The town hall was unusually filled with a crowd of people, the numbers increasing by the minute. Getting around proved quite difficult, and Ben could hardly see what was in front of him. He was already using his full height of 1.85 meters, but still, he had no idea what was going around that prompted all these people to come out as if waiting for a show to start. Ben tried moving forward, a little push each time as his curiosity has been roused. He could see that a makeshift stage was created for whatever presentation was going to happen. It took an inordinately long time for the show or whatever it was to start, and he felt his impatience mounting. If nothing starts happening in the next few minutes, he might decide to leave.
Then he saw her, slowly climbing up the stage, dressed i
