CHAPTER NINE STAGE FRIGHT
“Well, here goes nothing,” I said as I pulled into the parking lot of the community center. “I really wish I hadn’t had those cookies before we left. I feel like I’m going to throw up.”
“Don’t be nervous. You’re going to do great,” Leilani said, unfastening her seat belt. As we walked toward the building, she added, “I heard about how you handled Norm when he was making fun of you for believing in aliens. You weren’t a shrinking violet. You put him in his place.”
“But that was in the heat of the moment. There were only a few people there. There are over fifty people signed up for this event.” I gulped. “Fifty!”
I pivoted and began walking back to the car. Leilani grabbed my arm. “Wrong way, Mollie. Take a deep breath. You can do this.” She steered me toward th
