ON SUNDAY, LUCY KNEW that the first thing she wanted to ask Elise was how the show had gone. Because on Friday night, when Lucy had shown up for her lesson, she couldn't find the senior anywhere, and had chalked it up to the fact that Elise had most likely been tired and had headed to the house instead of staying at the barn.
And so Lucy was all set to head to the office and ask, when she noticed something.
The door was closed.
Okay, Lucy thought.
Open for a few days...and then shut again.
Odd, but that didn't mean it meant anything.
Maybe Elise was on the phone?
Yeah, that has to be it. She's on the phone.
But as much as Lucy wanted to believe those words, something told her that wasn't the case.
Hesitantly, she brought one hand up to the door, and knocked.
"Come in."
Why did t
