THIRTEEN
Three days to audition day
“What are you smiling about, smileyface?” Pio asked as he sat beside Erin inside a small café called Sylly & Sweet.
Erin had on an amused smile when she looked up from her phone. “Throwback Thursday in the group chat. Ramon sent a picture of himself in a mascot costume.” She tapped on the screen to enlarge said photo and showed it to Pio. On it was a female rabbit mascot who wore a pink tutu, one paw covering its mouth like it was giggling over something hilarious.
“That’s him?”
Erin nodded and long-pressed on the image to save it. “This is awesome blackmail material,” she mumbled, then placed the phone on her table. “So what did you get?”
“First Kiss,” Pio replied, tapping on the round gadget that lit up and buzzed whenever an order was ready to b
