Chapter 30Everything happened so fast. How could an award show that was notorious for going long slip by like sand in her hand? One moment, Violet was smiling at flashing lights and answering asinine questions about who she was, what kind of music Dis-Chord played, and then a few more actual questions about Mick. Those she easily responded to, and she felt like she was at work. Then they were inside the auditorium, being led to their seats by men and women dressed almost better than they were. Movies were announced, people received awards. Then the guys were gone. She was dazzled by the stars sitting next to her. Then those on the stage. They all had real faces and hands, not fake or CGI’d; each person here was just like all of them except that they probably had two private planes and no

