Chapter 7: Pre-Preliminaries
The next day at the prelims. Grace and Eric enter the Preliminaries in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel 3 blocks over.
Texas, Hawaii, Nebraska, California, Washington, Oregon, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, Maryland, Florida, Georgia, Arizona, Utah and the other girls from the 50 states, and a few from other countries were already talking.
"Is it just me or do most of these girls look familiar?" She asked Eric, confused.
"They do look familiar" He agreed.
Texas turned around. "Oh my God! Gracie Lou Freebush! It's so great to see you!" She exclaimed happily.
"I knew you looked familiar Mary Jo!" She said with fake, yet convincing, happiness.
"Girls! Remember Gracie Lou? She saved the Miss United States Pageant!" She told the other contestants.
"Hey girl" California said. (A/N: I am 2 lazy to watch the part of the movie when they do introductions, so I am using the states for the ones I forgot. Please bear with me.)
Choruses of hello's rang through the room.
"Gracie, this is Jenny Russell from England, Sydney Donovan from Australia." Mary Jo introduced all the ladies, standing there.
"Ladies! Are you all ready for the preliminaries?" A female host announced.
GRACE'S P.O.V.
Damn, she looks a lot like Kathy Morningside. But it can not be her, since she is in prison. Maybe she is a relative?
END GRACE'S P.O.V.
The ladies started to walk away but Grace was just standing there.
"Grace? Are you okay? Everyone else is at the prelims. You better get moving." Eric told her.
"I know. I was thinking about the striking resemblance Jenny Tobin has to Kathy Morningside and how all the girls from Miss USA are here." She said. "What is the 6 month reunion?" She asked sarcastically.
"I know what you mean, but there is no way she is related to Morningside. And second, I wonder if this is the 6 month." Eric was cut off by another girl entering.
"Grace Hart? Gracie Lou Freebush? Oh My God! It is so good to see you!" A woman exclaimed.
Grace turned around and saw Cheryl running in.
"Cheryl! You too! Wow. Mary Jo Wright and the other ladies from the other pageant are here too. It's like a 6 month reunion or something." She laughed.
The woman in charge came back in.
"Rhode Island, Jersey, let's go!"
"She even sounds like Morningside" Grace whispered to Eric under her breath.
"Oh, Cheryl, do you remember Eric Matthews?" Grace asked.
"Briefly."
The woman left, disgusted and Mary Jo re-entered.
"Come on! We're going to be late for the prelims" She said in her Texas drawl.
"Mary Jo, did you meet Eric Matthews?"
"No."
"Mary Jo, this is Eric. Eric, Mary Jo."
"Oh, I remember" She said. "You're the man that came to visit Gracie that one night. Nice to.er.see you again."
"You too" Eric said. "Tell them"
"Tell us what?" Cheryl and Mary Jo asked.
"We are engaged." Gracie said with pride.
"Congratulations!" Mary Jo exclaimed.
"That's great" Cheryl agreed. "How long?"
"Since, the ride from New York, yesterday, He proposed on the plane."
Grace, Mary Jo and Cheryl went into girl talk mode.
"I'll just to the audience and watch" Eric ducked out.
"That's nice, honey" Grace said distracted with her chatting.
Eric left and the woman in charge entered again.
"Now you 3! You have to change and get out there."
Gracie gave her a dirty look when she turned away, causing Mary Jo and Cheryl to snicker.
The next day at the prelims. Grace and Eric enter the Preliminaries in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel 3 blocks over.
Texas, Hawaii, Nebraska, California, Washington, Oregon, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, Maryland, Florida, Georgia, Arizona, Utah and the other girls from the 50 states, and a few from other countries were already talking.
"Is it just me or do most of these girls look familiar?" She asked Eric, confused.
"They do look familiar" He agreed.
Texas turned around. "Oh my God! Gracie Lou Freebush! It's so great to see you!" She exclaimed happily.
"I knew you looked familiar Mary Jo!" She said with fake, yet convincing, happiness.
"Girls! Remember Gracie Lou? She saved the Miss United States Pageant!" She told the other contestants.
"Hey girl" California said. (A/N: I am 2 lazy to watch the part of the movie when they do introductions, so I am using the states for the ones I forgot. Please bear with me.)
Choruses of hello's rang through the room.
"Gracie, this is Jenny Russell from England, Sydney Donovan from Australia." Mary Jo introduced all the ladies, standing there.
"Ladies! Are you all ready for the preliminaries?" A female host announced.
GRACE'S P.O.V.
Damn, she looks a lot like Kathy Morningside. But it can not be her, since she is in prison. Maybe she is a relative?
END GRACE'S P.O.V.
The ladies started to walk away but Grace was just standing there.
"Grace? Are you okay? Everyone else is at the prelims. You better get moving." Eric told her.
"I know. I was thinking about the striking resemblance Jenny Tobin has to Kathy Morningside and how all the girls from Miss USA are here." She said. "What is the 6 month reunion?" She asked sarcastically.
"I know what you mean, but there is no way she is related to Morningside. And second, I wonder if this is the 6 month." Eric was cut off by another girl entering.
"Grace Hart? Gracie Lou Freebush? Oh My God! It is so good to see you!" A woman exclaimed.
Grace turned around and saw Cheryl running in.
"Cheryl! You too! Wow. Mary Jo Wright and the other ladies from the other pageant are here too. It's like a 6 month reunion or something." She laughed.
The woman in charge came back in.
"Rhode Island, Jersey, let's go!"
"She even sounds like Morningside" Grace whispered to Eric under her breath.
"Oh, Cheryl, do you remember Eric Matthews?" Grace asked.
"Briefly."
The woman left, disgusted and Mary Jo re-entered.
"Come on! We're going to be late for the prelims" She said in her Texas drawl.
"Mary Jo, did you meet Eric Matthews?"
"No."
"Mary Jo, this is Eric. Eric, Mary Jo."
"Oh, I remember" She said. "You're the man that came to visit Gracie that one night. Nice to.er.see you again."
"You too" Eric said. "Tell them"
"Tell us what?" Cheryl and Mary Jo asked.
"We are engaged." Gracie said with pride.
"Congratulations!" Mary Jo exclaimed.
"That's great" Cheryl agreed. "How long?"
"Since, the ride from New York, yesterday, He proposed on the plane."
Grace, Mary Jo and Cheryl went into girl talk mode.
"I'll just to the audience and watch" Eric ducked out.
"That's nice, honey" Grace said distracted with her chatting.
Eric left and the woman in charge entered again.
"Now you 3! You have to change and get out there."
Gracie gave her a dirty look when she turned away, causing Mary Jo and Cheryl to snicker.
