Ainslon stood back as Edna captivated the kids with all the different voices of the forest animals in the book she’d chosen to read. Justin lent her a camera and tripod to record the reading.
The night before, she’d cried herself to sleep in Lauren’s arms. Edna wouldn’t be around much longer. She had known it for a while, she just didn’t want to acknowledge it. Now she had to.
Excited kids filled the tent and Ainslon had already sold a ton of books. On the opposite side of the tent sat her parents. She felt their eyes on her from time to time. One time their eyes locked, but she had quickly looked away. Seeing them had been enough.
“Ainslon.”
She turned and smiled. “Olivia.” She quickly corrected herself when Olivia grimaced. “Sorry, Ollie.”
Ollie winked. “Better.” She slipped her arm
