I had a little case of writer's block. Sorry.
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Miss Suave came back to a silent room. Emma's tears had stopped falling, and she was now sitting in her own chair, still holding onto JT's hand. Jay's cheek was no longer bright red, but if you looked you could faintly see Emma's hand print. Everyone seemed to have a troubled look on their face. Miss Suave returned to her seat and collected herself.
"Are you all okay?" Seeing their nods, she sighed. "Right. Well, it seems that the school board has decided to have me organize an event to help the students move on with theirs lives, to show unity and solidarity. Do any of you have ideas for me?" It seemed everyone had a suggestion. They ranged from a school olympics to a poetry contest. In fact, as they went on the ideas got weirder.
During a lull in the excitement JT spoke up. "What about a talent show? I know, I know. It's a little old school, but they're always fun. It'd be a variety of things." Suave looked thoughtful as he finished speaking.
"It would also allow everyone to participate since it isn't geared towards a specific arena. You'd have musicians, comedians, sports, dramatics, poetry, etc. A single group wouldn't be left out," Paige pointed out with a nod from Emma.
"That's a great idea! You're right about including everyone. Talent show it is. It's supposed to be two weeks from tomorrow. I'll post a sign-up sheet by Monday. Thanks you guys. I guess that's all we have time for today. I'll see you next Thursday, same time," Miss Suave said.
The students wasted no time with goodbyes. They gathered their stuff and left. Craig and Paige caught up to JT and Emma just outside the school. The day was still young and they had very little homework.
"Hey! You guys want to go to The Dot? We could grab a bite of something before we go home. Maybe even make plans for this weekend," Craig suggested. Paige nodded with a smile. JT looked at Emma in question. She nodded, too. "You sure?"
Emma smiled. "Heck yeah. Besides, I want to find out what we're all doing for the talent show." And so, they headed towards The Dot.
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Emma walked the last few blocks home by herself. Her friends had grilled her on how she felt now that she had talked about "It." They didn't seem to believe her when she said that she was fine. Surprisingly, she felt better now that she had let it out. It was so painful to go through it all again, but it helped to know that her friends knew what had happened. She had even managed to eat an entire order of fries and a smoothie. In one sitting, she had eaten more than she had the previous day before her bedtime snack.
After the first fifteen minutes of grilling, the four of them had settled into joking about the talent show. JT didn't want to do it at all. Paige was going to show off some dance moves from the class she took twice a week. Of course, Craig was sure Downtown Sasquatch would want to play. Emma decided to sing. She wasn't great, but she was good enough to not humiliate herself in front of others. She wanted to surprise people with her voice though, and she thought she had some perfect song choices.
No. Emma wasn't quite okay, but she would be.
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R&R
Any song suggestions?
