The Second Chance Shoe Shop by Marcie Steele

Author:Marcie Steele [Marcie Steele]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781786810038
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2016-04-08T04:00:00+00:00

Esther danced onto the street, finishing with a twirl in front of Sadie, holding a sign with the hashtag written on it.

#ShoeLove

Ethan gave a thumbs up as the music stopped, and the dancers caught their breath.

And then the applause started.

‘We did it!’ Riley laughed as she was pulled into Ash’s arms. Next came Dan and Sadie and Esther.

‘We deserve a group hug. That was amazing!’ cried Dan.

People around him urged them all to take a bow with the dancers.

Riley searched out Serena and gave her a hug. ‘I can’t thank you enough,’ she said, as the dancers began to hand out leaflets to the crowd. ‘That was incredible, and it was so much fun.’

‘That’s what it will be remembered for,’ said Serena. ‘You’ll have everyone on Twitter adding their shoes to the feed now – absolutely perfect PR.’

‘We couldn’t have done it without you.’ Riley hugged her fiercely. ‘Thank you so much for your time and expertise.’

‘You were great!’ Cooper enthused as he joined them all. ‘I wasn’t sure you’d pull it off, but I have some great bits on video.’

‘You were indeed,’ echoed Christine. ‘It looked so much fun.’

‘Can I get some photos of you all together before you leave?’ said Ethan, coming up behind them. ‘The five of you at the front and the dancers in the background. Good job, everyone, by the way. This will go down a storm.’

As everyone talked around her, Riley eyed Ethan. His natural knack for making everyone feel at ease was taking over. Before long, he had them all saying stupid words to make them smile for the photo.

The crowd showed no signs of thinning, and Riley could see people checking their phones, taking photos of their shoes. Serena was right. It was a PR dream come true. She hoped the video would look okay when Ethan had finished with it.

Finally, she had time to catch up with him.

‘You were amazing,’ he said. ‘I don’t think I’ll need to edit this much. I’ll have it done by the time you finish work. Shall I bring it into the shop to show you all?’

‘No― Yes! No!’ Riley laughed. ‘I mean, I want to see it but I don’t want to see it. What if it’s so embarrassing that we can never show our faces in the town again?’

‘Then you’ll have to practise more and go on Britain’s Got Talent. If it doesn’t turn out right that time, Simon Cowell and six million viewers will tell you.’

Riley wanted to throw her arms around his neck and kiss him with a passion, but she knew that would create a different kind of scene. She couldn’t wait to get him alone again tonight.

Instead, she got out her phone. ‘I have over two hundred notifications on Twitter!’ she said. ‘I wonder how many you need to start trending?’

‘What does trending mean?’ asked Sadie.

‘It means lots of people are tweeting about it at the same time.’

‘Did you add your own photograph?’ asked Ethan.

Riley gasped. ‘I forgot! I’ll add it now, as a kind of competition reminder, and then pin it to the top of the feed.

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