Planned To Perfection (The Manhattan Billionaire Book 1) by Roxanne Tully

Author:Roxanne Tully [Tully, Roxanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Roxanne Tully
Published: 2020-06-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Elle

The hall at the Center Theater looked as though Charlie Brown’s great pumpkin had thrown up all over the room and its seeds grew into mini pumpkin babies as they hung from the rafters. Paper bats about as scary as any origami hung in any empty space left by the pumpkins. The black and orange combination was fitting for the obvious theme of the day. An enormous paper mâché witch riding a broom took up an entire corner of the large room, aimed as though she were about to launch head first into the crowd.

It was perfect.

Elle’s heart skipped as a new parade of excited costumed children poured into the hall, most holding square orange and green felt bags. Scattering in all different directions, they were welcomed by random carnival vendors, which were appropriately set up in a U-shape facing the entrance.

“Oh, Mr. Weston,” a well-dressed elderly dark haired woman dashed over to the front door where Elle and Scott stood, waiting in a short line at the collection table. “Please, please come in,” she insisted, shooting a warm smile at Elle before taking both their hands and guiding them away from the line and into the heart of the festival.

Scott slowed the eager woman, “It’s good to see you again too Patricia, but we haven’t yet purchased our tickets.” Scott motioned back to the front table.

“Oh don’t be silly. We wouldn’t be here this year if it weren’t for you, Mr. Weston.”

“Patricia, this is my friend Isabel, she seemed very interested in coming to the festival today. Please show her around, I’m going to go back to the table and rejoin you two in a moment.” When the woman opened her mouth to object, he held up his hands, walking backwards. “If it makes you feel any better, I promise to cut my way to the front of the line.”

The woman shook her head then turned back to Elle, her eyes beaming with pride. “Patricia Rodriguez. I’m the host and lead coordinator of Harry’s Hallowfun Run.”

Elle took her hand, but was nearly speechless and her eyes still struck with the scene, given its authenticity and location. “Ms. Rodriguez, this is spectacular. I’ve been to a good number of charity events and fundraisers and never seen anything quite like this, especially for an entrance fee of five dollars. How did you get the space?”

Center Theatre wasn’t typically open for public events like this one. The elaborate building that took up nearly the entire block was made up of theatres and banquet halls and reserved for upscale events, such as operas or galas. The Hallowfun Run seemed more of a neighborhood affair.

“Mr. Weston didn’t tell you? We’re typically a lot further uptown and the community spaces are only large enough to hold the volunteer carnival vendors, but not spacious enough for the neighborhood children to be able to participate and enjoy the entire day. We would have to limit the entrance to two hours and then switch out the crowd to people waiting to get in.

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