Secret Society by Tom Dolby

Author:Tom Dolby
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2009-09-10T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

The next day, the images arrived in Phoebe’s inbox: They were breathtaking, intense, and stirred in her a series of dreamlike memories, although she couldn’t place them. They were images of a party in progress, blurred and abstracted. A woman singing, shot from above. A close-up of a sequined dress. Champagne being poured. Cigarettes smoked from thin silver holders. She had no idea how Patch had gotten these images; they were almost like surveillance cam stills or grainy pics from a black-and-white movie. This was the missing piece, the missing link her work needed, the imagery that would take her show to the next level.

A week and a half later, a van came to transport Phoebe’s pieces to the gallery. Michelle had already visited her several times while the works were in progress and offered critiques, but Phoebe was still nervous about the show. She had stayed up all night putting finishing touches on them and was now completely wiped out in class. Her mother had stayed up late with her, bringing her coffee and snacks, and had told Phoebe how proud she was of her.

That afternoon, Phoebe went over to the gallery to meet Michelle and watch the show being hung. The walls had been painted to match the narrative of her show, and placards and an artist’s statement had been printed up.

She couldn’t believe that it was all happening so quickly.

When, by early evening, the show was nearly ready to be seen, Phoebe walked slowly by each piece, as if memorizing its exact location. For a first show, she thought, it wasn’t bad at all.

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