Where are They Now?
PROLOGUE
The woman stared at herself in the mirror. She tried to put a smile on her face, but as she felt the corners of her mouth uplift, she could feel and see them tremble. Frustrated, she turned away from her reflection and headed for the wooden chair that was situated in the corner of the small room.
What am I getting myself into? The young woman thought to herself. I can not even smile without the nervousness seeping through. Everyone will know just how nervous you are… this is supposed to be the happiest day of your life and you are too nervous to even enjoy it.
A knock on the door startled her out of her thoughts. She cleared her throat and took a few deep breaths to calm herself, then called out "Yes?" She immediately grimaced at the sound of her own voice. Great, I not only look and feel nervous, but I sound nervous too.
"Oh sweetheart, you look just amazing, so stunning!" her father's voice boomed as he entered the room and took a look at his daughter. The woman slowly turned around.
"Oh dad, you hadn't even seen me completely yet," she said quietly as she faced her father, whose smile just widened to an unbelievable size.
He shrugged as he began to walk towards her. "Honey, just seeing the back of you caused that reaction! I am just speechless now…" When he reached her, he gently hugged her close to him. "I don't want to mess anything up," he explained gruffly. The embrace lasted for a few minutes, until her father pulled away from her.
"You have some guests here to see you now… with some words of wisdom… I just know they will calm you down," he said to his daughter before turning away and quickly exiting the room in a couple of strides before the young lady could even ask him how he knew she was nervous.
She stared at the door that her father had just passed through, wondering whom her guests would be. She only had the chance to wonder this once, as right after the thought entered her head, her childhood friends walked through the door one by one, each giving her a hug as they came through.
They are all here, she thought to herself in wonder as she counted the seventh woman that walked through the door. For the first time in more than thirteen years, we are together again, the Baby Sitter's Club.