So the Heart Can Dance (A Hidden Beauty Novel Book 2) by Crawford Mary

Author:Crawford, Mary [Crawford, Mary]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Contemporary romance
Published: 2015-04-23T16:00:00+00:00

The next morning, as I’m setting my DVR to record after hearing a teaser for the show, I shake my head in dismay. I thought I knew pretty much all there was to know about bullying, from my own experience. But, after hearing that promo, it’s clear that my bullying experience was strictly for amateurs. The producers had raised cyber bullying to an art form.

At first, I’m in complete shock. Now I’m just angry. The producers are doing exactly what they said they wouldn’t do.

I send Aidan a text message. “I’d advise you to stay away from any television sets today.”

A few moments later, I receive his incoming message. “Too late,” he advises. “Rory sent me a link to it.”

“What did you think of it?” I tentatively ask.

“Well, to be honest, I could have lived without hearing that I shouldn’t even be competing against ‘normal people’, because that’s what the Special Olympics are for.”

I cringe when I read that. I know this is the last thing he wanted. I wish I would have stayed there with him, because at least then I could accomplish something more than sitting at the counter, eating solo and looking pretty.

“That’s awful!” I exclaim. “She should get kicked out of the competition for unsportsmanlike conduct.”

“Eventually, she was. But, I think the damage is already done,” Aidan states, shaking his head. “If they go through with this promotion, I’ll be getting sympathy votes and I don’t want to get those kind of votes.”

I raise an eyebrow even though he can’t see me. “Aidan, with all due respect. In this kind of show, a vote is still a vote. You don’t have any control over whether your singing or your deafness gets you a vote,” I argue.

“Still, it feels like cheating to me,” he responds, his voice laden with frustration.

“Aidan, if I was on one of the shows, don’t you think they would use every second of my tragic life story and play it to the hilt?”

“I suppose.” Aidan concedes. “But this feels different. It’s like they are trying to set me apart from all the other contestants. I want an honest competition.”

“What are you going to do?” I ask.

“I guess I’ll see what happens tomorrow,” the long delays between his texts showing his fatigue.

“I hope we’re both wrong, and they don’t exploit your life just for ratings.”

“I’m praying that you’re right,” Aidan admits. “I’ve discovered that I like this winning stuff. It’s cool to be recognized. I’d like to be known as something other than Rory’s talentless little brother.”

I smile to myself as I text a reply, “You could never be thought of as talentless. After all, I have personal, intimate knowledge of how well you kiss. That’s a very special talent, and you have plenty of it.”

Aidan sends me a funny emoticon of lips. “I’ll be sure to list that skill on my resume. People will be really impressed.”

“I don’t know, Aidan. With your movie star looks, if you add spectacular kisser to your resume, you could be booked for the next decade,” I tease.

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