didn't sit well with her.

They were in a different part of the wings, alternately practicing and pacing while muttering curses. Any other time, she'd reprimand them for the language, but just this once she thought they'd earned it. Peter was definitely wearing off on her.

"No, that doesn't work either, we need to—"

"What if we...?"

"And then..."

"Exactly!"

She had no idea what they were actually saying, because as usual, they were in twin world where they only made sense to each other.

"How are you guys doing?" she asked, stepping out from the shadow of the new replacement curtain Peter had to buy after the other one was incinerated. She almost felt bad about the expense, knowing the dire straits the theater was in, but she did warn him. It wasn't her fault he didn't heed the warning.

John whirled around on his heel and hid something behind his back.

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