21
Isaac
I paced back and forth outside of the studio exit. Peyton hadn’t left yet. I checked my watch again. It was nearly an hour after the show had ended. All the kids had left a half hour ago. I’d even seen a few of the runners leave ten minutes ago.
When Cassidy finally came out, I stopped her with a smile.
“Hey, have you seen Peyton?”
“I thought she’d already left! She might still be backstage. We had a little…drama tonight with the high school girls,” she said conspiratorially. “You’re free to go back there if you want to see her.”
“Thanks, Cassidy,” I said, entering the backstage area.
I’d been back here dozens of times while we were building the facility, but once it had come to life, it was strange to see it so…dead. Even the janitorial staff had finished cleaning up the s
