The Seven Longest Yards by Chris Norton

Author:Chris Norton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2019-05-12T16:00:00+00:00

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Media Frenzy

EMILY

With the graduation walk behind us, Chris and I were riding an unbelievable high. Not only had we accomplished the goal we’d worked so hard to achieve, we were also getting married. I couldn’t stop holding out my hand and admiring the diamond sparkling on my finger. I wondered how people ever got anything done with an engagement ring on their hand. I didn’t know if I’d ever stop staring at it. My heart felt so full that it was hard for me to remember how I’d put walls up around it before our move to Michigan.

No media outlets covered the graduation as we had once hoped they would, but we still had a video of the moment, thanks to a friend of Chris who’s also a videographer. Chris posted the video on YouTube and then shared the link on his Facebook page. We hoped it might inspire a few people. Right away the post got hundreds of shares and comments. A local TV station also ended up doing a story the next morning with a blurry clip that someone who was at the graduation had sent them. Chris and I were both thrilled that word was getting out. This was exactly what we had hoped would happen.

The day after graduation was Memorial Day. Chris and I were at his parents’ house hanging out with friends and catching up when Chris noticed he had a voice mail. “I have no idea who this is,” he said. “Hold on, let me listen to it.”

I watched his face go white as he held the phone to his ear. “Em?” he said after hanging up. “Uh, that was Fox & Friends.”

“Shut up.” I thought he was joking. “Fox & Friends seriously called you? Why?”

“Apparently they saw the graduation video and want to interview us. Tomorrow.”

My jaw practically hit the floor. We thought the graduation walk might get some local coverage from the Iowa outlets that had followed his story since his accident, but never in our wildest dreams did we think it would become a national story. “Do they want us to come to New York City?” I asked.

“No, no. We have to go to one of their local affiliates, and they’ll do a satellite interview.”

“But . . . I have nothing to wear!” were the first words out of my mouth. “I need to go shopping!” I think I was in shock.

Chris’s sisters jumped in. “You can borrow something from us!” Katie said. “Don’t worry! You’re welcome to anything in our closets.” Thankfully, both his sisters were about my size. Chris still had some dress clothes at his parents’ house, so he was set.

The producer who contacted Chris told us where to go and said we had to be at the studio by 6:00 a.m. Tuesday. It was our second ridiculously early morning in four days, but once again we were so excited that we didn’t mind.

When we arrived at the studio, though, my excitement gave way to nerves. I gulped as a producer led us into a room stocked with breakfast pastries and coffee.

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