She seemed frozen a moment, and then she sighed. “Yes. It can wait.” I thought she was done then and started to walk out, but she caught my arm at the last moment, before I could fully move out of her reach.
“Annette, above all. Just try to have some fun tonight, alright? You deserve it.”
I turned my head and gave her a half-smile. She was acting kind of weird, and I didn’t want to worry her more than she was already worrying.
“I’ll be okay, Mom,” I said.
She let me go then, and I walked into the foyer where the servants had already let in Ian.
At the theater, I was absolutely blown away by the beauty of the old building. I was certain I’d never been in this building before, which seemed strange, since it was only one pack over to the east, which wasn’t all that far at all from my fa
