If for Any Reason by Courtney Walsh

Author:Courtney Walsh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FICTION / Christian / Romance / General, FICTION / Romance / Clean & Wholesome
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2020-02-02T16:00:00+00:00

Emily left the arts center feeling ready and excited for auditions the following day.

Their production of Alice in Wonderland Jr. would be a musical adventure with vibrant, colorful costumes and sets, and as long as the kids came out for it, they were ready. Marisol had turned out to be a godsend—not only did she understand theatre; she knew almost everyone on the island. She and the other women Nan had assembled were finding ways to supply everything they needed.

Take that, Gladys. Emily tried not to be smug about their success—they had a long way to go. But knowing they’d already accomplished exactly what Gladys said they couldn’t—namely garnering interest from the families—made it difficult.

Those weren’t the only goals she had that Gladys found too lofty. She’d been walking through the lobby that afternoon when Emily was explaining her vision to her team.

“I know it may seem ambitious,” she’d said, “but I really believe kids will live up to our expectations, so I want to set them high. I want to push them. So when people leave the performance, they cannot believe what they just saw was a kids’ show.”

Gladys had audibly scoffed, drawing everyone’s attention away from Emily and onto the old woman.

Gladys waved as if to say, Don’t mind me but said nothing else as she walked upstairs.

“Well, I think it’s a great idea, Emily,” Marisol said once Gladys was gone.

“Me too,” Pearl agreed.

“You’re right,” Nan said. “These kids are going to surprise everyone. I just know it.”

In a very short time, this show had become important—really important—to Emily. She knew it couldn’t erase her past failures, but it was nice to have something to focus on other than that. Other than herself.

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